PC Build for a friend

[Creed1]

My friend is saving up for a new PC for gaming. He already bought Corsair Vegeance LPX 16GB DDR4 Memory, Cool Master N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case, EVGA Super Nova NEX 650W 80+ Gold Fully-Modular Power supply, and a Hyper 212 EVO. His budget is $700 for the other components. 

 

Note: Please try to find a GPU that will be available in a couple of weeks. (Otherwise I will shop for a used 1060 if possible. We have people driving 4 hours away trying to find a GPU in my city) 

 

Thanks!

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350M PRO-VDH Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($74.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($77.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.49 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PNY - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Video Card  ($279.99 @ Dell Small Business) listed as $260, though you'll have to wait till 7th july for it. the blower style card is the same price and seems to ship earlier if you want to get it sooner.
Total: $674.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-26 21:37 EDT-0400

[Creed1]

@herman mcpootis So Ryzen is the way to go? What about the Kabylake Platform like an i5 7600k?

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, CmzPlusHardware said:

@herman mcpootis So Ryzen is the way to go? What about the Kabylake Platform like an i5 7600k?

the 1600 is on-par in gaming but performs much better for multitasking, and the 7600k will cause stuttering and FPS drops with a gtx 1070 and above unlike the 1600.

[Squarq]

2 minutes ago, CmzPlusHardware said:

@herman mcpootis So Ryzen is the way to go? What about the Kabylake Platform like an i5 7600k?

Do you have a preferance? It really is up to you at this point performance isn't too different.

[Creed1]

@Squarq Very High Settings on Triple A titles like GTA V if possible. My friend will be using a 1080p 60Hz monitor

[Squarq]

I'd go with the pc @herman mcpootis made. You can't really make anything better than that for the price unless prices drop for the 1070 back to what they originally were

[Creed1]

I got this message on PCPartPicker. 

• The Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler may require a separately available mounting adapter to fit the MSI - B350M PRO-VDH Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard.

What would I need?

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 hours ago, CmzPlusHardware said:

I got this message on PCPartPicker. 

• The Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler may require a separately available mounting adapter to fit the MSI - B350M PRO-VDH Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard.

What would I need?

the 212 evo might not have the am4 mounts if it was made earlier. just order them from coolermaster's website if the mounts aren't there, you only have to pay for shipping.