2017 Buget $1000 RGB PC Build

[VoelkerBoss]

Alright guys, I've been researching a lot. But I need help there's just so much to choose and I'm afraid of the outcome being bad.

 

I want to build My first PC with RGB, intel i7 and some sort of GTX 1070. And the rest of the parts to be affordable but still look great in the end. If possible for $1000 with a max price of $1200

 

Heres a free thoughts but I'm iffy on it. 

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Bradyvoelker/saved/jBRt6h

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Bradyvoelker/saved/KRBBmG

[Zando_]

Mostly gaming? Or some editing work and stuff? If you do more than just game, a Ryzen 7 1700 is the best CPU right now. When overclocked, it can give an i7 7700K a run for it's money. And RGB shouldn't be too hard to do. I assume you're in the US?

[Zando_]

About as cheap as I could get it and keep the RGB RAM (though you could drop that to save some $$$ or spend more and get a mobo with RGB):

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hPTLLD
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hPTLLD/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($304.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($84.33 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($134.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston - HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($56.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide 400C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($104.98 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1206.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-25 15:14 EDT-0400

 

I can build an i7 based one as well, but it'll cost more. And I put in a bigger PSU than you need to make sure you have overhead to run RGB fans, controllers, strips, etc. 

 

You could also save money by getting a 1060 6GB or (I'd recommend) an RX580 8GB. 

[VoelkerBoss]

1 hour ago, Zando Bob said:

About as cheap as I could get it and keep the RGB RAM (though you could drop that to save some $$$ or spend more and get a mobo with RGB):

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hPTLLD
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hPTLLD/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($304.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($84.33 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($134.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston - HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($56.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide 400C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($104.98 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1206.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-25 15:14 EDT-0400

 

I can build an i7 based one as well, but it'll cost more. And I put in a bigger PSU than you need to make sure you have overhead to run RGB fans, controllers, strips, etc. 

 

You could also save money by getting a 1060 6GB or (I'd recommend) an RX580 8GB. 

Now I plan to game on it and in the future maybe use virtual machines and render 4K video as that's why I plan to go with intel though it is extremely expensive. And doesn't work best with virtual Machines

[Zando_]

19 minutes ago, VoelkerBoss said:

Now I plan to game on it and in the future maybe use virtual machines and render 4K video as that's why I plan to go with intel though it is extremely expensive. And doesn't work best with virtual Machines

The Ryzen 7 1700 will handle any game just fine, and has way more cores to allocate to rendering videos or VMs. Do you want me to make an Intel build? The 7700K is the one you want for gaming and editing, but it's expensive. 

[VoelkerBoss]

40 minutes ago, Zando Bob said:

The Ryzen 7 1700 will handle any game just fine, and has way more cores to allocate to rendering videos or VMs. Do you want me to make an Intel build? The 7700K is the one you want for gaming and editing, but it's expensive. 

Personally I just trust Intell more I've had issues with AMD in the past. And more of a RGB build. But yeah, could you try to make a build of 1200 if possible if not then 1500 but more RGB options with a $1500 build 

[Zando_]

8 minutes ago, VoelkerBoss said:

Personally I just trust Intell more I've had issues with AMD in the past. And more of a RGB build. But yeah, could you try to make a build of 1200 if possible if not then 1500 but more RGB options with a $1500 build 

I'll get on it when I get home!

[lukart]

I would get the Z270 Fatal1ty K4,  is newer, better and also looks cool just for 20$ more.

[Zando_]

Here's an Intel based build about the same:

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rcp6gL
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rcp6gL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.75 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($163.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($138.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($107.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide 400C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1378.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-25 21:20 EDT-0400

[VoelkerBoss]

This is the PC i might build, that you  

[PCPartPicker part list](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CztvQV) / [Price breakdown by merchant](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CztvQV/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VKx9TW/intel-core-i7-7700k-42ghz-quad-core-processor-bx80677i77700k) | $329.75 @ OutletPC 
**CPU Cooler** | [NZXT - Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/bqBrxr/nzxt-kraken-x62-liquid-cpu-cooler-rl-krx62-01) | $158.89 @ OutletPC 
**Motherboard** | [MSI - H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC ATX LGA1151 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/hbGj4D/msi-h270-tomahawk-arctic-atx-lga1151-motherboard-h270-tomahawk-arctic) | $113.98 @ Newegg 
**Memory** | [G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/sHQRsY/gskill-tridentz-rgb-16gb-2-x-8gb-ddr4-3000-memory-f4-3000c15d-16gtzr) | $134.99 @ Newegg 
**Storage** | [Kingston - SSDNow UV400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/GPFXsY/kingston-ssdnow-uv400-120gb-25-solid-state-drive-suv400s37120g) | $55.88 @ OutletPC 
**Storage** | [Seagate - Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/j28H99/seagate-barracuda-3tb-35-7200rpm-internal-hard-drive-st3000dm008) | $89.89 @ OutletPC 
**Video Card** | [Asus - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Dual Series Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/fPFXsY/asus-geforce-gtx-1070-8gb-dual-video-card-dual-gtx1070-o8g) | $359.99 @ Newegg 
**Case** | [NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3TYWGX/nzxt-ca-s340w-b3-atx-mid-tower-case-ca-s340w-b3) | $98.99 @ SuperBiiz 
**Power Supply** | [EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/MfJwrH/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr) | $99.99 @ Newegg 
**Operating System** | [Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wtgPxr/microsoft-os-kw900140) | $87.89 @ OutletPC 
**Wired Network Adapter** | [TP-Link - TG-3468 PCI-Express x1 10/100/1000 Mbps Network Adapter](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/dQmLrH/tp-link-wired-network-card-tg3468) | $11.97 @ Amazon 
**Keyboard** | [Redragon - S101 Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/hnL7YJ/redragon-keyboard-ictg0101) | $24.99 @ Amazon 
**Other** | [NZXT Internal USB Hub](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/7qH48d/nzxt-ac-iusbh-m1-internal-usb-hub-with-3-internal-connectors-and-2-external-connectors-black) | $30.00 
**Other** | [NZXT HUE+ & Aer RGB120 Fans Bundle Pack RGB 2x 120mm Aer Fans Included](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/vvmxFT/nzxt-hue-aer-rgb120-fans-bundle-pack-rgb-2x-120mm-aer-fans-included) | $76.99 @ NCIX US 
 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
 | Total (before mail-in rebates) | $1724.19
 | Mail-in rebates | -$50.00
 | **Total** | **$1674.19**
 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2017-05-26 14:10 EDT-0400 |

[Zando_]

5 minutes ago, VoelkerBoss said:

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Looks good! 

[AutonomousRedux]

Do not get the tridentz rgb. The software that controls the leds is known to corrupt SPD data and brick ram, even motherboards.

 

https://www.gskill.us/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=67