Over the top build for all the things.

[Aeri]

So with a maximum cost of roughly 2k$ USD; I want to build a computer that will serve the following needs, this is what I've come up with and this seemed like a really nice place to shoot it by a few more people before making the final call and ordering parts. After a lot of research, Please tell me what you think of the selection of parts for my build [Planned]

 

 

Notes, miscellaneous elaboration:

• Purposes: Games! Nice ones on fancy graphics, my current monitor is 19280*1080 @ 70 HZ with plans to upgrade to something beefier, LATER.
•                  Video recording and streaming (Of said games!).
•                  Video editing/rendering.
•                  Multitasking, because doing more things at once is better.
• Being nice and overkill,  squeezing the best performance in previously mentioned areas I can out of 2000$ (Slightly over is OK), worst it can do is last slightly longer as far as performance relevance.
• Build location is East Coast, United States.
• Please note that I would STRONGLY PREFER  Nvidia and Intel products to their AMD counterparts, but this is not a complete condemnation.  But if the difference is slim, I'd lean on the former. This is a bias and no further information is available or will be provided.
• I would like a pretty case.
• Windows is spoken for, don't worry about it factoring into the cost.
• Peripherals are spoken for already aside from the monitor, which I've already told you about. 
• And... Reason for upgrading... I need a new computer, and my previous one is going to a good home, don't worry about it. 
• Assuming nobody has a problem with that CPU cooler, Am I better off buying separate thermal compound or is the included stuff OK?

 

 

Also first post! I've liked Linus' videos for a while and this forum seemed like a helpful place with a good atmosphere. Hello! This post is basically one of the many and final peer reviews I've put this build plan up against to (try) to make sure I catch any severe part choice flaws, such as lessons learned with my first build like, don't cheap out on a PSU, don't accidentally buy a microATX board for a huge case because it'll be bad...

 

All the answers are there in some form! So sorry for not being in the typical format the other posts seemed to follow.

[Droidbot]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($296.71 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Scythe - Mugen 5 51.2 CFM CPU Cooler  ($45.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 KILLER SLI/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($138.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($136.87 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.44 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Xtreme Gaming Premium Pack  Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($544.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Xtreme Gaming Premium Pack  Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($544.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: BitFenix - Fury 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $2023.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-21 03:22 EDT-0400

 

If you want the best perf and am fine with fucking around with SLI, you'll like this :))

[Aeri]

1 minute ago, Droidbot said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($296.71 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Scythe - Mugen 5 51.2 CFM CPU Cooler  ($45.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 KILLER SLI/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($138.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($136.87 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.44 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Xtreme Gaming Premium Pack  Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($544.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Xtreme Gaming Premium Pack  Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($544.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: BitFenix - Fury 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $2023.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-21 03:22 EDT-0400

 

If you want the best perf and am fine with fucking around with SLI, you'll like this :))

My concern about SLI is that gaming is probably one of the higher priorities, and there's all that about SLI not being like, an end-all when it comes to performance, and far from a double in performance, a lot of games don't support it period.

[Shreyas1]

3 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($296.71 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Scythe - Mugen 5 51.2 CFM CPU Cooler  ($45.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 KILLER SLI/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($138.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($136.87 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.44 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Xtreme Gaming Premium Pack  Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($544.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Xtreme Gaming Premium Pack  Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($544.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: BitFenix - Fury 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $2023.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-21 03:22 EDT-0400

 

If you want the best perf and am fine with fucking around with SLI, you'll like this :))

I would personally go with this but with a 1080ti instead of 2 1080s. Then spend some of that money on a 1800x.

[Droidbot]

Just now, Aeri said:

My concern about SLI is that gaming is probably one of the higher priorities, and there's all that about SLI not being like, an end-all when it comes to performance, and far from a double in performance, a lot of games don't support it period.

it's getting better. significantly better than it was. 

[Cyracus]

a ryzen r7 1700 OCd would be much better in everything except just gaming by itself, which it can still do fine. AMD has commited to sticking with am4 for at least 4 years so there should be an upgrade path, whereas intel changes sockets every couple years so at least AMD has that going for them. If you go ryzen, it needs fast ram, 3000+mhz that the mobo supports, and b350 is a good chipset unless you plan to sli in the future or you like to over spend on mobo. As for the rest of your parts, newegg has the 3tb barracuda on sale for $75 if you'd care to trade $8 for 1tb

[Bazilias]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($296.71 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($63.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($151.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($136.87 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($219.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AMP Edition Video Card  ($694.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Evolv ATX Glass ATX Mid Tower Case  ($189.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.49 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Other: Cable Matters Gold Plated DisplayPort to DisplayPort Cable 6 Feet - 4K Resolution Ready  ($17.99 @ Amazon) 
Other: MSI GAMING nVIDIA GeForce GTX AMD Radeon Graphics Card Bolster (MSI Bolster)  ($26.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1954.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-21 03:30 EDT-0400

[Cyracus]

1 minute ago, Shreyas1 said:

Then spend some of that money on a 1800x.

the 1800x is just a factory OCd 1700, you can easily exceed it with a 1700 and a little research into OCing ryzen, better to use that money elsewhere

[Shreyas1]

Just now, Cyracus said:

the 1800x is just a factory OCd 1700, you can easily exceed it with a 1700 and a little research into OCing ryzen, better to use that money elsewhere

K I really don't know much about Ryzen. However, I really don't like sli, as I heard it has lots of bugs and isn't supported by most games.

[Cyracus]

1 minute ago, Shreyas1 said:

K I really don't know much about Ryzen. However, I really don't like sli, as I heard it has lots of bugs and isn't supported by most games.

well now you know the ryzen x chips are just factory OCs and as such a waste of money. But yeah sli/crossfire isn't very great for gaming

[Aeri]

I guess I should've been clearer in that I'd really like to go with intel, and that I was more looking for an evaluation of the parts list I already linked, if you missed it, There's never a way to tell how much time somebody spent actually reading your post.

 

I appreciate the helpful input at any rate, but please take these things into consideration.

[Cyracus]

2 hours ago, Aeri said:

I guess I should've been clearer in that I'd really like to go with intel, and that I was more looking for an evaluation of the parts list I already linked, if you missed it, There's never a way to tell how much time somebody spent actually reading your post.

 

I appreciate the helpful input at any rate, but please take these things into consideration.

 

9 hours ago, Aeri said:

Please note that I would STRONGLY PREFER  Nvidia and Intel products to their AMD counterparts, but this is not a complete condemnation.  But if the difference is slim, I'd lean on the former.

I read that, I recommend ryzen because it's better at most of what you intend to do than a 7700k by a decent margin. If you don't care about stream quality (and gameplay during play) the 7700k is fine, sticking with intel the 6800k would be better, and video editing with the 6800k would be better as well, though both of those would be better on the ryzen 1700. 

[brob]

@Aeri,

 

Did you consider the Phanteks - PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler? According to http://www.anandtech.com/show/9415/top-tier-cpu-air-coolers-9way-roundup-review, depending on thermal loads it cools is as well or better than the C1 and is a fair bit quieter.

 

 

[seagate_surfer]

On 6/21/2017 at 1:08 AM, Aeri said:

So with a maximum cost of roughly 2k$ USD; I want to build a computer that will serve the following needs:

Games! ...

Hi Aeri,

 

we noticed your high end build for gaming and would like to add something that might be useful in your decision making which hard drive to pick.

 

No matter if you pick a Seagate or a competitor drive, you might want to consider a higher end hard drive for increased performance and reliability to avoid hard drive bottlenecks.

 

Since you seem to be going for gaming, we would recommend the BarraCuda Pro since your gaming workload on the drive might also be much higher than with regular PC duties; the BarraCuda Pro also comes with 5 years of warranty to keep you covered (see our BarraCuda Overview Page).

Another internal hard drive option for even faster gaming performance is the FireCuda.

 

Whichever drive or manufacturer you go for, happy gaming!