2000$ 8700k build help

[Dreaper]

Need help picking what to get will overclock btw case i want a Define C TG though, Color scheme is Red and Black/Black and Red. Only need parts and case no keyboards or anything of that sort

[Aidanlockett1]

solid z370 board with an m.2 boot nvme ssd. a solid 240/280 Aio and a corsair axi860 I think thats the name. Also get a 1080ti if It fits

[Dreaper]

Just now, Aidanlockett1 said:

solid z370 board with an m.2 boot nvme ssd. a solid 240/280 Aio and a corsair axi860 I think thats the name. Also get a 1080ti if It fits

Could you part it?

[brob]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($389.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG Strix Z370-H Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($164.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($158.79 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
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: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card  ($940.29 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define C TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $2077.56
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-19 20:03 EDT-0400

[ARikozuM]

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

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($389.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock 2 57.9 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($37.90 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 GAMING PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($183.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($328.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.39 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB SC2 Gaming iCX Video Card  ($550.98 @ B&H) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define C TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($123.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($138.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $2049.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-19 20:16 EDT-0400

 

You can get a key from Kinguin, dealscube, or Bonanza and put the remainder to a 1080 Ti or a 960 EVO 1TB. 

 

Air cooler should allow you to get 5.0GHz with a mild voltage boost judging by the success of others on OC3D or you can go with an H100i:

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

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($389.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 GAMING PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($183.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($328.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.39 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB SC2 Gaming iCX Video Card  ($550.98 @ B&H) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define C TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($123.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($138.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $2121.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-19 20:19 EDT-0400

 

[xc3ll]

My 2 cents: Go with a larger but slower SSD, if you don't do business on your system. NVMe is cool for professional workloads, but for day to day operation and gaming it isn't worth the money.

And don't pay 100$+ for windows 10! I've got a lot of keys from ebay for less than 3$ and 9/10 worked. I prefer chineses sellers

 

I would go with a Strix 1080Ti (quality and cooling are impressive!) and an AIO on the 8700K.

[Dreaper]

18 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

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

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($389.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock 2 57.9 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($37.90 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 GAMING PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($183.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($328.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.39 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB SC2 Gaming iCX Video Card  ($550.98 @ B&H) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define C TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($123.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($138.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $2049.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-19 20:16 EDT-0400

 

You can get a key from Kinguin, dealscube, or Bonanza and put the remainder to a 1080 Ti or a 960 EVO 1TB. 

 

Air cooler should allow you to get 5.0GHz with a mild voltage boost judging by the success of others on OC3D or you can go with an H100i:

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

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($389.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 GAMING PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($183.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($328.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.39 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB SC2 Gaming iCX Video Card  ($550.98 @ B&H) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define C TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($123.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($138.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $2121.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-19 20:19 EDT-0400

 

can you get a 1080 ti in there for less than 2k? also only need 2 tb i was thinking 250 m.2 and a 2 tb firecuda but idk

[Dreaper]

Just now, xc3ll said:

My 2 cents: Go with a larger but slower SSD, if you don't do business on your system. NVMe is cool for professional workloads, but for day to day operation and gaming it isn't worth the money.

And don't pay 100$+ for windows 10! I've got a lot of keys from ebay for less than 3$ and 9/10 worked. I prefer chineses sellers

 

I would go with a Strix 1080Ti (quality and cooling are impressive!) and an AIO on the 8700K.

Feel free to part up a list

[ARikozuM]

3 minutes ago, Dreaper said:

can you get a 1080 ti in there for less than 2k? also only need 2 tb i was thinking 250 m.2 and a 2 tb firecuda but idk

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

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($389.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock 2 57.9 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($37.90 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 GAMING PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($183.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($159.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB FTW3 GAMING iCX Video Card  ($799.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define C TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($123.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($138.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $2104.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-19 20:38 EDT-0400

 

You'll need to get a key from the sites I mentioned before to run below the 2000 mark. For this budget, I don't go below a 500GB SSD since you'll likely want to use it for some games and all of your programs. 

[Dreaper]

2 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

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

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($389.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock 2 57.9 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($37.90 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 GAMING PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($183.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($159.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB FTW3 GAMING iCX Video Card  ($799.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define C TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($123.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($138.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $2104.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-19 20:38 EDT-0400

 

You'll need to get a key from the sites I mentioned before to run below the 2000 mark. 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NHK7KZ hows this?

[ARikozuM]

1 minute ago, Dreaper said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NHK7KZ hows this?

Looks good, I would still recommend going 500GB on the SSD. 

 

With your leftover cash, you could go custom loop for CPU and possibly GPU.

 

https://www.ekwb.com/custom-loop-configurator/

[Sanctorum]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($389.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($59.39 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG Strix Z370-H Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($164.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($141.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($159.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card  ($744.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1865.10

 

Although we dont actually know what youre using the system for or what monitor(s) you will be using so the entire system could be stupid and/or a waste of money.

[Sanctorum]

8 minutes ago, Dreaper said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NHK7KZ hows this?

Terrible. Spending too much on PSU for no reason. RAM is stupidly over priced. SSHD is stupid and a waste of money. NVMe drive is likely a waste. Again though, we dont know what the system will be used for/with.

[Dreaper]

8 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

Looks good, I would still recommend going 500GB on the SSD. 

 

With your leftover cash, you could go custom loop for CPU and possibly GPU.

 

https://www.ekwb.com/custom-loop-configurator/

EDIT: im stupid 

[Dreaper]

1 minute ago, Sanctorum said:

Terrible. Spending too much on PSU for no reason. RAM is stupidly over priced. SSHD is stupid and a waste of money. NVMe drive is likely a waste. Again though, we dont know what the system will be used for/with.

Gaming. and 144hz 1080p

[Sanctorum]

1 minute ago, Dreaper said:

Gaming. and 144hz 1080p

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($389.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($59.39 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG Strix Z370-H Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($164.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($141.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($159.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($519.89 @ B&H) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1640.00

 

Definitely dont get a 960 EVO. 1080Ti is waayyy overkill for 1080p.

[Dreaper]

Just now, Sanctorum said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($389.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($59.39 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG Strix Z370-H Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($164.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($141.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($159.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($519.89 @ B&H) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1640.00

 

Definitely dont get a 960 EVO. 1080Ti is waayyy overkill for 1080p.

Getting 1440p 165hz in December 

[ARikozuM]

Just now, Sanctorum said:

Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($141.99 @ Newegg) 

You're giving low-speed RAM to an unlocked platform, please don't.

[Sanctorum]

Just now, Dreaper said:

Getting 1440p 165hz in December 

Then the 1080Ti system I suggested probably. Im pretty sure you can get an EVGA GTX 1080 and then do the step up thing to a 1080Ti. 

[Dreaper]

11 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

Looks good, I would still recommend going 500GB on the SSD. 

 

With your leftover cash, you could go custom loop for CPU and possibly GPU.

 

https://www.ekwb.com/custom-loop-configurator/

What wattage do you think i should get?

[Sanctorum]

Just now, ARikozuM said:

You're giving low-speed RAM to an unlocked platform, please don't.

As if it makes a significant difference lmfao. Better than stupidly over priced RAM. He can spend an extra $10 or so for faster RAM if he wants, but most people dont even enable XMP and end up running 2133MHz anyway.

[Dreaper]

6 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

You're giving low-speed RAM to an unlocked platform, please don't.

I  cant decide which is better, msi i dont like their bios if that changes anything i prefer Gigabyte or Asus, and drives idc, only thing i request is it can run Destiny 2 in 1440p 165hz and parts are black and red

[Sanctorum]

3 minutes ago, Dreaper said:

I  cant decide which is better, msi i dont like their bios if that changes anything i prefer Gigabyte or Asus, and drives idc, only thing i request is it can run Destiny 2 in 1440p 165hz and parts are black and red

 

9 minutes ago, Dreaper said:

What wattage do you think i should get?

 

17 minutes ago, Sanctorum said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($389.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($59.39 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG Strix Z370-H Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($164.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($141.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($159.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card  ($744.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1865.10

That system. Asus' BIOS is the best. AsRock is probably the worst. Gigabyte/AORUS and MSI BIOS is good, but not on the same level as Asus.

[ARikozuM]

9 minutes ago, Sanctorum said:

As if it makes a significant difference lmfao. Better than stupidly over priced RAM. He can spend an extra $10 or so for faster RAM if he wants, but most people dont even enable XMP and end up running 2133MHz anyway.

 

Minimums and average frame-rates improve with better RAM. This has been the case for many generations of CPU's and you can always remind people that they should enable XMP. CFL doesn't use 2133MHz as stock, but rather 2666MHz. People complaining about i5's not being good have neglected to get faster RAM to make the most out of the CPU. 

[Dreaper]

3 minutes ago, Sanctorum said:

 

 

That system. Asus' BIOS is the best. AsRock is probably the worst. Gigabyte/AORUS and MSI BIOS is good, but not on the same level as Asus.

Wrong case btw