Anything wrong with this $1,200 pc?

[aidanholt]

The pc build is:

GPU: Nvidia GTX 1070 ti

CPU: Intel I-7 8700k

Motherboard: Gigabyte H370 Aorus Gaming 3

RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR4 2400MHz

PSU: 600W 80+ White certified Thermaltake


SSD: ADATA SU2800 128GB

HD: Seagate BarraCuda 2TB

Can this build run most games at 2k 60fps?

 

[King Dranzer]

Here is the list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($347.89 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($27.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS GAMING WIFI (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($69.85 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.90 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($439.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair - 270R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1274.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-14 01:46 EDT-0400

This list consist of components with better quality.

1. PSU should be most important part of the build as all other components will be attached to it and if PSU fails there is great possibility of other components failing as well. Choosing White Certified PSU for this expensive build is very bad. Minimum Bronze rated or even better recommended Gold rated PSU should be your priority.

2. 128GB SSD will not sufficient for gaming. Minimum 250GB SSD is recommended.

3. DDR4 RAM you listed din not include the capacity(probably you forgot to mention it). 16GB is enough for gaming and general usage.

4. You are missing CPU cooler which I included in the list.

 

[aidanholt]

I only intend on installing the essentials on the SSD, including Windows 10, Steam, etc, is 250 still needed for that?

 

[King Dranzer]

For only OS and Essential software it will be enough but as you plan on use this PC for gaming I highly recommend going for 250GB SSD and running the games on SSD as that will improve your gaming experience a lot. I still recommend 250GB SSD but decision is yours.

 

[aidanholt]

Thank you very much for your replies I have 16gb of ram btw

 

[King Dranzer]

Is the RAM excluded from the budget be cause then probably build can be improved to give you better performance.

 

[aidanholt]

it is included with the budget, its more like 1300 dollars now

 

[aidanholt]

also do you think it would be necessary to water cool the cpu? I have to option but I wont if I don't need to

 

[King Dranzer]

Here is the list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($69.85 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.90 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G Video Card ($702.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair - 270R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1281.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-14 02:37 EDT-0400

i7-8700a and GTX1080Ti combo is around 45% more powerful than i7-8700K and GTX1070Ti combo which is a huge gain in performance. Completely worth it.

If RAM is excluded from the budget then this is what you get.

 

[King Dranzer]

also do you think it would be necessary to water cool the cpu? I have to option but I wont if I don't need to

Not compulsory. Water-cooling is more of aesthetic priority while I have to quote that it does out-perform any Air-cooler if you go for high end AIO. I usually recommend AIO for RGB Builds or other high end builds like X299 platform builds where water-cooling becomes more efficient than Air-cooling.

 

[aidanholt]

thank you for your replies, I will consider the changes, thanks again

 

[King Dranzer]

You are welcome