1500 budget gaming rig

[Rafeyhii]

Hello all. I've got a budget of 1500 and am in need of a new rig. Want kaby lake 7700. Plan to do a lot of gaming. Can't decide of I should get custom laptop or build pc. Didn't really think of laptop until friend suggested it. I've never had a higher end laptop so never thought gaming on one would be any good and never planned to be portable with my build buy it does intrigue me. But did initially plan on desktop. Would I get a better bang for buck with desktop? Could stretch budget to 2000 if it's worth it. Thanks for any input.

 

[adiec]

this is not a very wise build. you'd probably be better with a 1070 or 1080 gpu - $700 for a gpu is enough to make a grown man cry !
[
url=https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LDwbzM]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($294.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - B250M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($75.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($105.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($149.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Video Card ($713.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($65.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit ($104.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Dell - S2417DG 23.8" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor ($399.00 @ Adorama)
Total: $1996.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-24 01:18 EDT-0400

 

[adiec]

the build above gives you a very good 2k 165Hz monitor , the i7 7700 and a gtx 1080ti. i'm not a lover of laptops so it will be a biased comment if i were to give the pros and cons of both systems so i ll keep my fingers away from the keyboard haha

 

[Lucky_SLS]

thats a 2k 165hz g sync. the 1080ti can fully utilize it. and since is 2k res, the fps difference between 7700k and 7700 wont matter much. especially so with a g sync monitor. thats a good build. go for it
regarding laptop, there is a asus rog one with a 7700hq/gtx1070 graphics and 120hz g sync display. it costs 1700 bucks. i would consider that as the best gaming laptop since its not too bulky and also has the omph to power ur games. gaming wise, that PC would easily trump[not talking abt 'u know who' ] the laptop.

 

[Rafeyhii]

Is there a case that is like a cube that could be decently portable if need be?

 

[Lucky_SLS]

if u want a cube, go for a blower type gpu to puh air out of the case. the thermaltake core v21 will fit those above. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vpmczM

 

[g-unit1111]

Is there a case that is like a cube that could be decently portable if need be?

Are we talking micro ATX or mini ITX? If you go mini ITX keep in mind that the availability of AM4 boards in that size is questionable at best. There's plenty of Intel boards for smaller form factors. If you have a small form factor in mind it would probably be better to go with Intel at this point.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.75 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-L9x65 33.8 CFM CPU Cooler ($48.95 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: EVGA - Z270 Stinger Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($153.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($107.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.26 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($379.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design - Core 500 Mini ITX Desktop Case ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($87.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1414.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-24 11:51 EDT-0400

 

[madmatt30]

Portable ?? I wouldn't consider any case really portable ( at least not one that's capableof carrying those kind of components)

The prodigy m & mitx have handles at least if that's of any interest & they are good well specced cases

https://www.bitfenix.com/global/en/products/chassis/prodigy-m


https://www.bitfenix.com/global/en/products/chassis/prodigy/

The matx m is easy to build in , the mitx is honestly hard work & requires some very careful component choices (its a lot smaller though)

 

[g-unit1111]

Portable ?? I wouldn't consider any case really portable ( at least not one that's capableof carrying those kind of components)

The prodigy m & mitx have handles at least if that's of any interest & they are good well specced cases

https://www.bitfenix.com/global/en/products/chassis/prodigy-m


https://www.bitfenix.com/global/en/products/chassis/prodigy/

The matx m is easy to build in , the mitx is honestly hard work & requires some very careful component choices (its a lot smaller though)

Yeah I agree, I think I would go for a Prodigy in this case.

 

[Rafeyhii]

Well I was thinking about a full atx. I saw the hab evo case, is it any good?

 

[g-unit1111]

Well I was thinking about a full atx. I saw the hab evo case, is it any good?

I'm not sure which case that is. But if you're looking for portability, ATX is not the way to go.

 

[Rafeyhii]

Can I get good performance with a m atx board

 

[adiec]

Can I get good performance with a m atx board

a mini itx , micro atx , atx board will perform in exactly the same way if they all have the same components( made with the same components and are just the smaller version of the full atx model.) . the size of the motherboard is just an eventual limit in terms of expansion slots . m-atx aka micro atx is the most common motherboard bought today.

edit: the answer is in there but i have kind of over complicated it! sorry. the simpler answer is the for instance z270 asus pro a m-atx and the atx /mini itx will perform the same but they will vary in what expansion slots they have in terms of numbers.