Hi all,
I think I am about ready for a new PC, been relying on my laptop for multi-purpose gaming / work stuff/ whatever but I have now got the time / money to build a new high end set up. Plan is to spend a little more now and hopefully have a machine that will last a few years.
I have come up with a set up that seems alright but I had a couple of questions for those of you who probably know a great deal more about this than I do. This is my initial set up;
PCPartPicker part list:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tqm93F
Price breakdown by merchant:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tqm93F/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($414.89 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($188.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($127.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($299.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Cooler Master - SickleFlow (Red) 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($4.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: AOC - U2879VF 28.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1689.80
My main questions are as follows. As I plan to overclock the 8700 is liquid cooling the only option, if so will the Corsair H60 be adequate? I must admit to being slightly cautious of liquid cooling just because of the consequences of it going wrong.
Storage wise I intend to put the operating system on the M2. SSD then run most programs through the main SSD. I am not massively concerned with having huge bulk in storage as I have a couple of external HDDs I can back up to as well as plenty of cloud storage available to me. Is that going to be enough space considering I normally only keep about 5 or 6 games permanently installed?
Thanks for any help guys.