Hello everyone.  I have not built a system in over 10 years so I might as well call this a new experience as things have changed so much in the entire industry.  Anyways, I need to build a new system for my personal use that will mainly be used for 3d CAD, engineering programs, and the like.  It will also be my personal computer that I hope to ply some games on so the components I have selected are somewhat high end but not top tier.  Here is a list of the components that I am going to utilize and I would appreciate any feedback, especially if there is conflicts within the components, so that I may return them prior to opening the boxes so that I can get a full refund for them.

Here goes:

Case - Thermaltake Level 10 GT, White.

PSU:  Choice of 1 of the below, both fully modular.
         Corsair AX860 860Watt 80+ Platinum 25A, 25A, 71A, .3A, 3A, 92% EE
         Cooler Master V750 750Watt  80+ Gold 25A, 22A, 62A, .3A, 2.5A,  92% EE

MOBO:  ASRock X370 Taichi AM4 90-MXB500-A0UAYZ  (however the board sticker says 80-MXB500-A1A05  YN)  This has me concerned that the part number on the box does not match the part number on the board.

CPU:  AMD Ryzen 7 1800X  3.6GHz YD180XBCM88AE

CPU Cooler:  Noctua NH-D15 SE-AM4

Memory:  Choice of 1 of the below...
     Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK32GX4M2A2400C14 DDR4 2400 (PC19200) 2X16GB 14-16-16-31 Rev 5.30 Unknown Die or Rank/Sided
     G. Skill Ripjaws V Series F4-3466C16D-16GVK DDR4 3466 (PC27700) 2X8GB 16-18-18-38 Samsung B-Die Single Rank Single Sided
     G. Skill  Flash X Series F4-3200C14D-16GFX  DDR4 3200 (PC25600) 2X8GB 14-14-14-34 Samsung B-Die Single Rank Single Sided

SSD NVMe M.2 PCI-Express  3.0 x4 Choice of 1 of the below:
     Samsung 960 EVO M.2 500GB MZ-V6E500BW
     Corsair MP500 M.2 480GB CSSD-F480GBMP500

SSD SATA III 6Gb/s (if needed or justifiable):
     WD Blue WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB SATA 3 6Gb/s 3D NAND

HDD SATA III 6Gb/s:
     Western Digital Black WD1003FZEX 1TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache

Graphic Card Choice of 1 of the below:
     MSI GeForce GTX 1070Ti DX12 GTX Gaming 8G 8GB 256 bit GDDR5 1607MHz/1683MHz 2432 CUDA PCIe 3.0X16 HDCP Ready ($899.99)
     2X MSI GeForce GTX 1070 DX12 GTX Gaming 8G 8GB 256 bit GDDR5 1531MHz/1721MHz 1920 CUDA PCIe 3.0X16 in SLI Mode ($613.20 ea) (Backorder) w/MSI 2 Way SLI HB Bridge M

Monitor:  ACER Predator XB271HK 3840X2160 4ms Gaming Monitor 27" NVidia G Sync UHD 4K/2K IPS  LED Backlit

Blue Ray Burner LG WH14NS40 14X Disk Re-Writer

Microsoft Windows 10 Home (OEM) 64 bit, or Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64 bit, or Microsoft Windows 7 Pro 64 bit.

Other minor peripherals like mouse, keyboard, speakers, etc etc etc

Legitimate comments and input requested.

Edited by DunGoneNuts - 08 Feb 2018 at 8:12am

The PSU EVGA Gold 750 only has a 90% efficiency rating which limits the PSU output to 675 watts before it starts to go funky.  Both the above listed PSU have a 92% efficiency rating.  Further the output amps is 24A, 24A, 62A, .5A, 3A.  The CORSAIR has a 92 EE and it is a Platinum edition and it provides 25A, 25A, 71A, .5A, 3A.  It has an output of 791 watts before it start to go funky.  I decided against the Cooler Master, although I have had an identical unit for more than 6 years and it is still going strong.

Decided to bite the bullet an upgrade to the 1080TI.  After reviewing the monitor specs again, I felt that the 1080TI was better suited to it than the 1070TI.

Agree with the cooler choice.  Based on the research that I have done, the NH-D15 outperforms even water cooling as well as all the other air coolers out there right now.

The CORSAIR memory is out.  So it is a toss up between the Flare X and the Ripjaws V, both have the Samsung B Die and are single rank single sided.  The Flare X is only 2X8GB for $249 while the Ripjaws V are 2X8GB but at 3466 for a cost of $30 less.  More speed for $30 less and I bet that if I lower the speed to 3200, I can tighten the timings to 14-14-14-34 if not less.

Upgrading the NVMe to the 960 Pro

On the SSD, the WD is $40 less for the same size drive  The WD has a better max read and write than the EVO does although the Evo has the faster IOPS of 98K to 95K.  Yes, the Evo has a 5 year vs the 3 year warranty for the WD.  Considering the above, I decided on the WD.  hey are both excellent drives though.  I have a 850 in my current computer and my wife as the WD500 in hers and the are both rock solid.

DunGoneNuts wrote: The PSU EVGA Gold 750 only has a 90% efficiency rating which limits the PSU output to 675 watts before it starts to go funky.  Both the above listed PSU have a 92% efficiency rating.  Further the output amps is 24A, 24A, 62A, .5A, 3A.  The CORSAIR has a 92 EE and it is a Platinum edition and it provides 25A, 25A, 71A, .5A, 3A.  It has an output of 791 watts before it start to go funky.  I decided against the Cooler Master, although I have had an identical unit for more than 6 years and it is still going strong. Decided to bite the bullet an upgrade to the 1080TI.  After reviewing the monitor specs again, I felt that the 1080TI was better suited to it than the 1070TI. Agree with the cooler choice.  Based on the research that I have done, the NH-D15 outperforms even water cooling as well as all the other air coolers out there right now. The CORSAIR memory is out.  So it is a toss up between the Flare X and the Ripjaws V, both have the Samsung B Die and are single rank single sided.  The Flare X is only 2X8GB for $249 while the Ripjaws V are 2X8GB but at 3466 for a cost of $30 less.  More speed for $30 less and I bet that if I lower the speed to 3200, I can tighten the timings to 14-14-14-34 if not less. Upgrading the NVMe to the 960 Pro On the SSD, the WD is $40 less for the same size drive  The WD has a better max read and write than the EVO does although the Evo has the faster IOPS of 98K to 95K.  Yes, the Evo has a 5 year vs the 3 year warranty for the WD.  Considering the above, I decided on the WD.  hey are both excellent drives though.  I have a 850 in my current computer and my wife as the WD500 in hers and the are both rock solid.

Someone got their taxes back, huh?

wardog wrote: DunGoneNuts wrote: The PSU EVGA Gold 750 only has a 90% efficiency rating which limits the PSU output to 675 watts before it starts to go funky.  Both the above listed PSU have a 92% efficiency rating.  Further the output amps is 24A, 24A, 62A, .5A, 3A.  The CORSAIR has a 92 EE and it is a Platinum edition and it provides 25A, 25A, 71A, .5A, 3A.  It has an output of 791 watts before it start to go funky.  I decided against the Cooler Master, although I have had an identical unit for more than 6 years and it is still going strong. Decided to bite the bullet an upgrade to the 1080TI.  After reviewing the monitor specs again, I felt that the 1080TI was better suited to it than the 1070TI. Agree with the cooler choice.  Based on the research that I have done, the NH-D15 outperforms even water cooling as well as all the other air coolers out there right now. The CORSAIR memory is out.  So it is a toss up between the Flare X and the Ripjaws V, both have the Samsung B Die and are single rank single sided.  The Flare X is only 2X8GB for $249 while the Ripjaws V are 2X8GB but at 3466 for a cost of $30 less.  More speed for $30 less and I bet that if I lower the speed to 3200, I can tighten the timings to 14-14-14-34 if not less. Upgrading the NVMe to the 960 Pro On the SSD, the WD is $40 less for the same size drive  The WD has a better max read and write than the EVO does although the Evo has the faster IOPS of 98K to 95K.  Yes, the Evo has a 5 year vs the 3 year warranty for the WD.  Considering the above, I decided on the WD.  hey are both excellent drives though.  I have a 850 in my current computer and my wife as the WD500 in hers and the are both rock solid. Someone got their taxes back, huh?

No.  Tax returns have nothing to do with my purchases.

Motherboard was sent back this evening.  Newegg offers free returns but they use ground shipping on returns and that will take 5 to 7 days to get there.  Give another 3 to 5 days before they send me the new motherboard, and I just lost 8 to 12 days.  So I sent it back Priority Mail at a cost I hated to swallow but at least they will get it Monday.

So hopefully I will have my new motherboard on Friday of next week vs having to wait for 2 weeks at which point, some of my other items for this build will be over 30 days old and are no longer subject to returns, only replacements.

What a royal pain returns are......especially when it is of no fault of your own.