my $1700ish pc

[chrostion]

(idk if this is a good combo nation but hey wouldnt hurt for others opinions)

this is my pc im going to build. I already have one with an i5 7600k and a gtx 1050 ti but i want to upgraded so i can play games better (duh). Im also trying to keep it with nzxt idk y but i like them.

cpu-Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor

cpu cooler-NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

motherboard-Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING ATX

ram-G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB DDR4-3000 Memory

gpu-MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Titanium Video Card

storage-Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

             Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

case-NZXT - H500i (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case

power supply-EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

case fans-NZXT - Aer RGB120 

                NZXT - Aer RGB140

 

Total:

$1691.55

 

 

 

 

[r2724r16]

- Buy a ROG Strix Z370-E instead, it's a bit better than the Z370-F

- Buy a Crucial MX500 500GB instead of the 860 EVO 250GB

- Don't spend so much money on Trident Z RGB ram, buy Corsair Vengeance LPX instead and spend the extra money elsewhere

- Buy a EVGA G2 650W rather than the G3

- Don't buy an AIO liquid cooler, buy a Dark Rock 4 instead

[chrostion]

2 minutes ago, r2724r16 said:

- Buy a ROG Strix Z370-E instead, it's a bit better than the Z370-F

- Buy a Crucial MX500 500GB instead of the 860 EVO 250GB

- Don't spend so much money on Trident Z RGB ram, buy Corsair Vengeance LPX instead and spend the extra money elsewhere

- Buy a EVGA G2 650W rather than the G3

- Don't buy an AIO liquid cooler, buy a Dark Rock 4 instead

thx for the feedback so quickly my guy, and ill change my parts list to what u said except for the aio i just like the design of the NZXT kraken

[sillypenguin213]

11 minutes ago, r2724r16 said:

- Buy a ROG Strix Z370-E instead, it's a bit better than the Z370-F

- Buy a Crucial MX500 500GB instead of the 860 EVO 250GB

- Don't spend so much money on Trident Z RGB ram, buy Corsair Vengeance LPX instead and spend the extra money elsewhere

- Buy a EVGA G2 650W rather than the G3

- Don't buy an AIO liquid cooler, buy a Dark Rock 4 instead

Agree mostly, but LPX is not much cheaper

[ChernobilChuck]

41 minutes ago, r2724r16 said:

- Buy a ROG Strix Z370-E instead, it's a bit better than the Z370-F

The only difference is the Wifi card and bluetooth isn't it? Where i live it cost 25$ more.

[chrostion]

19 minutes ago, ChernobilChuck said:

The only difference is the Wifi card and bluetooth isn't it? Where i live it cost 25$ more.

yeah it is, im still thinking on it tho cause the z370 f matches my color scheme more

[Sernefarian]

Why build a whole new computer instead of just snagging a 1060 6GB or a 1070 for your current tower?

[ChernobilChuck]

10 hours ago, chrostion said:

yeah it is, im still thinking on it tho cause the z370 f matches my color scheme more

z370-f is the cheaper with no wifi and bluetooth so if you don't need those you won't lose on anything if you go with it.

[forregacc02]

13 hours ago, chrostion said:

(idk if this is a good combo nation but hey wouldnt hurt for others opinions)

this is my pc im going to build. I already have one with an i5 7600k and a gtx 1050 ti but i want to upgraded so i can play games better (duh). Im also trying to keep it with nzxt idk y but i like them.

cpu-Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor

cpu cooler-NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

motherboard-Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING ATX

ram-G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB DDR4-3000 Memory

gpu-MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Titanium Video Card

storage-Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

             Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

case-NZXT - H500i (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case

power supply-EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

case fans-NZXT - Aer RGB120 

                NZXT - Aer RGB140

 

Total:

$1691.55

 

 

 

 

Things are looking okay. Just a few notes.

 

1.) You might want to replace your SSD to an NVME SSD like this one: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280. It's faster and less expensive.

 

2.) The EVGA G3 has OTP and OPP issues. Here are some alternatives.

EVGA 210-GQ-0650-V1

EVGA 120-GP-0650-X1

SeaSonic FOCUS Plus 550 Gold

Corsair TX550M Gold

 

3.) For your RGB setup, you'll be using 3 different softwares to control your RGB. Aura Sync, Mystic Light, and CAM. That's not very ideal unless you're fine with it.

 

[Ethameshep]

If it's just for gaming, the 8700K is not a wise choice especially if you already have a 7600K.  7600K has slightly higher base clock and most games aren't optimized to run on more than 4 cores.  If you were streaming or editing too, then that's a different story.