Building My first gaming pc

[adam4landry]

Hi guys i am building a "i5 8600k MSI GAMING PLUS Gaming PC" this is my first build i am very super hype so i also need some tips here the parts i am using. (Also please note that there are some parts i don't have yet.)

1: Corsair Carbide Spec-04 Mid tower Gaming case (grey version) "Have it"

2: MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (Intel version) "Don't have it yet"

3: Intel i5 8600k Cpu "Don't have it yet"

4: Cooler master Hyper 212 evo cpu fan "Don't have it yet"

5: Corsair Vengeance 16gb ddr4 ram (2x8 sticks) "Don't have it yet"

6: Msi Geforce Gtx Armor 1070 8gb GPU "Don't have it yet"

7: 3.5 4 TB Hard Drive (or 8 TB) "Don't have it yet"

8: 2.5 500gb ssd drive "Don't have it yet"

9: Power supply (still did not decide) "Don't have it yet"

Now i have some "Question" and i need some tips so i hope someone i can help me.

Question #1: The case i got look nice there is one little flaw in it the top of the case does not have a dust cover i am investing to get two 120 mm dust covers for that area also i worry about air flow because i want to ad two 120 mm fans up there can anyone recommend any type of dust cover that would be best ????

Question #2: I notice the case only have one fan in it so i am removing that fan and getting 5 new 120mm fans i place 2 fans in the front, 2 fans on the top, 1 fan in the rear. Now the fan i am getting maybe are corsair air series sp 120 Led Green fans or some cooler master rgb 120 mm fans now i can decide witch to go with, the corsair look super it would give my tower a interesting look as for the cooler master rgb fans they can sync with Msi Mystic light i can give a green glow plus ad some beat when i play music on my pc and make it breathe to make it come to life man the possibility are endless what do guys think i should get ???

Question #3: Now like the fans i am going with corsair rgb ram sticks they are 3200mhz (Model CMR16GX4M2C3200C16) i have no idea if they will work with the Msi Mystic light of the motherboard i chose ????

Question #4: The Gpu i chose Msi Geforce Gtx Armor 1070 8gb i have like no idea if the gpu will fit in my build ???

Question #5: I have three question about the cpu fan 1: Will this cpu fan block some ram slots ??? 2: I want to place two fans in the top area will the cpu fan i chose give enough space two fan there ??? 3: The cpu fan has one fan is it a good idea to ad a second fan to it ????

Question #6: Now the ssd and the hdd drives, i have two programs "Big fish Games" and "Steam Games" the rig i am building is for games ONLY!!! anyway i am using a 3.5 hdd 4TB drive for my steam games (hope it will have enough space) and 2.5 ssd 500GB drive i using it for my big fish games, now the ssd drive i have no idea if i should go with 500GB or 2TB or again should i buy a other 4TB to install window 10 and my big fish games what do you guys think ????

Question #7: Now finally the power supply i have no idea what to buy should i buy a 750w one or higher to run all my parts ???


Now that all the question i have for now i hope someone can help me.

Oh and please note i don't want to Overclock my cpu but can i still play my games in stock setting ????

[Sapph]

480-512gb SSDs are quite decently priced so you can just straight up get one of those. Add another one later if you ran out of space.

[adam4landry]

引用自 Sapph：

480-512gb SSDs are quite decently priced so you can just straight up get one of those. Add another one later if you ran out of space.

Ya i think i can do now let talk about the stock fan that come with the ryzen 5 2600x i heard that it has thermal paste on it already out of the box should i leave it on it or should i remove and ad some better thermal paste on the cpu ???

Also i can remember if i ask this how far can i push the ghz on the ryzen 5 2600x with the stock fan???? oh and sorry if i ask this already.

[Sapph]

引用自 adam4landry：

Ya i think i can do now let talk about the stock fan that come with the ryzen 5 2600x i heard that it has thermal paste on it already out of the box should i leave it on it or should i remove and ad some better thermal paste on the cpu ???

Also i can remember if i ask this how far can i push the ghz on the ryzen 5 2600x with the stock fan???? oh and sorry if i ask this already.

The stock thermal paste is fine. No need to go changing it.

2600X boosts up to 4.25Ghz on single core in single core tasks.
Otherwise it automatically boosts up as high as cooling will let it.
Usually with stock cooler this means about 4.1Ghz on all 6 cores.

[adam4landry]

引用自 Sapph：

The stock thermal paste is fine. No need to go changing it.

2600X boosts up to 4.25Ghz on single core in single core tasks.
Otherwise it automatically boosts up as high as cooling will let it.
Usually with stock cooler this means about 4.1Ghz on all 6 cores.

I see if i combine this with gtx 1070 ti 8gb can i play good frame rates on gta 5 or fallout 4 on ultra setting in 1080p ???

[Sapph]

引用自 adam4landry：

I see if i combine this with gtx 1070 ti 8gb can i play good frame rates on gta 5 or fallout 4 on ultra setting in 1080p ???

Just look up any 1070TI benchmark and that's what you will get. SInce the cpu will not be a bottleneck.

[adam4landry]

引用自 Sapph：

Just look up any 1070TI benchmark and that's what you will get. SInce the cpu will not be a bottleneck.

I see..... Okay i want to ask for more information about the ryzen 5 2600x you guys said that "2600X boosts up to 4.25Ghz on single core in single core tasks. Otherwise it automatically boosts up as high as cooling will let it. Usually with stock cooler this means about 4.1Ghz on all 6 cores." i am a little curious is there a option to set it in automatic the way it sound i does have that option now how do i set it in automatic ????

[Omega]

引用自 adam4landry：

引用自 Sapph：

Just look up any 1070TI benchmark and that's what you will get. SInce the cpu will not be a bottleneck.

I see..... Okay i want to ask for more information about the ryzen 5 2600x you guys said that "2600X boosts up to 4.25Ghz on single core in single core tasks. Otherwise it automatically boosts up as high as cooling will let it. Usually with stock cooler this means about 4.1Ghz on all 6 cores." i am a little curious is there a option to set it in automatic the way it sound i does have that option now how do i set it in automatic ????

An option to do what?

[adam4landry]

引用自 Omega：

An option to do what?

Huh ??? you do no what i mean to set the ghz on automatic if that possible ???

[Omega]

引用自 adam4landry：

引用自 Omega：

An option to do what?

Huh ??? you do no what i mean to set the ghz on automatic if that possible ???

The clockspeed already automatically changes depending on the load on the CPU.

[adam4landry]

引用自 Omega：

The clockspeed already automatically changes depending on the load on the CPU.

So what you are saying is i won't need to set myself is that correct ???

[Omega]

引用自 adam4landry：

引用自 Omega：

The clockspeed already automatically changes depending on the load on the CPU.

So what you are saying is i won't need to set myself is that correct ???

Yeah, you don't have to do anything.

[adam4landry]

引用自 Omega：

引用自 adam4landry：

So what you are saying is i won't need to set myself is that correct ???

Yeah, you don't have to do anything.

Wow that nice so i can play gta 5 at ultra setting with out worring.

Okay the next thing i want to talk about is my case i have the "Corsair Carbide Spec-04 Mid tower Gaming case (grey version)" i want to install 5 new fan on it, two for the front to let the cool air in,two on top and one in the back i want the three of them to work as exaust fans to let the heat out of my case i don't this can work for me but i do need a second opinion from you guys.

The fans i want to buy are 5 "Corsair Air Series SP 120 Led Green High Static Pressure Fans" i don't no if this will be good enough for what i have in mind i think they do the job ???

Also i want to buy a dust filter for the top of my case this is what i fond "BQLZR 240mm in Width Black Magnetic Dust-Proof Filter Mesh for PC Computer Chassis Cooling Fan" would this filter or should i check for something else ???

[tacoshy]

It would work but proberly not the best idea to do. Despite the fact that it is a terrible case imo, your ruin your airflow a bit with fans on the top. The top is for radiators

Your choice in fans is not terrible butt here also better fans. espacially for not using radiators but using it as normal case fans you could do better. If youw ant to take the Corsair enty level fans, go with AF.

[adam4landry]

引用自 tacoshy：

It would work but proberly not the best idea to do. Despite the fact that it is a terrible case imo, your ruin your airflow a bit with fans on the top. The top is for radiators

Your choice in fans is not terrible butt here also better fans. espacially for not using radiators but using it as normal case fans you could do better. If youw ant to take the Corsair enty level fans, go with AF.

Hmmmm..... Well the case is not very good that i do agree also radiators they worry me alot i am super affraid that they might leak and short out my motherboard or graphic card i still want to work with air cooling i hope this doe not offend you guys ???

Now computer case for gaming hmmmm...... Well i did find two case that peek my curiousty there the "cooler master h500p mesh case" and there also the "cougar panzer max gaming case" both look to have very good airflow (i think???) what do you guys think ????

[Sapph]

引用自 adam4landry：

Hmmmm..... Well the case is not very good that i do agree also radiators they worry me alot i am super affraid that they might leak and short out my motherboard or graphic card i still want to work with air cooling i hope this doe not offend you guys ???

Now computer case for gaming hmmmm...... Well i did find two case that peek my curiousty there the "cooler master h500p mesh case" and there also the "cougar panzer max gaming case" both look to have very good airflow (i think???) what do you guys think ????

Those full tower cases are very unnecessarily big. You don't need all that space.
It's better to get a mid tower case. For example Fractal Design Meshify C.