Looking at a new build

[Vayash]

So recently I came into a little bit of extra cash through a performance bonus via work and I figured now seems as good a time as any to get a new PC priced out and built. I am particularly fond of the:

NZXT 340S Elite - White

Phanteks Eclipse P400 White Tempered Glass/Steel

for cases, so ideally these or something priced similarly along with the same design concept. I don't currently have a "theme" in mind, but I can always tweak and adjust accordingly. I won't be including sleeved cables, lighting, fans and such into the core cost of the build. 

1. Budget & Location

Budget would be approximately $1600 USD with room to jump up to $1850 if we could fit a 1080Ti into the cost of the build at the increased amount. 

2. Aim

Primarily the build will be used for gaming, this ranges from MMO gaming such as FFXIV:Arr / ESO, Moba's, General steam gaming, Mostly AAA titles

3. Monitors

Currently I will be running 1 Monitor: Acer Predator XB271HU 

4. Peripherals

Windows 10 For OS, currently I have Mouse/Keyboard/Headset/Mic/Speakers. I am good to go on all the peripherals that I need at this time. 

5. Why are you upgrading?

Truthfully I am just looking to put a new build together that will give me a solid couple of years of good gaming. 

[Gungpae]

So I heard you like white...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($289.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($109.18 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($139.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($178.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G  Video Card  ($703.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($86.05 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1607.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-29 20:37 EDT-0400

[LHJKO]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($308.87 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.78 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z270-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.64 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card  ($719.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($61.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1698.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-29 20:37 EDT-0400

[Droidbot]

1 minute ago, Gungpae said:

So I heard you like white...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($289.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($109.18 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($139.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($178.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G  Video Card  ($703.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($86.05 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1607.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-29 20:37 EDT-0400

Avoid MSI boards on Ryzen, nothing but trouble. And the Nex unit is a bad value, 550W G2 is cheaper and much better in terms of voltage regulation. Apart from that, pretty good.

[Gungpae]

Just now, Droidbot said:

Avoid MSI boards on Ryzen, nothing but trouble. And the Nex unit is a bad value, 550W G2 is cheaper and much better in terms of voltage regulation. Apart from that, pretty good.

I just used that exact board for a friend. Works fine

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($308.87 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright - Le Grand Macho RT 73.6 CFM CPU Cooler  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-Z270X-UD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($100.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($124.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: MyDigitalSSD - BP5e Slim 7 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($92.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.49 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G  Video Card  ($703.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($85.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Rosewill - Capstone 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1599.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-29 20:44 EDT-0400

[Droidbot]

10 minutes ago, Gungpae said:

I just used that exact board for a friend. Works fine

Some people have been having issues with POST and the UEFI has some serious flaws. 

[Gungpae]

Just now, Droidbot said:

Some people have been having issues with POST and the UEFI has some serious flaws. 

I had those too, but was able to resolve that fairly quickly. Too bad there aren't many "white themed" motherboards on the market right

[Vayash]

56 minutes ago, Gungpae said:

So I heard you like white...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($289.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($109.18 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($139.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($178.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G  Video Card  ($703.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($86.05 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1607.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-29 20:37 EDT-0400

I do indeed like white! Haven't decided if I want to go full whiteout or go with rgb lighting, but I'll adjust here and there as needed to accommodate that, thanks for the build idea!

55 minutes ago, Vernw3 said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($308.87 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.78 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z270-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.64 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card  ($719.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($61.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1698.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-29 20:37 EDT-0400

Thanks for the build idea, mate! 

Is there anything I need to take into consideration regarding the amd vs Intel options.  Also I may be able to repurpose my 850 evo 250gb ssd from my current rig, with that in mind would there be any adjustments you would recommend on parts? Or if I did proceed on the 1850 budget (as i didnt anticipate seeing the 1080ti under 1800, let alone a only 70 more than my original budget) would you recommend any adjustments 

[Gungpae]

1 minute ago, Vayash said:

would you recommend any adjustments 

bigger storage for all those prons if you know what i meannn

[Herman Mcpootis]

9 minutes ago, Vayash said:

 

Is there anything I need to take into consideration regarding the amd vs Intel options.  Also I may be able to repurpose my 850 evo 250gb ssd from my current rig, with that in mind would there be any adjustments you would recommend on parts? Or if I did proceed on the 1850 budget (as i didnt anticipate seeing the 1080ti under 1800, let alone a only 70 more than my original budget) would you recommend any adjustments 

AMD's 1600 and 1700 will perform better for streaming/editing/rendering, intel's i7 performs better for gaming. you can remove the ssd from our partslists and save the money for a rainy day or spend it somewhere else.