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NinerL
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Is this a good build if I am looking to spend around $1,500? It's my first time building a pc. Thanks in advance

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.22 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9x65 33.8 CFM CPU Cooler  ($48.88 @ OutletPC)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($6.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock B250 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($147.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card  ($699.99 @ B&H)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.79 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1597.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-10 15:13 EDT-0400

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Use for the PC?

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K | Motherboard: AsRock X99 Extreme4 | Graphics Card: Gigabyte GTX 1080 G1 Gaming | RAM: 16GB G.Skill Ripjaws4 2133MHz | Storage: 1 x Samsung 860 EVO 1TB | 1 x WD Green 2TB | 1 x WD Blue 500GB | PSU: Corsair RM750x | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro (White) | Cooling: Arctic Freezer i32

 

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Looks good apart from the motherboard. With a K-series processor (in your case i7-7700K) you'd want a Z270 or Z170 motherboard so that you can overclock the chip for maximum performance. Unless of course you don't want to do that. What will you be using the PC for?

“sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic still going to require driver rollbacks when it stops working for no reason“

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Just now, PCGuy_5960 said:

Use for the PC?

Some light gaming Smite/OldschoolRs/Battlefield, just watching movies. I don't really use Photoshop or editing software. Do you think it's a good build the price?

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Just now, NinerL said:

Do you think it's a good build the price?

Yep, very good!

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K | Motherboard: AsRock X99 Extreme4 | Graphics Card: Gigabyte GTX 1080 G1 Gaming | RAM: 16GB G.Skill Ripjaws4 2133MHz | Storage: 1 x Samsung 860 EVO 1TB | 1 x WD Green 2TB | 1 x WD Blue 500GB | PSU: Corsair RM750x | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro (White) | Cooling: Arctic Freezer i32

 

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Just now, NinerL said:

Some light gaming Smite/OldschoolRs/Battlefield, just watching movies. I don't really use Photoshop or editing software. Do you think it's a good build the price?

I mean, it's way overkill for your use-case, in my opinion.  Even a 1050 ti can get 60fps on high in all those but BF1.

Royal Rumble: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/N3v3r3nding_N3wb/saved/#view=NR9ycf

 

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4 minutes ago, Thorimus said:

Looks good apart from the motherboard. With a K-series processor (in your case i7-7700K) you'd want a Z270 or Z170 motherboard so that you can overclock the chip for maximum performance. Unless of course you don't want to do that. What will you be using the PC for?

Some light gaming, browsing the internet. I don't really use any demanding software.

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3 minutes ago, NinerL said:

Some light gaming, browsing the internet. I don't really use any demanding software.

It's way overkill for those uses. I can appreciate you wanting a badass PC, but IMO a GTX 1060 in a P400S can look just a beatiful as a 1080 in a Dark Base 900.

What resolution is the screen you'll be using?

“sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic still going to require driver rollbacks when it stops working for no reason“

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2 minutes ago, Thorimus said:

It's way overkill for those uses. I can appreciate you wanting a badass PC, but IMO a GTX 1060 in a P400S can look just a beatiful as a 1080 in a Dark Base 900.

What resolution is the screen you'll be using?

3840 x 216 Dell p2715q, I was using it with my MacBook before I sold it to buy a gaming pc.

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3 minutes ago, NinerL said:

Some light gaming, browsing the internet. I don't really use any demanding software.

its a nice build but pretty overkill.  you can go with a i5 7600k and be fine and you dont need a 1080i. but heck it aint my money.  go with a 1070 or even 1080 and you will be fine.  also if ur getting a k series cpu get a z270 or z170 motherboard.  also odds are you dont need thermal compuond as most cpu coolers already come with it pre applied

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3 minutes ago, NinerL said:

3840 x 216 Dell p2715q, I was using it with my MacBook before I sold it to buy a gaming pc.

Oh, that makes more sense. Yes, this PC will perform very well for some light gaming and movie-watching at 4K.

“sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic still going to require driver rollbacks when it stops working for no reason“

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PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GKL7HN
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GKL7HN/by_merchant/

Motherboard: ASRock X370 KILLER SLI/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($148.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($93.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 4GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Other: Ryzen 5 1500x ($189.00)
Total: $870.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-10 15:34 EDT-0400

 

For what you plan on using your PC for, this what I recommend.  It has decent (more than enough for the listed games) performance plus some quality-of-life improvements.

Royal Rumble: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/N3v3r3nding_N3wb/saved/#view=NR9ycf

 

"How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think." -- Adolf Hitler
 

"I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught." -- Winston Churchill

 

"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools." -- Martin Luther King Jr.

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21 minutes ago, N3v3r3nding_N3wb said:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GKL7HN
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GKL7HN/by_merchant/

Motherboard: ASRock X370 KILLER SLI/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($148.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($93.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 4GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Other: Ryzen 5 1500x ($189.00)
Total: $870.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-10 15:34 EDT-0400

 

For what you plan on using your PC for, this what I recommend.  It has decent (more than enough for the listed games) performance plus some quality-of-life improvements.

No CPU?  I'd recommend the Ryzen 5 1600 when it launches tomorrow for good solid performance (about $220).

Midnight Rig - CPU: i7-7700K / Cooler: Corsair h100i V2 / Motherboard: AsRock Z270 Taichi / RAM: G.Skill TridentZ 3200Mhz / GPU: EVGA GTX 1070 FTW2 / SSD: Crucial MX300 525GB / HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm / PSU: EVGA Supernova B2 750W

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6 minutes ago, MidnightBanshi said:

No CPU?  I'd recommend the Ryzen 5 1600 when it launches tomorrow for good solid performance (about $220).

Look in other, and for what he's doing, I don't feel like it's a worthwhile upgrade.

Royal Rumble: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/N3v3r3nding_N3wb/saved/#view=NR9ycf

 

"How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think." -- Adolf Hitler
 

"I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught." -- Winston Churchill

 

"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools." -- Martin Luther King Jr.

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