First Desktop PC Build

[bellabichon]

Hey forum,

 

So I've had a gaming laptop for about a year now, and it's had some major drawbacks, especially in the cooling department. I've been working hard this summer to save up some cash, and I think i'm going to sell my laptop second hand so I can build a desktop. I already have a monitor and all the peripherals i'll need, so I just need the tower itself. My budget is between $1800 and $2000 CAD. That's about $1400-$1500 USD. I prefer Intel over AMD, so I would prefer if the processor was from them, and I've had good experiences with Nvidia GPUs in the past, so I'd prefer that the GPU came from them. I'm anxious to start, because the market seems to have finally cooled down, so any advice is appreciated. Also, is it worth it to wait for the 11XX GPUs from Nvidia? Not sure about that. 

 

Thanks in advace!

[Firewrath9]

nvm, i can read

[seon123]

Do keep in mind that next gen Nvidia cards are expected to launch in August. You will probably want to wait for that. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($44.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: EVGA - Z370 FTW ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Memory Express) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($196.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($85.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: *Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.95 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC2 Video Card  ($999.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Case: NZXT - H500 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $1977.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-23 17:46 EDT-0400

[Firewrath9]

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/gw3YLJ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/gw3YLJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  ($324.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - A40 ULTIMATE 83.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($110.36 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 GAMING PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($144.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($227.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: ADATA - ULTIMATE SU650 960GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($199.99 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($619.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Corsair - Crystal 460X ATX Mid Tower Case  ($129.99 @ Memory Express) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $1878.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-23 17:49 EDT-0400

[bellabichon]

1 hour ago, seon123 said:

Do keep in mind that next gen Nvidia cards are expected to launch in August. You will probably want to wait for that. 

Wow. That build looks perfect. I'll wait for the next gen cards to launch, so even if I don't get one of the new ones, maybe the price on the old ones will drop. Thanks!

[bellabichon]

1 hour ago, Firewrath9 said:

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Thanks for the help! That's a good option for me if my budget becomes a bit more limited. 

[Firewrath9]

13 minutes ago, bellabichon said:

Wow. That build looks perfect. I'll wait for the next gen cards to launch, so even if I don't get one of the new ones, maybe the price on the old ones will drop. Thanks!

That build only had a 8400 so imo its a bit underpowered in terms of cpu also tiny ssd

[seon123]

2 minutes ago, Firewrath9 said:

That build only had a 8400 so imo its a bit underpowered in terms of cpu also tiny ssd

For gaming, both the 8400 and 8600K are plenty. And the 8600K is just the unlocked version of the same thing. 

The price for a 500GB SSD would be about the same as the storage I chose. 

[Firewrath9]

Just now, seon123 said:

For gaming, both the 8400 and 8600K are plenty. And the 8600K is just the unlocked version of the same thing. 

The price for a 500GB SSD would be about the same as the storage I chose. 

8600k has a higher boost non OC and a higher base non OC.

speaking of storage, i cant survive with less than a terabyte of ssd and i dont even use my pc for anything but gaming and video editing.