Building a (Primarily gaming)PC for a friend, need someone to check over my part list. (1500$ Budget)

[Lianri]

Hi,

as stated in the title, I'm currently trying to help one of my friends build their own PC at a 1500$-ish budget.

I came up with a list of parts I'd use myself, but I haven't built any PCs in a long long time so I'm not sure how good (or horrible) this is. If anyone has any suggestions as to what to replace in the build, what might be more compatible or whatever, I'd much appreciate an answer.

She'd mostly use the PC for gaming.

Also, considering she'll be sharing this PC with her sister to some extent, she said she'd prefer a lot of space (HDD) over the speed and convenience of an SSD.

Said list on Pcpartpicker (Updated this a little already)

 

[vapour]

5900 too slow for storage. SSD is needed for video editing.
If video editing is needed, double threads Ryzen 2600 is better.
full tower is too large.
OS?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($209.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - X470 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($129.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($72.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Toshiba - X300 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($489.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.58 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ B&H)
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($194.62 @ B&H)
Total: $1521.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-13 21:03 EDT-0400

 

[Lianri]

Video editing isn't needed, would be happening pretty rarely if at all, so focus will be on gaming. Full tower might be too large, yeah, but I don't know if she's planning to upgrade more in the future. That is a nice case though, guess I'll update my list a bit. Any other suggestions in case we just pretend Video Editing isn't needed?

 

[volkgren]

There are other ways to fit an SSD (nearly mandatory, especially if using a slower HDD).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($238.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - Prime Z370-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($156.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($78.69 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($96.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Titanium Video Card ($499.99 @ B&H)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ B&H)
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($194.62 @ B&H)
Total: $1617.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-13 21:08 EDT-0400

 

[Lianri]

There are other ways to fit an SSD (nearly mandatory, especially if using a slower HDD).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($238.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - Prime Z370-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($156.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($78.69 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($96.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Titanium Video Card ($499.99 @ B&H)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ B&H)
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($194.62 @ B&H)
Total: $1617.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-13 21:08 EDT-0400

Updated the HDD to a faster one (7200rpm), might still fit in a 240/250gb SSD although I'll need to ask her about that.