Hi All,

I've had some boot issues with my PC, that I built some 5 years ago for FSX.  It was time for an upgrade anyway, so here's my research.  What works best and what doesn't for you guys?

New Parts

• Corsair Obsidian 750D Airflow Full Tower case - Black -  £129.95
• ROG Maximus X Hero (Wi-Fi) Intel Z370 (socket 1151 (DDR4 ATX) - £269.99
• Intel Core i7-8700K 3.7GHZ (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - £379.99
• Corsair Hydro Series H115i Extreme Performance Liquid CPU cooler - 280mm - £134.99
• GeForce GTX 1080Ti ROG Strix OC 11264MB GDDR5X - £799.99
• Trident Z RGB 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 RAM - £548.99
• Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit - £94.99
• Corsair RM Series RM750X 80+ Gold 750W Modular Power Supply - £127.99

Existing items I'll transfer across once clean and written over 

• 2 x Kingston 240GB HyperX 3K SSD
• 1 x 2TB WD external hard drive
• 1 x Samsung SH-222BB 22x DVD±RW DL & RAM SATA Optical Drive - OEM Black

The above prices are from Overclockers as a rough estimate.  I'll be going down the finance route as I don't want to blow all my savings. So I am just looking at financing 24-36 months to cover me. Would anyone recommend an additional SSD or an M2 for the OS. I currently have one SSD for my OS, one for FSX and the external for my videos and other stuff. So going for one more wouldn't hurt, if it makes running quicker?

I am not sure on the RAM or Mobo, but the rest of the parts seem pretty good?

 

Regards,

Very similar to my build if you look a few threads down.  I went with an MSI setup because of the sales. I am VERY happy with my setup right now.  I am running 1080p on a 32" curved Samsung as my main display and then also have a smaller 22" that I throw some of my panels on.  Runs beautifully.

Robbie,

 

Have a look at SCAN.CO.UK they have a bundle ASUS+8700k that you cannot find cheaper elsewhere (£499) on top of that ASUS is giving a £45 cahsback if you buy such bundle so brings the MOBO+i7 to about £460 which is great.

I'll do the jump!

 

https://promotion.asus.com/en/nordics/asus_mb_intel_cpu_cashback

https://promotion.asus.com/en/tac-overview/mb_cpu_ii

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-rog-strix-z370-f-gaming-s1151-atx-motherboard-plus-intel-core-i7-8700k-coffee-lake-6-core-unloc?v=c

https://www.scan.co.uk/shop/computer-hardware/cpu-intel-desktop/core-i7-coffee-lake-processors

 

I built it guys! It's beast!  Now need to get P3D!

did you get it from Scan?

Is the equipment list above actually you really buit?