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Jealous Cow
Apr 4, 2002

by Fluffdaddy
Considering picking all this up from Microcenter tomorrow. Their in-store price is somehow less than the lowest online prices, and they have everything in stock. I haven't had a PC since ~2010 and want to get back into gaming. Thoughts?


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($199.00 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($135.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($174.58 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card ($719.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT - H440 (Matte Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($103.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($92.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: ViewSonic - XG2703-GS 27.0" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor ($699.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2588.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-24 23:21 EDT-0400

I was homebuilding water-cooled PCs back in the late 90s so the water-cooler is more for nostalgia than anything.

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Jealous Cow
Apr 4, 2002

by Fluffdaddy

BIG HEADLINE posted:

That is a tremendous amount of money to spend for a socket that'll be dead in about two months, and even then, a lot of money to spend to not trade up to a 7700K just when game developers are going to have a greater incentive to write games (for consoles) that take advantage of more threads.

Remember that Micro Center allows you to haggle on the price, especially if you go in there with the intent of spending over two grand. Also remember that they price match any large retailer (either B&M or online) so long as said store has the item in stock. So don't pay any more than you have to.

Well that is disappointing. Should I wait for the new package? Not exactly in a hurry, it's just for recreation.

Jealous Cow
Apr 4, 2002

by Fluffdaddy

BIG HEADLINE posted:

Intel's evidently planning on Coffee Lake being out in August (engineering samples benchmarks are already leaking out, which is a good sign), which means plan for late August/early-to-mid September. Rumor has it that the CL i5s this time around may be 4C/8T parts, and the six-cores might come in a 6C/6T i5 SKU and a 6C/12T i7 SKU. The base-model Sky-X is the 7800X which is also 6C/12T, and it retails for $389. I can't see them selling the 6C/12T Coffee Lake chip for the same, but they'll probably price it right at $349, using the logic that the 7800X is a more complex chip since it mates with the X299.

Coffee Lake is also going to use the Z370 board and a new version of LGA1151 that isn't compatible with Kaby Lake, effectively EOLing the Z270. If your current system can utilize it, however inefficiently, there's nothing stopping you from biting on the 1080Ti *now* and getting use out of it until Coffee Lake launches.

Thanks for the advice. I'm justifying the high initial cost as a tax for being out of it for 7 years, and giving me an upgradable platform. So I think I'll stick with this and upgrade the CPU and mobo next year.


So much money :negative:

Jealous Cow
Apr 4, 2002

by Fluffdaddy
I did a thing

Jealous Cow
Apr 4, 2002

by Fluffdaddy


My wire management is crap.

Still haven't even installed windows yet. Getting stuck on "no device drivers found" so I'm recreating the install USB drive.

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Jealous Cow
Apr 4, 2002

by Fluffdaddy
So my UPS is too small for my new build. Which is a little concerning, as my PSU is 750 watts, the UPS is 685 watts, and when playing Prey the load on the UPS shoots >100% within seconds and causes it to shut down.

So I hope I don't also need a larger power supply...

Here's the build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($199.00 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($135.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($174.58 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card ($724.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - H440 (Matte Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($103.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($92.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: ViewSonic - XG2703-GS 27.0" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor ($697.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $2591.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-27 19:43 EDT-0400

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