1700 USD PC

[Zeorth]

Could you guys piece a pc for 1700 USD? I already have the gpu so don’t need that (GTX 1080). I use it for gaming. I don’t need peripherals and don’t need OS. I have 2 1080p screens. 

[Semper]

15 minutes ago, OreoPandas said:

Could you guys piece a pc for 1700 USD? I already have the gpu so don’t need that (GTX 1080). I use it for gaming. I don’t need peripherals and don’t need OS. I have 2 1080p screens. 

An 8'th/9'th gen Intel chip, i5 or above and a 1080 will be well more than enough to drive 1080p for quite some time to come.

You could drop as far back as Haswell refresh if you wanted to save a little money, though you will be buying used for that, and still see very competitive performance to today's chips.

Outside of that, a motherboard that has the features (and IO) that you need, accessories, and a case that fits your aesthetic style is entirely subjective.

There's never been a better time to invest in an SSD or two, as their prices have dropped quite rapidly over the last few months.

[Jurrunio]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$339.99 @ Newegg
CPU Cooler	EVGA - CLC 280 113.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$99.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$179.99 @ Newegg
Memory	GeIL - TUF SUPER LUCE 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$104.99 @ Newegg
Storage	HP - EX920 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$205.99 @ Amazon
Case	Fractal Design - Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case	$74.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Antec - Earthwatts Gold Pro 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$38.00 @ Newegg
Case Fan	Corsair - ML120 Pro LED White 75 CFM 120mm Fan	$25.32 @ OutletPC
Monitor	AOC - AG271QG 27.0" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor	$553.83 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1683.09
	Mail-in rebates	-$60.00
	Total	$1623.09
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-24 08:16 EST-0500

9900k doesnt game noticeably better than 8700k, so no point spending $200 extra for that. Replace the CPU with 9700k if you don't want to delid it yourself

 

A cooler to cool the CPU.

 

This mobo rather than Gigabyte's Z390 Aorus boards or even Asrock's Extreme4 because of its still excellent VRM (not using 9900k here does help), and OC friendly features like post code display and BIOS reset switch. Too bad they are on the motherboard's front rather than the rear I/O, but at least they exist.

 

EX920 performs like a 970 Evo btw, but cost less.

 

ML120 fan intended to be an exhaust fan at the back, while I suggest the stock case fans that comes with the case to go up on top of the case.

 

1440p 144Hz Gsync IPS monitor, as the budget allows.