Console To PC

Your first pc i suggest you go with regular case, you may endup working in there and you want some room, tho the x is pretty much a regular case almost.

Ram amount depends on your use, for a gammer 16gb is more than enough. For a power user like me with virtual machines 64gb is not enough.

3000mhz is the sweet spot for ram speed.

There is no such thing as future proof when we are talking gpu. The only real way to future proof is to get exactly what you need now and put the rest of your money aside for a gpu upgrade in 2 years.

Also sli has issues, when it comes to gaming always go with single solution card instead of sli whenever possible to skip sli issues such as scaling (depending on the game).

Simply look back at 980 ti and tell me if you rather own sli 980 ti or sli 1080 ti (assuming you need sli 1080 ti) right now.

Let me show you, now even tho sli does not double your fps,you get about 40 to 50% from second card, sli 980ti is no match for single 1080ti, just add 30 to 40fps to 980ti fps below and you see it is still lower than single 1080 ti



Now 980ti is two year old or so but it is no match for 1080ti, why mess with sli scaling issues and etc when you can get better fps from a single card.

So get what you need now and upgrade in 2 years or when your gpu is not cutting it, that normally is around 2 to 3 year mark, i don't care if got titan, mitan or bitan lol.

You do want to branch out to oc, you just need to stop the lies you tell yourself and instead go with the facts:

1. Ocing is not what it used to be as far as difficulty goes, i can teach your 12 year old cousin in 5 minutes.

2. A proper oc will have your cpu out last your system.

3. With today's intel turbo boost technology (automatic oc if you will) nowadays is so good that manual oc is not needed for gamers.

4. Always go with good cooling for cpu.

5. Enabling intel turbo boost or manual ic us so easy you can't mess it up, unless when people tell you to enter 1.2 you enter 4.5.

6. Here we assume you know nothing, so if we tell you that you can easily oc to a safe spot trust us, you can. If it was difficult like the old days i would be telling you to not mess with oc.

M.2 ssd comparing to sata ssd is apples and oranges, m. 2 speed is beyond sata ssd.

For os drive go 960 pro for best speed and more important reliability /quality.

Cpu is very easy, i5, i7, or i9? Simple, what is your use? Gaming just needs 4 good cores at 4.2ghz. As a power user 16 cores are not good enough for me.

Right now for gaming and good power the 8700k is the way to go, 6 solid performing cores, the turbo boost is fantastic on it, with highest core at 4.7, and lowest at 4.3ghz. Great temps with turbo.

Basically more cores = more multi task, core speed = just that, the speed of the pc.

Now don't think i get a 16 core and game and do many other stuff, it doesn't work like that, plus more cores = more heat = lower speed (low oc).

Those are just the facts, so instead of other's opinion, just Follow the facts ;)

The net is full of fakexperts, don't listen to everyone you see or even big sites on the net, only a handful of sites are credible, anandtech = good site. tom's = run the other way.

Don't get stuck on models here, think about the parts themselves, that is what is important.

Hope that helps ask as many questions as you want

Edited by DST4ME - 31 Dec 2017 at 1:06am

I'm all for RGB lighting for eye candy.  Nothing wrong with a great looking rig.

Personal preference, but a single large SSD keeps everything at full speed, esp. some games, and eliminates having to select which drive to save or move files around alter.  Ideally...large SSD with HDD for cloning on a regular basis for backup.

I will just chime in and say I agree with both, keep games and os on ssd

Agree. I got 1/2TB for OS and apps on a M.2. I'll import my games from my old rig on a WD black 1TB HDD, but I'm saving for a 1TB sata SSD to take over in a few months. Then I'll have Snaike's setup and be cool....

Ya, don't go amd