Gaming PC 1080p High/Medium Building Advice needed

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Rinkarious

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Hello I'm Building my first PC
and i have Budget around 1000$ (give or take :D)
So the Specs i've compiled myself are as follows
CPU: I5 8400
GPU: GTX 1060 6GB (PALIT GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 Dual)
RAM: CRUCIAL 8GB Ballistix Tactical DDR4 2666MHz CL16
MOBO: Asrock Z370 Pro4
CPU COOLER: Hyper EVO 212 (i might reuse the one i already have or buy a new one)
HDD: I'll try to find a good deal on 3TB for games and such
SSD:SANDISK 120gb (currently using)
PSU:EVGA SuperNOVA 550 GS 550W
Case: MS SPECTRUM (Picture 1 and Picture 2 and THIS is how it looks when it;'s up and running)
So that's about it :D
I would love to get some input from you guys so thank you upfront ^^




 
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You don't necessarily need a cooler with that processor as it comes with a stock cooler (that's not pretty but it works). I would recommend a larger SSD (at least 250 GB but better yet 500 GB). Everything else looks solid. You should be able to handle High or Ultra graphics settings for most current games at 1080p.
 
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Roland Of Gilead

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Yeah, the 8400 is a great gaming chip and the 1060 handles pretty much everything at Ultra at 1080p. I know, I have one. It hits above 80+FPS on BF1 which can be demanding.

I would suggest if you can factor it in, 16gb of ram. 8gb used to be the sweetspot, but is now found wanting on new AAA games. If you stick with 8gbs go for 2 x 4gb kit to ensure you have dual channel running. Games like BF1, COD WW2, Wolfenstein use upwards of 8gbs at 1080p.
 
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ArchitSahu

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Make sure RAM is dual channel. Change the mobo to a H370/H310/B360 for that chip and drop the cooler. Use the mobo for a better SSD or RAM (16 gigs) or 1070.

1 TB of HDD is plenty for most. So you can take that and use the money for other stuff.

I presume you already have the SSD? If you do, sell it off and use the money towards this build. If you do not need the cooler you have, sell it and use the money here too.

For $1000, you can do this:
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3WT2xG
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3WT2xG/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($178.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B360M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($154.99 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: Team - L5 LITE 3D 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.90 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Mini Video Card ($449.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair - SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1019.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-15 11:24 EDT-0400

More RAM, Much better GPU. Larger SSD.
 
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