Making sure if this is a solid enough build

[Alien51]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i7-6700K 4 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$297.99 @ SuperBiiz
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC - Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 45 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler	$23.90 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	Gigabyte - GA-Z270X-UD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$163.46 @ Walmart
Memory	G.Skill - NT Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2133 Memory	$55.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Intel - 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$99.85 @ OutletPC
Case	Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case	$39.90 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair - Vengeance 750 W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$69.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$751.07
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-21 18:12 EDT-0400

So far this is what I have selected for my friend. He wants to build a gaming/entertainment computer but he doesn't know how to do much besides turning on the computer and install stuff. He often compares to my build and wants something similar to it, but my build is built to be powerful because I use it for other outrageous things. So I want to make things a bit full proof for as little as possible in a decent starting build. I plan of giving him my 2 gtx 970 to sli so he can save up to buy a better card. I'm a bit unsure, if I should suggest him a full atx tower in case he decides to change the mb? Some things he will upgrade in the future: MB, CPU Cooler, Graphic Card.

 

I told him it would cost around $750 usd to $900 usd. I'm thinking since he have a decent cpu there isn't anything much for him to change besides the MB and graphic cards if he really wants to upgrade it. I probably could save more by getting a core without the overclock but I sort of want to have the ability to amp up the core down the line for him if he decides to upgrade the cooler. He hasn't decided on a monitor yet and might stick to a tv until he can get one. Not much to decide for peripherals since I will also give him a windows 10 pro because I have one laying around. The reason I chose a 1tb m.2 is to make it simple for him because he won't understand how to install and access a game in another drive.

[RobFRaschke]

Why are we doing a 3-4 generation old system brand new? Your looking at spending $450 on an outdated CPU with only an integrated GPU, and that's just not a good value. If we can push it to $900, I'll throw something together on pcp quick.

[Alien51]

True could use a more up to date and better cpu. $300 for the cpu was a bit on the expensive side for him. I would push for $900 for him as well but he's already kind of squirming at the price tag.

[RobFRaschke]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	$145.78 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	MSI - B450M GAMING PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$79.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$69.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Team - MS30 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$95.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	MSI - GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card	$254.99 @ Newegg
Case	Thermaltake - Versa H18 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$39.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair - RM 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$79.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$796.71
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$766.71
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-21 19:22 EDT-0400

This will beat the pants off that system, even with a donated GTX 970(and SLI is rubbish) for the same money, we could absolutely push it up to $900, but for value, this is in a really nice niche. Could use a few more dollars for case to get some more quality, but it's a place to start.

[brob]

The cpu is three generations out of date. The OP build needs a fair bit of work. 

 

Consider getting a current generation cpu and motherboard. The aio is there as much for the additional airflow (case only comes with one fan) as the good job it does cooling the cpu.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel - Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ Walmart) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100x Liquid CPU Cooler  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Intel - 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($99.85 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.90 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $779.70
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-21 20:02 EDT-0400

 

 

[ahmad13610]

best deal 900$ usa :

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($474.99 @ Walmart) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($88.09 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 UD ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox MB511 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($48.98 @ Newegg Business) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake - Toughpower GOLD 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($62.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $902.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-22 03:16 EDT-0400

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($145.88 @ Amazon) wait for zen 2 if possible.
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX X370-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($136.98 @ Newegg) old but still a very good motherboard. may need a BIOS update if you're gonna pair it with a zen 2 CPU.
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($57.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Constellation ES 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Aerocool - Aero-300 FAW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($46.80 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Rosewill - Capstone 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.79 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $573.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-22 03:27 EDT-0400

[Herman Mcpootis]

14 minutes ago, ahmad13610 said:

best deal 900$ usa :

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($474.99 @ Walmart) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($88.09 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 UD ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox MB511 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($48.98 @ Newegg Business) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake - Toughpower GOLD 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($62.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $902.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-22 03:16 EDT-0400

 

a 9900k and you're not even going to get an SSD for it?

[VEXICUS]

9 hours ago, Alien51 said:

...

Here you go...

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($209.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Sniper X 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Intel - 660p Series 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($59.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Constellation ES 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT - H500 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($76.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CSM 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $647.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-22 04:11 EDT-0400

[trevb0t]

1 hour ago, ahmad13610 said:

best deal 900$ usa :

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($474.99 @ Walmart) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($88.09 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 UD ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox MB511 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($48.98 @ Newegg Business) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake - Toughpower GOLD 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($62.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $902.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-22 03:16 EDT-0400

 

So the 9900K is SO POWERFUL that the iGPU included is going to provide better FPS than a midrange CPU and an RX 580?

Lol

[trevb0t]

Here are a few ideas:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$199.00
Motherboard	MSI - B450M BAZOOKA V2 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$79.87 @ Amazon
Memory	V-Color - SKYWALKER 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$68.99 @ Amazon
Storage	ADATA - SU655 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$44.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	MSI - GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card	$254.99 @ Newegg
Case	Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case	$39.90 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$42.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$760.72
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$730.72
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-22 04:33 EDT-0400

• 07/07 the 3rd gen Ryzen CPUs will drop. The 3600 is going to be a very solid launch price for great performance. I am expecting them to keep up with 7th gen Intel if not beat it outright.
• 1660Ti is a huge step up from the GTX 970, and fits well within your original posted pricing.
• An RTX 2060 could be had within the $900 budget range, and at about $950 you could fit a nice RTX 2070 which will provide larger improvements to performance than a CPU upgrade.
  • Sensible build, similar price to the OP. A solid upgrade in performance.

 

[ahmad13610]

2 hours ago, trevb0t said:

So the 9900K is SO POWERFUL that the iGPU included is going to provide better FPS than a midrange CPU and an RX 580?

Lol

He has already 970 sli

[Herman Mcpootis]

52 minutes ago, ahmad13610 said:

He has already 970 sli

a pair of 970s that he can't SLI cuz you didn't get a board that supports it.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

a pair of 970s that he can't SLI cuz you didn't get a board that supports it.

Doh! 

[Alien51]

Some of these are quite a nice build, but I talked with him and he wants to keep it within $800. Also to settle something about the 970's, he wants to keep that until he can save up for an RTX 2080 or 2080Ti. It also free up about $100 to $300 of budget he can use on other things. So I5 9600k might be a good idea or ryzen 5 2600.

[VEXICUS]

20 hours ago, vexicus365 said:

Here you go...

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($209.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Sniper X 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Intel - 660p Series 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($59.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Constellation ES 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT - H500 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($76.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CSM 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $647.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-22 04:11 EDT-0400

 

6 hours ago, Alien51 said:

Some of these are quite a nice build, but I talked with him and he wants to keep it within $800. Also to settle something about the 970's, he wants to keep that until he can save up for an RTX 2080 or 2080Ti. It also free up about $100 to $300 of budget he can use on other things. So I5 9600k might be a good idea or ryzen 5 2600.

 

[trevb0t]

8 hours ago, Alien51 said:

Some of these are quite a nice build, but I talked with him and he wants to keep it within $800. Also to settle something about the 970's, he wants to keep that until he can save up for an RTX 2080 or 2080Ti. It also free up about $100 to $300 of budget he can use on other things. So I5 9600k might be a good idea or ryzen 5 2600.

How about an i7-8700K?

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core OEM/Tray Processor	$359.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC - Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler	$39.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock - Z390 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$99.89 @ OutletPC
Memory	V-Color - SKYWALKER 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$68.99 @ Amazon
Storage	ADATA - SU655 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$44.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate - Constellation ES 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$45.99 @ Amazon
Case	Cooler Master - MB600L ODD ATX Mid Tower Case	$45.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair - RM 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$74.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$805.71
	Mail-in rebates	-$25.00
	Total	$780.71
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-23 02:06 EDT-0400

The 970 will be a serious weak point in the system until he's able to replace it, but this is a solid system. 

If SLI is the goal, this MOBO will need to be swapped out. Something like the Extreme 4 would just about fit the budget. But with current SLI support, it's more worth it to just rock a single GPU.

If he wants to go the Zen 2 route, which I think may be a solid choice as we see more data, here's a 3700X build:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$329.00
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC - Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler	$39.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard	$129.99 @ Amazon
Memory	V-Color - SKYWALKER 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$68.99 @ Amazon
Storage	ADATA - SU655 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$44.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate - Constellation ES 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$45.99 @ Amazon
Case	Cooler Master - MB600L ODD ATX Mid Tower Case	$45.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair - RM 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$74.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$789.92
	Mail-in rebates	-$10.00
	Total	$779.92
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-23 02:12 EDT-0400

I think either option is a solid base for whatever GPU he upgrades to in the future.