Opinion on upgrade parts/plan

[Dalis]

Note: I have some of the parts, please take note of that

Current Plan:

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PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (Purchased)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME Z270-AR ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory
Storage: Patriot - Blast 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card
Case: Cooler Master - Storm Stryker (White) ATX Full Tower Case  (Purchased)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Other: NZXT Hue+ RGB Colour Changing Internal LED Controller  (Purchased)
Other: Intel Optane Memory Module 16 GB PCIe M.2 80mm  MEMPEK1W016GAXT

 

 

 

Planned use: Heavy to mildly modded gaming and everyday/school work

Budget: less than $2,000

Cooling: 2x 120mm and 3x 140mm fans

I wanted an opinion on the motherboard; I'm not sure what motherboard would be best for what I want to use the PC for.

Opinions on other parts are welcome also.

 

[The Sloth]

rzyzen 1600 over any I5s 

[AdamBGames]

5 minutes ago, Dalis said:

Note: I have some of the parts, please take note of that

Current Plan:

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PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (Purchased)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME Z270-AR ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory
Storage: Patriot - Blast 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card
Case: Cooler Master - Storm Stryker (White) ATX Full Tower Case  (Purchased)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Other: NZXT Hue+ RGB Colour Changing Internal LED Controller  (Purchased)
Other: Intel Optane Memory Module 16 GB PCIe M.2 80mm  MEMPEK1W016GAXT

 

 

 

 

 

Planned use: Heavy to mildly modded gaming and everyday/school work

Budget: less than $2,000

Cooling: 2x 120mm and 3x 140mm fans

I wanted an opinion on the motherboard; I'm not sure what motherboard would be best for what I want to use the PC for.

Opinions on other parts are welcome also.

 

 

 

I also agree you should go for a ryzen chip, there is no downside, more threads, lower power consumption, and generally cheaper, the power supply can be knocked down to a 600 or even 500 watt as the power draw of this system wont be much more then 300 or 400W.