Hi all!
I am new to this forum so I will go with recommendations from pinned post.
1. Budget and location
My budget is 10.000 PLN / 2 830 USD / 2 390 EUR (I live in Poland) for the computer alone (no keyboard, no mouse or monitor) and I don't want to go over it. I mean if it does go over by a few then I won't be mad, but I'd really like to stay below.
2. Aim
I'd need the computer for gaming, and by that I mean playing any new game that comes out for at least a couple of years at the minimum of High graphic settings, but I aim to play every new game at Ultra. Which means that if something similar to The Witcher 3 comes out I'd like to put it on Ultra settings without hesitation and be sure it'll work just fine. Or if I decide to put two hundred mods into Fallout 4 there won't be any rendering or lighting issues.
3. Monitors
I plan on having just 1 monitor that plays in 2k, in 2560x1080 resolution but I might upgrade it to 4k in future.
4. Peripherals
No need for a keyboard, a mouse or a monitor - I have a separate budget for that and they're all preselected.
5. Why are you upgrading?
I'm upgrading because I have an Alienware M17 laptop of almost 5 years and firstly I'm moving to a place where there will be space for a PC, and secondly I'm kinda sick of constantly wondering if the computer will run certain games. It was really nice at first but now I can afford something much better and I think the time has come for me to play any game I want without giving the minimal requirements any thought. I can sell my old computer for a pretty penny, so I won't be sad to upgrade from such a good laptop to an even better PC.
I have done some research and I ended up with something like this. I will be grateful for any advice on how to improve build down below.
CPU: Intel i7-8700K
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-DH15 or Corsair H115i
Mainboard: Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 5
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1080 Ti Aorus Waterforce AIO
RAM: HyperX Predator DDR4 2x8GB, 3000MHz
Storage:
- SSD GoodRam Iridium GEN2 120GB SATA III (local brand, pretty decent)
- HDD Seagate BarraCuda 2 TB
PSU: be quiet! Dark Power Pro P11 750W
Case: be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 or Corsair Obsidian 750D or Fractal Design Meshify (I would love to pick this one but I am not sure if all of the components will fit in)