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This is my second personal computer build. My last one was about 2 and a half years ago. Looking to build a new one to keep up with the ever-changing technology game. This build was gaming focused while also keeping the RGB component alive and well. Here are the specs:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($309.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($133.06 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($203.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.33 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB D5X Video Card  ($514.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1598.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-07 11:19 EDT-0400

 

The total price comes out to ~$1500 including mail-in rebates etc. Any constructive criticism or suggestions are more than welcome. Let me know what you guys think!

 

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Replacing some parts because of recommendations.
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get a ryzen 1600 or i7 6700/7700k instead of the i5, spend alittle more on the 1080 rather than the gtx 1070.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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Why go for the these components instead? I'm just curious for reasoning. I'm also trying to budget it a LITTLE bit atleast. Would like to keep it under $1600-$1700. I'm still relatively unfamiliar with whats better than what so any explanation I can get is best. Thanks.

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3 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

get a ryzen 1600 or i7 6700/7700k instead of the i5, spend alittle more on the 1080 rather than the gtx 1070.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/bNcMnQ/evga-video-card-08gp46286 example of the thing you should get @Zentech

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Just now, Zentech said:

Why go for the these components instead? I'm just curious for reasoning. I'm also trying to budget it a LITTLE bit atleast. Would like to keep it under $1600-$1700. I'm still relatively unfamiliar with whats better than what so any explanation I can get is best. Thanks.

the 1070 is veyr expensive now and you can get a 1080 for just abit more. the i5 will bottleneck a gtx 1070 and greater GPU in gaming.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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Thanks alot. I will take a look and fix it! 

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PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vK9G4C
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vK9G4C/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($83.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($132.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.33 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K4000 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.93 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB D5X Video Card  ($514.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair - Crystal 460X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($129.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.06 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1320.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-07 11:03 EDT-0400

 

The only thing I didn't check with RGB LED is the mobo. I don't know models of good RGB-equipped mobo, so I picked one that's B&W.

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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not as much RGB, but you're getting alot more performance.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($304.00 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Enermax - ETS-T50 AXE (Black) 62.3 CFM CPU Cooler  ($57.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z270 Killer SLI/ac ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($133.98 @ Newegg) you can get a cheaper board if you don't care about wifi.
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($85.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card  ($719.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg) LEDs can be changed to multiple different colors.
Power Supply: SeaSonic - G-750 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.90 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1609.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-07 11:06 EDT-0400

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I took some parts from both of your build recommendations and threw them in where I saw fits. I hope you guys think its a worthy computer. :)

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