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danielz132000

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Hey guys, my friend wants to buy a new PC and I hooked him up with a (in my opinion) decked out setup.

He mainly wants to Stream, Render & Edit Videos, and Game on a relatively high performance level. His budget is ~1500€ but can go a little above and a little under that is always welcome.

This is the setup I suggested : https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/cCtj8K

What do you guys think? Any alternatives you could think of or pieces I defnitely gotta change? I'd be glad to hear your guys' advice! (Also lowering the price for the poor guy would be nice if that's possible lol)
 
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Dark Lord of Tech
Changed PSU to a great deal , and memory as a kit to help with compatibility.

Rest looks GREAT! :)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor (€374.94 @ Mindfactory)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - MasterAir MA610P 53.4 CFM CPU Cooler (€59.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: Asus - Prime Z370-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€157.66 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (€188.94 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (€117.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda...
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Dark Lord of Tech

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Changed PSU to a great deal , and memory as a kit to help with compatibility.

Rest looks GREAT! :)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor (€374.94 @ Mindfactory)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - MasterAir MA610P 53.4 CFM CPU Cooler (€59.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: Asus - Prime Z370-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€157.66 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (€188.94 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (€117.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€62.13 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card (€448.95 @ Mindfactory)
Case: NZXT - H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (€149.00 @ ARLT)
Power Supply: Corsair - HX Platinum 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (€139.90 @ Caseking)
Total: €1699.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-06 01:25 CET+0100
 
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bjornl

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A few tweaks. Better ram, better PSU, better cooler, a motherboard I trust more (get it, or the Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 7 ).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor (€374.94 @ Mindfactory)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15S 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler (€79.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Taichi ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€203.64 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (€188.94 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (€117.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€62.13 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card (€448.95 @ Mindfactory)
Case: NZXT - H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (€149.00 @ ARLT)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Platinum 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (€117.84 @ Mindfactory)
Total: €1743.23
 
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danielz132000

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Wouldn't you consider a Z370 to go better with the CPU? Everywhere I read, and even the best CPU list mention a Z370 being a better choice..
 
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That is a z370 motherboard. The other one I also recommend is also a z370 motherboard.
 
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danielz132000

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Oh god, sorry I misread that completely haha
 
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danielz132000

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Okay so my friend really wants to lower the price so we'll have to go for the Original Build with the new Memory and PSU Blackbird recommended. Thank you guys so much :) If he had a less thicker head he might've tried out the Alternative that costed an additional ~50€ :pt1cable:
 
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