Best Builds 2017 - $2,000 Budget Category

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g-unit1111

Titan
Moderator
"Taste The Rainbow":

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($349.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($139.99)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($148.05 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($604.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Crystal 460X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($149.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower DPS G RGB Gold 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1996.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Link to RAM: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232475&cm_re=g_skill_trident_z-_-20-232-475-_-Product

I chose this because I want everything in this rig to have some sort of RGB lighting. Literally - everything in this build has some sort of RGB lighting associated with it, except for the hard drives.
 

fourseven

Reputable
Aug 14, 2016
288
0
4,960
Fancy White Performance

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($349.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool CAPTAIN 240EX WHITE 153.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z270 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($153.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk X400 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($147.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk X400 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($147.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($385.70 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($385.70 @ Amazon)
Case: Deepcool DUKASE WHV2 ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1979.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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shred667

Commendable
Feb 4, 2017
2
0
1,510
Hades Z270

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 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel 600p Series 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($71.49 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card ($689.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Crystal 460X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.89 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: LEPA LP-BOL12P-R 81.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Base Total: $1989.30
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Geekwad

Admirable
"Conversation Starter"

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($349.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12LS_BK 53.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z270i GAMING Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($181.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-4000 Memory ($194.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: MyDigitalSSD BPX 256GB M.2-2280 NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 Solid State Drive ($123.01 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Founders Edition Video Card ($645.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Deepcool TriStellar SW Mini ITX Desktop Case ($359.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1989.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-04 23:57 EST-0500
 
Dual CPU Because I Can
It's dual hyper-threaded Sandy Bridge octocores with 64GB of RAM. If you're angry this doesn't come with an M.2 slot, use 40GB of that RAM for a RAMdisk if you want real speed.

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2670 2.6GHz 8-Core Processor ($133 @ Amazon)
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2670 2.6GHz 8-Core Processor ($133 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 74.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 74.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Rack EP2C602 Dual-CPU LGA2011 Motherboard ($307.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($132.94 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.89 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($605.06 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($110.98 @ Newegg)
Total Including Shipping:$1948.80
Total - $21.95 Shipping: $1926.85
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i7-7700K GTX1080 SLI BUILD :

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: Gigabyte GA-Z270XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($145.38 @ 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: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($575.71 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($575.71 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($97.98 @ Newegg)
Base Total: $2009.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-06 03:37 EST-0500
 

lp231

Splendid
Mini ITX Workstation
Note: PCPP says potential issues because no CPU cooler is selected. The motherboard includes a CPU cooler.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-1650 V4 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($667.12 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock X99E-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA2011-3 Narrow Motherboard ($263.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini Video Card ($379.56 @ Amazon)
Case: Lian-Li PC-Q01B Mini ITX Tower Case ($86.33 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1932.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-06 13:18 EST-0500

Base Total: $1894.72
Shipping: $38.22
Total: $1932.94
 

Geekwad

Admirable
I had thought about the PC-Y6 in one of the categories, but couldn't find an active, new, in-stock (with prices) link at the two acceptable choices for retailers. Nice case though.....reminds me of years' past making unique builds from scratch.



 

MidwestG37x

Commendable
Dec 11, 2016
48
0
1,560
It'll Run Crysis

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool CAPTAIN 240EX WHITE 153.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($233.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3600 Memory ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($419.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($419.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($101.98 @ Newegg)
Total Base: $1994.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Matt_550

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Dec 29, 2015
92
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4,640
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($419.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($85.94 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Taichi ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($121.88 @ Amazon)
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($394.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($394.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($102.72 @ Amazon)
Total: $1995.47
Prices do not include shipping, taxes, and discounts
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tylerhawes

Distinguished
Jul 11, 2009
2
0
18,510
Sir StandsOnAShelf
Mini-ITX Gamer w/Thunderbolt 3

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Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($255.91 @ Newegg Marketplace)
CPU Cooler: Scythe BIG Shuriken 2 Rev. B 45.5 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($37.77 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z270 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-4000 Memory ($194.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($479.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($599.89 @ B&H)
Case: Silverstone RVZ02B HTPC Case ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair SF 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply ($89.88 @ Jet)
Optical Drive: LG BT30N Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($50.00)
Other: Slimline Sata To Sata Adapter with Power ($15.41 @ Amazon)
Total: $1938.01
Prices does NOT include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Math Geek

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Ambassador
and yes mods can see what was edited. they see it both ways. they can even see deleted posts and threads.

but they won't hold it against you. i messed mine up when i did not notice the case was a sale price only good for a few days. so i adjusted to full price and made some changes to stay under budget. that's what they will judge as the winner down the line. not my first messed up one :D
 

RealBeast

Titan
Moderator
Hey Matt, just a suggestion: let us moderators worry about moderation and you just worry about your build. Thanks.

Feel free to report any post that you think needs moderation.

 
I did a post in another price range and forgot to restrict the sellers. While I was updating it to Amazon/Newegg only the next day, it got deleted. Thankfully, I was able to recover it with the Back Button. So the mods are pretty on top of things and leave a fixed one.
 

Andrew_Sully

Commendable
Feb 7, 2017
5
0
1,510
Genie

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($349.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($152.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($214.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.89 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($600.06 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Manta (White/Black) Mini ITX Desktop Case ($172.16 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1970.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-08 00:24 EST-0500
 

BadWORM

Commendable
Feb 8, 2017
9
0
1,510
The Cutest Little Thing To Play 4K

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Enermax Liqmax II 120 96.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($152.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3733 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Corsair Force MP500 480GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($256.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon Pro Duo 8GB Video Card ($1012.51 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define Nano S Mini ITX Desktop Case ($78.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill HIVE 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1999.92

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schaft

Distinguished
Jan 24, 2012
545
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19,360
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($349.40 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK RHEA 33.6 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($15.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Motherboard: ASRock Z270 Killer SLI/ac ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($143.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($97.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB TURBO Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($586.89 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB TURBO Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($586.89 @ Amazon)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill HIVE 1000W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2000.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Shipping: $7.98
Base Total: $1992.11

Unfortunately I cannot get more HDD for normal storage. No more budget. I prefer 1080 SLi over mere HDD. 250Gb samsung 850 evo will do well for competition . I could get 128Gb SSD + HDD, but its just not wise to use 128Gb even for daily use.
 
Dude, you can use U.S. websites/prices. You'll be able to fit WAY more into your build.


 

Strider_X

Honorable
Feb 26, 2015
19
1
10,515
Jack (In a mini ITX Box) of All Trades

This design combines a Small Format case, Excellent all around capabilities
Strong OC Processor, Fast M.2 SSD plus 3TB media storage, 32Gb Memory for productivity aps, and an 8Gb 1070GTX for WQHD gaming at high fps

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! SHADOW ROCK LP 51.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($58.02 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($152.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Corsair Force MP500 480GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($256.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini ITX OC Video Card ($386.51 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Node 304 Mini ITX Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Total Without Shipping: $1491.06

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antonyebl

Commendable
Feb 11, 2017
4
0
1,510
Small 2x GTX 1070 i7 6800K

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($419.96 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($100.30 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: EVGA Micro 2 Micro ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($182.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($389.67 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($389.67 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define Mini C MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($89.71 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1999.79
Prices DO NOT include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-12 22:26 EST-0500
 
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