Best Builds 2017 - $1,250 Budget Category

[lp231]

Kaby Unlock
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($349.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($141.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin TRIACTOR 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card ($379.38 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 270R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1262.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-04 23:30 EST-0500

Base Total: $1244.91
Shipping: $17.37
Total: $1262.28

 

[Aeacus]

Ready To Dominate The Game

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer i32 CPU Cooler ($38.16 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($143.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($98.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Travelstar 1TB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.49 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($423.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.97 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: ARCTIC Arctic F12 PWM 57.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($9.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: ARCTIC Arctic F12 PWM 57.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($9.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1271.53
Shipping: $22.35
Total without shipping: $1249.18

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-05 17:15 EST-0500

Few words.

Color theme: black & red.

Fans
1st F12 PWM 120mm fan as rear exhaust.
2nd F12 PWM 120mm fan either to CPU cooler to get push-pull configuration or as top exhaust.

 

[damric]

Provost's Pick

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($314.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock B250M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($90.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini Video Card ($379.56 @ Amazon)
Case: Zalman T2 Plus MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($38.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($83.98 @ Newegg)
Base Total: $1219.93
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-07 03:02 EST-0500

 

[camh1979]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($164.80 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($67.49 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($419.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($83.98 @ Newegg)
Shipping: $13.80
Total: $1261.22
Total without shipping: $1247.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-07 03:32 EST-0500

 

[Matt_550]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.93 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($126.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 8GB ARMOR 8G OC Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($219.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 8GB ARMOR 8G OC Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($219.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-03 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1241.83
Prices do not include shipping, taxes, and discounts
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-07 11:40 EST-0500

 

[MidwestG37x]

It'll Do

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/F2VTNN
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/F2VTNN/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.89 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($379.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Total Base: $1244.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-07 20:59 EST-0500

 

[Andrew_Sully]

S34 VR

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($44.47 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($143.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA Ultimate SU800 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card ($379.38 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($105.97 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1224.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-07 23:00 EST-0500

 

[ImPrettyIrish]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($343.39 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($130.83 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-3300 Memory ($174.99 @ Corsair)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Mini ITX OC Video Card ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 Elite (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($103.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($68.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1201.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-08 17:53 EST-0500

 

[BadWORM]

Mini but 4K

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Engine 27 9.2 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($152.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini ITX OC Video Card ($386.51 @ Amazon)
Case: Silverstone SG06BB-450-USB3.0 (Black) Mini ITX Desktop Case w/450W Power Supply ($159.30 @ Amazon)
Total: $1247.22

Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-09 21:27 EST-0500

 

[Luay]

Step Aside HD
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Motherboard: MSI Z270M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card ($580.00 @ Amazon)
Case: DIYPC DIY-N8-BK MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($32.89 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1249.82