Cooler Master MasterCase H500P / ASRock Fatal1ty Z370 Live Build
Oct. 24, 2017
Update: *The livestream is over! Thanks to everyone who joined us. If you missed it, you can watch the archive on Twitch or YouTube.
Original Post:
We're back with another live build this Friday, October 27 @2PM CDT on Twitch.tv. This time we'll be building with an Intel Core i7-8700K using the ASRock Fatal1ty Z370 Pro Gaming i7 motherboard inside the Cooler Master H500P case.
A big thanks to ASRock for providing the motherboard as well as to Cooler Master for providing the case, CPU cooler and power supply for this build.
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor | $379.99 |
| CPU Cooler | Cooler Master MasterLiquid 240 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler | $64.99 |
| Motherboard | ASRock Fatal1ty Z370 Professional Gaming i7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard | $279.99 |
| Memory | Team T-Force / Night Hawk 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory | $172.99 |
| Storage | ADATA XPG SX8000 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive | $229.99 |
| Video Card | EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB FTW3 GAMING iCX Video Card | $799.99 |
| Case | Cooler Master MasterCase H500P ATX Mid Tower Case | $149.99 |
| Power Supply | Cooler Master 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply | $74.99 |
| Total at time of filming | $2152.92 (USD) |
[Updated on Oct 25, 2017]: Originally this live stream was scheduled for Thursday, October 26th. However, we needed to bump the live stream to Friday the 27th, so the post has been updated to reflect that change.
Charity:Water Completion Report #8
Sept. 29, 2017
Our eighth Charity:Water completion report arrived! Thanks to your support, we were able to fund 5 community water projects serving 1,235 people in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.
The specific projects were:
- Drilled well serving ~300 people
- Drilled well serving ~230 people
- Drilled well serving ~250 people
- Drilled well serving ~200 people
- Drilled well serving ~300 people
Below is an interactive map courtesy of Charity:water showing the GPS coordinates of all the completed projects sponsored by PCPartPicker:
| Project | Completed | People Served |
|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | September 2017 | 1,235 |
| Ethiopia | March 2017 | 4,418 |
| India | March 2016 | 1,817 |
| Malawi, Africa (2016) | March 2016 | 7,361 |
| Bangladesh | December 2015 | 4,775 |
| Adishimhafti School, Ethiopia, Africa | March 2014 | 198 |
| Timket-keze School, Ethiopia, Africa | December 2014 | 223 |
| Malawi, Africa (2014) | Early 2014 | 373 |
| Total | 20,400 |
PCPartPicker is supported through affiliate commissions from participating retailers. One of our founding principles is to help those in need by donating a portion of our earnings to charity. We do this because it is important to us.
When you purchase components through retailer links on PCPartPicker you're not only supporting this site, you're helping provide clean water and sanitation to people in need. 100% of donations to Charity:water go directly to the field.
Thank you for being a part and helping make this happen!
ASUS STRIX X299-E Gaming / Inwin 805 Infinity Build
Sept. 27, 2017
In our latest build video, we assemble another high-end Intel X299 build, this time using the Core i9-7900X. Check below for the full part list as well as a link to our benchmark results.
Production Note: If you are curious about the timing of this video, it was actually filmed last month around the time the X299 platform launched. Unfortunately, we ran into some production issues that caused a delay in publishing it until now.
A big thanks to ASUS for providing the CPU, motherboard and graphics card, as well as to Inwin for providing the power supply used in this build.
Check out how the system performed against some benchmarks and see some more photos in the Completed Build then be sure to watch the Cable Management time lapse to see how Barry cleaned things up for the final build:
Fractal Design Define C TG / MSI X399 Gaming Pro Carbon Live Build
Sept. 18, 2017
Update: The Stream is over! Thanks for everyone who joined in the fun. If you missed it, you can watch the archive on Twitch or YouTube. You can also check out benchmarks and more pictures in the Completed Build write-up.
Original Posting:
Join us Tuesday, September 19th at 2PM CDT on Twitch.tv for our next live build! This time we'll be building an AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X system using MSI's X399 Gaming Pro Carbon/AC motherboard.
Josh from Fractal Design will be stopping by as well to help us put together the system using Fractal's recently released Define C TG case and Celsius S24 CPU cooler.
A big thanks to Fractal Design for providing the case and CPU cooler, as well as to MSI for providing the motherboard and EVGA for providing the video card used in this build.
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD - Threadripper 1920X 3.5GHz 12-Core Processor | $799.99 |
| CPU Cooler | Fractal Design - Celsius S24 87.6 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler | $109.99 |
| Motherboard | MSI - X399 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX TR4 Motherboard | $349.99 |
| Memory | Corsair - Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory | $189.99 |
| Memory | Corsair - Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory | $189.99 |
| Storage | Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive | $249.99 |
| Video Card | EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC2 ELITE GAMING Video Card | $754.99 |
| Case | Fractal Design - Define C TG ATX Mid Tower Case | $94.99 |
| Power Supply | EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply | $129.99 |
| Total at time of filming | $2869.91 |
X399 Build - ASUS ROG ZENITH EXTREME / Threadripper 1950X
Sept. 15, 2017
For our latest video, we worked with ASUS to put together a high end creator/gaming system built around AMD's Ryzen Threadripper/X399 platform.
We packed all that processing power, along with 64GB of DDR4-3000 G.Skill Trident Z RGB memory, and two ASUS STRIX Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 Ti's into the Anidees AI Crystal Cube RGB mid tower case.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Threadripper 1950X 3.4GHz 16-Core Processor | $999.99 |
| CPU Cooler | Corsair H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler | $139.99 |
| Motherboard | Asus ROG ZENITH EXTREME EATX TR4 Motherboard | $519.99 |
| Memory | G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory | $334.99 |
| Memory | G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory | $334.99 |
| Storage | Samsung 960 Pro 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive | $579.99 |
| Video Card | Asus GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card (2-Way SLI) | $799.99 |
| Video Card | Asus GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card (2-Way SLI) | $799.99 |
| Case | Anidees AI Crystal Cube RGB (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case | $169.90 |
| Power Supply | SeaSonic PRIME Platinum 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply | $249.99 |
| Total at time of filming | $4929.81 |
A huge thanks to ASUS for providing the motherboard, processor and video cards as well as to Anidees for providing the case for this build.
Be sure to check out the Completed Build for benchmarks and more photos, as well as the cable management time lapse video to see how everything was cleaned up for the system's final look.