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After some careful research and decisions, I think I've managed to get this PC build to fit into my budget(~1000 US dollars). The main and only reason for this build is gaming (CS:GO, Skyrim, Overwatch, Swtor and WoW) at 1080p on decent settings and fps. I'm recycling my GTX 1060 3gb from my old PC to save a bit of money but I plan to upgrade it in the future. Please let me know if this build will all work together and if it looks good. Any and all advice is greatly appreciated.

Case

Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ATX Mid Tower Chassis, Black

CPU

Intel 7th Gen Intel Core Desktop Processor i7-7700K 

CPU Cooler

Corsair Hydro Series H100i v2 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler

GPU

Gigabyte GTX 1060 3gb

RAM

CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 2133MHz

OR

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3000MHz

MOTHERBOARD

ASUS PRIME Z270-A

HDD

WD Blue 1TB Hard Drive

SSD (Optional)

Samsung 850 EVO 250GB

PSU

CORSAIR CXM series CX750M 750W

 

Any advice or suggestions to change this build before I make all the purchases are very welcome.

 

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Maybe RGB strips? That's as far as an advice could be to this build, since you mentioned that you will get a better graphics later.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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Nothing wrong IMO. Though you can change the PSU to a lower wattage but better quality PSU.

Desktop specs:

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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Better than an i5 and all round/more future proof processor, includes a decent stock cooler making the AIO optional (this saving could be put towards a graphics card and make way more of a difference). Faster RAM, better quality psu, double the HDD space and faster storage:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($218.35 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($102.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.48 @ PCM)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Windforce OC Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ATX ATX Mid Tower Case  ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $820.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-18 06:00 EDT-0400

 

Or the 7700k for comparison:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($338.44 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($117.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($157.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.48 @ PCM)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Windforce OC Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ATX ATX Mid Tower Case  ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1113.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-18 06:05 EDT-0400

 

Imo if your budget is $1000 you shouldn't be spending over a third on the CPU alone for minimal gains and poorer future proofing (AM4 socket guaranteed for 4 years vs LGA1151 socket due for retirement in a generation or 2.)

My Ryzen P State Overclocking Guide | Cookie Cutter Mid-Range Gaming Build (2017)

 

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30 minutes ago, BlackCat1 said:

After some careful research and decisions, I think I've managed to get this PC build to fit into my budget(~1000 US dollars). The main and only reason for this build is gaming (CS:GO, Skyrim, Overwatch, Swtor and WoW) at 1080p on decent settings and fps. I'm recycling my GTX 1060 3gb from my old PC to save a bit of money but I plan to upgrade it in the future. Please let me know if this build will all work together and if it looks good. Any and all advice is greatly appreciated.

Case

Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ATX Mid Tower Chassis, Black

CPU

Intel 7th Gen Intel Core Desktop Processor i7-7700K 

CPU Cooler

Corsair Hydro Series H100i v2 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler

GPU

Gigabyte GTX 1060 3gb

RAM

CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 2133MHz

OR

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3000MHz

MOTHERBOARD

ASUS PRIME Z270-A

HDD

WD Blue 1TB Hard Drive

SSD (Optional)

Samsung 850 EVO 250GB

PSU

CORSAIR CXM series CX750M 750W

 

Any advice or suggestions to change this build before I make all the purchases are very welcome.

 

Everything looks good but you can get better PSU like Seasonic S12II 620W

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