$1300 Gaming/Streaming PC.

[Advic3]

Hi all - This build is for a friend. Has a $1,300 cap. Was just wondering what you guys thought.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($319.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($130.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($154.70 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($98.94 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($429.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($75.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1429.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-17 12:22 EDT-0400

 

[Subduck]

2 minutes ago, Advic3 said:

Hi all - This build is for a friend. Has a $1,300 cap. Was just wondering what you guys thought.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($319.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($130.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($154.70 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($98.94 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($429.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1293.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-17 12:18 EDT-0400

I'm assuming they already have a case because one wasn't included in the list. Otherwise, looks good to me.

[Advic3]

Just now, Subduck said:

I'm assuming he already has a case because one wasn't included in the list. Otherwise, looks good to me.

rip. no case or psu. updating.

[Thinkfreely]

If he plans on streaming I would go with either a 8700k (If you can find it) or a Ryzen 7 or 6 for more cores.

[seon123]

What will the PC be used for?

[Advic3]

Just now, Thinkfreely said:

If he plans on streaming I would go with either a 8700k (If you can find it) or a Ryzen 7 or 6 for more cores.

Hmm.. I referred to this video about this. Doesn't seem like the 7700K is too far behind.. 

 

[Lawree]

You could put a ryzen 5,7 instead of intel.

[Advic3]

1 minute ago, Lawree said:

You could put a ryzen 5,7 instead of intel.

AMD just runs hot & I like how Intel & GTX just, work. I prefer intel & he does too.

[Thinkfreely]

1 minute ago, Advic3 said:

Hmm.. I referred to this video about this. Doesn't seem like the 7700K is too far behind.. 

 

So in gaming hands down Intel still edges out Ryzen. But with Ryzen he will have better minimum's and again he can get a R7 with 2 more cores and 4 more threads for little bit cheaper. Also remember that with Kabylake he has no upgrade path. He will have to completely change chipsets if he wants to go to Coffeelake or higher. If he buys with Ryzen he can swap out the next two generations of chips as the AM4 platform is supported through 2020.

[just_dave]

2 minutes ago, Advic3 said:

AMD just runs hot & I like how Intel & GTX just, work. I prefer intel & he does too.

What kind of bs are you saying?

1) AMD runs significantly cooler than Intel 

2) graphics card is not dependent on CPU maker lol

[Lawree]

You could buy coffee lake i5 because it has 6 cores

[Advic3]

8 minutes ago, dave_k said:

What kind of bs are you saying?

1) AMD runs significantly cooler than Intel 

2) graphics card is not dependent on CPU maker lol

AMD has been notorious for running hot. - https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/435570-do-amd-products-run-hotter-than-intel/ // AMD puts out more heat, Intel runs hotter. You put and AMD system & intel in the same room, the room the AMD is in, will be hotter.

 

Yes, I know that GPU is not CPU dependent. But, they do seem to work better together, no?

10 minutes ago, Thinkfreely said:

So in gaming hands down Intel still edges out Ryzen. But with Ryzen he will have better minimum's and again he can get a R7 with 2 more cores and 4 more threads for little bit cheaper. Also remember that with Kabylake he has no upgrade path. He will have to completely change chipsets if he wants to go to Coffeelake or higher. If he buys with Ryzen he can swap out the next two generations of chips as the AM4 platform is supported through 2020.

With this he should be fine for 2 years, I think. At that point I'd get new hardware anyway. I see your point, though. We just wanna stick to Intel. I've personally only had problems with AMD, I don't want him to worry about them, considering we don't live close to eachother.

[just_dave]

1 hour ago, Advic3 said:

AMD has been notorious for running hot. - https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/435570-do-amd-products-run-hotter-than-intel/ // AMD puts out more heat, Intel runs hotter. You put and AMD system & intel in the same room, the room the AMD is in, will be hotter

Are you even legit?

That thread is from year 2015. Zen was starting to appear on the drawing boards of AMD R&D.

Current AMD architecture is nearly 2x more efficient than current Intel arch.

 

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[Cyracus]

13 minutes ago, Advic3 said:

AMD has been notorious for running hot. - https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/435570-do-amd-products-run-hotter-than-intel/ // Yes, I know that GPU is not CPU dependent. But, they do seem to work better together, no?

Throw out all that old knowledge, intel cpus are freaking insane hot, amd cpus are the cool cats these days. And no amd has worked with nvidia to ensure everything works as perfectly as possible

25 minutes ago, Advic3 said:

Doesn't seem like the 7700K is too far behind.. 

the 7700k is crap for streaming, unless the goal is to deliver 10% of frames. the ryzen 1600 should be able to deliver 100% of frames cpu encoding on the faster setting, maybe even on a slower more prettifying setting, the 8700k is somewhere around the same point, the r7 1700 can definitely do fast without an issue. 

[brob]

If you are willing to oc, this build would fit the budget and provide decent performance. If you don't want to oc, get the R5-1600X and CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($193.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($149.61 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($154.70 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($98.94 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($439.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1252.10
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-17 12:58 EDT-0400

 

If you are fixed on Intel, the following is slightly over budget. Performance is close to a stock i7-8700K.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($319.89 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Asus - Prime Z370-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($139.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($154.70 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($98.94 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($439.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1368.38
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-17 12:54 EDT-0400

 

[Damascus]

I've got some experience with zen and intel (6700K, i7 860).  I'll say this - my 1700 is insanely efficient compared to my old 6700K.  It's got double the cores while taking less power!  I will say that FX CPU's ran hot absolutely and no one should buy FX CPU's.  I will say that the two builds there are pretty solid, the 8700 is IMO the current king of value high end gaming (and when H310 mobos come out it'll be even better)

 

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[just_dave]

I am giving you pure facts.

AMD managed extreme efficiency with comparable performance.

Ofc Intel has some percent (10-15 i think) higher single thread performance and better clocks, but at cost of uncoolable CPU (7700K and 8700K) and higher power consumption (you shouldnt worry about unless youre getting Z370 mobo for $120).

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[WkdPaul]

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