good performance for price?

kevinligilbert · Sep 28, 2017

so I am making my first ever pc build and I want to see if these parts are even good performance for the price (and also I know intel 8th gen is coming out i'm just using the 7700k as a placeholder for now ( also i'm planning on getting all the parts by around December.

the build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8TPkpb

vapour · Sep 28, 2017

Almost solid. Get better cooler; faster ram at least, larger if possible; 128 gb storage too small, get a 1tb hdd as well; psu not good, either seasonic evo or evga super nova g2, g3. What is your total budget?

QwerkyPengwen · Sep 28, 2017

Actually for the PSU if going season,route go with FOCUS series. Otherwise g2, g3 on evga side.
Yes faster ram.
Yes better cooler.
More storage for sure. You can use the current selection for OS and main apps if you like then have an HDD for games and mass storage.
You don't need an official purchase of windows 10.
You can get it completely free from Microsoft using their windows media creation tool. You don't need to activate it to use it. Activation will only get you the removal of the little watermark in the corner on desktop and desktop customization which you don't need. If you want a wallpaper just download the image file then right click it and select make desktop background. You can of course activate down the road if you like. So you can put that money towards better parts now.
Other than that you're good to go I'd say.

kevinligilbert · Sep 28, 2017

kevinligilbert · Sep 28, 2017

also I know this might sound stupid but i think it would just make me feel better if I just got the activated windows

kevinligilbert · Sep 28, 2017

vapour :

my total budget is anything below $1640

vapour · Sep 29, 2017

You know GTX 1080 is overkill for your monitor, right? Assume you will upgrade monitor later. Much better performance with budget:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($195.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SanDisk - Ultra II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($135.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 750GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card ($539.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Zalman - Z11 NEO ATX Mid Tower Case ($25.49 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($66.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit ($102.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: AOC - G2460PF 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($203.07 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Redragon - K555 INDRAH RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Redragon - Centrophorus M601 Wired Optical Mouse ($19.00)
Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel Headset ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1640.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-29 07:22 EDT-0400

vapour · Nov 14, 2017

Some prices have changed, will refresh and adjust for you later

vapour · Nov 14, 2017

If for gaming only, get this instead:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($139.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($41.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB DUKE OC Video Card ($514.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($58.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($75.00 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($92.99 @ Best Buy)
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($187.49 @ B&H)
Total: $1626.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-14 09:33 EST-0500

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