new pc build help

[dukeofangus]

a friend wants a new PC, he has a budget of 1000$ without peripherals, its gonna be for gaming mainly. Also he wants it watercooled, the budget is pretty flexible.

[astranger200]

is he fine with aio watercooling?

[dukeofangus]

4 minutes ago, astranger200 said:

is he fine with aio watercooling?

yes he is

 

[HKZeroFive]

Ideally, a good air cooler will surpass a cheap AIO liquid cooler. Here's my take but I'd really advise your friend to get a good air cooler over the one here:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($244.99 @ NCIX US) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 74.4 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($69.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($111.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($69.94 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.49 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($274.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Directron) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($48.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1023.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-18 01:14 EST-0500

[astranger200]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GFfcWZ

[BurblingBarbacoa]

Don't watercool in a $1000 budget. It is just not worth it and you will have to cheap out on a lot of the other components. Even if you expend up to $1500 it is still not reccomended. Look at a good air cooler such as the 212 evo from cooler master or the nhd14/nhd15s if prom Noctua if you are willing to pay a bit more. Even if you go for an overclockable cpu these though be awesome coolers but a closed loop water cooler should be considered at this point.