That looks like a good build.

A few things though:

1. You won't need the liquid cooling. The Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo is a beast. I can overlock my Fx 8350 to 4.7 Ghz pulling over 200 wats from the wall and temps never go over 51c even under heavy load during stress testing with Intel Burntest. As long as you apply your thermal paste correctly, run the system till its hot, shut it off for a half hour, turn it on, run it again, repeat for a few days to properly cure your TIM you will be in good shape.

2. The 1440p Monitor. As someone who owns a 1440p Monitor, i'd err against getting one with anything less then a Fury X/GTX 1080/980Ti. The GTX 1070 is NOT enough to max settings in all games and get 60 FPS. The 1070 is technically a 1080p card.

GTX 1060 - High Settings 1080p
GTX 1070 = Max Settings 1080p
GTX 1080 = High/Max Settings 1440p
GTX Titan X/TitanZ/1080Ti - Max Settings 1440p/4k

AMD Vega GPU will be coming out very soon(1st week of march if rumors are true) it may be prudent to wait. AMD tends to give their cards very large memory bus(384 and 512bit) for about 100 dollars less then their Nvidia rivals...

If you can wait just a few weeks longer, you will get a better deal regardless if you go with Nvidia or AMD...rumors are Vega will be packed with HBM(High Bandwidth Memory) much like the Fury X was which makes it simply own at high resolutions such as 1440p.

If your set on buying now and staying with 1440p, try to find a way to get a GTX 1080. You will be much happier with it at that resolution and it will last you quite a bit longer.

I've used a 1440p monitor for few years now and would never go back to 1080p.

I ran ESO for years on a Nvidia EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW+ 4GB on 1440, sure I didn't get 60fps, but I ran it on mostly very high settings (didn't use AA as not really needed in my opinion at that res) and loved it.

Looked superb.

I recently upgraded to a 8GB XFX RADEON RX480 Black Edition OC, and I run on Ultra absolutely fine, sometimes 90FPS +, sometimes 45 FPS but always smooth and lag free.

Just been running around killing stuff in Obsidian Scar, didn't go below 70 FPS once and most of the time was in the 90s

I think we concentrate on the numbers too often rather than what it plays like?

skeletorz_ESO wrote: »

RinaldoGandolphi wrote: »

That looks like a good build.

2. The 1440p Monitor. As someone who owns a 1440p Monitor, i'd err against getting one with anything less then a Fury X/GTX 1080/980Ti. The GTX 1070 is NOT enough to max settings in all games and get 60 FPS. The 1070 is technically a 1080p card.

GTX 1060 - High Settings 1080p
GTX 1070 = Max Settings 1080p
GTX 1080 = High/Max Settings 1440p
GTX Titan X/TitanZ/1080Ti - Max Settings 1440p/4k

I've been reading conflicting information about this until someone clarified for me earlier on another website. They said the GTX 1070 can push a 1440p 60hz monitor very well. It is when someone tries to use it to push a 1440p 144hz monitor that it starts to dip below 60fps. I'm only getting a 60hz, I don't need a refresh rate higher than that.

Yah that would make sense to me given my experience.

skeletorz_ESO wrote: »

Hello. I'm getting ready to build a new PC and would like to see if anyone would be kind enough to offer any feedback. I haven't decided on whether I need that liquid cooler or not, so especially some feedback on that would be nice. Thanks.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($148.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: *Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini Video Card ($384.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Chaser A71 ATX Full Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($121.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: BenQ GW2765HT 27.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1895.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-13 18:33 EST-0500

Ok...lots to look at so I will only comment on what I would do a little differently.

Go with the next level up CPU: Intel 7th Gen Intel Core Desktop Processor i7-7700K (BX80677I77700K) You will be happy you did as games progress so your system will have longevity and really kick tail.

Definitely go with Liquid Cooling. DEFINITELY. Why? Because it is so much quieter and much better than just air cooling. I have the EVO 212 and a Liquid Cooling system on my two systems. The liquid cooling is so much quieter than air cooling and the fans won't have to spin at such high levels for cooling. The Corsair H100i is a great choice. I use a Cooler Master liquid cooler and love it.
RAM: At least 16 Gig in my opinion. Your pick is a good one!
Solid State drives are great if you can afford them. Perhaps a Firecuda instead of a Barracuda? I'm currently using the FIrecuda over my Barracuda. 2TB Firecuda was $104 a few months ago. Think it's cheaper now. But if you can afford a 2TB SSD...go for it instead!
Good choice on the vid card. All I can say is if you have the $ go for a 1080X.
Bigger power supply: EVGA makes some great Bronze 850Watt modular power supplies for under a $100.
Don't go with an OEM version of Windows. EVER. You will not be able to transfer it to another system if/when you upgrade. For a few dollars more I suggest the Retail version of Windows 10 Home.
Monitor: Suggest looking at an Ultrawide monitor. Changes gameplay significantly. Many choices out there...27inch minimum diagonal size.
Oh...one more thing. Full size cases are HUGE....take a look at a mid size case instead. Plenty of room for your board and components. Corsair makes some great cases.

RinaldoGandolphi wrote: »

2. The 1440p Monitor. As someone who owns a 1440p Monitor, i'd err against getting one with anything less then a Fury X/GTX 1080/980Ti. The GTX 1070 is NOT enough to max settings in all games and get 60 FPS. The 1070 is technically a 1080p card.

I've got a 980, and it works more than fine at 1440p and I rarely dip below 60 FPS unless I'm in a major city or I'm in Trials with a lot of Magicka users. Also, suggesting a 980Ti -vs- a 1070? In pretty much every benchmark the 1070 came in faster than a 980 Ti (and for far, far less cost). That would actually be a minor downgrade.

*whistles* Wish I had that when I first built my PC!

Really though, if you're concerned about performance for ESO, that PC is more than enough for ESO. I'm not familiar with that Scythe cooler though... I personally own a PC with an H80 liquid cooler, and a PC with a DH-15 (Noctua). The Noctua is hands down better cooling and lower noise than the H80 corsair. Not sure if you're interested but you may want to read up on the Noctua. Same style cooler, but seems more well known (although of course more well known doesn't always mean better).

I feel like for gaming, an I7 is very uneccesary. The price jump is substantial and today's games dont' take full advantage of the extra cores. By the time gaming does embrace more cores, I imagine it'll be time for an upgrade anyways

Also I love my 850 EVO, good call.