Build for a friend

[Gazebo]

He has an idea of what he wants with a budget of $2000 CAD and wants 1080p 144Hz

Anything that could be improved on or save on?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($257.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
CPU Cooler: Phanteks - PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME Z270-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($172.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($179.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($117.04 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($75.95 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($539.99 @ Memory Express) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.50 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($130.99 @ PC Canada) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link - TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($49.50 @ Vuugo) 
Monitor: Asus - VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($329.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $2018.92
 

[sftgunner]

Honestly, that looks pretty good to me!

 

Also, those RAM prices!!! When the heck did that get so expensive? I remember getting 16GB for £70 (CA$120) earlier this year...

Edited November 28, 2017 by Gunner23
Changed to Canadian dollars...

[ricksteendam1]

2 minutes ago, Gunner23 said:

Honestly, that looks pretty good to me!

 

Also, those RAM prices!!! When the heck did that get so expensive? I remember getting 16GB for £70 (CA$120) earlier this year...

the was more than enough but the mobile market has eaten ddr4 ram lately and now there is a shortage, probably until to 2019 

[Gazebo]

2 minutes ago, Gunner23 said:

Honestly, that looks pretty good to me!

 

Also, those RAM prices!!! When the heck did that get so expensive? I remember getting 16GB for £70 (CA$120) earlier this year...

I bought 16GB of 3000 for $210  on black friday

[sftgunner]

1 minute ago, Gazebo said:

I bought 16GB of 3000 for $210  on black friday

Yowch... I feel for you!

[ricksteendam1]

1 minute ago, Gazebo said:

I bought 16GB of 3000 for $210  on black friday

I personally don't like the case as it as 2 exhaust fans from the factory but yea 

[Gazebo]

1 minute ago, ricksteendam1 said:

I personally don't like the case as it as 2 exhaust fans from the factory but yea 

2 fans from the factory is better then the 1 I got 

[ricksteendam1]

6 minutes ago, Gazebo said:

2 fans from the factory is better then the 1 I got 

but both in exhaust come on just help newbies and put one in the front one in the back. but I personally like this case more as it has RGB, rubber grommets (instead of just a big hole with a metal slap) and better water cooling support 

[RAM555789]

Drop the wireless connector and have him run ethernet to his router/access point.

[seon123]

Don't get the 7600K. The 8400 costs less, and is significantly more powerful. It also comes with a stock cooler, which should be fine. 

You can get 3000 MHz RAM for the same price-$5 more. It will improve the performance.

The 850 Evo costs less than the MX300, and is a better SSD. 25GB less storage on the SSD, though.

Are you sure you want the S340? Imo, better case choices are the 400C, P400/S and Define/Meshify C. The S340 is a good case, but it usually costs less than those, and it's older.

650W is way more than you need. 450W is plenty, all overclocked. The Focus Plus Gold, TXM, G2 and G3 are available for less than the 650W.

Do you really need Wi-Fi? If you do, at least get one of the best supporting ac.

There are cheaper 1080p 144Hz monitors, if you want.

[PETRGangKing]

2 minutes ago, seon123 said:

The 8400 costs less, and is significantly more powerful.

You happen to know where would one could find one of these processors?

[seon123]

26 minutes ago, PETRGangKing said:

You happen to know where would one could find one of these processors?

It's usually back in stock every ~2 weeks. 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/LHYWGX/intel-core-i5-8400-28ghz-6-core-processor-bx80684i58400

[PETRGangKing]

5 hours ago, seon123 said:

It's usually back in stock every ~2 weeks. 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/LHYWGX/intel-core-i5-8400-28ghz-6-core-processor-bx80684i58400

Yeah I had seen it in part pocket, just no one has it in stock here in the US. I ordered 10 from Newegg and they only had 9 in stock, so I'm now I'm searching for the tenth