my wife too?

Luis_50

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i have recently made a budget to make my self a new build, since it was 8 months ago that my good pc decided to leave us. i have a back up that was OK for w.o.w at the time ( i have other games that i play too overwatch, and 3 other betas that i cannot name) but since the patches its almost to a dead crawl. since my wife saw i was making plans and researching for parts for a new PC, sigh she wanted one too, well my original budget was 1500$, with her build now ate up 400 of that now i can push to 1200 if anyone that can help be better choose from what i have listed here or better recommendations thank you in advance.
cpu either i7-7700k or i5-7600k
asus strix mobo
corsair h100iv2 liquid cooler
corsair lpx 16gb 3200 ddr4
gtx1070 8gb video card
evga 750 power supply
as far as the case i have that already brand new thermaltake core x31 case, any ideas, recommendations, or just suck it up and spend more money and get what she wants and what i want???
 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($308.74 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI B250M GAMING PRO Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($84.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($559.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($47.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $1185.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-20 18:39 EST-0500


Unless you're tied to overclocking and water-cooling. This would be an awesome build. If you want to spend a bit more on her drop it to a 1070 and enjoy
 
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Here's what I recommend.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($308.74 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($19.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: ADATA XPG Z1 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($72.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($559.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($47.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $1217.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-20 19:01 EST-0500