Hardware Upgrade

[Stephen Simpson 7]

Hi guys,

I am about to embark on the most extensive upgrade yet of my simming machine and would welcome thoughts and comments to whether I have selected the most compatible items.

Intel BX80684I78700K 8th Gen Core i7-8700K Processor
Noctua nh-d15s Processor Cooler
ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-G GAMING (Wi-Fi AC)
Corsair CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3000MHz
Samsung (MZ-V6E500BW) 500GB EVO PCI Express 3.0 xNVMe Solid State - Boot Drive
Crucial MX500 CT1000MX500SSD1(Z) 1 TB Internal SSD (3D NAND, SATA, 2.5 Inch) - Xplane Drive
Fractal Design Define R5 Black ATX Midtower Silent PC Computer case
EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2, 80+ GOLD 750W, Fully Modular

I am using my existing GTX1080 from my current machine.

Thanks

Steve Simpson

[Charlatan 68]

Looks good, except I would try and find some faster RAM.  Generally 3200mhz stuff as a minimum, but the likes of 4000mhz+ stuff is becoming more widespread now

[Guest]

I want to build a similar rig and a lot of friends and people on this forum told me it was a great pc. Good like with the build.

[martin-w 3,235]

On 5/3/2018 at 10:34 AM, Stephen Simpson said:

ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-G GAMING (Wi-Fi AC)....

 

Where you aware that this is a Micro ATX board, not a full size ATX board? In which case will the D15 fit? 

 

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Corsair CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3000MHz

 

Consider GSkill 3200 MHz or faster. And depends what you are doing, but 16 GB is enough.

 

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Crucial MX500 CT1000MX500SSD1(Z) 1 TB Internal SSD (3D NAND, SATA, 2.5 Inch) - Xplane Drive

 

860 Evo I favour.

 

 

Edited June 12, 2018 by martin-w

[Stephen Simpson 7]

I swapped the d15 for a liquid cooler from corsair and machine runs well.

[martin-w 3,235]

What made you go for a Micro ATX board in an ATX case Stephen? 

Edited June 13, 2018 by martin-w