toastythomas

Dude. This is very, very nice. I love the custom budget direction you went here. This is Grade AAA. 

Dude. This is very, very nice. I love the custom budget direction you went here. This is Grade AAA. 

In short, no.
Allow me to explain myself. A GTX 1070 will provide you with amazing performance but do not expect to hit the 60FPS mark on high settings at 2K. That's not possible with 2017 AAA titles. You will be able to run games on 2K on high settings at 45-55 FPS or 60FPS at 2K, only you'll be running games on medium to high. This isn't a huge draw back at all. Medium settings often looks okay because of the high resolution. Here's a screencap from Dmitri's recent video on the 1080TI release. The 1080 struggles to obtain the 60FPS mark that you desire. That's why I predict anywhere from 45FPS to 55FPS on high settings.

Please keep in mind, the GTX 1080 was put under worst case scenarios. You'll have a great time on medium settings.

The 1060 is a great card for the money. I think it will stick around a bit

In short, no.
Allow me to explain myself. A GTX 1070 will provide you with amazing performance but do not expect to hit the 60FPS mark on high settings at 2K. That's not possible with 2017 AAA titles. You will be able to run games on 2K on high settings at 45-55 FPS or 60FPS at 2K, only you'll be running games on medium to high. This isn't a huge draw back at all. Medium settings often looks okay because of the high resolution. Here's a screencap from Dmitri's recent video on the 1080TI release. The 1080 struggles to obtain the 60FPS mark that you desire. That's why I predict anywhere from 45FPS to 55FPS on high settings.

Please keep in mind, the GTX 1080 was put under worst case scenarios. You'll have a great time on medium settings.

In short, no.
Allow me to explain myself. A GTX 1070 will provide you with amazing performance but do not expect to hit the 60FPS mark on high settings at 2K. That's not possible with 2017 AAA titles. You will be able to run games on 2K on high settings at 45-55 FPS or 60FPS at 2K, only you'll be running games on medium to high. This isn't a huge draw back at all. Medium settings often looks okay because of the high resolution. Here's a screencap from Dmitri's recent video on the 1080TI release. The 1080 struggles to obtain the 60FPS mark that you desire. That's why I predict anywhere from 45FPS to 55FPS on high settings.

Please keep in mind, the GTX 1080 was put under worst case scenarios. You'll have a great time on medium settings.

That's BS and you know it. I only own Nvidia graphics cards and Intel processors but I would upgrade to an AMD part anytime if I needed to. That's cheap man and I would take advantage of it. There's no difference between it and the 1060 equivalent.

That's BS and you know it. I only own Nvidia graphics cards and Intel processors but I would upgrade to an AMD part anytime if I needed to. That's cheap man and I would take advantage of it. There's no difference between it and the 1060 equivalent.

Ok first, why is this in console gaming? Probably going to be moved but I had to ask.  Second, I haven't seen a Mac vs PC add in like 10 years so that's not even relevant anymore.  Third, Apple sells designer products that come with a designer price.  They may not be as powerful as a similar priced PC but they run incredibly well because Apple keeps everything in-house, they can optimize the absolute crap out of their software so it can utilize every tiny bit of their undoubtedly under-powered hardware.  Now I use a desktop PC but I use an iPhone 6s Plus and personally I find it much better than any Android device I've used (I've had other phones so don't call me a sheep or some dumb crap like that).  They may be under-powered on paper but they make up for it with the incredible efficiency of iOS.  Overall, Apple is a competitor and is going to be around for a very, very long time, either suck it up and deal or see yourself out of the tech world buddy.

I used to be like you.  And then I grew up.

Let's be real. On a $400-500 budget, why do you need a K-series CPU and Z170/Z270 motherboard that will take up more than half of your budget, essentially giving you nothing when it comes to the rest of the parts (GPU, CPU cooler, memory and storage)?

I used to work at a computer shop for IT support and service. Whenever something is wrong with the machine, they'll always ask if it's a virus or not. If the shortcut on the desktop is gone, they would think all of their data on the computer are gone.
My mum isn't non-techy but she just double clicks on EVERYTHING she wants to open. That includes links and buttons on the web browser. She would double click on the Google searches to open them too and I got really annoyed watching her using the computer at some point of my life.
I have another one but it's not really non-techies. My friend is a photographer but not much of a computer guy so he bought a netbook(yes, those 10-inches) and brought it to college. Apparently he actually used that netbook to edit photo and do his work. I remember him posting a comment which he thinks tiny computer are less powerful(true to some extent).

Them - "hey I need advice on buying a computer"
Me - "sure id be happy to help you pick something out or ill build a great computer for you"
*week later*
Them - "yeah, i just decided to buy a computer from Best Buy"
Me "......................."

They're making a lot of good choices lately... Cancelling PewDiePie's shows, deciding which videos are allowed on trending without any real reason, etc.

http://imgur.com/a/nHOV0
 
Time to start the build!

i would just take the drive out and format it and then reinstall windows

Starting this thread really increases your anonymity.

Prologue: My mom brought home a computer from her school that placed near the dumpster. She knew I was into that kind of stuff so she gave it to me hoping it would be useful. About one month passes and I've tinkered around on it with Linux (Mint, but later Ubuntu) because it was a locked version of Windows 7 for schools. I became very interested with the possibilities of gaming on the machine. I pick up a GT 730 for around $35 on eBay; an improvement over the Intel 2500 Graphics. From there, I am able to view Youtube videos easily and play some light games. Nearing Christmas, my brother and I are pressured by my mom to get something because my grandparents enjoy buying us stuff. My brother mentions an upgrade for our main rig (b/dKFdnQ) and then I just tell him we can build a new PC. He advises we take advantage of the i5-3470 within that Linux PC.
The original plan was to purchase a 1050 for the computer and be done. After a little research and many topics on the LTT forums, I realize that a 1050 would be a gamble with the included proprietary 220W PSU. To keep the 1050 safe, I opted to upgrade the PSU. Upgrading the power supply would mean that the motherboard could no longer be used because it's also proprietary and uses custom headers for power. The plan then comes to a new GPU, PSU and Motherboard. Everything ships okay and we build inside of an old HAF 912 laying around. Everything is okay, except for the RAM. 4GB doesn't do the trick at all. Searching around on Amazon, I picked up 6GB of DDR3 1066. Admittedly, it is slower but it fills up the DIMMs and that's all that matters.
 
My passion for the custom case came with the size of the old CM HAF 912. That's why I ditched it in the first place. After brainstorming ideas, the Thermaltake Core P5 became my inspiration. My dad and I picked up some wood and poles from the garage and went to work painting. Mounting then became my only concern. How were stand-offs going to work? It turns out, plumbing washers are the way to go. They provide elevation and are rubber so they are not conductive. The motherboard stands and is very stable. The PSU and drives were mounted with Velcro. The plexiglass on the front finished the build nicely and gave it some protection against bumps while moving. The graphics card was mounted with Velcro on the side of the plexiglass and stays in place well enough. I really got lucky with the GTX 1050 not needing PSU input.
 
Prior to actually constructing any of this build, I had to make sure the ugly stock cooler was pretty enough to sit on the CPU without an eye sore. Using just some electrical tape, I was able to cover the cable and provide a clean look.
 
Cable management was rather simple with a semi-modular power supply. Plus, the cables are black because Corsair is awesome. Using the included black zip ties made the build neat. The only draw back is the lack of length to reach the CPUP header without going across the motherboard.
 
During the first couple of days in this new case, I turned on the PC using a paper clip and the I/O header. I later disassembled the again, proprietary I/O cable on the old HP PC case and plugged it in with it resting next to the hard drive.
 
I am very pleased with this build and am ecstatic to finally build a PC out of the norm a little. Thanks for reading.

Pictures on Imgur right here.
 
Footnote: I did post this to PCPartPicker the other day and some of you may have already seen this. If you're one of those people, thanks for reading this entire thing all over again.

Besides some poor photoshop or grabbing some 3D models off of grabcad.com/library, no.
 

Besides some poor photoshop or grabbing some 3D models off of grabcad.com/library, no.
 

1050Ti would probably do it for you. If you wanted to get into gaming I'd get 1070.

It's just pull it out. But to ease your worries, here's a video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao866I9XpTo
 

You answered your own question. Pull the "KTS thing" out and put it back in.