1K build. Need Help.

[A Dedicated Gamer]

I am horrible when it comes to putting parts together for a build. SO i need some help with this . 

I need to put together a pc for a friend.
Some requirements:

 

1. i7-7700k CPU. NO AMD.

2. 16bg of ram 

3. 1070 GPU (don't worry on price!) this is a FEBRUARY build. GPUs should be back on market , hopefully.

4. $1,000-ish Budget  (USD)

 

Please help. I know there are some geniuses on here , i could really use some advice .

 

Do not worry about  peripherals.

Thanks !

[Thunderzzu]

3 minutes ago, A Dedicated Gamer said:

I am horrible when it comes to putting parts together for a build. SO i need some help with this . 

I need to put together a pc for a friend.
Some requirements:

 

1. i7-7700k CPU. NO AMD.

2. 16bg of ram 

3. 1070 GPU (don't worry on price!) this is a FEBRUARY build. GPUs should be back on market , hopefully.

4. $1,000-ish Budget  (USD)

 

Please help. I know there are some geniuses on here , i could really use some advice .

 

Do not worry about  peripherals.

Thanks !

With that components and considering you're supposed to take a good PSU, disk and motherboard, just the parts without the GPU will be 1000$.

 

I just built a PC with a i5-7600k, 16gb ram, m.2 250gb, evga 650W, PSU, Asus z270-A and a cheap case and it's 950€

[A Dedicated Gamer]

1 minute ago, Thunderzzu said:

With that components and considering you're supposed to take a good PSU, disk and motherboard, just the parts without the GPU will be 1000$.

 

$1,000 - ish , more is fine...  just not $2,000. 

[A Dedicated Gamer]

3 minutes ago, Thunderzzu said:

With that components and considering you're supposed to take a good PSU, disk and motherboard, just the parts without the GPU will be 1000$.

 

I just built a PC with a i5-7600k, 16gb ram, m.2 250gb, evga 650W, PSU, Asus z270-A and a cheap case and it's 950€

what GPU you running ?

[Thunderzzu]

6 minutes ago, A Dedicated Gamer said:

 

$1,000 - ish , more is fine...  just not $2,000. 

Well then, that's totally doable. As i said, the above parts are ~1000$. The GTX1050ti costs 180€, 1060 is 300€, 1070 is 500€, 1080 is 700€. How far you stretch the budget in that case, is a choice your friend needs to make. If he's going to game and is trying to save on the cash, the 7700k is a bit of a random choice. the i5-7600k will be just fine, which you can also overclock. You could also take a SATA SSD instead of m.2. like i used to save like 50€ or a bit less

 

EDIT

 

You can read this is you're deciding between the 7600k and 7700k 

IF he's gaming at 1080p, the i5 7600k will be fine, which can also be overclocked very well. But if he wants some of that xxxtra longetivity and performance, the 7700k is great too, but more expensive. (it does have 8 threads tho)

 

 

[Thunderzzu]

1 minute ago, A Dedicated Gamer said:

what GPU you running ?

a Zotac 650ti :D. Not buying a GPU until the market settles

[QuantumBit]

Is it me or have people been super "fanboy" over companies? Like I swear every build I see the person has an either strict anti-AMD or super for-AMD

[WkdPaul]

16 minutes ago, A Dedicated Gamer said:

I am horrible when it comes to putting parts together for a build. SO i need some help with this . 

I need to put together a pc for a friend.
Some requirements:

 

1. i7-7700k CPU. NO AMD.

2. 16bg of ram 

3. 1070 GPU (don't worry on price!) this is a FEBRUARY build. GPUs should be back on market , hopefully.

4. $1,000-ish Budget  (USD)

 

Please help. I know there are some geniuses on here , i could really use some advice .

 

Do not worry about  peripherals.

Thanks !

I personally think an 8th gen CPU would be best, so I made a build with that in mind ;

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hfLd8K

 

But if he's really focused on the 7700k, then there's also this ;

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CvxxZ8

 

For both build I didn't choose a case since this is often a preference thing, as for the price, it's sitting @ over $1500 because of the GPU price, without the GPU, both builds are around $700-$750 (but you would have to add a case and Windows).

[A Dedicated Gamer]

10 minutes ago, QuantumBit said:

Is it me or have people been super "fanboy" over companies? Like I swear every build I see the person has an either strict anti-AMD or super for-AMD

 

Sorry my friend is not well informed with AMD making a comeback .

He is more informed with intel , that is the case here lol .

[QuantumBit]

1 minute ago, A Dedicated Gamer said:

 

Sorry my friend is not well informed with AMD making a comeback .

He is more informed with intel , that is the case here lol .

Well an i5 8400/8700k will perform better in gaming either way.