Experienced opinions requested

[Derwulfmann]

(please note I bumped the spoiler button, and I have no idea how to get rid of it) 

Budget by item in usd

Motherboard: $300

Ram: $80

Power supply: $90

CPU cooler: $50

There is no budget for the other items for they're obtained and not really needed at this time. I'm also not looking for better storage at this time that's an easy enough replacement down the road. 

 

Simply enough this is going to be a gaming rig, plus the occasional artwork nothing that'll stress any computer out too much, besides the gaming that is. 

 

Everything in red is already obtained. 

Everything in blue is not yet obtained.

So I picked out these with the part picker, and I'm looking for suggestions an opinions to better this list

• G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory
• Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
• Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
• Corsair iCUE 220T RGB Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case
• Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply
• Thermaltake Gravity i2 31.34 CFM CPU Cooler
• Samsung 970 Evo 250 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
• Intel Core i7-7700 3.6 GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor
• Asus STRIX B250F GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB Video Card

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I did look at the cooler master hyper 212 rgb black edition... Wasn't sure though

[Applefreak]

Sorry this is a bit confusing, can you list the parts that you need or want and the budget you are willing to spend on them?

[Derwulfmann]

1 hour ago, Applefreak said:

Sorry this is a bit confusing, can you list the parts that you need or want and the budget you are willing to spend on them?

Just updated it I hope it's a bit more clear, I have no idea how to get rid of the spoiler boxes

[Applefreak]

I would look for a cheaper board, 300 seems a bit steep for a b series.

 

Maybe this one:

 

https://www.amazon.com/Asrock-Z270-SLI1151-ATXHDMI-Z270_KILLER_SLI/dp/B01N48AFA1/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=z270&qid=1590021099&sr=8-2

[Applefreak]

In terms of cooling, get a hyper 212 but replace the fan at some point. The cooler is fine but the fan is just average.

[Guest]

I wouldn't waste money on an older platform. If it was me I would just sell the i7 7700 and buy a Ryzen based system.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($289.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Best Buy) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $569.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-20 20:35 EDT-0400

[Derwulfmann]

4 minutes ago, Applefreak said:

I would look for a cheaper board, 300 seems a bit steep for a b series.

Found one on Newegg for 220, or is that still overpriced? Never built a rig before like this just usually replace or upgraded parts. 

[Derwulfmann]

1 minute ago, lee32uk said:

I wouldn't waste money on an older platform. If it was me I would just sell the i7 7700 and buy a Ryzen based system.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($289.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Best Buy) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $569.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-20 20:35 EDT-0400

I've been thinking about ditching Intel for a while now, just figured I'd continue to use the i7 till she finally croaks or till I get fed up enough with how hot that cpu likes to get.

[Applefreak]

Actually that makes more sense, the 7700 was and still is a great cpu but given prices today, maybe not so much anymore.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Derwulfmann said:

I've been thinking about ditching Intel for a while now, just figured I'd continue to use the i7 till she finally croaks or till I get fed up enough with how hot that cpu likes to get.

I wouldn't spend $220 on a crap B250 board. You also have no upgrade path, so unless you are fine being stuck on a 4 core cpu then I would ditch it.

[Derwulfmann]

4 hours ago, lee32uk said:

I wouldn't waste money on an older platform. If it was me I would just sell the i7 7700 and buy a Ryzen based system.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($289.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Best Buy) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $569.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-20 20:35 EDT-0400

Actually that I really looked everything over, your seggestion seems to be the best bet.

Wouldn't a 500w for the power supply be enough?