$1800 Dollar Gaming Pc Build, Need Help

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alex15963

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Approximate Purchase Date: this week

Budget Range: $1800, NO Rebates/ After Shipping.

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming/Streaming.

Are you buying a monitor: No.

Do you need to buy OS: Yes.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.com.

Location: Wichita Falls, Texas, United States.

Parts Preferences: Intel.

Overclocking: No/Maybe.

SLI or Crossfire: No.

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080.

Additional Comments: need a good network/wifi card, no ethernet where I am, the wifi is more than decent. I already have a keyboard, and mouse, and mousepad.
 
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imsqam

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Here is a build that will give you the best 1080p, good 1440p in fact. For $1800 you could build a 4K machine.

One proviso here, the only Wifi adapter that Newegg sells that is compatible is the one in the build but it does not support AC wifi. If I was just to choose I would get this one
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pxrcCJ/tp-link-wireless-network-card-archert9e

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

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake - Frio Silent 14 71.2 CFM CPU Cooler ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z270 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($158.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($120.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 580 4GB NITRO+ Video Card ($234.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman - ZM-Z9 NEO BK ATX Mid Tower Case ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($105.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: IOGEAR - GWU627W6 USB 2.0 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($39.65 @ Newegg)
Total: $1276.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-06 19:45 EDT-0400
 
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g-unit1111

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I'd get a better CPU cooler than that - the Cryorig R5 is $10 more and is far superior than anything Thermaltake makes. And don't use Wifi on desktops if you can possibly help it.. Those LAN ports on motherboards are there for a reason. If at all possible you should use that over Wifi 10 times out of 10. I would also maybe suggest going with a Ryzen system:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($247.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard ($149.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($125.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($107.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.45 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($362.78 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($86.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1342.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-06 22:51 EDT-0400

Use the rest for monitor and peripherals (keyboard / mouse / etc).
 
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There you go.
Fastest gaming cpu and gpu right now. The board comes with lots of connectivity and features like superior audio codec with headphone amps, bluetooth and wifi(better than the afts). NVME SSD faster than traditional SSD, for faster booting and loading times. Get a good 144hz/1440p monitor few months down the line and you should be good for a couple of years.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($336.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($186.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($125.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($127.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.45 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G Video Card ($684.79 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($86.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1783.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-06 23:31 EDT-0400
 
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Normally I'd suggest Ryzen for streaming but your preference is Intel. The above build is probably your best bet but if you want to save some money given you're gaming in 1080p I'd go for GTX1080 or even a 1070 as a 1080Ti is pretty overkill for 1080p gaming. However it will "futureproof" you for a while. Other than that this is an excellent and extremely fast build that'll blow games out of the water.
 
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personally i think this is going to be what i go with, its tough because im on a air force base and we dont have ethernet, we have to use the wifi, also that being said, because im on an air force base for only a few months, i was hoping to get smaller tower by chance?
 
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Well you could go with a mini ITX form factor like the Fractal Design Node 202, but why not get a laptop for this sort of thing? If you travel frequently a desktop probably isn't what you should be purchasing.
 
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Mini tower build. This board also comes with wifi.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($336.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z270i GAMING Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($169.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($134.33 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($127.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.45 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G Video Card ($684.79 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo EVOLV ITX Mini ITX Tower Case ($58.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($86.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1772.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-07 01:10 EDT-0400
 
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currently i have this laptop : https://www.asus.com/us/ROG-Republic-Of-Gamers/ROG-G752VM/
and i plan on returning it to build my pc, although i will be traveling alot, i feel like a desktop is still going to be worth it, vs a laptop that cant handle much with streaming
 
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