First Build :) Feedback Appreciated

[Slaxc]

I've been extremely interested in pc gaming recently as I was once a console pleb. My budget is around 2100 for the pc, monitor, and keyboard. I'm going to be waiting till October for coffee lake to drop and pick up the 8700K but for now I have it as 7700K and 1080. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ZyWg9W

 

I plan on upgrading the monitor to a 144hz 1440p 27 inch later on but for now I'm fine with a cheap 1080p to hold me off till I can upgrade. 

 

I'm open to changing most things. I have to also keep in mind the tax which would be around 152$ at the moment. Again, my budget is around 2100 for the pc, monitor, and keyboard. If anyone has any suggestions or doesn't mind making a whole new build while staying in budget I'd gladly appreciate it.

 

Edit: I also plan on upgrading to the 1080Ti later on but at the moment it is way too expensive.

[TheBean]

i would change the case.. i personally prefer the phanteks p400s. its cheaper and has rgb built in.

[Slaxc]

Forgot to add this in as well. My only purpose is gaming so I'm pretty set on Intel. I'm hoping to be able to play brand new upcoming titles at fairly decent graphic settings while getting solid FPS.

 

[HKZeroFive]

Looks good. One thing I'd change is the power supply; I'd rather get the BitFenix Whisper M or the Seasonic Focus Plus Gold since the fan profile on the EVGA G3 is stupidly aggressive.

[TheBean]

forgot to add in one thing.. i would get a 120mm AIO for your cpu.

its the same price and would reduce fan noise

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/B9Z2FT/cooler-master-masterliquid-120-667-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-mlx-d12m-a20pw-r1

[hconverse02]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zQRrKZ imo the gigabyte 1080 looks crappy, I like the look the evga's and they overclock well.  Changed the hdd to a higer performance wd black and the case could be changed too.  Put a 850w (overkill a bit) 80+ gold fully modular seasonic psu also

[Slaxc]

2 minutes ago, saksham said:

i would change the case.. i personally prefer the phanteks p400s. its cheaper and has rgb built in.

Thanks for the suggestion  I'll look into the case. It looks great. 

[hconverse02]

Just now, saksham said:

forgot to add in one thing.. i would get a 120mm AIO for your cpu.

its the same price and would reduce fan noise

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/B9Z2FT/cooler-master-masterliquid-120-667-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-mlx-d12m-a20pw-r1

Uhh the dark rock 3 is probably better at cooling than a 120mm aio

[Slaxc]

Just now, saksham said:

forgot to add in one thing.. i would get a 120mm AIO for your cpu.

its the same price and would reduce fan noise

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/B9Z2FT/cooler-master-masterliquid-120-667-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-mlx-d12m-a20pw-r1

I was actually planning on getting the Kraken X62 later on. 

[Slaxc]

Just now, hconverse02 said:

Uhh the dark rock 3 is probably better at cooling than a 120mm aio

Was planning on getting the kraken x62 later on. Quick question, whats the difference between the X62 Rev 2 and the X62? I never understood that. X62 is around 200$ while the Rev 2 is only 160.

[LienusLateTips]

2 minutes ago, saksham said:

forgot to add in one thing.. i would get a 120mm AIO for your cpu.

its the same price and would reduce fan noise

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/B9Z2FT/cooler-master-masterliquid-120-667-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-mlx-d12m-a20pw-r1

120mm AIOs are louder and perform worse than the Dark Rock 3.

[LienusLateTips]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($322.59 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($59.90 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME Z270-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($144.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($160.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($90.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.78 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($523.89 @ Amazon) 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.89 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: BenQ - XL2411 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($249.00 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Corsair - K70 RGB RAPIDFIRE Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($138.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1900.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-17 12:19 EDT-0400

[Slaxc]

7 minutes ago, hconverse02 said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zQRrKZ imo the gigabyte 1080 looks crappy, I like the look the evga's and they overclock well.  Changed the hdd to a higer performance wd black and the case could be changed too.  Put a 850w (overkill a bit) 80+ gold fully modular seasonic psu also

Why a 850W? Is there any point in going that overkill?

[hconverse02]

1 minute ago, Slaxc said:

Why a 850W? Is there any point in going that overkill?

If you ever would like to sli the 1080s and watercool, I'd recommend 750w but just the headroom and to make it viable for a bigger build.  You can opt to save $10 by getting the 750w if you want too

 

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

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($322.59 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($59.90 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME Z270-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($144.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($160.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($90.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($68.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($564.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: BenQ - XL2411 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($249.00 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Corsair - K70 RGB RAPIDFIRE Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($138.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1987.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-17 12:25 EDT-0400

[Slaxc]

Just now, hconverse02 said:

If you ever would like to sli the 1080s and watercool, I'd recommend 750w but just the headroom and to make it viable for a bigger build.  You can opt to save $10 by getting the 750w if you want too

Don't plan on SLI, I was however going to upgrade to 1080Ti later on and get the NZXT Kraken X62

[LienusLateTips]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($322.59 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($59.90 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: Asus - TUF Z270 MARK 2 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($131.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($160.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($90.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($523.89 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($85.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: BenQ - XL2411 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($249.00 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Corsair - K70 RGB RAPIDFIRE Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($138.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1918.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-17 12:31 EDT-0400

[Slaxc]

Just now, JDE said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($322.59 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($59.90 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: Asus - TUF Z270 MARK 2 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($131.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($160.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($90.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($523.89 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($85.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: BenQ - XL2411 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($249.00 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Corsair - K70 RGB RAPIDFIRE Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($138.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1918.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-17 12:31 EDT-0400

Someone said the EVGA PSU's aren't the best option. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vddyhq This is where I'm at right now. I looked through the comments and adjusted a few things. 

[Slaxc]

7 minutes ago, JDE said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($322.59 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($59.90 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: Asus - TUF Z270 MARK 2 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($131.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($160.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($90.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($523.89 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($85.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: BenQ - XL2411 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($249.00 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Corsair - K70 RGB RAPIDFIRE Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($138.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1918.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-17 12:31 EDT-0400

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8KsdLD This is my end goal for the pc, I just don't have the cash for it at the moment. I hate cheaping out on stuff because I always end up wanting to upgrade in the future.