First time Gaming PC Building

sirnachoz

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I'm building a PC for the first time and looking from advice from people who know what they are doing. I've been doing a bunch of research so III have a basic idea, but help is always nice.

My current build:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ntK3JV

I don't plan on overclocking so I'm using a locked CPU and i was told a b250 would be the best motherboard for that kind of thing.
Essentially, I'm trying to build the best I can build for under 2000 dollars. I'm looking for some thing that will run anything at max settings 1080p 60fps, and I was told that this would "crush anything you throw at it", but it never hurts to get more opinions.

Thanks

Edit: didn't realize Overclocking was a simple as it was nowadays. I guess I'll just go for it for the extra hundred bucks. I updated my build to this: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/sirnachoz/saved/wp3LkL
 
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Well if you're going for the K version, then you need a different motherboard. So the pricing does add up I think. Just try and stay within your budget.
But as far as pics go, this is what the easy version of overclock looks like on mine
http://media.redgamingtech.com/rgt-website/2015/10/msi-gaming-z170-bios-overclocking-demonstration.jpg
See that big button that says game boost? You click it. Then it restarts and that's about it. Granted, you can ramp the cpu higher manually, but you can always do that later when you're a little more familiar with the process.

Sedivy

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I understand where the confusion comes from. You have 1080Ti which is pricey, and about the best you can get right now, instead of the cheaper 1080 or the lot cheaper 1070 (1070 is debatable due to current cryptocurrency mining shenanigans), same with i7-7700 instead of one of the lower alternatives like i5-7600K which would also require a lot less cooling, and therefore can get away with a lot cheaper air cooler. But then you don't go for overclock? It doesn't make much sense.
Overclocks these days can be as simple as booting into bios and clicking on the big button that same game mode or overclock.
Then again if you're afraid to do this, your build will be ok as is and will indeed crush pretty much any game you throw at it.
 

sirnachoz

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if overclocking really is that easy and i am already getting a cooler good enough for it, i might go for it.
 

Sedivy

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Well if you're going for the K version, then you need a different motherboard. So the pricing does add up I think. Just try and stay within your budget.
But as far as pics go, this is what the easy version of overclock looks like on mine
http://media.redgamingtech.com/rgt-website/2015/10/msi-gaming-z170-bios-overclocking-demonstration.jpg
See that big button that says game boost? You click it. Then it restarts and that's about it. Granted, you can ramp the cpu higher manually, but you can always do that later when you're a little more familiar with the process.
 
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