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escrima

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Finished my build:
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($346.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H115i PRO 55.4 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($139.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($209.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($205.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Intel - 760p Series 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel - 760p Series 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($198.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card ($684.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design - Define R6 Gunmetal TG ATX Mid Tower Case ($145.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Thermaltake - Toughpower Grand RGB 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2147.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-11 01:44 EDT-0400
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Minor change: I went nuts and got custom PC cables.

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AladainAF

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Looking to get a new video card.

Looking for the top of the line geforce, price no object. Which is it? I keep hearing titans, but i dont see them anywhere. Is it the 1080ti? I don't keep up on the trends.
 
ronne

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1080ti for now basically, titans only useful in odd corner cases like 4k.

New cards probably coming this summer though if previous release schedules are any indication.
 
AladainAF

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Hrm okay, maybe I should wait then.

I have a 970 GTX atm and it's really dated. I also do have dual 4k monitors (and one 2560x1600) in a 3 monitor config. I don't play games that need insane FPS, like mainly play things like path of exile, etc. They all seem to run okay with a 970GTX but I've found that I have to start lowering quality recently and I hate that.
 
ronne

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Yea if you can limp by another month or so at least until the announcement and whatnot may be your best bet. Especially if you run 4k already, even the 1080ti struggles there are higher end stuff like Witcher etc.
 
wilkxus

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Def wait: new Nvidia Turing stuff coming very soon (July/Aug/Sept).

(1) The company will begin sampling its partners with GPUs and GDDR6 memory beginning on June 15th and is set to debut its first Turing based 11 series graphics card, the GTX 1180 in July. The GTX 1170 will debut around the same time and is expected to be available on shelves a couple of weeks after its bigger brother.
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Balroc

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Anyone know why Windows 10 won't let me turn on Windows Defender? I have Malware Bytes free edition running and I don't know if that's interfering. Also, can anyone recommend a good free/paid anti-virus/malware program or is Malware the best one?
 
Rabkorik

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Buddy of mine is looking to buy a gaming PC. It's been ~5 years since I've built a PC but it seems like the gap isn't as large as it once was between building and buying (due to ram/graphics card costs I assume?)

Anyway, he was looking at this:
Small Computer

I recommended something larger so it could be upgraded like:
Computer Option

Are there better options out there? He wants something in the 800-1.3k price range.
 
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Big Phoenix

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wilkxus

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New build almost done.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7GHz 8-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG Crosshair VII Hero ATX AM4 Motherboard ($255.28 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($464.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: HP - EX920 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($345.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Micron - 1100 2TB 2.5" Solid State https://pcpartpicker.com/product/gqNv6h/micron-1100-2tb-25-solid-state-drive-mtfddak2t0tbn-1ar1zabyyDrive ($299.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($98.60 @ Amazon)
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  1. Going to try the HP-EX920 1TB SSD instead of 960 EVO.
  2. Also thinking of getting the Micron 1100 2GB for faster & more reliable always on bulk storage instead of chapo spinning hd. Any idea how reliable the Micron ssds are?
  3. Any experiences here with Ryzen gaming on VMs using GPU passthrough? On the new Asus Crosshair VII? I was planning on using two older low end GPUs: 1 for X server, and if possible 1 for GPU passthrough to test builds in Windows VMs.
 
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The Dauntless One

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Lol fucked up so hard. The AM4 kit came in for my noctua and I can't use 2 fans with this motherboard/case combo. My second fan is just in my drawer now. On another note, with the Noctua, the CPU overclocks to 4.1-4.2 ghz by itself.
 
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wilkxus said:
New build almost done.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7GHz 8-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG Crosshair VII Hero ATX AM4 Motherboard ($255.28 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($464.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: HP - EX920 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($345.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Micron - 1100 2TB 2.5" Solid StateDrive ($299.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($98.60 @ Amazon)
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  1. Going to try the HP-EX920 1TB SSD instead of 960 EVO.
  2. Also thinking of getting the Micron 1100 2GB for faster & more reliable always on bulk storage instead of chapo spinning hd. Any idea how reliable the Micron ssds are?
  3. Any experiences here with Ryzen gaming on VMs using GPU passthrough? On the new Asus Crosshair VII? I was planning on using two older low end GPUs: 1 for X server, and if possible 1 for GPU passthrough to test builds in Windows VMs.
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Looks good. Maybe get the EX920 at Newegg or Rakuten that I linked? Its $320 at Rakuten so $25 less or more if if Amazon is charging you tax.
 
Argarth

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The Dauntless One said:
Lol fucked up so hard. The AM4 kit came in for my noctua and I can't use 2 fans with this motherboard/case combo. My second fan is just in my drawer now. On another note, with the Noctua, the CPU overclocks to 4.1-4.2 ghz by itself.
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Same here, though I was able to fit both fans in push/pull thankfully. The CPU/X470 manages over-clocking (per core/load) just brilliantly on its own. I've just turned off "Cool'n'Quiet in the BIOS to stop it down-clocking/volting unused cores even further when idle.

BTW, Ryzen Master software is just perfect for locking clocks if desired for sheer grunt multi-threaded tasks. (eg. Cinebench yields slightly higher scores with all clocks locked) at the expense of more heat output. What's more it doesn't even need to be left running, (though its CPU footprint is only ~ 0.1% anyway) as the changes are set until the next reboot.
 
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wilkxus

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Found a great deal a couple of days ago after work on the Micron 1100 ($270 @ local store sale). Nice little drive, only 1 YR warranty but should be enough to break it in. Overprovisioned it @ 10%, nice to have so much more faster SSD space. Even the Micron is blazing fast compared by my 4 year old 256 GB Sandisk, can't wait to see how memory dumps and traces fly on debug builds with the HP NVMe. Rest of the build bits are en route.
 
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