Opinions on this build?

Hello,

I would like opinions on this build before I purchase. Thoughts on cooling etc as I don't know too much about that side of things. I will be using this for 1440p gaming. Any feedback would be appreciated.

Case
FRACTAL DEFINE R6 BLACK QUIET MID-TOWER CASE

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor i7-8700k (3.7GHz) 12MB Cache

Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME Z370-P: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs

Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB)

Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 - DVI, HDMI, 3x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!

1st Hard Disk
500GB Samsung 860 2.5" EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE

DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED

Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY

Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)

Processor Cooling
Noctua NH-U14S Ultra Quiet Performance CPU Cooler

Thermal Paste
COOLER MASTER MASTERGEL MAKER THERMAL COMPOUND

Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11 AC1300 867Mbps/5GHz, 400Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD

Just to make you aware as it is quite confusing - you can choose from much better SSDs than the one you have selected on the M2 drop down, and you may want to play with the overclock configurater for intels as you can't select overclocked cpus from the normal one and it seems there is no reason not to overclock if going for gaming. Also the knowledgeable guys here could benefit from knowing the budget and which games you aim to play.

Ah I see, I didn’t realise, thank you. I’m looking to keep it around £1600/1700 and I would like to play most AAA titles in the uppermost graphics settings at 1440p like I said earlier. Games like Witcher 3, battlefield and I also play WoW but I realise that is mainly CPU driven.

Purpleuser711 said:

Ah I see, I didn’t realise, thank you. I’m looking to keep it around £1600/1700 and I would like to play most AAA titles in the uppermost graphics settings at 1440p like I said earlier. Games like Witcher 3, battlefield and I also play WoW but I realise that is mainly CPU driven.

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What refresh rate is your screen? If you don’t know, post the model.

It’s 144Hz, 1ms.

Purpleuser711 said:

It’s 144Hz, 1ms.

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A GTX1080 would do you proud. I’d echo the above advice and consider a Samsung m2 drive as they’re about 5 time the speeds for not much more money, and overclocking is well worth it as only costs about £10 more with the benefit the overclock is covered by the warranty.

I’d up the PSU to a 550w also which will help with future upgrades.

I’ll leave the rest up to someone else, I’m a little unsure about the case in such a powerful system, usually quiet cases come with a trade off in cooling potential.

Okay noted, I didn’t realise overclocking would then also be covered by warranty! Thank you for your advice it’s appreciated

Purpleuser711 said:

Okay noted, I didn’t realise overclocking would then also be covered by warranty! Thank you for your advice it’s appreciated

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Very welcome. Do post up your follow up build, there are people much better than I am at this stuff.

As someone who also is a new customer, my advice would be read the other threads, check peoples builds. It's how I caught things like the M2 drive issue on my own build recently, as everyone is super helpful but it's easy to miss something that may have been picked up on in other similar builds. Oussebon, Spyder and the other volunteers all have great insights.

What's your budget and what did the above spec cost?

Budgets 1600/1700 in one of the replies in case that lets you tinker about while waiting on his

Aha, ty

It always helps to know the value of the spec as well, because the budget is posted at £16-1700 but the spec weighs in at over £1750 (including Windows, not clear if the OP needs this).

I also play WoW but I realise that is mainly CPU driven.

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That's not actually true, and hasn't been for a long time. WoW is absolutely more dependent on CPU performance than many other games, but will make heavy use of the GPU. Draenor happily maxed out my GTX 970 for instance.

Agreed with what the others have said re GTX 1080 being a good fit for 1440p and a pre-overclocked spec (especially for games like WoW).

The M.2 SSD is absolutely very nice to have. However, these are super expensive. ~£60 more than an 860 Evo, and £80 more than a WD Blue Sata SSD. Plus, any 500gb SSD will start stretching the budget. Therefore, to try and keep as close to the budget as possible, something like:


Case
FRACTAL DEFINE R6 BLACK QUIET MID-TOWER CASE
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™ i7-8700K Six Core (3.7GHz @ up to 4.8GHz)
---FREE Warhammer: Vermintide 2 & XMorph Defense w/ select Intel CPUs!
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME Z370-P: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 - DVI, HDMI, 3x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
---Get The Crew 2 with select NVIDIA GeForce GTX GPUs!
1[SUP]st[/SUP] Hard Disk
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1[SUP]st[/SUP] M.2 SSD Drive
256GB ADATA SX6000 PCIe M.2 2280 (1000 MB/R, 800 MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Noctua NH-U14S Ultra Quiet Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
COOLER MASTER MASTERGEL MAKER THERMAL COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11 AC1300 867Mbps/5GHz, 400Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

Price £1,762.00 including VAT and delivery

Unique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z370-overclocked/StcGK22Ya6/

But if you're happy pushing the budget a bit, by all means go for a 500gb WD Blue / 860 Evo. Or a Samsung 970 Evo, even.

That build was £1738 after I changed it to an over locked 8700k and swapped for the 970 EVO SSD. I don’t need windows as I already have a copy! Thanks for your suggestion, I agree in that it it might be best for me to stick to a 250gb SSD. I would most likely save it for the operating system/WoW anyway. What are your thoughts on the cooling? Do you think it would be okay with the overclock etc?

The build I posted is he build you posted but OCed and with a cheaper SSD. Plus Windows as that wasn't clear before. The cooling would be fine.

Okay thank you for your help it’s appreciated!