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I will be building a gaming PC in a few weeks i have decided that i will be using a GTX1070 as the GPU but that's all i have chosen at this point. I'm looking for help choosing components. preferably i would like to stick to a black and red theme for the system. For storage I am thinking SSD and HDD. I have no budget set at the moment. my main criteria is that the system will be able to run majority of games coming out in the next 3 years at a nice frame rate. any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
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Here's a PC Parts Picker list for a pc that should do you well for around 1300 dollars, let me know if you need the price lowered I can get you a cheaper PC specc'ed.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/pZJrV6
 
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Difference between 1070 and 1070ti is a mere $50, and its worth the extra buck. Something like this should be good...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($178.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($67.66 @ Amazon)
Memory: ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($157.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($74.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.79 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB FTW ULTRA SILENT GAMING Video Card ($549.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair - SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1199.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-19 12:26 EDT-0400

8400 should be the right choice for gaming @1080p 60/144hz... https://www.pcgamer.com/intel-i5-8400-review-the-best-new-gaming-cpu-in-years/
You can get Windows activated down the line. Should not affect gaming performance... https://www.howtogeek.com/244678/you-dont-need-a-product-key-to-install-and-use-windows-10/
 
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looks good. would I need a CPU cooler? do the wires for setting up the pc come as part of the components or will i have to buy them separate? Thank you very much for the help
 
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I think a mix of our offers would be best, the Ryzen 5 1600 and a B350 board, the 1070 ti, the ram I picked out, your SSD and PSU, your case, the fans I picked out, and the 2tb drive. I still the the 1600 will beat the I5 since its 6 cores and 12 threads VS 6 cores 6 threads on the I5, gaming is a task that can't really use more than 6 cores or so and when faced with a task that can't use a lot of cores but prefers core speed over core count, hyperthreading on the 1600 makes up and actually beats the I5 8400 in gaming by a few FPS as well as beats it in other things like encoding or streaming while gaming.
 
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For gaming, i would like to differ. The 8400 beats the 1600 hands down. Check out the benchmarks in the linked article and you should get the idea. Also, I have tested both in my circle of friends, and the 8400s boost clock outshines the 1600 even when OCed massively. There are only a handful of games that even uses 4 cores or more, leave alone 6 cores. By the time games moves to 6 cores full fledged, htese lot of CPUs from both offering should be seeing their sunset.
 
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With Ryzen 2 being out, I would be waiting on more review results to be released for it. The 2600x is a promising chip. Holds its own well against the i5 8xxx, and is a better multitasker. With games finally starting to make more use of multiple cores/threads, it might prove useful.
 
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Optimized your build with better parts...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($346.69 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($189.39 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($162.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($74.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.79 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($619.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1623.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-19 13:03 EDT-0400
 
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one last question if I have a laptop which already has windows installed can I copy windows to the SSD that i'll be buying without purchasing a new OS?
 
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