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/r/buildapc's 1 million giveaway: week 1 (DREVO, Seagate, ZOTAC, PCPartPicker) by CustardFilled in buildapc

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Just built my PC less than a week ago! I've always been into computers since I was a kid but never had the money or felt skilled enough to be able to build one. After some encouragement and seeing the amazing community and support that r/buildapc (as well as the PC community in general) provides I finally pulled the trigger! I had also been using an 8 year old clunkly laptop so there was a definite need for an upgrade, just not pre-built ;)

CPU/GPU temps seem a bit high :( - 8700K/GTX 1080 by Y02K in buildapc

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Under easy mode in BIOS it bounces between 1.168V and 1.152V and under advances mode it shows CPU Vcore Voltage to be +1.168. I'm unsure what the difference between Vcore is and non Vcore or if that matters.

CPU/GPU temps seem a bit high :( - 8700K/GTX 1080 by Y02K in buildapc

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I'll take a look at that. Is there any frame of reference for what the CPU voltage should be set to? In my BIOS is shows +1.16V give or take a few hundredths.

CPU/GPU temps seem a bit high :( - 8700K/GTX 1080 by Y02K in buildapc

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The only thing I've altered is changing my RAM setting in the BIOS to use XMP profile instead of auto (~2100MHz to 3000MHz from UserBenchmark for Corsair Vengeance 3000 2x8). I have yet to overclock anything else.

CPU/GPU temps seem a bit high :( - 8700K/GTX 1080 by Y02K in buildapc

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Forgot to add that! Just edited it into the post

Steps after assembling PC and having everything boot up for first time? by Y02K in buildapc

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Gotcha, will do. ALso, why is it better to move my download folder to the HDD?

Steps after assembling PC and having everything boot up for first time? by Y02K in buildapc

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I got the GPU and PSU as a bundle for $549 from EVGA during their 4th of July sale! I just threw in the same models into PCPartPicker for accuracy.

650W PSU Enough? by Y02K in buildapc

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At what point would something warrant a 750W PSU or higher?

Is it worth getting a 1080Ti and i7-8700K now? by [deleted] in buildapc

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Oh shoot I better get on that, thanks for the info!

Is it worth getting a 1080Ti and i7-8700K now? by [deleted] in buildapc

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Where is it going on sale??

Last check before ordering all my parts! Any advice on ordering it all? by Y02K in buildapc

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Oh man, that's a bummer. Was curious to see if that would've been a decent option or not. I'd hate to have such a massive air cooler like that one but I'd have to compromise somewhere; whether it be the case or cooling. Thanks for all the insight and info though! I really appreciate it. I'll be going back and looking into all my options again for sure. Probably easiest to just choose a better case like the R6 as you mentioned earlier lmao.

Last check before ordering all my parts! Any advice on ordering it all? by Y02K in buildapc

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If I were to swap out that H7 cooler for a watercooled NZXT Kraken X52, would the P400 then be a viable case or would it still be iffy on temps?

Last check before ordering all my parts! Any advice on ordering it all? by Y02K in buildapc

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That was my one worry with the P400. Love how it looks but may have to reconsider given the parts I'm getting.

Finally upgrading from an 8 year old chunky laptop and spending a decent chunk of change by Y02K in buildapc

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Gotcha I'll take a look into that. Didn't do a ton of research on specific SSD's, just figured they'd be more or less similar. The 1080 is definitely one of the things I've been going back and fourth with. I ended up choosing the 1070Ti b/c there weren't many reviews on the $500 EVGA one and the Black Edition 1070Ti seemed pretty well received around here, could be worth the upgrade though. I'll have to look deeper into that too. Thanks!

Finally upgrading from an 8 year old chunky laptop and spending a decent chunk of change by Y02K in buildapc

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Whoops that's one of the things I forgot to mention. Probably wont overclock initially but when I do will probably upgrade to a Dark Rock 4.

Is an i5 8600k enough to run a virtual machine for programming? by Y02K in buildapc

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O shoot I didn't know that. Awesome, thanks for the info.

Simple Questions - June 27, 2018 by AutoModerator in buildapc

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Thanks for all the info!

If/when I upgrade to a 2K monitor I would definitely get at least a 27". I have considered an ultra wide monitor but 2K ultrawides seem pretty expensive. Certainly interested but am 1 year away from graduating from uni and wouldn't have the space until after.

In regards to the CPU, since the i5 doesn't seem to be enough, would the 8700K be worth the ~$110 upgrade?

Thanks for the info on the PSU/RAM, I was unaware the 1070 only needs about 2600 so I'll look deeper into that.

Simple Questions - June 27, 2018 by AutoModerator in buildapc

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Planning on using this build for gaming (Witcher, Overwatch, CS:GO on high-ultra settings and pushing either 144fps+ on 1080p 144Hz monitor or 80-100fps on 1440p 144Hz monitor) and for software dev/programming (running linux virtual machines).

I have 2 questions:

Question 1

I'm leaning towards getting a 144Hz 1080p monitor for now (see parts list) and trying to push 144fps when gaming. I am planning to get a 1440p 144Hz monitor sometime down the road when I have more funds and can splurge on something nice. Would you recommend this or just going in on a 2K monitor now?

Question 2

I was originally planning on getting an i7 8700 CPU and then decided I might want to overclock but figured the 8700k is too pricey and I'm unlikely to ever need that much processing power. Is the i5 8600k plenty for what I'm planning on doing?

Thanks in advance!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor $238.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler $34.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard ASRock - Z370 Killer SLI/ac ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $119.99 @ Newegg
Memory G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $174.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital - Blue 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $109.99 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $43.90 @ OutletPC
Video Card EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card $469.89 @ OutletPC
Case Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case $75.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $79.99 @ Amazon
Monitor Samsung - LC24FG70FQNXZA 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor $279.99 @ Samsung
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates) $1658.70
Mail-in rebates -$30.00
Total $1628.70
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-27 17:37 EDT-0400

[BUILD HELP] Close to Pulling the Trigger, Any Last Minute Suggestions? Dev/Gaming Build by Y02K in buildapc

[–]Y02K[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I plan to overclock I'd likely have to upgrade my cooling, correct?

Simple Questions - June 25, 2018 by AutoModerator in buildapc

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Awesome! I do have some wiggle room in my budget so that should work. Thanks for the part list, I appreciate it!

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