i5-8600k/rx580 8gb or ryzen 5 2600/ GTX 1070

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I'm currently looking into building my first pc. I'm am stuck between these two builds, should I go with the cheaper r5 and get the 1070 or get the i5 with the rx580? I'm also unsure about my choice of mobos on both builds. I know I'll probably need to change the case due to size constraints, it's there more for price calculation purposes. Side note I have a 144hz 1080 monitor with freesync. I know the 580 supports freesync but the 1070 is supposedly a better card.
R5 build:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bC7BzY
i5 build:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Pp3XV6
Any recommendations or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
 
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king3pj
You will get significantly higher framerates with the 1070 even though the i5 8600k is the better gaming CPU. The 580 does very well at 1080p and will still give you about 100 FPS in games like Battlefield 1 though. Plus the benefit of being able to use Freesync is huge. Now that I have had Gsync with my 1070 for a couple years I would never go back to a monitor that doesn’t support one of the adaptive sync technologies.

Only you can decide if better overall performance or Freesync support is more important to you. It’s worth looking through the benchmarks in this review so you can see some real world FPS numbers for both cards.
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/RX_580_Mech_2/31.html
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You will get significantly higher framerates with the 1070 even though the i5 8600k is the better gaming CPU. The 580 does very well at 1080p and will still give you about 100 FPS in games like Battlefield 1 though. Plus the benefit of being able to use Freesync is huge. Now that I have had Gsync with my 1070 for a couple years I would never go back to a monitor that doesn’t support one of the adaptive sync technologies.

Only you can decide if better overall performance or Freesync support is more important to you. It’s worth looking through the benchmarks in this review so you can see some real world FPS numbers for both cards.
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/RX_580_Mech_2/31.html
 
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Optimized for gaming @144hz...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($250.77 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($36.50 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Motherboard: Asus - Prime Z370-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($109.78 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($144.99 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Constellation ES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.42 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB D5X Video Card ($429.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake - View 27 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1236.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-29 00:49 EDT-0400
 
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Why not a 8 core beast?

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2qXqr6
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2qXqr6/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3GHz 8-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Newegg Business)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($36.50 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($87.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($197.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Constellation ES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($369.99 @ Newegg Business)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($94.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1226.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-29 05:17 EDT-0400

The watercooling you had is pretty bad, better get a decent air cooler than a lousy watercooling.
Also you had 750w psu, but it's way too much.
 
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PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2nQ26s
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2nQ26s/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($250.77 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($78.35 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($107.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($126.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Constellation ES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PNY - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Video Card ($389.99 @ Dell)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($32.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1211.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-29 09:58 EDT-0400
 
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