4k RGB Gaming Machine

[Skipple]

Hi all. I put together this list for a new build. I will be buying all parts in the next few days.

Looking for any and all criticisms and critiques. 

Trying to build a future proof gaming rig. 4k / 60 FPS on AAA Games for the next few years. Possibly dabble in streaming down the line, but this is unlikely.

I was looking to do a build with some decent RGB. But didn't want to sacrifice performance. Looking for suggestions for RGB strips as well. 

I won't be overclocking right away, but want to get ready incase CPU becomes bottleneck down the line. 

Budget is $1700 max. Looking to get this price down in possible. 

I will be buying ASAP. USA

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  ($238.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 Quad Lumi 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.95 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($96.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($190.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital - Black PCIe 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($72.09 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AMP Extreme Video Card  ($798.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: DIYPC - Vanguard RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($88.98 @ Newegg Business) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1706.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-09 21:04 EDT-0400

 

I was looking at the Kraken x62, but it would put me over my budget. Not sure what else I could bring down to get to my price point. I am not planning on overclocking right away, so I figured a few years down the line I could could upgrade the cooler to get overclocking performance if/when I needed it.

 

 

 

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($347.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Scythe - SCNJ-4000 84.6 CFM CPU Cooler  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($62.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($72.09 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB OC BLACK Video Card  ($724.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: DIYPC - Vanguard RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($88.98 @ Newegg Business) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($71.80 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1698.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-09 21:23 EDT-0400

[knightslugger]

11 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($347.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Scythe - SCNJ-4000 84.6 CFM CPU Cooler  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($62.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($72.09 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB OC BLACK Video Card  ($724.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: DIYPC - Vanguard RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($88.98 @ Newegg Business) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($71.80 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1698.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-09 21:23 EDT-0400

Why in the *hell* does he need NVMe storage?

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, knightslugger said:

Why in the *hell* does he need NVMe storage?

meh. if you'd bothered to look, that ssd is cheaper than the MX500 and 860 evo.

[knightslugger]

19 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

meh. if you'd bothered to look, that ssd is cheaper than the MX500 and 860 evo.

I... did not. it's 2x instead of the more common 4x these days, but it is a crap load cheaper than the 4x and is still twice as fast as SATA SSD's. shit on me...

[Skipple]

23 minutes ago, knightslugger said:

I... did not. it's 2x instead of the more common 4x these days, but it is a crap load cheaper than the 4x and is still twice as fast as SATA SSD's. shit on me...

What's your recommendation for M.2 then?

[knightslugger]

28 minutes ago, Skipple said:

What's your recommendation for M.2 then?

Well to be honest, i was going to highly recommend a standard SATA m.2 from just about anyone considering how 4x NVMe storage is twice the price of their SATA cousins, which is usually my contention with recommending NVMe over SATA (in either 2.5" FF or NGFF)... but that PCIex2 ADATA NMVe drive Herman suggested is REALLY compelling. It's the same price as a MX500 (a really solid drive mind you) but double the throughput, and [maybe?] IOPS. It's the clear choice for NGFF in the 512GB and under category.