My future build for Christmas, or at least I hope so...

[Disappointing_Rain]

Guys and girls,

 

Can you please check out my mid-tier gaming system parts.

I just want to be sure that this will do just good for me. 

My budget is $1500 CAD.

 

Your response/criticism would be appreciated. 

Here are the parts.
**CPU** | [Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/Mr2rxr/intel-core-i5-8600k-36ghz-6-core-processor-bx80684i58600k) | $334.99 @ Memory Express 
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/hmtCmG/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $32.05 @ Vuugo 
**Motherboard** | [MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/fjPzK8/msi-z370-a-pro-atx-lga1151-motherboard-z370-a-pro) | $149.00 @ Vuugo 
**Memory** | [G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/zRkwrH/gskill-memory-f43000c15d16gvr) | $254.99 @ Newegg Canada 
**Storage** | [SanDisk - SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/m34NnQ/sandisk-ssd-plus-120gb-25-solid-state-drive-sdssda-120g-g26) | $78.38 @ Amazon Canada 
**Storage** | [Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/MwW9TW/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $54.95 @ Vuugo 
**Video Card** | [MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB ARMOR OCV1 Video Card](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/jW98TW/msi-geforce-gtx-1060-6gb-6gb-armor-ocv1-video-card-geforce-gtx-1060-armor-6g-ocv1) | $373.50 @ Vuugo 
**Case** | [NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/ms6BD3/nzxt-case-cas340wb1) | $89.75 @ Vuugo 
**Power Supply** | [Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/3hkwrH/corsair-power-supply-cp9020102na) | $81.50 @ Vuugo 
 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
 | Total (before mail-in rebates) | $1479.11
 | Mail-in rebates | -$30.00
 | **Total** | **$1449.11**
 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2017-11-10 20:08 EST-0500 |

[Jeffdonatic]

If this is just for gaming I'd pull that 8600k down to a 8400 and upgrade the 1060 to a 1070 maybe. You'll get far better performance in games with that. And if you have any money left i'd invest in a higher capacity SSD.

[Disappointing_Rain]

1 minute ago, Jeffdonatic said:

If this is just for gaming I'd pull that 8600k down to a 8400 and upgrade the 1060 to a 1070 maybe. You'll get far better performance in games with that. And if you have any money left i'd invest in a higher capacity SSD.

That exceeds my budget though

[Daniel Z.]

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/tjrJ6X

[Jeffdonatic]

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/Knfs9W
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/Knfs9W/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Memory Express) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($32.05 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($130.00 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($169.99 @ Memory Express) 
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.08 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.95 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($544.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.50 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($81.50 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $1452.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-10 20:48 EST-0500

[Disappointing_Rain]

45 minutes ago, Jeffdonatic said:

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/Knfs9W
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/Knfs9W/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Memory Express) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($32.05 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($130.00 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($169.99 @ Memory Express) 
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.08 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.95 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($544.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.50 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($81.50 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $1452.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-10 20:48 EST-0500

 

Does RAM speeds make much of a difference in the performance?

And by the way, thank you so much...

[Disappointing_Rain]

1 hour ago, valdyrgramr said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($234.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AX370-Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($138.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: ADATA - XPG Z1 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($159.99 @ Memory Express) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.95 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($679.99 @ Memory Express) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.75 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $1468.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-10 20:25 EST-0500

Get an SSD later?

or

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($234.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AX370-Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($138.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: ADATA - XPG Z1 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($159.99 @ Memory Express) 
Storage: Silicon Power - Silm S55 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($61.86 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.95 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Turbo OC Video Card  ($649.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.50 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $1504.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-10 20:32 EST-0500

I would totally love to go with ryzen, however, I saw the benchmarks for the new intel's coffee lake cpus versus the ryzen, and besides gaming I am not going to do any video editing or CAD software. But, I am going use virtualization for my studies and I think that intel handles that really well, whereas ryzen need some tuning for stability.

And thank you so much for your time. 

[Disappointing_Rain]

7 minutes ago, valdyrgramr said:

True, but you'd be limiting yourself in terms of GPU power via budget.  If it's that important then I guess do the Intel build.

I am stuck between intel coffee lake architecture or ryzen's raw power. Gaming is my main priority though, virtual machines are secondary.
Help me out, brother.

[Disappointing_Rain]

1 hour ago, Daniel Z. said:

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/tjrJ6X

Thank you, fellow human.

[Disappointing_Rain]

1 minute ago, valdyrgramr said:

i5 if your main concern is gaming because you can upgrade to an i7 in that regard.  From what I heard the 8600k is just a restricted 7700k.  Ryzen is better if you're doing gaming and multitasking.  

They both are 6 core CPUs though...

[Disappointing_Rain]

1 minute ago, valdyrgramr said:

Core count doesn't equate to performance.  It comes down to instruction sets and engineering design of how they both work considering they're on different platforms/architectures.  

is 1070 ti any good or is it just a nerf of 1080?. I would like to drop my hard disk for extra bucks.

 

[Disappointing_Rain]

1 minute ago, valdyrgramr said:

It's just a nerfed 1080 that can't be OCed, but it's not terrible.  Options to look at are Vega 56/64, 1070, 1070ti, or a 1080.  Vega 64 is around a 1070ti, 56 is around 1070, and 1080 ti is on a tier for its own.  If Vega 64 is cheaper than a 1070 ti then get it.  Pretty much the same.

Vega prices are surging a lot. Imma wait for black friday and boxing day sales. And gonna go with whats available at what price for intel i5 8400.

[Disappointing_Rain]

Just now, valdyrgramr said:

Do get a z370 board if you plan to upgrade to a k processor in the future.

Totally, thank you so much, fellow earthian. Have a good rest of the day.