First Build [<1500$]

[zazas]

Hello,

I've been using laptops for gaming for almost all my life, but finally it's time to get a pc.

I'm planing to build sometime in May, so if there's something what I should wait, for please let me know (like new GPU's/CPU's which could impact price of older ones).

I'm looking to spend ~1500$ (with tax included), New York City, 8% tax on purchases , I'm not planing on driving to Delaware to buy some components, unless the price difference would cover the trip (~100$-200$) 

I plan to use pc for gaming mostly, Escape from Tarkov, PUBG, Overwatch, League of Legends etc. 

This is the random components I've put for now, still missing PSU and Case, would like to go on cheaper side here i guess, because I'm almost at my budget, although there's some place to wiggle, so if someone has some suggestion where should i spend a little bit more I'm really open for suggestions. 

I'm not sure about all the Ryzen vs Intel debate...

I could squeeze i7-8700K for 80$ additional, but I'm concerned GPU will be bottleneck anyways, is this correct? But to jump to 1070 it's 200$ more...

Thank you all for help in advance.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  ($219.00) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Pure Rock Slim 35.1 CFM CPU Cooler  ($22.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS GAMING WIFI (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($174.55 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($179.26 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Western Digital - RE4 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.27 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card  ($355.30 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Asus - VG278Q 27.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($322.92 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1320.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-10 10:42 EDT-0400

[Herman Mcpootis]

wait till a week or so before you buy to ask, prices may change and zen+ will be released by then. 

[LienusLateTips]

Wait a week and see Zen+ gaming performance, should come out by then

[brob]

Another reason for waiting is just announced Intel cpu and less expensive motherboards. It will take a couple of weeks for general availability.

[whoisit1118]

For gaming, Zen+ is going to be worse than the 8600k since clock speed is much lower on AMD. For your GPU, I would wait a little bit for it since the prices are trending down as mining generating less profits. For your monitor, I bet you can find a equivalent 144hz monitor for much cheaper. For your CPU and Mobo, if you live near a Microcenter, there is combo $30 if you buy CPU and Mobo together, so get that discount too.

[whoisit1118]

2 minutes ago, brob said:

Another reason for waiting is just announced Intel cpu and less expensive motherboards. It will take a couple of weeks for general availability.

If he is going for gaming, I think the unlocked multiplier is still worth it.

[LienusLateTips]

2 minutes ago, whoisit1118 said:

For gaming, Zen+ is going to be worse than the 8600k since clock speed is much lower on AMD. For your GPU, I would wait a little bit for it since the prices are trending down as mining generating less profits. For your monitor, I bet you can find a equivalent 144hz monitor for much cheaper. For your CPU and Mobo, if you live near a Microcenter, there is combo $30 if you buy CPU and Mobo together, so get that discount too.

3.8 boost vs 4.3 boost is a lot? They have same stock, plus OC exists

 

EDIT: 200mhz lower clock, and more threads

[brob]

2 minutes ago, whoisit1118 said:

If he is going for gaming, I think the unlocked multiplier is still worth it.

Debatable. But given the cpu cooler in the OP, likely not something that would be exploited.

[whoisit1118]

10 minutes ago, JDE said:

3.8 boost vs 4.3 boost is a lot? They have same stock, plus OC exists

 

EDIT: 200mhz lower clock, and more threads

If you buy the 8600k and OC(which I believe you can pull off 4.8ghz even with the slim cooler), theres 500mhz difference. There is also <=10% IPC difference between the two as well. So single core performance for gaming will lag behind quite a bit. That said, I don't think the GTX1060 is enough to bottleneck either of the CPU, so if you are looking for budget options, Ryzen is a great alternative as well. (Not sure if R5 2600+Mobo will be much cheaper than i5 8600k+Mobo at launch though)

[LienusLateTips]

2 minutes ago, whoisit1118 said:

{Not sure if R5 2600+Mobo will be much cheaper than i5 8600k+Mobo at launch though)

2600 = $220 let's say

B350 board = $70

[Jtalk4456]

I would spend less on the mobo, 174 is a nice chunk of money and there are ones nearly a hundred less that can still use the parts you have

[zazas]

Thank you for all the replies.

Yeah, I probably should go down on MOBO, just saw WiFi, and thought that would be nice to have just in case, but i guess it's a lot cheaper just to get a dongle in case I need WiFi connectivity. Any suggestions how to choose good MOBO/look for red flags?

Also thanks for info on zen+, gonna see how it does, and hopefully GPU's will go down together with bitcoin. 

Also I'm not gonna start from OC'ing my first build day 1, but ability to do so in the future would be nice.