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The Customer is Always Right(PC)

SolidRedIron
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Just for fun, I made a list of the top parts that showed up on almost every part (with a slight exception to the storage).  So this is the best pc that the people are buying right now.  Any thoughts?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($319.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($5.83 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z270-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($104.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($162.99 @ 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) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SSC GAMING ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($75.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($89.89 @ OutletPC) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link - TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($37.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Corsair - HD120 RGB 3-Pack w/Controller 54.4 CFM  120mm Fans  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($187.49 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master - Devastator II Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($25.59 @ SuperBiiz) 
Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($39.99 @ Best Buy) 
Speakers: Logitech - Z200 0W 2ch Speakers  ($22.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $1522.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-16 20:46 EDT-0400

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Ummm, a 1050 Ti with a 7700K?

Main System: Phobos

AMD Ryzen 7 2700 (8C/16T), ASRock B450 Steel Legend, 16GB G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000MHz, AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB (XFX), 960GB Crucial M500, 2TB Seagate BarraCuda, Windows 10 Pro for Workstations/macOS Catalina

 

Secondary System: York

Intel Core i7-2600 (4C/8T), ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3, 16GB GEIL Enhance Corsa DDR3 1600MHz, Zotac GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB, 240GB ADATA Ultimate SU650, Windows 10 Pro for Workstations

 

Older File Server: Yet to be named

Intel Pentium 4 HT (1C/2T), Intel D865GBF, 3GB DDR 400MHz, ATI Radeon HD 4650 1GB (HIS), 80GB WD Caviar, 320GB Hitachi Deskstar, Windows XP Pro SP3, Windows Server 2003 R2

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7700k with a Hyper 212 Evo... Lol.

"The only thing that matters right now is that you're here, and you're safe."

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Just now, Hiitchy said:

7700k with a Hyper 212 Evo... Lol.

I know right, but the customer is always right, and that was the first one that came up.

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1 minute ago, Jamiec1130 said:

Ummm, a 1050 Ti with a 7700K?

I thought the same thing, but the customer is always right, and for a good reason.

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3 minutes ago, SolidRedIron said:

I know right, but the customer is always right, and that was the first one that came up.

Two products being the most popular does not mean that they are often paired with each other.

CPU: I5 4590 Motherboard: ASROCK H97 Pro4 Ram: XPG 16gb v2.0 4x4 kit  GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 PSU: EVGA 550w Supernova G2 Storage: 128 gb Sandisk SSD + 525gb Mx300 SSD Cooling: Be Quiet! Shadow Rock LP Case: Zalman T2 Sound: Logitech Z506 5.1 Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma Keyboard: DBPower LED

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1 minute ago, Moress said:

Two products being the most popular does not mean that they are often paired with each other.

This,

 

Otherwise, my build is nonsense:

 

 

CPU: Intel - Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($407.25 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.95 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($242.75 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($225.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($225.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Samsung - 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($723.36 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($579.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($579.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Corsair - 760T Black ATX Full Tower Case  ($229.00 @ Amazon Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $3444.26

"The only thing that matters right now is that you're here, and you're safe."

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1 minute ago, Moress said:

Two products being the most popular does not mean that they are often paired with each other.

Good point.  Let me fix that.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($319.88 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($5.83 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z270-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($104.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($162.99 @ 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) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($75.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($89.89 @ OutletPC) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link - TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($37.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Corsair - HD120 RGB 3-Pack w/Controller 54.4 CFM  120mm Fans  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($187.49 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master - Devastator II Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($25.59 @ SuperBiiz) 
Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($39.99 @ Best Buy) 
Speakers: Logitech - Z200 0W 2ch Speakers  ($22.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $1723.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-16 20:56 EDT-0400

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6 minutes ago, Hiitchy said:

7700k with a Hyper 212 Evo... Lol.

Oh no the 212 EVO is just to run it at stock.

if you have to insist you think for yourself, i'm not going to believe you.

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2 minutes ago, Hiitchy said:

Storage: Samsung - 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($723.36 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace)

$723 for 256GB of storage?!  What a total rip-off.

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Just now, SolidRedIron said:

$723 for 256GB of storage?!  What a total rip-off.

Welcome to Canada, where my EVGA 1080 Ti FTW3 cost me $1,130 before taxes.

"The only thing that matters right now is that you're here, and you're safe."

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7 minutes ago, SolidRedIron said:

HOT DAMN!!!  Canada isn't an island now isn't it?

It may eventually become an Island with the way things are going in the US....

"The only thing that matters right now is that you're here, and you're safe."

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28 minutes ago, Hiitchy said:

It may eventually become an Island with the way things are going in the US....

Oh I just got the joke, they aren't that bad.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($309.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($74.95 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($106.98 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($162.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($98.94 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($448.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($149.89 @ OutletPC) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Dell - S2716DG 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor  ($529.00 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: Corsair - K70 RGB RAPIDFIRE Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($138.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Mionix - NAOS 8200 Wired Laser Mouse  ($59.28 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Kingston - HyperX Cloud  Headset  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2326.86

 

Highest rated, somewhat modern components that make sense together in a system. 

Intel Core i7-4790k @ 4.7GHz | Asus Maximus VII Hero | NZXT Kraken X61 | 2x8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro(Red) @ 1866MHz | 2TB Seagate Barracuda | 250GB Samsung 850-EVO | 2- way SLI Asus Strix GTX 970's @ 1500MHz | EVGA 750W G2 | NZXT H440(black/red) | 3x120mm Sharkoon Shark Blade fans(red) | 3x140mm Be Quiet! Pure Wings 2 fans |

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