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envy14tpe
You went overboard on cost: full tower and PSU. A mid tower is better. Also, the new G3 is top tier PSU.
Must add a SSD to the build. I got rid of the DVD drive cuz you never really need it.

This build saves you $300. Now you could put that towards a 1440p 144Hz.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($228.66 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME Z270-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz)
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New CPU - 4C/8T, basically an underclocked i7. Doesn't need an aftermarket cooler to overclock.
New RAM - Much faster.
New MOBO - X370 to support Ryzen overclocking.
New CASE - You were spending too much on the case $300 is a lot of money that could be put into a 1080Ti.
New SSD - Put some of the money saved on an SSD, for Windows and all your other apps/games.
New PSU - Unnecessary waste of money, at half the price, you won't notice a difference.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty X370 Gaming K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($138.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($113.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.45 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($529.89 @ B&H)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($47.78 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus - DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.79 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.99 @ My Choice Software)
Software: Microsoft - Office Home and Student 2016 Software
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan ($17.88 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Razer - BlackWidow Chroma Wired Gaming Keyboard ($133.99 @ B&H)
Mouse: Razer - DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse ($49.99 @ B&H)
Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel Headset ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1616.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-05 21:38 EDT-0400

EDIT: Not too good with monitors, but I think these are good:
Asus - PB278Q 27.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor ($327.47 @ Jet)
Acer - B276HK YMJDPPRZ 27.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor ($449.00 @ Adorama)
Dell - S2716DG 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor ($479.99 @ Amazon)

One of them is 4K, the others are 1440P, at different prices.
Depends on what you play, if you play FPS games like CS:GO that don't have demanding graphics, go for the 144Hz.
If you play more demanding games, go for 60Hz, although I wouldn't go with the 1440P 60Hz, except if I was on a very low budget.
 
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envy14tpe

envy14tpe

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You went overboard on cost: full tower and PSU. A mid tower is better. Also, the new G3 is top tier PSU.
Must add a SSD to the build. I got rid of the DVD drive cuz you never really need it.

This build saves you $300. Now you could put that towards a 1440p 144Hz.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($228.66 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME Z270-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($113.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.45 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($379.83 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.99 @ My Choice Software)
Software: Microsoft - Office Home and Student 2016 Software
Case Fan: Fractal Design - FD-FAN-SSR2-140 66.0 CFM 140mm Fan ($11.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Keyboard: Razer - BlackWidow Chroma Wired Gaming Keyboard ($133.99 @ B&H)
Mouse: Razer - DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel Headset ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1577.21

Now you can get this monitor:
Monitor: Dell - S2716DG 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor ($479.99 @ Amazon)

It has G-sync too which is nice to have, especially with a gtx 1070.
 
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