I've looked quite a bit at the current market and I think this is the year I finally pull the trigger on a new rig. I know RAM prices are bonkers and the GPU market is as dry as a desert, but I can't wait any longer.
My old rig is in my sig and it is going to be repurposed and bits of it will be either sold or kept as is. It has a few issues I cannot troubleshoot my way out of like sleeping when I don't want it to, Arma 3 memory crashes and other errors. I've decided to reinstall windows on it as well and clean the slate. Not all storage will come out of it, only the Crucial MX 100 for now. Maybe I can spare another SSD later, but for now I want to keep at least 1 SSD and the 1TB drive in this system so I can hand it down to family and not have it suck.
I will probably sell the GPU and get a dirt cheap one just to run a monitor. I will repurpose the CPU loop into this new rig, nothing at all wrong with the loop and thermals are great imo. I also plan to keep and transplant the PSU, which is why I have no PSU or cooling in the list. I'll pick up some bargain bin cooling GPU, PSU somewhere to keep my current rig running when I hand it down.
I have about $1500 or so to play with here, but I am including a monitor (and OS key) into that price. I'm also including the sale of my GPU ($80-125) to offset that.
Below PCPP list is where I've settled after many configs previously, I feel this is a very solid build, but need someone to glance at it before I go off and start buying.
I plan to get some parts at Microcenter like the Mobo and CPU (possibly the GPU) as they have good bundle pricing. IF anything is in stock lol. Otherwise I can do wherever is cheapest. I may wait for Black Friday/Cyber Monday to get some of the more expensive parts if they look to be in high stock in the days leading up to it.
Primary use case for this system is gaming - Arma 3 (high single core performance is a must, as is a decent GPU for UHD gaming.). I do some audio, photo and video editing/streaming, but not at the same time as I game, so I figure an i5 is a safe bet. I've had this i7 for years and it was great, but I don't think it ever helped in games.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($279.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($159.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($159.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.71 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($424.98 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design - Define C TG ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: BenQ - GW2765HT 27.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor ($249.00 @ B&H)
Total: $1593.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-20 14:46 EDT-0400
Must haves: Fractal Define C TG, Good mobo with RGB accents, 2560x1440 monitor, Nvidia GPU that can drive that monitor around 60FPS.
Let me know what you think.
My old rig is in my sig and it is going to be repurposed and bits of it will be either sold or kept as is. It has a few issues I cannot troubleshoot my way out of like sleeping when I don't want it to, Arma 3 memory crashes and other errors. I've decided to reinstall windows on it as well and clean the slate. Not all storage will come out of it, only the Crucial MX 100 for now. Maybe I can spare another SSD later, but for now I want to keep at least 1 SSD and the 1TB drive in this system so I can hand it down to family and not have it suck.
I will probably sell the GPU and get a dirt cheap one just to run a monitor. I will repurpose the CPU loop into this new rig, nothing at all wrong with the loop and thermals are great imo. I also plan to keep and transplant the PSU, which is why I have no PSU or cooling in the list. I'll pick up some bargain bin cooling GPU, PSU somewhere to keep my current rig running when I hand it down.
I have about $1500 or so to play with here, but I am including a monitor (and OS key) into that price. I'm also including the sale of my GPU ($80-125) to offset that.
Below PCPP list is where I've settled after many configs previously, I feel this is a very solid build, but need someone to glance at it before I go off and start buying.
I plan to get some parts at Microcenter like the Mobo and CPU (possibly the GPU) as they have good bundle pricing. IF anything is in stock lol. Otherwise I can do wherever is cheapest. I may wait for Black Friday/Cyber Monday to get some of the more expensive parts if they look to be in high stock in the days leading up to it.
Primary use case for this system is gaming - Arma 3 (high single core performance is a must, as is a decent GPU for UHD gaming.). I do some audio, photo and video editing/streaming, but not at the same time as I game, so I figure an i5 is a safe bet. I've had this i7 for years and it was great, but I don't think it ever helped in games.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($279.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($159.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($159.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.71 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($424.98 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design - Define C TG ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: BenQ - GW2765HT 27.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor ($249.00 @ B&H)
Total: $1593.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-20 14:46 EDT-0400
Must haves: Fractal Define C TG, Good mobo with RGB accents, 2560x1440 monitor, Nvidia GPU that can drive that monitor around 60FPS.
Let me know what you think.