Best Builds 2017 - $1,500 Budget Category

[Stiltz]

Mini to the max: A high-powered, future-proof, gaming PC with a nice upgrade path.

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820k 3.3 GHz 6-Core Processor https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117402&ignorebbr=1 ($389.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: ID-COOLING FROSTFLOW 240L AIO Water Cooler http:// ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X99E-ITX/ac LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 http:// ($259.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4 2666 http:// ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: WD Blue M.2 500GB Internal SSD http:// ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1070 Mini http:// ($379.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv iTX http:// ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 550 G2 http:// ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Total Cost: $1490.92

 

[jwcrellin]

Big Things Come In... Yes That.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($308.74 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Jet)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($168.01 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($559.89 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($77.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1444.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-13 05:03 EST-0500


I dunno how to set pc part picker to only use Newegg or Amazon so I went $55 under for room for error.

 

[Luay]

SLI me maybe
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($349.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Motherboard: Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($104.99 @ 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: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1493.92

Chose a bigger gold rated PSU and a more expensive motherboard for bigger VRMs and SLI. You can add a second card.
PS: Finally fitted and Asus board in the budget!

 

[King Dranzer]

i7-7700K GTX1070 SLI BUILD :

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 T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($142.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($45.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($379.38 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($379.38 @ Amazon)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($56.30 @ Newegg)
Base Total: $1514.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-14 14:19 EST-0500

 

[jwcrellin]

Big things........ revised
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 LED 66.3 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($130.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($594.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1496.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-14 17:58 EST-0500