New System Build

[Ashiok]

I'm helping my friend build a new pc for around $700-$800. He already has a gpu and ssd/hdd. Any thoughts with something that I should add?

 

Thanks.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor	$259.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler	NZXT - Kraken M22 Liquid CPU Cooler	$83.67 @ Amazon
Thermal Compound	ARCTIC - MX4 4g Thermal Paste	$3.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard	Asus - Prime Z370-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$159.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Team - T-Force Delta RGB 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$74.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card	Purchased For $0.00
Case	NZXT - S340 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply	EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$79.99 @ Amazon
Operating System	Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit	$5.00
Case Fan	Corsair - HD120 RGB 3-Pack w/Controller 54.4 CFM 120mm Fans	$73.67 @ OutletPC
Other	Clovertale Braided ATX Sleeved Cable Extension kit for Power Supply Cable Kit, PSU connectors, 24 Pin, 8 pin, 6 pin 4 + 4 Pin, 6 pack, with cable mounts and ties (White)	$24.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$766.18
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-23 19:43 EDT-0400

 

[Cereal5]

Depends what you’re using it for. But most people would probably recommend a Ryzen 2600/2600X/2700 over the 8600K for that price. You might be able to find a good used 8600K for under $200 from someone that is upgrading if you want to stick with Intel. Also if you have a local Micro center you can likely get a good deal on a CPU/MoBo bundle

[Derrk]

might want a bigger cooler. 120mm is kind of small for an unlocked 8th gen

[Cereal5]

2 minutes ago, Derrk said:

might want a bigger cooler. 120mm is kind of small for an unlocked 8th gen

Yeah the Corsair H100i v2 is usually $90-100, so you get way more for your money. 120 and 140mm AIOs generally aren’t recommended, due to similarly priced Air coolers performing better.

 

Also try to find an EVGA G2 unit, they’re higher quality than the G3. And Get 16GB of ram

[poochyena]

$80 seem a little much for a cooler for an i5. My 212 evo keeps my 6600k @4.5 under 75C easily. idk how much more power an 8600k uses though I guess.

[Derrk]

Just now, poochyena said:

$80 seem a little much for a cooler for an i5. My 212 evo keeps my 6600k @4.5 under 75 easily. idk how much more power an 8600k uses though I guess.

a 212 is a much better cooler than a 120mm AIO too. AIOs tend not to perform as well, but a lot of people pay extra for them because of the looks. 8th gen runs toasty

[Ashiok]

3 minutes ago, poochyena said:

$80 seem a little much for a cooler for an i5. My 212 evo keeps my 6600k @4.5 under 75C easily. idk how much more power an 8600k uses though I guess.

I just wanted to make the pc built around white/black/rgb so the Kraken was a great choice especially b/c of looks. It's mostly not for temps but just for looks. 

[Ashiok]

5 minutes ago, Cereal5 said:

Yeah the Corsair H100i v2 is usually $90-100, so you get way more for your money. 120 and 140mm AIOs generally aren’t recommended, due to similarly priced Air coolers performing better.

 

Also try to find an EVGA G2 unit, they’re higher quality than the G3. And Get 16GB of ram

I don't really understand the need for 16GB. I personally have 8GB and never have any problems. 

[poochyena]

1 minute ago, Ashiok said:

I just wanted to make the pc built around white/black/rgb so the Kraken was a great choice especially b/c of looks. It's mostly not for temps but just for looks. 

Thats fair.

I don't really understand the need for 16GB. I personally have 8GB and never have any problems.

I agree with that. I am fine with 8gb too. needing more than 8gb just really depends on what you do.

[lmeneses]

3 minutes ago, Ashiok said:

It's mostly not for temps but just for looks. 

Smart

 

2 minutes ago, Ashiok said:

I don't really understand the need for 16GB. I personally have 8GB and never have any problems. 

Games minimum requirements are soon becoming 16gb rather than 8gb, and you could even get 16gb of slower ram, which would be maybe $40 more since Intel cpus don't benefit from it that much. Also, for that gpu, why not just get a r5 2600 and balance out the build, and you could use the extra money to get 16gb of ram at 3000MHz+

[andyme]

why go for rgb spend the money on better spec

[andyme]

also if you buy an air cooler it comes with them normally with thermal paste and preapplied on aios

[Ashiok]

Just now, andyme said:

also if you buy an air cooler it comes with them normally with thermal paste and preapplied on aios

Yeah but just for future builds or whatever it's only $5... 

 

1 minute ago, andyme said:

why go for rgb spend the money on better spec

Computers aren't just for specs, especially as looks are great. I couldn't get much better specs with whatever anyways so it's fine. 

[andyme]

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/andyme/saved/#view=ZtsvnQ

 

what about this

[andyme]

the nzxt 140mm would be better than 120mm better airflow 

[Ashiok]

Just now, andyme said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/andyme/saved/#view=ZtsvnQ

 

what about this

1. "Why go for RGB" You have RGB fans buddy.

2. Horrible color scheme. Red RAM, white case, black mobo, brown cooler? No thanks.

[andyme]

the noctua nh 15 now have cover in black and red there called chromax look online

 

[andyme]

one of the best air coolers on the market 

[andyme]

the ram can be black its just a color

 

[Cereal5]

I understand the looks for the cooler, but not the RAM. Like I said you can scrape by with 8GB but there’s really no point to limit yourself. Just spend the few extra bucks on 16. You can get a 2x8 2400 for like $125-130

2 minutes ago, andyme said:

the ram can be black its just a color

 

Just let him have his good looking PC.

 

buying your own thermal paste is fine, if it’s good quality you’ll get a couple extra degrees from it anyways. 

[DocSwag]

I would honestly just get an R5 2600+X470 board and 2x8gb RAM. It should save over $100 but you'll get more RAM and with the GPU he has there will be no performance difference whatsoever. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($159.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - X470 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: GeIL - SUPER LUCE RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($140.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.01 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($5.00) 
Case Fan: Corsair - HD120 RGB 3-Pack w/Controller 54.4 CFM  120mm Fans  ($73.67 @ OutletPC) 
Other: Clovertale Braided ATX Sleeved Cable Extension kit for Power Supply Cable Kit, PSU connectors, 24 Pin, 8 pin, 6 pin 4 + 4 Pin, 6 pack, with cable mounts and ties (White)  ($24.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $632.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-23 20:16 EDT-0400

 

EDIT: For mobo you could consider the prime pro also if you want the RGB RAM to sync with the mobo but I'm guessing that doesn't matter because you chose corsair fans that won't sync with pretty much any mobo and any ram except Corsair's IIRC

 

For PSU, if you're fine with mail in rebates either grab the one I have here or this one

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/79tQzy/corsair-rmx-2018-750w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020179-na

 

Otherwise the G3 is fine.

 

And you could consider these RGB fans instead that are wayyy cheaper

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3wndnQ/cooler-master-masterfan-pro-140-air-flow-rgb-3-in-1-with-rgb-led-controller-530-cfm-140mm-fans-mfy-f4dc-083pc-r1

 

And if you absolutely HAVE to have an RGB cooler this is pretty cheap and pretty solid

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/RcdFf7/cooler-master-masterliquid-ml240l-rgb-667-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-mlw-d24m-a20pc-r1

[andyme]

would still go for 140mm case fans better temps