Is this suitable for 1080p 144hz gaming?

Orcanito · March 9, 2019

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$340.25 @ shopRBC
CPU Cooler	CRYORIG - H7 49 CFM CPU Cooler	$51.09 @ Amazon Canada
Motherboard	MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$129.99 @ Amazon Canada
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$130.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage	Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$107.75 @ Vuugo
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$67.99 @ Powertop
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB SC Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card	$449.99 @ Memory Express
Case	Fractal Design - Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case	$114.99 @ Newegg Canada
Power Supply	EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$109.99 @ Canada Computers

	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1523.03
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1503.03

Hey, guys! I'm going to be building a PC for my buddy as a gift for his birthday, and I was wondering if this is a good build? He's going to be buying his own 144hz monitor, and I'm buying him the PC so I just wanted to make sure I'm getting the best bang for my buck here.

Thanks in advance!

JohnDongus · March 9, 2019

It may be wise to up the graphics card, but it should be fine for the most part. May just have to lower some settings here and there to get that 144 fps.

I have a 1080 doing 1440p 144hz and its pretty good without having to change much. So you can kinda use that as a benchmark.

Although i think you can find some cheaper builds with better parts so i would look around on pcp

nhatduy1611 · March 9, 2019

Yes it will but if you can get a 1080 it will be much better at handling new game at ultra. For High setting( they look the same) 1070 will do fine in 1080p 144 fps.