Please help me with my first build!

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Prince Fin

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I'm new around here and new to building PCs, but I've wanted to for a long time. I've finally saved up and am now looking at a $1000 budget. I have peripherals, 2x2TB 7200RPM HDDs, and a retail copy of windows 10 that I will transfer to the new PC (correct me if that's not possible, I've seen conflicting answers as to whether it's possible or not). I've watched countless youtube videos, read countless guides, and looked at countless threads like this one, but I'm just left confused and hopeless. I would like to game (mainly LoL, Overwatch, WoW, and hopefully some AAA titles soon) at 1080p 60Hz, not looking to upgrade to 1440p anytime soon. I really think RGB lighting is cool but it also seems like it takes a lot of money from performance. Here are a few builds I tried to make up:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xFHR8K
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Vxx9LD
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YGdFhq
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dvKcr7
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Fhm3XH
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TXMwnn
Sorry for the really long post, and thank you for any and all help! I also apologize for everything wrong about the post, I'm still very new to this! My goal is to stay as close to $1000 as possible. Thanks again so much!
 
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Agreed, a GTX 1070 would be good for 1080p 144 Hz or 1080p 60 Hz with Maximum settings (which is still not fully justifiable imo). For just 1080p 60 Hz on High/Ultra a GTX 1060 6GB or RX 580 8GB would be perfect (i'd lean towards the RX 580 with a Ryzen build and based on the fact it's slightly stronger to begin with). The listed Power Supply will be enough to run any of these cards no problem.
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In my opinion the 4th build is the best one. However, i made some changes:

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

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($218.55 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard ($99.38 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team - T-Force / Night Hawk 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($94.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($389.95 @ Jet)
Case: Corsair - Crystal 460X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($139.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1117.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-06 03:22 EDT-0400

- RAM > For the price of the current, you can get a 3000 MHz kit, Ryzen really benefits from the faster RAM speeds.
- PSU > The EVGA NEX is an old series, here is the updated SuperNOVA G3 Gold for the same price.

My only other concern with this build is the expensive case, this could be reduced to up the SSD to a nice 500GB, CPU to a Ryzen 1700 or a Motherboard with better features and what not. Parts that increase performance not just aesthetics but this is your personal taste so i left it how it was. I mean you could just swap to say a Corsair 100R which is still good but saves enough cash to drop the build closer to 1K. Hope this helps :)
 
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optimised to bring it closer to 1000 :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($218.55 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($78.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team - T-Force / Night Hawk 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($94.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($369.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($65.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1003.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-06 07:00 EDT-0400

for now i think u will be running the rams @ 2133. but AMD said it will support all rams by the end of may. fingers crossed.
 
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Thank you both for your quick answers!! Just a couple of questions, is the Ryzen going to perform better than intels in the same price range? Is the 1070 really right for what I need? I've seen a lot of people saying it's overkill for 1080p gaming, but is it still worth getting just so it lasts longer into the future? And finally is 550W good enough to handle the system currently AND after upgrades down the road?
Thanks again for all the help! :)
 
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Agreed, a GTX 1070 would be good for 1080p 144 Hz or 1080p 60 Hz with Maximum settings (which is still not fully justifiable imo). For just 1080p 60 Hz on High/Ultra a GTX 1060 6GB or RX 580 8GB would be perfect (i'd lean towards the RX 580 with a Ryzen build and based on the fact it's slightly stronger to begin with). The listed Power Supply will be enough to run any of these cards no problem.
 
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