Best budget rig with gtx 1070 and i5 7600K

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Hey guys,

So I'm looking to build a a new Gaming PC for myself, prob over the course of a few months or more. I'd like something in between beast and budget (if that makes sense?) I know towers can be a personal choice based on aesthetics but in that case a simple mid or large recommendation would be fine. Its hard to give a dollar amount, but I guess depending where this goes I may have a better Idea. I'm assuming it will go above $1,000.

I'd like to build from these two parts:
Intel Core i5 7600K (NOT planning on overclocking, but the core clock is better).
GTX 1070 8GB

I'd love any feed back to see what my options would/could be. For now, if it helps cost, I wouldn't mind gaming at 1080p/120-144, but I would like the potential for more, ie the gtx 1070. What do you guys think! Thanks in advance.
 
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It really depends if you need an OS, Monitor, Mouse, Keyboard, Headset etc.

You can have the 7600K, a Z270 board (to keep SLI and OCing options open), an SSD etc, for $1,100
Another +$90 if you need an OS

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($118.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Patriot Viper Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 240GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($80.98 @ Newegg)
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It really depends if you need an OS, Monitor, Mouse, Keyboard, Headset etc.

You can have the 7600K, a Z270 board (to keep SLI and OCing options open), an SSD etc, for $1,100
Another +$90 if you need an OS

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($118.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Patriot Viper Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 240GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($80.98 @ Newegg)
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: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1098.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-18 12:45 EDT-0400

You could cut that back, no SLI or OCing potential, cheaper case, no SSD etc.....
You'd save another ~$200 or so, but I don't think cutting those corners are worth it:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI B250M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Patriot Viper Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini Video Card ($359.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($20.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.90 @ Amazon)
Total: $892.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-18 12:49 EDT-0400

 
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Hi Thanks. I would be getting all other accessories separately. Your first part list seems more up my alley. however, if it helps I'm not really the kind of person that would OC or SLI/Crossfire. Simply because I don't like to take risks on expensive parts and I prefer to let ONE GPU do the job. The reason I chose the 7600K over the 7600 is because it has a higher base clock speed. And for the same price. I don't really want to go smaller that regular ATX.
 
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While I can appreciate no Overclocking or SLI/Crossfire.... you'd be paying more for an ATX sized board..... and never really use the functionality (outside of a few specific cases, of course).

With ATX and B250, you need to drop the RAM to 2400MHz max, which adds a little more cost (like $2), a nicer case (like the 100R) and add back the SSD, suddenly you're a little north of $1,000 again...............

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock B250 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($76.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Zotac T500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Amazon)
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: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.90 @ Amazon)
Total: $1027.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-18 13:59 EDT-0400

Personally, I'd take the Z270 build...... even if you don't use it now.....it keeps your options open down the line when these components would be no longer considered "expensive parts", and may even allow you to get a little longer from it as a viable system.

I'd say thats worth the +$60 or so - but 100% your call of course.
 
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Hmm, dollar and cents wise, you do make a fine point. I may just go with the Z270 build after all. In terms of buy order, since I'll be building this rig slowly, where do you recommend I start? CPU? Tower? The most discounted part at the moment?
 
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I'd recommend you save the money up first, then buy all at once - things are ever changing and, just because (for example) that's the best priced Motherboard/SSD/HDD/PSU today, doesn't mean it would still be the one I'd recommend in X weeks/months.

If you are set on building it in pieces, try to purchase what you can use immediately (so you can return for defects etc).
ie. If you have a good quality PSU currently, you could drop a 1070 into your existing setup. Might bottleneck, but at least you're using it.

My suggestion would be CPU+Mobo+RAM initially. The GPU may well be priced better in a week/month etc, might be a different brand/model, but it might be cheaper.

The CPU+Mobo combo are usually pretty static in prices, until a new lineup is announced/released. As KabyLake is still pretty new, I don't see those prices changing much at all.
 
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This sounds like the way to go. I really appreciate all your info/help. I agree about the CPU and Mobo. I def have enough for the CPU/Mobo, but would have to wait on everything else. I may get those and just keep on saving for everything else. I do have another good rig but its my gf's lol.
 
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