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Chapel · ‎01-19-2017

After how pleased I was with the GL502VS, I thought I'd get a new build going. Any suggestions before I dig in to this one? I haven't built a ground up rig since 2007. Been using an old Dell T5500 for a LONG time and it's now starting to get a bit long in the tooth 😞

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $329.99)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler (Purchased For $159.99)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (Purchased For $223.98)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-4000 Memory (Purchased For $194.99)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-4000 Memory (Purchased For $194.99)
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (Purchased For $269.00)
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (Purchased For $269.00)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $349.99)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card (Purchased For $629.99)
Case: NZXT H440 (Glossy White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $119.99)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $249.99)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit (Purchased For $0.00)
Monitor: Dell UP2516D 25.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor (Purchased For $449.00)
Monitor: Dell S2417DG 23.8" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor (Purchased For $439.99)
Total: $3880.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-19 23:41 EST-0500

Hope to have all the parts next week so I can put it all together

My color scheme is purple/white/black

kkn · ‎01-20-2017

dont buy 2 kits of ram. get the amount you need in ONE kit.
since you picked 2 kits they may not work nice together since they are not tested and made shure to work nice together.
http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?57038-Don%92t-combine-memory-kits!-The-meat-and-potatoes-ov...

get a tube of TIM ( termal paste ) in case you have to reseat your cpu cooler.
it dont cost mutch but its good to have, and some TIM cleaner.

Chapel · ‎01-20-2017

oh, interesting. They didn't sell a 32GB kit in 4000Mhz though. or a 64. I checked. I would have if they did.

Nate152 · ‎01-20-2017

Hi Chapel

You probably won't find a 32GB kit at 4000MHz, at least not yet anyway.

I like your choice in ram in the Trident Z and this is a nice kit.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232206

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Chapel · ‎01-20-2017

I did find a 32GB kit at another vendor now after searching. I just had an open order going when I got that and never heard this before. I'll try a matching pair at 16GB to start and see how it performs at 32 later. If not, I have another computer that could take that RAM as an upgrade and then I'll go buy a 32 or 64GB kit of 4000 or higher RAM.

Nate152 · ‎01-20-2017

Please show us the ram kit you're looking at. 🙂

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SinisterDev85 · ‎01-20-2017

Also, if you have your eyes set on the Hero IX, look into all the variations of it that Asus is releasing. Like the H9 "Apex" or "Code" for example! One might be better suited for you. I waited and bought the H8 Alpha back when the 8's came out and I'm really glad I did!

P. S. Im guessing your color scheme is a bit Kilgrave-inspired? Hehe.

Chapel · ‎01-23-2017

SinisterDev85 wrote:
Also, if you have your eyes set on the Hero IX, look into all the variations of it that Asus is releasing. Like the H9 "Apex" or "Code" for example! One might be better suited for you. I waited and bought the H8 Alpha back when the 8's came out and I'm really glad I did!

P. S. Im guessing your color scheme is a bit Kilgrave-inspired? Hehe.

I didn't like the 'armor'. It looks cool, but doesn't seem like a great idea for cooling. The Apex seemed like it was for 'serious overclockers only' and I'm not doing that.

Chapel · ‎01-23-2017

Nate152 wrote:
Please show us the ram kit you're looking at. 🙂

I could go with this - https://www.neweggbusiness.com/product/product.aspx?item=9b-20-232-296
but they're slower.

kkn · ‎01-23-2017

Chapel wrote:
I could go with this - https://www.neweggbusiness.com/product/product.aspx?item=9b-20-232-296
but they're slower.

you will honestly not notice mutch diffrence going down on the mhz, and hope it will play nice whit your CPU.

My first Asus build