$1800 Budget Build

[zbatey]

I have a $1800-$2000 for my build. looking for opinions. Including monitors and mouse and keyboard. 

[hconverse02]

Plans to do with the build? Just game? Render? Stream and game? Edit videos?

[zbatey]

3 minutes ago, hconverse02 said:

Plans to do with the build? Just game? Render? Stream and game? Edit videos?

Gaming and music creation via fl studio 12.

[hconverse02]

Just now, zbatey said:

Gaming and music creation via fl studio 12.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/X7C9kT
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/X7C9kT/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($289.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($74.90 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($171.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($156.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($149.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card  ($539.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($104.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: AOC - U2879VF 28.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  ($299.99 @ Best Buy) 
Keyboard: Corsair - Vengeance K65 Compact Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($69.88 @ OutletPC) 
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($49.93 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1998.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-26 14:57 EDT-0400

[Thinkfreely]

5 minutes ago, hconverse02 said:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/X7C9kT
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/X7C9kT/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($289.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($74.90 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($171.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($156.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($149.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card  ($539.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($104.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: AOC - U2879VF 28.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  ($299.99 @ Best Buy) 
Keyboard: Corsair - Vengeance K65 Compact Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($69.88 @ OutletPC) 
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($49.93 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1998.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-26 14:57 EDT-0400

Only change I would make is the 4k monitor. If he wants to get 60 fps on basically all games he needs a 1080ti ( I have a 1080 and can get 60 fps on titles with it being overclocked, as well as some compromises on settings). Going for a 1080p, higher refresh rate, and potentially IPS would be a better option for this case build. And he can get that extra money but shaving $30 off his PSU, getting a x350 motherboard (Doesn't need a 370 less he wants to do SLI) and getting a different cooler. That will give him an extra $100-$120 where he can find that type of monitor.

[waterjug]

i wouldn't really call $1800 "budget", but anyway

[8-Bit Ninja]

4 minutes ago, wii8cookies said:

i wouldn't really call $1800 "budget", but anyway

i think he means $1800 is my budget 

[rjfaber91]

10 minutes ago, Thinkfreely said:

Only change I would make is the 4k monitor. If he wants to get 60 fps on basically all games he needs a 1080ti ( I have a 1080 and can get 60 fps on titles with it being overclocked, as well as some compromises on settings). Going for a 1080p, higher refresh rate, and potentially IPS would be a better option for this case build. And he can get that extra money but shaving $30 off his PSU, getting a x350 motherboard (Doesn't need a 370 less he wants to do SLI) and getting a different cooler. That will give him an extra $100-$120 where he can find that type of monitor.

You mean B350? There's some good reasons for going with X370 over B350 beyond SLI (I have a U.2 connector on my X370 board for instance; try finding that on a B350), but since we have no indication of him needing anything like that, B350 would indeed make more sense in my view.

[zbatey]

Just now, 8-Bit Ninja said:

i think he means $1800 is my budget 

Exactly, my mistake for not clarifying.

[Thinkfreely]

Just now, rjfaber91 said:

You mean B350? There's some good reasons for going with X370 over B350 beyond SLI (I have a U.2 connector on my X370 board for instance; try finding that on a B350), but since we have no indication of that being the case, B350 would indeed make more sense in my view.

Indeed that is what I meant, and indeed I think in his case its the better way to go.

[brob]

46 minutes ago, rjfaber91 said:

You mean B350? There's some good reasons for going with X370 over B350 beyond SLI (I have a U.2 connector on my X370 board for instance; try finding that on a B350), but since we have no indication of him needing anything like that, B350 would indeed make more sense in my view.

Other than some rather pricy Intel units, have you found anything that uses U.2? I'm beginning to get the impression that M.2 is going to dominate.

[rjfaber91]

7 minutes ago, brob said:

Other than some rather pricy Intel units, have you found anything that uses U.2? I'm beginning to get the impression that M.2 is going to dominate.

There's a lot of M.2-to-U.2 adapters out there in a 2.5" form factor, so you can have an M.2 drive run at full speed without needing to plug it into the motherboard itself. I know it's a niche scenario, but it's useful nonetheless, and there's always somebody out there who can make use of a niche. I very much doubt that @zbatey is one of those people, though...

[hconverse02]

Just know that you can change the monitor to a higher refresh rate 1440p monitor if you don't need/want 4k, but I recommend 4k because then you can play in 4k easily with the 1080 8gb and downscale if you need more fps