1700$ budget

[ops19]

i have 2000$ to spend including win 10. i have some sort of idea of what direction i am going to go in but i would like some expert help. Thanks!

[Herman Mcpootis]

Need monitor/peripherals? Just gaming or also streaming/editing/rendering?

[ops19]

im looking at the new gtx 1080ti. is there a way i could squeeze that in there without going over? 

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($328.89 @ OutletPC) i7 7700k and z270 mobo if you only game.
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 612 Ver.2 44.2 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($38.00 @ Newegg) contact coolermaster for am4 mounts.
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($179.94 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($82.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($504.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($504.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: DIYPC D480-BK-Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.79 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($73.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($88.58 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1998.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-11 08:07 EST-0500

[ops19]

just wondering, how fast is 4 gtx 1080s?

[Herman Mcpootis]

Just now, ops19 said:

just wondering, how fast is 4 gtx 1080s?

You don't have to wonder, nvidia killed 3 and 4-way SLI on pascal, you'll only be able to do 2-way only.

[stealth80]

Just now, ops19 said:

just wondering, how fast is 4 gtx 1080s?

they aren't supported above 2x anymore, its very niche and mainly for benchmarking

 

Do you need monitor, keyboard, mouse?

 

What country are you in ?

 

 

[ops19]

i dont need keyboard/mouse and the monitor i am buying separately so you can give me suggestions but dont include it in the price.

[stealth80]

Assuming you're US and have monitor/keyboard/mouse

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($328.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master MasterLiquid Pro 280 64.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($92.84 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Founders Edition Video Card  ($699.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT S340 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1729.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-11 08:17 EST-0500

 

 

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[ops19]

i like your list Stealth80. i was going to go intel but your video persuaded me not to. And i have a lot of money to spare because of that too!

[Guest]

 

Wait for an aftermarket 1080 ti.

[Moress]

1 hour ago, lee32uk said:

 

Wait for an aftermarket 1080 ti.

This ^ the 1080ti is a hot card, an AIB card is a must

[Moress]

5 hours ago, ops19 said:

i like your list Stealth80. i was going to go intel but your video persuaded me not to. And i have a lot of money to spare because of that too!

No. Joker has had a lot of sketchy numbers regarding his Ryzen vs Kabylake videos

[brob]

Not sure why everyone seems to like Ryzen cpu for this. At the moment independent benchmarks are showing i7-7700K as a better gaming cpu.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Jet) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($133.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($106.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($92.84 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Founders Edition Video Card  ($699.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($62.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($76.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit  ($106.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1757.54
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-11 15:38 EST-0500

[Guest]

2 hours ago, brob said:

Not sure why everyone seems to like Ryzen cpu for this. At the moment independent benchmarks are showing i7-7700K as a better gaming cpu.

Maybe at lower resolutions Intel is ahead, but if the op is buying a 1080 ti then I would imagine he is planning on 1440p/4K where the gap will be very very small. Also once Ryzen is properly optimized it will be better still.

[brob]

5 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

Maybe at lower resolutions Intel is ahead, but if the op is buying a 1080 ti then I would imagine he is planning on 1440p/4K where the gap will be very very small. Also once Ryzen is properly optimized it will be better still.

http://www.techspot.com/review/1348-amd-ryzen-gaming-performance/ suggests that the gap is similar even at 1440p. Given that the i7 handily beats the 1800X in almost all the benchmarks, the i7-7700K at the very least offers the best gaming price/performance.

 

It should be noted that the i7-7700K also beats its Broadwell-E brethren most of the time. Which makes sense once one understands that most, but not all games are lightly multithreaded. It all comes down to having a few higher IPC / higher clocked cores. I'm not sure that any amount of software optimization is going to push R7 core performance past that of Kaby Lake.