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Hi guys.. Currently I'm building my 2nd system which at this time is an ITX build for around $2000 budget.

After considering many suggestions and research and changed my mind for few times, this is the spec plan: 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor $400.98 @ Newegg
CPU Cooler Noctua - NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler $89.95 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI - Z370I GAMING PRO CARBON AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard $154.24 @ Newegg Business
Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory $134.99 @ Amazon
Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $81.83 @ OutletPC
Storage Hitachi - Travelstar 1TB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $54.00 @ Amazon
Video Card EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card $389.99 @ Newegg
Case Phanteks - Enthoo EVOLV ITX TG (Black) Mini ITX Desktop Case $86.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair - TXM Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $89.98 @ Amazon
Case Fan Noctua - NF-A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 158.5 CFM 140mm Fan $27.29 @ OutletPC
Case Fan Noctua - NF-A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 158.5 CFM 140mm Fan $27.29 @ OutletPC
Case Fan Noctua - NF-A15 HS-PWM chromax.black.swap 82.5 CFM 140mm Fan $26.90 @ Amazon
Case Fan Noctua - NF-A15 HS-PWM chromax.black.swap 82.5 CFM 140mm Fan $26.90 @ Amazon
Monitor Asus - VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor $274.99 @ Amazon
Keyboard Corsair - K65 LUX RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard $104.42 @ Amazon
Mouse Logitech - G300S Wired Optical Mouse $19.50 @ Amazon
Headphones Corsair - HS50 Headset $49.48 @ Amazon
Other Cover Noctua NA-HC4 chromax.black per dissipatori di calore (per NH-D15, NH-D15S e NH-D15 SE-AM4) $29.90 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $2119.61
  Mail-in rebates -$50.00
  Total $2069.61
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The system will be overclocked. Some of the parts are already purchased except GPU, CPU coolers, fans, accessories, and peripherals.

I will make it a good looking black system, so I will choose as many black components as possible.

 

- The cooler will be all black swapped NF-A15 fans for the Noctua NH-D15 and add NA-HC4 black heatsink cover. Yes, I don't choose BeQuiet! coolers because I like more how NH-D15 looks in black than Dark Rock series to achieve my goal as Deep Dark system without too much RGB.

 

- 2.5" HDD will be used instead of 3.5" one, to allow removing 3.5" HDD cage, to provide clear space for unobstructed airflow path on the lower part of the case, and I will let the mid reservoir mount stay on its place as room separator from the upper part of the case to make some kind of wind tunnel for the GPU fresh air supply path.

 

- Will make it up to work with 5x 140mm fans to cool the system.

 

- The airflow plan will be using 2x NF-A14 iPPC 3000 PWM fans (linked each other with splitter to single system fan header) in front to get as highest force as possible to pull as much fresh air as possible for the intake, because Evolv ITX front panel vents are tight. Exhaust will be using the stock included 140mm PH-F140SP case fan and link it together with 2x NF-A15 by 3 PWM fan splitter cable to the CPU fan header, because MSI Z370i Pro Carbon only has 2 fan headers. The stock case fan also act as the 3rd fan of the CPU cooler to pull heat from the rear end of the NH-D15 heatsink and blow it out of the case.

 

Need some idea for maybe some adjustments or better cooling plan..

My system specs:

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CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K, 5GHz Delidded LM || CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-C14S w/ NF-A15 & NF-A14 Chromax fans in push-pull cofiguration || Motherboard: MSI Z370i Gaming Pro Carbon AC || RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2x8Gb 2666 || GPU: EVGA GTX 1060 6Gb FTW2+ DT || Storage: Samsung 860 Evo M.2 SATA SSD 250Gb, 2x 2.5" HDDs 1Tb & 500Gb || ODD: 9mm Slim DVD RW || PSU: Corsair SF600 80+ Platinum || Case: Cougar QBX + 1x Noctua NF-R8 front intake + 2x Noctua NF-F12 iPPC top exhaust + Cougar stock 92mm DC fan rear exhaust || Monitor: ASUS VG248QE || Keyboard: Ducky One 2 Mini Cherry MX Red || Mouse: Logitech G703 || Audio: Corsair HS70 Wireless || Other: XBox One S Controler

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your link doesn't work

 

Hahaa.. Sorry wrong link.. how is it now?

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CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K, 5GHz Delidded LM || CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-C14S w/ NF-A15 & NF-A14 Chromax fans in push-pull cofiguration || Motherboard: MSI Z370i Gaming Pro Carbon AC || RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2x8Gb 2666 || GPU: EVGA GTX 1060 6Gb FTW2+ DT || Storage: Samsung 860 Evo M.2 SATA SSD 250Gb, 2x 2.5" HDDs 1Tb & 500Gb || ODD: 9mm Slim DVD RW || PSU: Corsair SF600 80+ Platinum || Case: Cougar QBX + 1x Noctua NF-R8 front intake + 2x Noctua NF-F12 iPPC top exhaust + Cougar stock 92mm DC fan rear exhaust || Monitor: ASUS VG248QE || Keyboard: Ducky One 2 Mini Cherry MX Red || Mouse: Logitech G703 || Audio: Corsair HS70 Wireless || Other: XBox One S Controler

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15 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

i can see parts, glorious

I'm still unsure with the PSU, is there any better alternatives? Like fully modular or better value?

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CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K, 5GHz Delidded LM || CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-C14S w/ NF-A15 & NF-A14 Chromax fans in push-pull cofiguration || Motherboard: MSI Z370i Gaming Pro Carbon AC || RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2x8Gb 2666 || GPU: EVGA GTX 1060 6Gb FTW2+ DT || Storage: Samsung 860 Evo M.2 SATA SSD 250Gb, 2x 2.5" HDDs 1Tb & 500Gb || ODD: 9mm Slim DVD RW || PSU: Corsair SF600 80+ Platinum || Case: Cougar QBX + 1x Noctua NF-R8 front intake + 2x Noctua NF-F12 iPPC top exhaust + Cougar stock 92mm DC fan rear exhaust || Monitor: ASUS VG248QE || Keyboard: Ducky One 2 Mini Cherry MX Red || Mouse: Logitech G703 || Audio: Corsair HS70 Wireless || Other: XBox One S Controler

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32 minutes ago, _Hustler_One_ said:

I'm still unsure with the PSU, is there any better alternatives? Like fully modular or better value?

All fully modular:

 

EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold very good but slightly older design.

EVGA 120-GP-0650-X1 also quite good.

SeaSonic FOCUS Plus 650 Gold, excellent choice with 10 year warranty.

Corsair RM650x (2018), another excellent choice.

SeaSonic SSR-650GD, an even better choice with 12 year warranty.

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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17 minutes ago, brob said:

All fully modular:

 

EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold very good but slightly older design.

EVGA 120-GP-0650-X1 also quite good.

SeaSonic FOCUS Plus 650 Gold, excellent choice with 10 year warranty.

Corsair RM650x (2018), another excellent choice.

SeaSonic SSR-650GD, an even better choice with 12 year warranty.

Sweet.. SeaSonic FOCUS is the best alternative from the list you showed me for this build.. Thanks!

Is 650W sufficient for this CPU+GPU to overclock?

My system specs:

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CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K, 5GHz Delidded LM || CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-C14S w/ NF-A15 & NF-A14 Chromax fans in push-pull cofiguration || Motherboard: MSI Z370i Gaming Pro Carbon AC || RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2x8Gb 2666 || GPU: EVGA GTX 1060 6Gb FTW2+ DT || Storage: Samsung 860 Evo M.2 SATA SSD 250Gb, 2x 2.5" HDDs 1Tb & 500Gb || ODD: 9mm Slim DVD RW || PSU: Corsair SF600 80+ Platinum || Case: Cougar QBX + 1x Noctua NF-R8 front intake + 2x Noctua NF-F12 iPPC top exhaust + Cougar stock 92mm DC fan rear exhaust || Monitor: ASUS VG248QE || Keyboard: Ducky One 2 Mini Cherry MX Red || Mouse: Logitech G703 || Audio: Corsair HS70 Wireless || Other: XBox One S Controler

My build logs:

 

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42 minutes ago, brob said:

More than enough.

I thought I have to pay more for a fully modular PSU.

 

I also think already choose the lowest price offers in all components but still can't get exactly at $2000, it's still slightly over budget..

My system specs:

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CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K, 5GHz Delidded LM || CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-C14S w/ NF-A15 & NF-A14 Chromax fans in push-pull cofiguration || Motherboard: MSI Z370i Gaming Pro Carbon AC || RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2x8Gb 2666 || GPU: EVGA GTX 1060 6Gb FTW2+ DT || Storage: Samsung 860 Evo M.2 SATA SSD 250Gb, 2x 2.5" HDDs 1Tb & 500Gb || ODD: 9mm Slim DVD RW || PSU: Corsair SF600 80+ Platinum || Case: Cougar QBX + 1x Noctua NF-R8 front intake + 2x Noctua NF-F12 iPPC top exhaust + Cougar stock 92mm DC fan rear exhaust || Monitor: ASUS VG248QE || Keyboard: Ducky One 2 Mini Cherry MX Red || Mouse: Logitech G703 || Audio: Corsair HS70 Wireless || Other: XBox One S Controler

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Cut out the two incredibly noisy (40dB+) industrial fans along with the Noctua cpu cooler and parts to make it look better. Use a Dark Rock Pro 4 cpu cooler and a couple of decent case fans from bequiet.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($400.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z370I GAMING PRO CARBON AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($170.68 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($134.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($81.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($409.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo EVOLV ITX TG (Black) Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($76.34 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 140 PWM 61.2 CFM  140mm Fan  ($10.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case Fan: be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 140 PWM 61.2 CFM  140mm Fan  ($10.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Asus - VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($274.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Corsair - K65 LUX RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($104.42 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Logitech - G300S Wired Optical Mouse  ($19.50 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Corsair - HS50  Headset  ($49.48 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1965.21
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-03 15:11 EDT-0400

 

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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21 minutes ago, brob said:

Cut out the two incredibly noisy (40dB+) industrial fans along with the Noctua cpu cooler and parts to make it look better. Use a Dark Rock Pro 4 cpu cooler and a couple of decent case fans from bequiet.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($400.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z370I GAMING PRO CARBON AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($170.68 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($134.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($81.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Hitachi - Travelstar 1TB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.88 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($409.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo EVOLV ITX TG (Black) Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($76.34 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.98 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 140 PWM 61.2 CFM  140mm Fan  ($10.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case Fan: be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 140 PWM 61.2 CFM  140mm Fan  ($10.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Asus - VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($274.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Corsair - K65 LUX RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($104.42 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Logitech - G300S Wired Optical Mouse  ($19.50 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Corsair - HS50  Headset  ($49.48 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1975.19
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-03 15:07 EDT-0400

Yes, I agree with your points before you mentioned them. But I have goals to achieve. Getting an elegant black dual tower cooler without to hide the dual heatsinks. Dark Rock series are indeed black, but they hide the dual heatsinks and looks too aggressive and mean for my preference. I need to look for other area to cut the cost but still have to be able to achieve my goal, a good dark looking and elegant strong performer system with $2000.

I might be getting NH-D15S and Corsair K63 wired instead to cut $30.

I can live with Noctua's iPPC fans, so I'll keep them..

Think for another to press the cost a bit more.

My system specs:

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CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K, 5GHz Delidded LM || CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-C14S w/ NF-A15 & NF-A14 Chromax fans in push-pull cofiguration || Motherboard: MSI Z370i Gaming Pro Carbon AC || RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2x8Gb 2666 || GPU: EVGA GTX 1060 6Gb FTW2+ DT || Storage: Samsung 860 Evo M.2 SATA SSD 250Gb, 2x 2.5" HDDs 1Tb & 500Gb || ODD: 9mm Slim DVD RW || PSU: Corsair SF600 80+ Platinum || Case: Cougar QBX + 1x Noctua NF-R8 front intake + 2x Noctua NF-F12 iPPC top exhaust + Cougar stock 92mm DC fan rear exhaust || Monitor: ASUS VG248QE || Keyboard: Ducky One 2 Mini Cherry MX Red || Mouse: Logitech G703 || Audio: Corsair HS70 Wireless || Other: XBox One S Controler

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3 hours ago, brob said:

This is not "an elegant black dual tower cooler"?

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It's really nice, strong but doesn't has elegant look, it looks too aggressive and mean instead of elegant. Cryorig R1 Ultimate still is the closer to my criteria than Dark Rock, but still too aggressive also..

 

This black NH-D15 looks slicker, neat, elegant yet looks strong but not being too aggressive.

 

Noctua NH-D15 Black Chromax.jpg

My system specs:

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CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K, 5GHz Delidded LM || CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-C14S w/ NF-A15 & NF-A14 Chromax fans in push-pull cofiguration || Motherboard: MSI Z370i Gaming Pro Carbon AC || RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2x8Gb 2666 || GPU: EVGA GTX 1060 6Gb FTW2+ DT || Storage: Samsung 860 Evo M.2 SATA SSD 250Gb, 2x 2.5" HDDs 1Tb & 500Gb || ODD: 9mm Slim DVD RW || PSU: Corsair SF600 80+ Platinum || Case: Cougar QBX + 1x Noctua NF-R8 front intake + 2x Noctua NF-F12 iPPC top exhaust + Cougar stock 92mm DC fan rear exhaust || Monitor: ASUS VG248QE || Keyboard: Ducky One 2 Mini Cherry MX Red || Mouse: Logitech G703 || Audio: Corsair HS70 Wireless || Other: XBox One S Controler

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2 hours ago, _Hustler_One_ said:

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Build something like this instead....

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($400.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG Strix Z370-I Gaming Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($178.69 @ B&H) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU650 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($68.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  ($439.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo EVOLV ITX TG (Black) Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($76.34 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($57.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series White 2 pack 52.2 CFM  120mm Fan  ($19.57 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Samsung - LC27JG50QQNZA 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Corsair - STRAFE RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Proteus Spectrum Wired Optical Mouse  ($49.98 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($35.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2012.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-03 15:39 EDT-0400

CURRENT RIG-

CPU: Intel® Xeon® Processor X5690 OC 4.3GHz

CPU Cooler: Thermalright - Macho HR-02 Rev.A 73.6 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus - Rampage III Gene Micro ATX LGA1366 Motherboard
Memory: Kingston - HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU650 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive 
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Video Card 
Case: BitFenix - Phenom M Arctic White MicroATX Mini Tower Case
Power Supply: Super Flower - Leadex Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

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11 minutes ago, SHROUD said:

Build something like this instead....

But motherboard is already bought..

120mm fans I think aren't enough to feed a huge dual tower cooler with fresh air from tight front panel vents. Also I can't do 3.5" storage drive as I mentioned earlier above.

 

But I agree to cut the PSU, as @brob told me that 650W is more than enough. So which one again is the best cheaper fully modular PSU below 650W?

 

You guys are really helps me to optimize my build quality vs cost. I'm happy with your inputs. I still need to take your suggestions..

My system specs:

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CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K, 5GHz Delidded LM || CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-C14S w/ NF-A15 & NF-A14 Chromax fans in push-pull cofiguration || Motherboard: MSI Z370i Gaming Pro Carbon AC || RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2x8Gb 2666 || GPU: EVGA GTX 1060 6Gb FTW2+ DT || Storage: Samsung 860 Evo M.2 SATA SSD 250Gb, 2x 2.5" HDDs 1Tb & 500Gb || ODD: 9mm Slim DVD RW || PSU: Corsair SF600 80+ Platinum || Case: Cougar QBX + 1x Noctua NF-R8 front intake + 2x Noctua NF-F12 iPPC top exhaust + Cougar stock 92mm DC fan rear exhaust || Monitor: ASUS VG248QE || Keyboard: Ducky One 2 Mini Cherry MX Red || Mouse: Logitech G703 || Audio: Corsair HS70 Wireless || Other: XBox One S Controler

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@brob @SHROUD after getting your ideas and inputs, I was able to updated my part list down to $2006 as below

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor $400.98 @ Newegg Business
CPU Cooler Noctua - NH-D15S 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler $79.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI - Z370I GAMING PRO CARBON AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard $154.24 @ Newegg Business
Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory $134.99 @ Amazon
Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $81.83 @ OutletPC
Storage Hitachi - Travelstar 1TB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $54.88 @ Amazon
Video Card EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card $389.99 @ Newegg
Case Phanteks - Enthoo EVOLV ITX TG (Black) Mini ITX Desktop Case $76.34 @ Newegg
Power Supply SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $71.11 @ Amazon
Case Fan Noctua - NF-A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 158.5 CFM 140mm Fan $27.29 @ OutletPC
Case Fan Noctua - NF-A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 158.5 CFM 140mm Fan $27.29 @ OutletPC
Case Fan Noctua - NF-A15 HS-PWM chromax.black.swap 82.5 CFM 140mm Fan $26.90 @ Amazon
Case Fan Noctua - NF-A15 HS-PWM chromax.black.swap 82.5 CFM 140mm Fan $26.90 @ Amazon
Monitor Asus - VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor $274.99 @ Amazon
Keyboard Corsair - K63 Wired Gaming Keyboard $79.79 @ OutletPC
Mouse Logitech - G300S Wired Optical Mouse $19.50 @ Amazon
Headphones Corsair - HS50 Headset $49.48 @ Amazon
Other Cover Noctua NA-HC4 chromax.black per dissipatori di calore (per NH-D15, NH-D15S e NH-D15 SE-AM4) $29.90 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $2056.30
  Mail-in rebates -$50.00
  Total $2006.30
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-03 16:28 EDT-0400  

 

 

I hope this list will be my best budget optimized build that tick all my criteria.

 

Thanks for all your useful inputs, it really helps! ?

My system specs:

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CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K, 5GHz Delidded LM || CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-C14S w/ NF-A15 & NF-A14 Chromax fans in push-pull cofiguration || Motherboard: MSI Z370i Gaming Pro Carbon AC || RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2x8Gb 2666 || GPU: EVGA GTX 1060 6Gb FTW2+ DT || Storage: Samsung 860 Evo M.2 SATA SSD 250Gb, 2x 2.5" HDDs 1Tb & 500Gb || ODD: 9mm Slim DVD RW || PSU: Corsair SF600 80+ Platinum || Case: Cougar QBX + 1x Noctua NF-R8 front intake + 2x Noctua NF-F12 iPPC top exhaust + Cougar stock 92mm DC fan rear exhaust || Monitor: ASUS VG248QE || Keyboard: Ducky One 2 Mini Cherry MX Red || Mouse: Logitech G703 || Audio: Corsair HS70 Wireless || Other: XBox One S Controler

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19 minutes ago, brob said:

NF-A14 fans are rated at 41.3 dbA. That is quite loud.

That is when it reaches max rpm. The reason I choose NF-A14 iPPC 3000 is to be able to get higher fan speed than other fans on the market, lets say to get 2000rpm without pushing the fan to its maximum mechanichal load of its motor, so I can get higher airflow with 65% fan speed without stressing the fan motor to the max which can cut the lifespan faster of it.

 

My current ATX build also uses NF-F12 iPPC 3000 fans. Actually it's not as loud as most people inform to others.

 

Thanks for caring, mate.. ?

My system specs:

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CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K, 5GHz Delidded LM || CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-C14S w/ NF-A15 & NF-A14 Chromax fans in push-pull cofiguration || Motherboard: MSI Z370i Gaming Pro Carbon AC || RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2x8Gb 2666 || GPU: EVGA GTX 1060 6Gb FTW2+ DT || Storage: Samsung 860 Evo M.2 SATA SSD 250Gb, 2x 2.5" HDDs 1Tb & 500Gb || ODD: 9mm Slim DVD RW || PSU: Corsair SF600 80+ Platinum || Case: Cougar QBX + 1x Noctua NF-R8 front intake + 2x Noctua NF-F12 iPPC top exhaust + Cougar stock 92mm DC fan rear exhaust || Monitor: ASUS VG248QE || Keyboard: Ducky One 2 Mini Cherry MX Red || Mouse: Logitech G703 || Audio: Corsair HS70 Wireless || Other: XBox One S Controler

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