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Old 05-24-2017, 05:49 PM  
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Another new PC build
Just wanted to see what you guys thought. I know there are some like minded folks on here.

I really liked Ryzen but the deals where so good on the Intel stuff I couldn't refuse. Plus, I game, I don't do Photoshop etc, and I will keep my 6 core 12 thread machine for a streaming box etc. The 7700k is still the winner in single threaded applications, and 4 cores and 4 threads on this is plenty for maxed out upcoming AAA titles at 4k.

My original plan was to reuse a bunch of parts from my current rig, but as I got deeper in, the hardware deals are SO GOOD right now that I am only going to end up reusing my SLI 970s, and my PSU from my current box, both of which will be replaced in upcoming months.

I put the REAL price I paid for everything, and everything is brand new with the exception of the aforementioned GPUs and PSU.

Oddly enough, every single lowest price thing on PC partpicker I was able to find cheaper elsewhere, mostly through www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsales, which included the free p400 case with the mobo purchase. I am REALLY in love with the case, except for the possible airflow restriction on the front, and I do plan to mod the front panel for straight through airflow. I also really wanted to go with the Cryorig A80, which is a 280x27mm radiator, but its sold out everywhere, so I 'settled' on the A40 ultimate which is the big body 240x38mm radiator, at the cost of about 1 degree Celsius in performance. You can also see that I only went with a single 500GB m.2 NVMe drive, and that is because I basically leave everything in the cloud and download on demand since I have gigabit internet, but I will add a mechanical HDD to it next month when I also upgrade to a big boy monitor setup. After Vega releases I will see what GPU prices do, and end up with a couple of 1070s or 1080s, or possibly a vega GPU depending on the market.

The 7700k will be delidded before it goes in the machine. I did not list the 24 dollar delidding tool and the 10 dollar liquid metal for that. I will be shooting for AT LEAST a 4.8 ghz stable OC, and I will definitely push it to 5 to see how it handles it. All in all, I got away for a thousand bucks. Not bad for a top of the line gaming PC.

Here we go!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($295.00)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - A40 ULTIMATE 83.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($128.00)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z270 Taichi ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($189.00)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($98.00)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($219.00)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($0.00)
Power Supply: Corsair - 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($0.00)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($32.00)
Total: $961.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-24 19:35 EDT-0400

Tell me what you guys think, and where you think I ****ed up!
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Old 06-02-2017, 08:06 PM   #16
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Threadripper should be out then. It's going to kick Intel's ass at that price point. 16 cores/32 threads and 64 PCIe lanes for $849? Wow.

I think Ryzen is really going to mature into a nice platform for AMD. I didn't feel super awed by the release at first, but I think the next reiterations and the maturation of software support is going to make it extremely competitive down the road.
At the same time intel is going to claim less cores same power for a little bit more with the new i9s etc.

Competition is a good thing.
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Old 06-02-2017, 09:14 PM   #17
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If you can afford SLI, go for it.

If not, no big deal.
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Old 06-04-2017, 01:36 PM   #18
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Not sure what case fans come with the P400, but make sure you get the right ones.

I just ordered the Enthoo Pro M Acrylic because I really like the open airflow design and the fact that it came with two PH-F140SP's which look to be really good fans according to the specifications. Just got the case the other day and mine most certainly came with two F140MP's installed which are radiator fans with higher static pressure and quite a bit lower cfm. Pretty disappointed with that. This was my first purchase of a Phanteks item and it's going to be interesting to see how well their customer service is. I have heard mixed reviews and depending on how this turns out they may have gained or lost a customer.
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Old 06-04-2017, 07:11 PM   #19
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Not sure what case fans come with the P400, but make sure you get the right ones.

I just ordered the Enthoo Pro M Acrylic because I really like the open airflow design and the fact that it came with two PH-F140SP's which look to be really good fans according to the specifications. Just got the case the other day and mine most certainly came with two F140MP's installed which are radiator fans with higher static pressure and quite a bit lower cfm. Pretty disappointed with that. This was my first purchase of a Phanteks item and it's going to be interesting to see how well their customer service is. I have heard mixed reviews and depending on how this turns out they may have gained or lost a customer.
The phantek fans that come with it are the phantek 120 static pressure non-silent ones, i forget the model number.. (just looked at them, they are PH-F120MP) My entire front intake is the cryorig fans/radiator set up, with one phanteks fan exhausting out the back, and the one that came in the front moved to intake via the top rear spot. Its working fabulously. Right now my normal gaming load is 39-42c @ 5.0 ghz so I am in good shape cooling wise.
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Old 06-04-2017, 07:23 PM   #20
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I bet they switch your fans out if you ask
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Old 06-04-2017, 07:29 PM   #21
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I've called them and was told to email support with a copy of my invoice. Haven't heard back from them yet. If I don't hear by Monday I will be calling them again.
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Well they replied to the email with a tracking number. I just hope english isn't the first language of the person who wrote the email, because it reads like they are only shipping one fan, but they also mentioned the "truck number." We'll see.
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my guess is there is little to no difference in actual case temps due to changing those fans out. You should do some prime 95 or aida 64 testing with both sets and see how it goes~
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Well the SP's arent PWM fans so on the whole they should keep the case cooler since they'll be max speed all the time and they still have a pretty decent static pressure rating.

I was going to purchase 2 more SP fans and have 2 intake with 1 rear and 1 top exhaust. I may use the MP as exhaust since I plan on putting a fat air cooler in my build like the NH-D15 or the Cryorig, Phanteks, be Quiet variants.

EDIT: I actually just went to go double check their plug after I read a forum post and they seem to be "frankenfans." I thought it was odd that they didn't have a model identification on the sticker, but the plug is 3 pin. So what they shipped was a SP motor with a MP propeller. Seems weird.
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Well the SP's arent PWM fans so on the whole they should keep the case cooler since they'll be max speed all the time and they still have a pretty decent static pressure rating.

I was going to purchase 2 more SP fans and have 2 intake with 1 rear and 1 top exhaust. I may use the MP as exhaust since I plan on putting a fat air cooler in my build like the NH-D15 or the Cryorig, Phanteks, be Quiet variants.
get that cryorig man you know its the bomb!
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get that cryorig man you know its the bomb!
Everyone that gets them seems to rave about them but I haven't read any comparisons that corroborate the claims. It's also typically the most expensive of the dual tower coolers. Just not sure. I'm ultimately a bang for the buck kind of guy and the Phanteks cooler can be found on some really good sales in the $60 range but I just built someone a computer with the NH-D15 and for a big cooler it was stupid easy to work with. Noctua is on point with their mounting bracket ease of use.
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Everyone that gets them seems to rave about them but I haven't read any comparisons that corroborate the claims. It's also typically the most expensive of the dual tower coolers. Just not sure. I'm ultimately a bang for the buck kind of guy and the Phanteks cooler can be found on some really good sales in the $60 range but I just built someone a computer with the NH-D15 and for a big cooler it was stupid easy to work with. Noctua is on point with their mounting bracket ease of use.
I have the r1 ultimate it's easy as hell to install, so no worries there. That being said if you can get the phanteks for $60 just do it. The difference in temperatures between all those big towers is a couple degrees at most.
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The other thing that turns me off on the Cryorig and the be Quiet! is the inability to adjust the fans in case of a RAM issue. I think the Cryorig is offset so it may not be an issue, but I'm not in love with potentially having to spend a bunch more money on a low profile kit with equal timings and speed just to be compatible with a cpu cooler.
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The R1 universial was made for ram compatibility. It's offset towards the rear with a slim front fan. The r1 ultimate will have standard compatibility for a heat sink that large.
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The r1 ultimate will have standard compatibility for a heat sink that large.
That's right where they lose me, because the fan can only be adjusted up or down a very minimal amount thanks to the way it attaches to the tower.

The D15 with stock fan placement clears, I believe, 32mm for RAM and 64mm without the fan. The build I just did the guy ordered G.Skill V RAM which is like 42mm or something and he bought my Arc Midi R2 which I had on hand and all I had to do was just raise the fan hanging over the RAM slots by the difference and it fit like a charm. Phanteks uses the same type of design but their cooler is a bit taller stock, however the Pro M case is wider than the Arc Midi R2. So there shouldn't be any issues with just raising the fan.
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