New PC Build $1,300.00 - $1,500.00

[Poker]

I have built this PC on PC part picker but not sure if my choices are good just looking for opinions on my parts, some suggestions, the only thing i'm not willing to change is the case. Everything else is fair game, I do want good lighting to show in this case so rgb is a plus, although ill probably keep the theme red most the time. I will use this PC for 1080p gaming and workstation programs such as adobe illustrator and photoshop. Please help thanks in advance.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MJhVr7

[TechMan2175]

get a 1060 6gb or a 1070 for that price

[Herman Mcpootis]

get this instead, much better:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($329.89 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($156.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: GeIL - SUPER LUCE RGB SYNC 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($174.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - BX300 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Toshiba - P300 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($74.78 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($538.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Phanteks - Eclipse P300 Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1450.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-25 21:24 EST-0500

[Poker]

6 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

get this instead, much better:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($329.89 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($156.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: GeIL - SUPER LUCE RGB SYNC 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($174.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - BX300 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Toshiba - P300 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($74.78 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($538.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Phanteks - Eclipse P300 Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1450.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-25 21:24 EST-0500

really liking what you have here, may i ask why you prefer the P300 vs. the 570x. And the graphics card seems a bit overkill for 1080p gaming, wouldnt that extra cost be better used elswhere.

[Creed1]

27 minutes ago, Poker said:

And the graphics card seems a bit overkill for 1080p gaming, wouldnt that extra cost be better used elswhere.

What refresh rate/resolution do you want to play on? I love my 1070 for 1080p 144Hz Gaming

[Herman Mcpootis]

27 minutes ago, Poker said:

really liking what you have here, may i ask why you prefer the P300 vs. the 570x. And the graphics card seems a bit overkill for 1080p gaming, wouldnt that extra cost be better used elswhere.

better to spend the money on something else instead of the case. if you're on 144hz it's fine, if you're on 60hz then you can get a cheaper board and gtx 1070ti and use the money on a 144hz monitor.

[Poker]

1 minute ago, CmzPlusHardware said:

What refresh rate/resolution do you want to play on? I love my 1070 for 1080p 144Hz Gaming

I currently have a 60hz monitor but am thinking about getting a 144hz just trying to convice my wallet on that one, after buying my PC parts and all...haha

[Poker]

2 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

better to spend the money on something else instead of the case. if you're on 144hz it's fine, if you're on 60hz then you can get a cheaper board and gtx 1070ti and use the money on a 144hz monitor.

Im all about opinions on changing internal specs but for the outside, ill be looking at the case every day and unfortunately this case is a bit spendy but gotta please my taste. i could get a case for 20 bucks but i would be dry heaving while im gaming at 130FPS...lol

[Herman Mcpootis]

3 minutes ago, Poker said:

Im all about opinions on changing internal specs but for the outside, ill be looking at the case every day and unfortunately this case is a bit spendy but gotta please my taste. i could get a case for 20 bucks but i would be dry heaving while im gaming at 130FPS...lol

there's plenty of good cases out there that won't break the bank, look at those first.

[Poker]

17 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

there's plenty of good cases out there that won't break the bank, look at those first.

suggestions? ive looked at alot and the 570x is the most appealing to my eye, other than the PSU shroud not being capped off but i can fabricate something for that.  

[Herman Mcpootis]

4 minutes ago, Poker said:

suggestions? ive looked at alot and the 570x is the most appealing to my eye, other than the PSU shroud not being capped off but i can fabricate something for that.  

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