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A friend made a list of components he think would be good for my 1st PC build. Do you recommend any changes and will all of these components work together? If not can you please change the list as see fit and try to keep the price range under $2,000


Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ATX Mid Tower Chassis, Black Cases PH-ES515E_BK ($159.99)


Intel 7th Gen Intel Core Desktop Processor i7-7700K (BX80677I77700K) ($329.87)


ASUS ROG Maximus IX Code LGA1151 DDR4 DP HDMI M.2 Z270 ATX Motherboard with onboard AC Wifi and USB 3.1 ($266.12)


Thermaltake WATER 3.0 Triple Riing RGB High Static Pressure Fans 360 AIO Water Cooling System CPU Cooler CL-W108-PL12SW-A ($180.98)


Samsung 960 EVO Series - 500GB NVMe - M.2 Internal SSD (MZ-V6E500BW) ($239.99)


Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200 (PC4-25600) C16 for Intel 100, Red LED (CMU16GX4M2C3200C16R) ($239.00)


ASUS GeForce GTX 1070 8GB ROG STRIX OC Edition Graphic Card STRIX-GTX1070-O8G-GAMING ($579.99)


ASUS ROG SLI High-Bandwidth Bridge with Aura Sync RGB 3 Slot (ROG-SLI-HB-BRIDGE-3SLOT) ($44.99)


Thermaltake Riing 12 RGB LED 120mm Adjustable Color Case Radiator Fan - Single Pack CL-F042-PL12SW-A ($24.99)


Corsair AX Series, AX860, 860 Watt (860W), Fully Modular Power Supply, 80+ Platinum Certified ($169.99)

Total is $2,235.91.....
 
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Also the question was asked if you were getting 2 1070's was asked because you have this in your list
ASUS ROG SLI High-Bandwidth Bridge with Aura Sync RGB 3 Slot (ROG-SLI-HB-BRIDGE-3SLOT) ($44.99). You only need that if you're running 2 graphics cards in SLI. If you're only using 1 GPU you won't need that which will save you 50 bucks. You can also save a bit of money on the RAM by going with a 3000Mhz or a little lower kit. RAM speed makes little difference for gaming on Intel platforms so unless you're doing work station tasks along with gaming you can drop that down a bit as well. Basically those 2 items will allow you to move up to the 8700k and a Z370 board and keep the price about the same as it is now.
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This is what I would do for 2000 bucks :

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CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($404.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Scythe - Mugen 5 Rev. B 51.2 CFM CPU Cooler ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($151.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Night Hawk RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($181.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($139.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AMP Edition Video Card ($739.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Inwin - 101 White ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: LEPA - LP-BOL12P-BL 81.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($8.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: LEPA - LP-BOL12P-BL 81.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($8.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: LEPA - LP-BOL12P-BL 81.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($8.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1968.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-06 01:11 EST-0500
 
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Yeah that card price is really high. If you're spending that amount on a GPU anyway get yourself a GTX1080 There are several at or below that price on Amazon and Newegg. I'd also highly recommend looking up reviews by tech sites or tech youtubers on the specific brands and models you plan on buying. Those give a wealth of info and comparisons to other products on the same level.
 
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Alright thanks man!
 
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Also the question was asked if you were getting 2 1070's was asked because you have this in your list
ASUS ROG SLI High-Bandwidth Bridge with Aura Sync RGB 3 Slot (ROG-SLI-HB-BRIDGE-3SLOT) ($44.99). You only need that if you're running 2 graphics cards in SLI. If you're only using 1 GPU you won't need that which will save you 50 bucks. You can also save a bit of money on the RAM by going with a 3000Mhz or a little lower kit. RAM speed makes little difference for gaming on Intel platforms so unless you're doing work station tasks along with gaming you can drop that down a bit as well. Basically those 2 items will allow you to move up to the 8700k and a Z370 board and keep the price about the same as it is now.
 
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