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Best build for $1800? Excluding OS, peripherals,  and monitor. A little overbudget is fine

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OS is only around 5 bucks anyways
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor $369.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler $84.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard Asus - Prime Z370-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $159.99 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $114.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung - 970 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $87.89 @ OutletPC
Storage SanDisk - Ultra 3D 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $84.99 @ Adorama
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $58.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G Video Card $679.99 @ Newegg
Case Cooler Master - MasterCase H500P Mesh White ATX Mid Tower Case $139.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $79.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1881.70
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $1861.70
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-24 07:03 EDT-0400  

Here's my personal take on the build. My main focus is airflow and performance/budget ratio.µ
You could use the Noctua NH-D15 instead of the Dark Rock Pro 4, but it's ugly.
I took such small RAM sticks, because they need to fit under the beefy cooler and they're cheaper.
I also find important to put a good amount of storage: M.2 would be for system, SSD for games, HDD for multimedia.
Wise men say never to cheap out on the PSU and the motherboard, so I didn't. 
Other than the $1500 2080ti, RTX cards are not really worth considering. 1080ti performs as well as 2080

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Check out this build: 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor $369.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler $84.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard EVGA - Z370 FTW ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $119.99 @ Amazon
Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $149.99 @ Amazon
Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive $162.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $58.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G Video Card $679.99 @ Newegg
Case Fractal Design - Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case $94.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $79.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1821.80
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $1801.80
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-24 07:22 EDT-0400  

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-950 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R CPU Cooler: NZXT HAVIK 140 RAM: Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600 (1x2GB), Crucial DDR3-1600 (2x4GB), Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3-1600 (1x4GB) GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 770 DirectCU II 2GB SSD: Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" 1TB HDDs: WD Green 3.5" 1TB, WD Blue 3.5" 1TB PSU: Corsair AX860i & CableMod ModFlex Cables Case: Fractal Design Meshify C TG (White) Fans: 2x Dynamic X2 GP-12 Monitors: LG 24GL600F, Samsung S24D390 Keyboard: Logitech G710+ Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum Mouse Pad: Steelseries QcK Audio: Bose SoundSport In-Ear Headphones

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5 minutes ago, r2724r16 said:

Check out this build: 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor $369.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler $84.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard EVGA - Z370 FTW ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $119.99 @ Amazon
Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $149.99 @ Amazon
Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive $162.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $58.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G Video Card $679.99 @ Newegg
Case Fractal Design - Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case $94.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $79.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1821.80
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $1801.80
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-24 07:22 EDT-0400  

 

Very nice list, but I have 1 question and 1 remark:
Does the Dark Rock Pro 4 fit inside the Meshify? 
Some fans should be added on front for further intake, stock temps are mediocre compared to it's full potential

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor $369.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $89.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus - Prime Z370-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $159.99 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $249.99 @ Newegg Business
Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive $162.89 @ OutletPC
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $58.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G Video Card $679.99 @ Newegg
Case Corsair - Carbide 400C ATX Mid Tower Case $82.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $79.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1969.60
  Mail-in rebates -$35.00
  Total $1934.60
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-25 02:36 EDT-0400  

 

Rest In Peace my old signature...                  September 11th 2018 ~ December 26th 2018

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21 hours ago, _d0nut said:

Best build for $1800? Excluding OS, peripherals,  and monitor. A little overbudget is fine

Best build for doing what?

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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3 hours ago, brob said:

Best build for doing what?

Gaming, Web Browsing

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6 hours ago, MandoPanda said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor $369.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $89.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus - Prime Z370-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $159.99 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $249.99 @ Newegg Business
Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive $162.89 @ OutletPC
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $58.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G Video Card $679.99 @ Newegg
Case Corsair - Carbide 400C ATX Mid Tower Case $82.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $79.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1969.60
  Mail-in rebates -$35.00
  Total $1934.60
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-25 02:36 EDT-0400  

 

is 32GB ram necessary? Thought 16 should be plenty for gaming

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10 hours ago, _d0nut said:

is 32GB ram necessary? Thought 16 should be plenty for gaming

No, it's not. But it does fit in your budget if you count for the little bit over. ;)

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor $369.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $89.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus - Prime Z370-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $159.99 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $139.89 @ OutletPC
Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive $162.89 @ OutletPC
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $58.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G Video Card $679.99 @ Newegg Business
Case Corsair - Carbide 400C ATX Mid Tower Case $82.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $79.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1859.50
  Mail-in rebates -$35.00
  Total $1824.50
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-25 19:36 EDT-0400  

 

Rest In Peace my old signature...                  September 11th 2018 ~ December 26th 2018

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