Pc for Brother

[honor]

Hey guys, I decided to build a PC for my brother and am about to order, but thought I should post the parts in case something is missing. Maybe you have an idea for improvements? Open to suggestions.

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/7BTtHN

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($338.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($85.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($375.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($129.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($166.98 @ Directron)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB STRIX Video Card  ($413.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($119.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full 32/64-bit  ($119.99 @ B&H)
Software: Cyberlink PowerDVD 15 Ultra Software
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 ULN 140mm Fan  ($25.88 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 ULN 140mm Fan  ($25.88 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 ULN 140mm Fan  ($25.88 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 ULN 140mm Fan  ($25.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Eizo FS2434-BK 23.8" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($429.00 @ B&H)
Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB PLATINUM Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($199.99 @ Corsair)
Mouse: Logitech MX Master Bluetooth Wireless Laser Mouse  ($69.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $3108.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-19 04:03 EST-0500

[Aereldor]

• Wait for Zen - the 7700k sucks.
• Unnecessarily expensive motherboard.
• Unnecessary expense on a 960 EVO SSD. How does your brother benefit from having a stupidly fast and stupidly expensive boot SSD?
• Slow mass storage - 5900 RPM isn't very good.
• $120 on an obsolete DVD writer. Silly.
• A GTX 1070 with a 1080p 60Hz 5ms monitor? Is this a joke? And on top of that, the monitor you picked costs a stupid $430?!?! You could get a 34" 3440x1440 monitor for that kind of money.

Also, $3000 is a lot to spend on a PC, especially when you could probably build a better setup for 2/3rds the price.

[EPPHO]

5900RPM is bad. Get 7200RPM Hard Drive

[Droidbot]

Waste of money.. 

- Stupidly expensive mobo

- 1080p for $400? Does it give out blowjobs or something?

- Hybrid drives offer nothing for a secondary drive. Buy a WD Black instead. 

- Nobody uses Blu-Rays unless you rip them

- Overkill PSU, get 650W.

- Overpriced memory

 

[Blackhole890]

first of all, for what is your brother going to use this computer?

[Megah3rtz]

You're spending more money on the motherboard than the processor itself? you serious? Pricetag doesnt mean performance, rethink this please 

[chris76816]

This build would be a lot better for your brother if your wanting to spend $3000 on a setup and pc.

 

- It has a gtx 1080 instead of 1070 which will be able to handle 4k gaming.

- This build comes with a 4k monitor instead of that overpriced 1080p colour grading professional monitor.

- It's got 500gb of 960 evo storage compared to 250gb and it also has a faster wd black 7200rpm hard drive.

- The mouse you chose isn't good for gaming if thats what he plans to do so I included the Asus ROG Spatha along with the Corsair k95 that you chose.

- It's also almost $100 cheaper and it would absolutely destroy the original build.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gwmQM8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gwmQM8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($338.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270G Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($196.00 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($119.99 @ Jet) 
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($249.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($203.52 @ B&H) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Hybrid Gaming Video Card  ($669.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Fractal Design Define Mini C with Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.88 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($88.58 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: LG 27UD68-W 27.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  ($499.99 @ Best Buy) 
Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB PLATINUM Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($199.99 @ Corsair) 
Mouse: Asus ROG Spatha Wireless Laser Mouse  ($146.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $3013.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-19 04:39 EST-0500

[dizmo]

There are a few things I'd consider:

• Ryzen is right around the corner, I'd wait and see how that performs.
• Your DVD drive is disturbing me.
• Do you really need that many fans?
• Do you really need that much RAM?
• That monitor is a joke.
• If you like high DPI mice, the Logitech will disappoint.
• PSU is a little high in the wattage department unless you're making room for SLI.

With some tweaking you can easily fit a 144hz monitor and a 1080 in there.
There's a guide with questions Stickied at the top of the forum, I suggest looking it over and answering those here.

Makes it easier for us to help you. At least you got it in the right section the first time.

Welcome to the forum

25 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

• Wait for Zen - the 7700k sucks.
• Unnecessarily expensive motherboard.
• Unnecessary expense on a 960 EVO SSD. How does your brother benefit from having a stupidly fast and stupidly expensive boot SSD?
• Slow mass storage - 5900 RPM isn't very good.
• $120 on an obsolete DVD writer. Silly.
• A GTX 1070 with a 1080p 60Hz 5ms monitor? Is this a joke? And on top of that, the monitor you picked costs a stupid $430?!?! You could get a 34" 3440x1440 monitor for that kind of money.

Also, $3000 is a lot to spend on a PC, especially when you could probably build a better setup for 2/3rds the price.

The 960 EVO, at that capacity I'd say is worth it. It's only around $30 more than an 850 EVO.

5900 is fine for mass storage if he's not running games from it.

Motherboard is expensive, but some people like the look of it.

21 minutes ago, frozeNNN said:

5900RPM is bad. Get 7200RPM Hard Drive

If it's mass storage and he's not running games on it it's fine.

19 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

Waste of money.. 

- Stupidly expensive mobo

- 1080p for $400? Does it give out blowjobs or something?

- Hybrid drives offer nothing for a secondary drive. Buy a WD Black instead. 

- Nobody uses Blu-Rays unless you rip them

- Overkill PSU, get 650W.

- Overpriced memory

 

Perhaps he likes the aesthetic of the motherboard? To some people that's worth money.

If he loads games on the secondary drive they'll load faster if it's a hybrid. Not ideal price wise, but it is better.

9 minutes ago, Megah3rtz said:

You're spending more money on the motherboard than the processor itself? you serious? Pricetag doesnt mean performance, rethink this please 

Some people like the looks. It's worth money to them. I don't understand why so many people have problems with this.

Granted, if he thought it'd improve performance, that's different. You could at least ask though.

[Megah3rtz]

9 minutes ago, dizmo said:

Some people like the looks. It's worth money to them. I don't understand why so many people have problems with this.

Granted, if he thought it'd improve performance, that's different. You could at least ask though.

You don't need to spend 400$ on a motherboard, regardless of looks. there are plenty of other motherboards for 100-200$ less that look just as sexy. 

 

For 3000$ you can buy a Titan XP, 7700k, and 1440p Gysnc monitor build. Rethink it. 

[dizmo]

1 minute ago, Megah3rtz said:

You don't need to spend 400$ on a motherboard, regardless of looks. there are plenty of other motherboards for 100-200$ less that look just as sexy imo. 

 

For 3000$ you can buy a Titan XP, 7700k, and 1440p Gysnc monitor build. Rethink it. 

Fify. Keep in mind that aesthetics are completely open to perception, and just because someone likes the way that board looks and is willing to pay the price does not make it wrong. There's far too much of that on this forum.

People have different tastes and budgets.