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Ashiok
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I'm building a pc for my friend who has a budget of $700. He already has a GPU (970) and a 1 TB hdd.

 

Anyone have any suggestions on how to make this list better?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-6700K 4GHz Quad-Core Processor $309.75 @ SuperBiiz
CPU Cooler Corsair - H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $49.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard Asus - MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $90.00
Memory G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory $69.99 @ Newegg
Case NZXT - S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case $84.98 @ NZXT
Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $79.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $694.70
  Mail-in rebates -$10.00
  Total $684.70
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-22 18:25 EDT-0400  

 

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yeah, don't get a overpayed quadcore. give me a while and i'll make you a proper build for your friend

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Just now, LukeSavenije said:

yeah, don't get a overpayed quadcore. give me a while and i'll make you a proper build for your friend

Alright, please DM me once you finish. Much appreciated!

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4 minutes ago, Ashiok said:

I'm building a pc for my friend who has a budget of $700. He already has a GPU (970) and a 1 TB hdd.

 

Anyone have any suggestions on how to make this list better?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-6700K 4GHz Quad-Core Processor $309.75 @ SuperBiiz
CPU Cooler Corsair - H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $49.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard Asus - MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $90.00
Memory G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory $69.99 @ Newegg
Case NZXT - S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case $84.98 @ NZXT
Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $79.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $694.70
  Mail-in rebates -$10.00
  Total $684.70
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-22 18:25 EDT-0400  

 

A cooler like the cryorig h5 or a be quiet will get better price per performance then an AIO

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor $159.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI - X470 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard $149.99 @ B&H
Memory Corsair - Vengeance RGB Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $169.99 @ Amazon
Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $86.99 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Purchased For $0.00
Video Card NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card Purchased For $0.00
Case NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case $69.99 @ B&H
Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $79.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $736.94
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $716.94
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-22 18:31 EDT-0400  

just an example what you can get for the price. if you want to add a cooler, don't do aio for that price, get a beefy air cooler

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Personally, I would definitely not pay $300 for an i7-6700k. Either go with an 8th gen intel processor with that money, or get an i7-6700k used. $300 for i7 6700k just is not worth it imo at this point in time. You could go with an i5-8600k for around $260 with a Z370 Mobo

Desktop:  Intel Core i5-6400 | Zalman CNPS9500AT CPU Cooler | EVGA GTX 1050 SC GAMING 2GB | 1x8GB DDR4 Corsair LPX | Gigabyte H170N-WIFI | Intel 600p 256GB SSD | Seagate Firecuda 1TB SSHD | Corsair CX450M (Gray Version) PSU | Thermaltake Core V1 Mini-ITX Case |

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Or you could go with what LukeSavenije said, Ryzen is really good bang for the buck as well

Desktop:  Intel Core i5-6400 | Zalman CNPS9500AT CPU Cooler | EVGA GTX 1050 SC GAMING 2GB | 1x8GB DDR4 Corsair LPX | Gigabyte H170N-WIFI | Intel 600p 256GB SSD | Seagate Firecuda 1TB SSHD | Corsair CX450M (Gray Version) PSU | Thermaltake Core V1 Mini-ITX Case |

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2 minutes ago, PingPonguin said:

Personally, I would definitely not pay $300 for an i7-6700k. Either go with an 8th gen intel processor with that money, or get an i7-6700k used. $300 for i7 6700k just is not worth it imo at this point in time. You could go with an i5-8600k for around $260 with a Z370 Mobo

INtel is with the shortage really expensvie at the moment. Intel is a great gaming platform, but too high of a price rn

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Just now, LukeSavenije said:

INtel is with the shortage really expensvie at the moment. Intel is a great gaming platform, but too high of a price rn

True, especially with the R5 2600 going for $160 you can OC and get some amazing bang for the buck, even if Ashiok spends some money for a decent air cooler

Desktop:  Intel Core i5-6400 | Zalman CNPS9500AT CPU Cooler | EVGA GTX 1050 SC GAMING 2GB | 1x8GB DDR4 Corsair LPX | Gigabyte H170N-WIFI | Intel 600p 256GB SSD | Seagate Firecuda 1TB SSHD | Corsair CX450M (Gray Version) PSU | Thermaltake Core V1 Mini-ITX Case |

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My take on it:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor $259.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $26.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $103.88 @ OutletPC
Memory G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $124.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $55.99 @ Amazon
Case NZXT - S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case $84.98 @ NZXT
Power Supply Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $43.98 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $745.70
  Mail-in rebates -$45.00
  Total $700.70
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-22 23:03 EDT-0400  

 

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