New build opinions

[JustStarting]

Been trucking along for 10+ years with the rig in my sig. Time for an upgrade I imagine, as I am limited with my hardware since I upgraded from XP to Windows 10 Pro.

My OC'ing days are probably behind me, but I'd like the option to tinker should I want to.

Just some preliminary Newegg cart items:

MB- ASUS Prime Z370-A LGA 1151 (300 Series) Intel Z370 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813119038

CPU-
Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Coffee Lake Dual-Core 3.7 GHz LGA 1151 (300 Series) 58W BX80684G5400 Desktop Processor Intel UHD Graphics 610 https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAHD68329975

Memory-
G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-6GTZR https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232476


Graphics...ehhh (need the most help here- not a gamer, just want a decent card)-
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 DirectX 12 GV-N1060WF2OC-6GD 6GB 192-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 ATX Video Card https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125901&ignorebbr=1

 

[UsandThem]

Why oh why are you considering a dual core CPU in 2018 (especially since you seem to keep your PCs for a long time)?

Some of my other concerns:

Why spend the extra money on a "Z" motherboard if you're not overclocking? Also, if you're not a gamer, why are looking at a decent gaming GPU at 1080p?

 

[whm1974]

You are spending good money on a high end motherboard and graphics card but cheaping out on the CPU? That doesn't make any sense....

 

[whm1974]

Why oh why are you considering a dual core CPU in 2018 (especially since you seem to keep your PCs for a long time)?

Some of my other concerns:

Why spend the extra money on a "Z" motherboard if you're not overclocking? Also, if you're not a gamer, why are looking at a decent gaming GPU at 1080p?

I would get a B360 board, skip the dGPU and get the i7-8700 instead as that will last a long time for the OP. And he could just add a video card if he decides he needs one later.

 

[JustStarting]

Why oh why are you considering a dual core CPU in 2018 (especially since you seem to keep your PCs for a long time)?

Some of my other concerns:

Why spend the extra money on a "Z" motherboard if you're not overclocking? Also, if you're not a gamer, why are looking at a decent gaming GPU at 1080p?

OK- admitting I have been out of building for a while, so opinions are very welcomed on CPU options. I don't mind spending the money on a solid build that I can OC and my kids do game, so they will be drooling to mess around a bit with a new build.

 

[JustStarting]

I guess I have the itch for a solid build since I just replaced the pump and tubing. I think I must have had the longest running D5 in history- 10 years of basically running 24/7.

 

[UsandThem]

OK- admitting I have been out of building for a while, so opinions are very welcomed on CPU options. I don't mind spending the money on a solid build that I can OC and my kids do game, so they will be drooling to mess around a bit with a new build.

Buiding a new PC today, a person who wants to keep the PC for a long time, needs to be looking at CPUs with six cores, and up. If your kids game at 1080p, you would want a GPU like the GTX 1060 or RX 580.

So for Intel, you would be looking at CPUs starting at the i5-8400 / 8500 /8600, and up to the i7-8700 if you want one with hyperthreading. For an AMD build, a CPU like the 2600 or 2700 would be good choices (although you would need to buy a GPU since those don't have onboard graphics).

 

[UsandThem]

Also, of note right now is the fact that Intel is facing manufacturing shortages due to not being able to move their CPUs to 10nm, so all of their prices are higher for the foreseeable future.

For example, their i5-8400 CPU sold for $180 for most of the time, and now it has increased to $210 where you can actually buy it today. Most places it is sold out at the lower price, and the person's only option is to pay the 3rd party price gougers.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/LHYWGX/intel-core-i5-8400-28ghz-6-core-processor-bx80684i58400

 

[JustStarting]

Buiding a new PC today, a person who wants to keep the PC for a long time, needs to be looking at CPUs with six cores, and up. If your kids game at 1080p, you would want a GPU like the GTX 1060 or RX 580.

So for Intel, you would be looking at CPUs starting at the i5-8400 / 8500 /8600, and up to the i7-8700 if you want one with hyperthreading. For an AMD build, a CPU like the 2600 or 2700 would be good choices (although you would need to buy a GPU since those don't have onboard graphics).

No problem ugrading to the i7-8700. Does the GPU seem a decent fit?

 

[JustStarting]

I should mention I generally run in RAID for redundancy. I just Installed Windows 10 Pro in RAID 0 yesterday on my current build. No issues with the RAID setup, but Windows 10 used their recommended driver instead of the old Gigabyte ICH10R SATA RAID driver.

 

[UsandThem]

No problem ugrading to the i7-8700. Does the GPU seem a decent fit?

Yeah, the 6GB GTX 1060 or the RX 580 8GB are good gaming cards for 1080P resolution gaming.