First time building a gaming PC(~1500$). Looking someone with knowledge to check.

XyruH

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Hello! Looking for someone to check the build.
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case
Mother: ASUS PRIME Z270-A LGA1151
CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FTW GAMING ACX 3.0, 8GB
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3200MHz
Power: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G1, 80+ GOLD 650W
Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler
SSD: Zotac Premium Edition 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Mem: WD Blue 1TB SATA

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/fenrirhorus/saved/#view=847gsY
Couldnt find motherboard "ASUS X99-A",so i put MSI Z270-A PRO ATX LGA1151.

Can anyone give a good advise about the build? Especially on the motherboard.
Is there a fast way to check if it all fit in the case?
Also planning to get 144hz monitor, anything i should be aware of when buy components?
Thank for your attention.
 
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You're not sacrificing anything at all, not sure what you're referring to.
The PSU you listed is very low quality, and the SP550 is better for the money.
Just get what i've listed and wait for aftermarket 1080tis.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($343.49 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z270 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($116.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($99.97 @ Jet)
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 240GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)...
Your CPU and motherboard are mismatched. Pick up a Z270 board and an i7-7700k with that setup. Skylake is last gen, and the price savings on going with last gen over current gen just isn't worth it unless you already have the CPU.

Also I'd go with a 240GB SSD instead of 120GB SSD. That drive is going to fill up way too fast with the size of games and patches.
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($343.49 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z270 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($116.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Zotac Premium Edition 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.68 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card ($489.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.90 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Acer XF240H 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($199.97 @ Amazon)
Total: $1543.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-26 21:46 EDT-0400
 
Alternatively, if you can I recommend saving up and getting htis, 1440p 144hz.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($287.49 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($19.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($68.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($99.97 @ Jet)
Storage: Zotac Premium Edition 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.68 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card ($489.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.90 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Acer XG270HU 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor ($389.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1592.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-26 21:49 EDT-0400
 

WiiUMasterGman

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PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YGyKbj
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YGyKbj/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.79 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus STRIX H270F GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($99.97 @ Jet)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Founders Edition Video Card ($698.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox 5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.90 @ Amazon)
Total: $1460.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-26 22:16 EDT-0400

This is better
 
@OP, if you don't need a monitor included in the cost at the moment, or if you have a second budget for that, get this.
Wait for aftermarket 1080ti cards, don't get the founders edition i've listed.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($343.49 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z270 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($116.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Zotac Premium Edition 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.68 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Founders Edition Video Card ($698.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.90 @ Amazon)
Total: $1552.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-26 22:28 EDT-0400
 

XyruH

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I honestly couldnt imagine to get 1080ti card. The prebuilds of 1080ti i looked cost like ~2k.
Ill buy monitor separately so ~1500 budget is for the destop only.
 

schaft

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@OP. chugalug has gave you a good build with i7. I gave you alternative using amd ryzen. i7 is a good cpu, you cannot go wrong with it. This ryzen is new and has 8 core 16 thread (i7-7700K has 4 core 8 thread). Ryzen is new, and not optimized with current application. Only just recently, Q4 2016 games just starting to use above 4 thread (nicknamed i5 killer game) and for comparison only 2013 (Rise of tomb rider) was the beginning of 4 thread optimization. It took 3 whole years for game to adapt from 4 thread to above 4. But consider this for alternatives.

This build uses samsung 960 evo which should be 3x faster than standard SSD. 500Gb SSD should be minimum as it is hardly enough with 240Gb.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($324.68 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard ($159.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($99.97 @ Jet)
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($249.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 750GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Founders Edition Video Card ($698.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.90 @ Amazon)
Total: $1659.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-26 22:54 EDT-0400

Good luck
 
The problem is that the lower clock speeds of the Ryzen 1700 combined with the fact that 50% of the threads won't be utilized for gaming don't make it a good buy imo, especially given the higher price when compared to an i7.
If he was rendering, or had use for the extra threads, absolutely.
But given his situation I can't see it being a good value buy.
Also the 960 Evo 500GB is overkill for gaming, all he's going to use the SSD for is OS, software and maybe 1-2 games he plays the most, any higher is too much.
The Bitfenix nova also has terrible airflow, you might want to change that out.
Given he has a 1080ti, a budget case isn't in your best interest imo.
 
You're not sacrificing anything at all, not sure what you're referring to.
The PSU you listed is very low quality, and the SP550 is better for the money.
Just get what i've listed and wait for aftermarket 1080tis.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($343.49 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z270 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($116.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($99.97 @ Jet)
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 240GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Founders Edition Video Card ($698.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.90 @ B&H)
Total: $1552.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-28 20:10 EDT-0400
 
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