PC Build Advice/Review II: 3090 or Bust.

[Kalmado]

Why non K chip with a Z board?

[Kalmado]

With that budget, the below is my take. Better (and OC ready) CPU, more SSD storage, and (in my opinion) better monitors for less money. They are Freesync IPS. The monitors are found here. Check out using Masterpass (any type card can be used with Masterpass so not only Mastercard) using promo code MPBTS17 to knock off $25.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($306.89 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Corsair)
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty Z270 Gaming K4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($128.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($124.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX 570 4GB ROG STRIX Video Card ($200.00)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG - WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: LG - 29UM59-P 29.0" 2560x1080 75Hz Monitor ($0.00)
Monitor: LG - 29UM59-P 29.0" 2560x1080 75Hz Monitor ($405.00)
UPS: CyberPower - CP1350AVRLCD UPS ($132.95 @ Adorama)
Total: $1794.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-12 10:11 EDT-0400

[Zetanio]

Don't watercool. Totally unnecessary. Get the Hyper 212.

[Gryffes]

Watercooling isn't worth the effort, or maintenance these days.

[SephYuyX]

Agree on the annoyance of water cooling.

I don't bother with OCing really, but I did just find a i5-7600K for 180, so i'll go with that; can't really justify stepping up to i7.
The MB is just a good deal for the feature set, usually 230, going for 180 atm, so might as well spend the bit of extra cash. I've always had good luck with Gigabyte.

Also found 850 Pro 256GB SSD for 115.

The PSU admittedly I have nothing to speak to, I was going go with an EVGA 550/650 for 70$, but I thought i'd try their tier 1 stuff that starts at 750W.

The monitors look nice though hmmmmm

[Zetanio]

Microcenter has a great deal on the i5-7600k for 180 if that's what you're referring to.

[SephYuyX]

Yup, trying to factor in their -30$ for compatible MB, but for the MBs they have available it's not worth it. Unfortunately they don't price match with promos either.

[Kalmado]

I watercool for the aesthetics and the silence, especially if I end up with getting the EK AIO for both CPU and GPU. For $240 I'll do the packaged loop, but I'd never spend what others spend for a custom loop.

Newegg flash also has these LG's on sale. 27" 1920x1080 Freesync for $265 after MasterPass checkout. Not bad for two IPS Freesync monitors.

[Zetanio]

Noise isn't really an issue as far as I can tell. I can't hear my computer unless I'm under super heavy GPU load and at that point I have headphones on. Even then it's really quiet.

[Boyiee]

I find a lot of good watetcooling setups to be louder than air, and I hate noise so I usually prefer noctua and shit.

[DrClout]

I find a lot of good watetcooling setups to be louder than air, and I hate noise so I usually prefer noctua and shit.

haha, this has caused me to miss so many sales for AIOs for the CPU

[Kalmado]

dat brown doh...But yeah, if going big air I'd be looking at Cryorig, Noctua, or Phanteks most likely. I just want to push that 1700X to the moon once I have everything ready.

Oh, and I have my pc right next to me. Only noise I ever hear is the WD RE4 sometimes. Eight fans and the Corsair H80GT I running while not gaming. Right now, the Gigabyte G1 R9 380 4GB runs at 65c in games. Most of the time I have my headphones on too.

[Boyiee]

Even the quietest aio's have higher decibel levels. If it's not the fan it's the pump. And if you want to do a full loop and really get low Temps, your fans are outside. More noise. More smaller fans? More noise. Give me noctua.

[Kalmado]

Oh, forgot about Be Quiet! coolers. Those are really good too and the Dark Rock is very good looking.

[The Stig]

My current PC has a vanilla gtx1080, and because I dunno truely how GPU compatibility works, I'll ask.

Will I be able to swap a 1080ti into it and carry on as usual? (vanilla)

sorry for another noob question (also i feel some may heckle me for owning a 1080 and not knowing anything about this lol)

[Kalmado]

Yes, but only if you ship that 1080 to me. I'll handle the shipping charges. Thanks in advance.

But seriously, I'm sure your PSU will be able to handle it. Only thing you may need to do is a fresh driver install. I'm just used to using Driver Display Uninstaller whenever I swap cards even when it's the same company.

[Krandor]

Display Driver Uninstaller, and just follow the instructions and choose the shutdown option.

Swap cards and fresh install the new drivers and you'll be gtg.

[Kalmado]

So Newegg business has a $50 off code for 1080(TI), but it won't work since you get Destiny 2 for free. Some people had luck with chat stating they would refund $50 after the order is placed. Gigabyte OC Windforce for $460 isn't bad. I have a couple 280X's to offload and then I'm buying the final card. Will probably go for the gusto and TI it.

[DrClout]

Display Driver Uninstaller, and just follow the instructions and choose the shutdown option.

Swap cards and fresh install the new drivers and you'll be gtg.

Not gonna lie. I had no idea this was a thing. Whenever I swapped cards (always escalating I'm quality) I left the default engine handle the updating. That and always performing updates as clean slate installs. That's good to know that there's a tool to lessen computer screw ups. I can think of 3 specific occasions where things went left when I swapped lol

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[The Stig]

nice thanks. i'm confident psu has spare power but i'll go do a calculation before making any big moves. this is a just incase for the future anyways, i'm not doing it right this instant hehe