A Work In Progress

[OblongNoodle]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HRKM9W

 

I've updated this build since my last post. I found myself a different PSU (a little overkill but I like it), a new case (a little flashy), a new cooler (higher end, recommended by others), new mobo (same as cooler), and more storage (personal realization that 1TB wasn't going to be enough) Thoughts? This will be for gaming and content creation. Planning to eventually upgrade to a 1080 Ti. The 1050 Ti is a throw-away and will be gone in about a year.

[AncientNerd]

With the 7700k I would be tempted to drop one of the HDD's and upgrade your 1050ti to a 1060 3GB or even higher if you can swing the budget. the 1050ti is going to be a bottle neck on that CPU, other than that I like it!

 

Oh and if you can wait a couple of weeks the 8700k is due out Oct 5th so you might want to wait for that before jumping.

[RumSwift]

If by content creation you mean video editing, you might want to look into water cooling the CPU as that can get a little CPU intensive  

[yaya1]

For content creation, I'd go for Ryzen 5 or 7. Mabye even Threadripper if you need those cores. (Not saying i7 7700K is a bad CPU) Though lower clocked higher core count chips will -most likely- be a rather big bottleneck...

[DocSwag]

SSD overpriced, get 1 2tb hdd instead ($35 cheaper), ram is overpriced (you can get same ram but higher frequency for cheaper), psu is overpriced (you can get one at least as good for $30 less, it may be gold but a lot of good gold units approach platinum efficiency anyways), and you should get a cheaper cooler since the money would be better invested in gpu.

 

With all the money saved I could afford a 1060 in your bduget

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z270 SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($121.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($138.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($77.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Seagate - Constellation ES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.00 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card  ($264.79 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide 400C White ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: BitFenix - Whisper M 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.59 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1171.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-26 09:44 EDT-0400

 

All that being said, I also suggest you get a different CPU. Intel is launching coffee Lake very soon and that is gonna bump i5s and i7s to 6 cores. You should either go for an 8700k instead or go down to an i5 8600k and use the money saved to get a 1070

29 minutes ago, Rhyss said:

If by content creation you mean video editing, you might want to look into water cooling the CPU as that can get a little CPU intensive  

The D15 is on par with most AIOs

[RumSwift]

Just now, DocSwag said:

The D15 is on par with most AIOs

Ahh, fair enough dude. Wasn't sure!

[OblongNoodle]

25 minutes ago, Rhyss said:

Ahh, fair enough dude. Wasn't sure!

Yeah I knew that going in.

 

26 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

SSD overpriced, get 1 2tb hdd instead ($35 cheaper), ram is overpriced (you can get same ram but higher frequency for cheaper), psu is overpriced (you can get one at least as good for $30 less, it may be gold but a lot of good gold units approach platinum efficiency anyways), and you should get a cheaper cooler since the money would be better invested in gpu.

 

With all the money saved I could afford a 1060 in your bduget

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z270 SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($121.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($138.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($77.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Seagate - Constellation ES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.00 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card  ($264.79 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide 400C White ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: BitFenix - Whisper M 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.59 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1171.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-26 09:44 EDT-0400

 

All that being said, I also suggest you get a different CPU. Intel is launching coffee Lake very soon and that is gonna bump i5s and i7s to 6 cores. You should either go for an 8700k instead or go down to an i5 8600k and use the money saved to get a 1070

The D15 is on par with most AIOs

As far as matching price goes, I don't have a price point set in mind. I guess if I had to put a number on it I'd like to stay under $1500. But that doesn't mean I want to put every last penny of $1500 in to it. If I were to compromise on your suggestions this is what I would do.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vP8mwV
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vP8mwV/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($88.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z270 SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($101.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($155.50 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($98.94 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.69 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.69 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card  ($264.79 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide 400C White ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1290.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-26 10:06 EDT-0400

 

When looking at ram I didn't even notice the minimal lack of difference in price for 2400 vs 3200. I just assumed I'd get the most for my money out of 2400. Upgrading the GPU is still a questionable choice for me though if I'm going to be upgrading it with no intentions of selling the old GPU.

 

To comment on the CPU, I will be getting an 8700k if the price isn't inflated incredibly.