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I've been thinking up a build that would do 1080p gaming at max settings easily, and allow for upgrading down the line. Here's what I came up with:

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.99) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC - Freezer 33 eSports ONE (Black/White) CPU Cooler  ($31.98)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 PC PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($104.89)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($129.99) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.65) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB AMP Edition Video Card  ($408.99) 
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($67.99) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99) 
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor  ($191.99) 
Total: $1341.45

I'm going for a white and black aesthetic, but since you guys know your stuff, how could I cut some corners and reduce the total cost?

Could I make it to $1,250?

Even $1,200?

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2 minutes ago, OhioanBluetoothSpeaker said:

I've been thinking up a build that would do 1080p gaming at max settings easily, and allow for upgrading down the line. Here's what I came up with:

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.99) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC - Freezer 33 eSports ONE (Black/White) CPU Cooler  ($31.98)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 PC PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($104.89)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($129.99) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.65) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB AMP Edition Video Card  ($408.99) 
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($67.99) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99) 
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor  ($191.99) 
Total: $1341.45

I'm going for a white and black aesthetic, but since you guys know your stuff, how could I cut some corners and reduce the total cost?

Could I make it to $1,250?

Even $1,200?

Was this in pc part picker

 

My PC Specs:

CPU: Intel Core i7 8750H RAM: 16 GB DDR4 2666 MHz GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $159.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler ARCTIC - Freezer 33 eSports ONE (Black/White) CPU Cooler $31.98 @ Newegg
Motherboard MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard $105.00 @ OutletPC
Memory Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $99.99 @ Newegg
Storage SanDisk - Ultra 3D 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $82.89 @ OutletPC
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $45.65 @ OutletPC
Video Card MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB DUKE Video Card $354.99 @ Newegg
Case NZXT - H500 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case $69.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $84.79 @ OutletPC
Monitor Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor $191.99 @ B&H
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1297.26
  Mail-in rebates -$70.00
  Total $1227.26
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-15 22:49 EST-0500  

cause here's one for 1227 

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I think there's a cheaper option for the gtx 2070ti. You might be able to shave a few dollars on a cheaper PSU but don't go too cheap. 

 

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2 minutes ago, Happycowdance said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $159.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler ARCTIC - Freezer 33 eSports ONE (Black/White) CPU Cooler $31.98 @ Newegg
Motherboard MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard $105.00 @ OutletPC
Memory Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $99.99 @ Newegg
Storage SanDisk - Ultra 3D 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $82.89 @ OutletPC
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $45.65 @ OutletPC
Video Card MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB DUKE Video Card $354.99 @ Newegg
Case NZXT - H500 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case $69.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $84.79 @ OutletPC
Monitor Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor $191.99 @ B&H
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1297.26
  Mail-in rebates -$70.00
  Total $1227.26
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-15 22:49 EST-0500  

cause here's one for 1227 

Only downside is lack of SLI support.

 

CPU - FX 8350 @ 4.5GHZ ▒ GPU - Radeon 5700 ▒ Mobo - M5A99FX Pro R2.0 ▒ RAM - Crucial Ballistix 16GB @ 1600 ▒ PSU - Corsair CX600M ▒ CPU Cooler - Hyper 212 EVO ▒ Storage - Samsung EVO 250GB, WD Blue 1TB

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Just now, Happycowdance said:

you meant 1070ti i hope :P

Hah, yeah, I was researching the 20xx series before I posted that.

 

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That build will do 1080p Ultra settings at 144Hz, also I'd recommend going for an R5 2600 as others have suggested.

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42 minutes ago, OhioanBluetoothSpeaker said:

I've been thinking up a build that would do 1080p gaming at max settings easily, and allow for upgrading down the line. Here's what I came up with:

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.99) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC - Freezer 33 eSports ONE (Black/White) CPU Cooler  ($31.98)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 PC PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($104.89)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($129.99) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.65) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB AMP Edition Video Card  ($408.99) 
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($67.99) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99) 
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor  ($191.99) 
Total: $1341.45

I'm going for a white and black aesthetic, but since you guys know your stuff, how could I cut some corners and reduce the total cost?

Could I make it to $1,250?

Even $1,200?

which country?

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1 hour ago, OhioanBluetoothSpeaker said:

Alright, thanks for your guys' help and for the lists!

if you do end up considering the Intel build that motherboard isn't ideal for an unlocked cpu IMO. Since you're not buying a 8600k/9600k and up it should work well. 

I think the ryzen builds are really great and zen is such a great option atm.

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Why MSI Z370 board with non-K CPU? You need to sort this out to cut down $ maybe?

Even for an overclockable CPU, this motherboard doesn't have enough VRM performance. I have this motherboard paired to i7-8700k, only able to OC 8700k to 4.8GHz and 1.25v max, higher than that will be unstable.

 

How if a 650W Semi-modular PSU instead?

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