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Hello all. Built my last rig in 2011 and my GTX 560 finally died so it's time for an upgrade. My main focus will be gaming/streaming. I'm hoping I'll be able to keep a few of my old components to save some money. Any input/feedback is greatly appreciated!

Approximate Purchase Date:
Within a month

Budget Range:
$1000-1200

System Usage from Most to Least Important
Gaming, recording gameplay, twitch streaming

Are you buying a monitor:
No

Parts to Upgrade:
CPU: i7700k 4.2 ghz quad core
https://m.newegg.com/products/N82E16819117726

Mobo: Asus ROG Maximus ix hero
https://m.newegg.com/products/N82E16813132927

GPU: EVGA GTX 1070 gaming black edition
https://m.newegg.com/combo/combodetail?comboid=3434474&combotype=2

Memory: Undecided pending budget

Case: Cool master 932 HAF Advanced (great case, full tower)
https://m.newegg.com/products/N82E16811119213

PSU: Cooler Master silent pro M 850w. Is it too old?
https://m.newegg.com/products/N82E16817171048

Do you need to buy OS: No, I'll be using windows 10 home 64 bit

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I've only dealt with Newegg but open to all

Location: US

Overclocking: Maybe

So thats the base for a build that I would want. I have a few questions for everyone. Will my PSU be compatible with all the new tech? Keeping everything stock, is a liquid cooling setup necessary or will an after market fan work fine?
I have an old 320 gig HD that I will probably be upgrading depending on the budget (possible SSD purchase also).
As for the memory, most of what I've read indicated that there's not a huge difference in speeds between the DDR4 2400 - 3000+, so I'm hoping to only spend about $100 on 16gb of memory.
I'm not too picky on the aesthetics, colored lights are cool but I care more about performance.

Thank you everyone in advance!
 
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maz89
OK, so in the first build below, I have taken your picks with the following changes:
- Replaced the 850W Cooler Master with a higher quality unit with lower wattage (even 600-650W is more than enough for this build)
- Added one of the solid air coolers (not personally fond of liquid cooling options).

The total exceeds your budget by approx $160 thanks to that huge case.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.89 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($164.89 @ OutletPC)...
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OK, so in the first build below, I have taken your picks with the following changes:
- Replaced the 850W Cooler Master with a higher quality unit with lower wattage (even 600-650W is more than enough for this build)
- Added one of the solid air coolers (not personally fond of liquid cooling options).

The total exceeds your budget by approx $160 thanks to that huge case.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.89 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($164.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($119.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($374.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 ATX Full Tower Case ($154.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1357.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-05 16:20 EDT-0400


My thoughts/questions:
- Why do you want the full tower case? HAF 932 is ancient, there are better looking, slicker cases with good airflow - something like NZXT 340/440.
- How sure are you about overclocking? You've written "maybe" but if this rig is intended primarily for gaming at 1440p (correct me if I'm wrong), I'd suggest you skip the K processor and get the 1080 instead of the 1070.
- I have not added an SSD since I was going above budget in both builds but you could get a $50 Sandisk SSD 120GB which should be enough for your OS. Recommended.

Here's an alternative build with the non-K version of the i7 7700 (comes with its stock cooler) and a 1080.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($294.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus STRIX B250F GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($129.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($119.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($519.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1270.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-05 16:13 EDT-0400

If you are gaming at 1080p, you could stick with the 1070 and add an SSD - would fit your $1200 budget.
 
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