Any changes to this build?

[CrossStealth]

Hey guys I'm helping a buddy of mine build his first gaming PC and want you guys to look the build over and make any tweaks.

Are there any tweaks that Will
- Not increase the cost?
- Not reduce performance?

My buddy has a budget of $1500 and wants every bit of performance that he can get out of this machine.(already decided against Ryzen 7 1700 and the i7 7700k, also gtx 1070 is over budget)

Also if down the road he adds in a secondary 1060 6gb what will the bottleneck be?

Thanks so much!

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/t9Qjjc

 

[ohenryy]

Well, did some changes, if you want every bit of performance you might want to overclock and you shouldn't cheap out on cooling and motherboard.
The cooler you had it's ok but not that good, H7 is way better.
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dXj8Fd
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dXj8Fd/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($364.79 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Killer SLI/ac ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($141.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($165.75 @ Newegg)
Storage: Silicon Power - Slim S55 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - RE4 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($109.99 @ Monoprice)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card ($389.89 @ B&H)
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG - GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($16.88 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Redragon - K552 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($30.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech - G600 MMO Gaming Mouse Wired Laser Mouse ($39.75 @ Amazon)
Total: $1452.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-05 02:01 EST-0500

Also Ive removed the OS, you can buy legal keys online for much cheap, just google windows keys.

 

[sizzling]

FYI the 1060 does not support sli and you would need a higher wattage psu for 2 gpu’s. However I would forget the plan to go sli, it’s just not worth it.

Apart from that it’s a nice build but a 8700k is over the top for a 1060 unless planning to stream. For pure gaming a 8600k would be plenty.