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I am looking to build a new pc for around $1200-$1400 but am trying not to push the $1500 range.
I am looking for a computer great for rendering/editing videos and gaming at the same time.

Ram, CPU, and storage: I really want to stick with the i7, 16gb memory, and the 250gb ssd because I already have an hdd which is the toshiba dt01aca200 (I am not very flexible on these parts.)

GPU: Please suggest any graphics cards that can run most modern games (gta 5, pubg, doom, etc) and that I can record/stream them while maintaining at least 1080p(preferably 4k but I am flexible on that) 60fps on medium or high graphic settings. (preferably the GeForce GTX series and not the AMD gpu)

Motherboard: A must for the motherboard for me is that it has SLI (the graphics card doesnt necessarily need SLI but the motherboard does) unless I can get a more powerful graphics card minus the SLI. (also the motherboard must support my hdd with the sata 6 connection)

Case: The case I am very flexible on but would prefer full tower.

Fan: Fan I have no preference on just whatever is more efficient but quiet as well

Power Supply: The power supply I also dont care as long as it can support more than enough wattage for the whole build

Internet: Preferably if the motherboard has an ethernet port on it and also has an extra pcie slot so I can also have the wifi capability.

Please leave any build suggestions (or computers I can buy already built) that meets these requirements or leave a suggestion on what I can change on the build I have already:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Y2B3zM
 
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Any reason you want the i7-7700K over an i5-8600K? They both offer very similar performance, with 4 hyperthreaded cores vs 6 non-hyperthreaded cores, and in some cases the newer i5 can be slightly faster. Motherboards for the 8600K might cost a little more, but you can get the processor itself for around $70 less right now.

Or, as has been suggested, if you're encoding video on the CPU, moving to something with more cores and/or threads might not be a bad idea. If you want to stick with Intel, the hyperthreaded 6-core, 12-thread...
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I'll give a suggestion for a GPU, if you want 4k at the very least get a 1070, maybe a 1070Ti (tho I've heard that the 1070Ti isn't that great a card unless you're making a large GPU upgrade).

I'm not too sure about streaming, I'm not really well versed in that department, but if you're looking to stream a Ryzen processor will probably be better because of the higher core-count/clock speeds (if you're not using a separate machine to encode). Not to mention Ryzen is more affordable than Intel rn.
 
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Any reason you want the i7-7700K over an i5-8600K? They both offer very similar performance, with 4 hyperthreaded cores vs 6 non-hyperthreaded cores, and in some cases the newer i5 can be slightly faster. Motherboards for the 8600K might cost a little more, but you can get the processor itself for around $70 less right now.

Or, as has been suggested, if you're encoding video on the CPU, moving to something with more cores and/or threads might not be a bad idea. If you want to stick with Intel, the hyperthreaded 6-core, 12-thread i7-8700K is around $380 (and again, the motherboard will be a bit more expensive).

Also, note that the price of graphics cards has skyrocketed in recent weeks, and they are currently super-expensive, at least as far as online prices go. For example, a GTX 1060 6GB should be a $250-$300 card, not a $400+ card. That should be close to the price of a GTX 1070, but those are currently priced over $800. It's definitely not a good time to be buying a graphics card.
 
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