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Cerealkilla43

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Hi, I'm new to pc builds and am going to build my own soon. My limit is $2000. Here are the specs I'm thinking of, please let me know if it looks good or I should substitute something or if I left something out. Thanks in advance!

I7 7700k Kaby lake processor

Msi z270 gaming pro carbon motherboard

16gb corsair lpx vengeance (2x8)

Corsair hydro series h105 240mm liquid CPU cooler

Crucial mx300 2.5 1tb ssd

Evga supernova g2 750watt

Evga geoforce gtx 1080 ti 11gb founder edition

Windows 10 home flash drive

Phanteks eclipse p400s silent edition atx mid tower case
 
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g-unit1111
That looks pretty good, here's a few things I would suggest:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.79 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - A80 128.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus - MAXIMUS IX HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($215.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($127.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card:...
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That looks pretty good, here's a few things I would suggest:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.79 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - A80 128.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus - MAXIMUS IX HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($215.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($127.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G Video Card ($683.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT - Noctis 450 ATX Mid Tower Case ($133.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1959.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-16 16:33 EDT-0400

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor ($357.87 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - A80 128.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus - CROSSHAIR VI HERO ATX AM4 Motherboard ($243.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($127.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G Video Card ($683.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT - Noctis 450 ATX Mid Tower Case ($133.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2016.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-16 16:16 EDT-0400
 
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chalky16

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I was thinking of a very similar build. Should leave enough room for a good 1440p 144hz g sync monitor. You could downgrade to the 7600k if you just game, unless you think you'll need the hyper threading.
 
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