If you intend to push a decent OC first thing is a different MOBO. This is entry level and wont get you the best results.
The Maximus series is where to start. Dont need the extreme but at least a code and preferably a formula or apex. Yes they cost a little more but its a drop in the bucket to the rest. If you are looking into overclocking and intend on an enthusiast build one of the best pieces of advice I can give you is get the parts right the first time. Wandering down the wrong path having champagne dreams and expecting to achieve them on a beer budget isn't going to happen.
Next thing I see you have two separate memory kits on your list, HUGE no no!! Always buy single kits. Not saying 100% that they wont work perfectly but the forum is full of posts of mixing kits even the same exact part number and having nightmares over it. You can also kick that speed up a little to like 3600 and it will run well on the Z270 platform.
The Toshiba HDD needs to go back. Spinners are a thing of the past. If its just for data storage then get an external USB 3.0, its actually faster!!
Im not much on the AIO coolers but they are better than air and a lot cheaper than a custom look where you spend the same amount on just the CPU block!
Stay away from the 60Hz monitors!!! You want 100Hz or better. No sense in having a GPU that will spit out 100 FPS when the display only does 60.
The rest is either good or just a matter of preference.
When you get it together post up your progress. Plenty of pointers to be had here. Condensed Version of recommendations......MOBO to maximus series, at least a code. RAM to single 4x8 kit insted of 2 2x8 kits, no spinners allowed, and go for at least a 100Hz monitor. The rest looks good, EVGA 1080TI, supernova psu, Samsung NVMe etc all good. You might want to rething the OS from home to pro. The two biggest reasons for me is domain, remote login and data encryption.
Good luck and take your time with it.
The Maximus series is where to start. Dont need the extreme but at least a code and preferably a formula or apex. Yes they cost a little more but its a drop in the bucket to the rest. If you are looking into overclocking and intend on an enthusiast build one of the best pieces of advice I can give you is get the parts right the first time. Wandering down the wrong path having champagne dreams and expecting to achieve them on a beer budget isn't going to happen.
Next thing I see you have two separate memory kits on your list, HUGE no no!! Always buy single kits. Not saying 100% that they wont work perfectly but the forum is full of posts of mixing kits even the same exact part number and having nightmares over it. You can also kick that speed up a little to like 3600 and it will run well on the Z270 platform.
The Toshiba HDD needs to go back. Spinners are a thing of the past. If its just for data storage then get an external USB 3.0, its actually faster!!
Im not much on the AIO coolers but they are better than air and a lot cheaper than a custom look where you spend the same amount on just the CPU block!
Stay away from the 60Hz monitors!!! You want 100Hz or better. No sense in having a GPU that will spit out 100 FPS when the display only does 60.
The rest is either good or just a matter of preference.
When you get it together post up your progress. Plenty of pointers to be had here. Condensed Version of recommendations......MOBO to maximus series, at least a code. RAM to single 4x8 kit insted of 2 2x8 kits, no spinners allowed, and go for at least a 100Hz monitor. The rest looks good, EVGA 1080TI, supernova psu, Samsung NVMe etc all good. You might want to rething the OS from home to pro. The two biggest reasons for me is domain, remote login and data encryption.
Good luck and take your time with it.
Hi Live_Ammo
If you haven't purchased your ram, you'll definitely want to go with a single 32GB kit as you're asking for problems when combining kits. If you're just gaming 16GB is enough.
First thing to do is pray you get a good cpu, all are not created equal. 🙂
It's at your discretion if you want to update the bios, I get better Realbench scores with bios 0801. Bios 1004 - 1009 addresses a hyperthreading bug but to be honest I never noticed this bug.
There are some good guides here on the forum and plenty of youtube videos on overclocking but in the end you're just raising the cpu core ratio and increasing the cpu core/cache voltage for stability, increasing the voltage raises temps and you'll need to keep an eye on temps when overclocking.
I recommend installing HWinfo as it gives you the cpu core speed, cpu core voltage, temps and monitors most everything else on your pc. For stability testing I like ROG Realbench.
Hwinfo - Install the native 64-bit version.
https://www.hwinfo.com/download.php
ROG Realbench
https://rog.asus.com/rog-pro/realbench-v2-leaderboard/
Once you get these two programs installed you can give your system a run at default settings to see where temps are and what kind of voltage the cpu is drawing, this will give you an indication of how good of a cpu you got and how well you installed your cooler. I see you went with Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut, it's the best thermal compound on the market at the moment and is what I use too.
I deleidded my 7700k and used Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut between the die and IHS which dropped temps an average of 15c, I have it overclocked to 5.2GHz.
Core clock, temps, and voltage (Vcore).
Click the pic to make it bigger.
What are "Maximum" temps and voltage showing after running the Realbench benchmark at default settings ? You can post us a screenshot of HWInfo after the test has completed.
If you haven't purchased your ram, you'll definitely want to go with a single 32GB kit as you're asking for problems when combining kits. If you're just gaming 16GB is enough.
First thing to do is pray you get a good cpu, all are not created equal. 🙂
It's at your discretion if you want to update the bios, I get better Realbench scores with bios 0801. Bios 1004 - 1009 addresses a hyperthreading bug but to be honest I never noticed this bug.
There are some good guides here on the forum and plenty of youtube videos on overclocking but in the end you're just raising the cpu core ratio and increasing the cpu core/cache voltage for stability, increasing the voltage raises temps and you'll need to keep an eye on temps when overclocking.
I recommend installing HWinfo as it gives you the cpu core speed, cpu core voltage, temps and monitors most everything else on your pc. For stability testing I like ROG Realbench.
Hwinfo - Install the native 64-bit version.
https://www.hwinfo.com/download.php
ROG Realbench
https://rog.asus.com/rog-pro/realbench-v2-leaderboard/
Once you get these two programs installed you can give your system a run at default settings to see where temps are and what kind of voltage the cpu is drawing, this will give you an indication of how good of a cpu you got and how well you installed your cooler. I see you went with Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut, it's the best thermal compound on the market at the moment and is what I use too.
I deleidded my 7700k and used Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut between the die and IHS which dropped temps an average of 15c, I have it overclocked to 5.2GHz.
Core clock, temps, and voltage (Vcore).
Click the pic to make it bigger.
What are "Maximum" temps and voltage showing after running the Realbench benchmark at default settings ? You can post us a screenshot of HWInfo after the test has completed.
