I am building a PC for 2000$

[messyecho]

I know that the market is bad, I'm using my old 1050ti until the market is better. I just need suggestions for parts because I don't have a computer right now. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/h2w4tJ
Edit: Updated part list ^

 

[jimthenagual]

VERY high end build. Depending on what you plan to use it for, you may be able to save costs. Do you need an i7 for example? May be able to get away with an i5 if the build is strictly for gaming. And the motherboard is superb. VERY nice choice. But if you are not an overclocker, you can get away with cheaper.

Really, you don't need to change a thing if you don't want to. Solid choices. Just offering alternatives depending on intended use.

Edit: I see you changed the motherboard from the Asus Hero to Asrock. Still a great choice. You'll be happy with it.

 

[messyecho]

VERY high end build. Depending on what you plan to use it for, you may be able to save costs. Do you need an i7 for example? May be able to get away with an i5 if the build is strictly for gaming. And the motherboard is superb. VERY nice choice. But if you are not an overclocker, you can get away with cheaper.

Really, you don't need to change a thing if you don't want to. Solid choices. Just offering alternatives depending on intended use.

Edit: I see you changed the motherboard to Asrock. Still a great choice. You'll be happy with it.

I'm just gaming, so is the I5 better then? Also water cooling or air? I mainly play OW and Triple A titles. I plan to play at 144 HZ after 1080/1080TI prices drop. Was the other motherboard better? My budget is 1500ish so I don't mind getting a better mobo

 

[messyecho]

Overclocking isn't huge for me, mainly because I have no big reason to.
So let me know, because I'd rather have a good MOBO that'll perform better for me.

 

[jimthenagual]

The Hero board you had selected is definitely higher quality, but it's more designed for overclocking. Not to say the Asrock can't. But since you have no intention to OC, the Asrock is a great choice. As for the CPU, if gaming is your only goal, then I'd say go for the i5-8600K. Some will disagree, mainly from a 'futureproofing' standpoint, and they're not wrong. Hard to predict the future, but I can't argue with someone saying more cores is more future proof. For me though, I sell my system every two years and get a new one anyways. I am currently running an i7, but my next system in a few weeks will be the i5. For todays games, you won't notice a difference. Spend the money on the GPU I'd say.

 

[jimthenagual]

As for water vs. air, again, many different opinions on this. My take? If your case doesn't have a window, go for air cooling. If it has a window, then go for liquid, as it just looks cleaner. As you don't plan to OC, you don't need a really high performer. The H7 you selected should do the job just fine.

 

[messyecho]

The Hero board you had selected is definitely higher quality, but it's more designed for overclocking. Not to say the Asrock can't. But since you have no intention to OC, the Asrock is a great choice. As for the CPU, if gaming is your only goal, then I'd say go for the i5-8600K. Some will disagree, mainly from a 'futureproofing' standpoint, and they're not wrong. Hard to predict the future, but I can't argue with someone saying more cores is more future proof. For me though, I sell my system every two years and get a new one anyways. I am currently running an i7, but my next system in a few weeks will be the i5. For todays games, you won't notice a difference. Spend the money on the GPU I'd say.

I'm not planning on buying a new GPU for awhile since I want a 1080 but I want to know is 1070 a big enough jump from a 1050ti???

 

[QwerkyPengwen]

First off you should consider overclocking just because there is no harm in it as long as you aren't going for the craziest OC levels and it's extra performance that you paid for so might as well have it right? I've modified your list with my recommendations for saving money in the right places so that you can get a better cooler and still have it cost a little less than your original build and still getting what you want from the other components.
My changes will be explained as follows:
A SATA SSD is perfectly fine. You will not see a performance difference between this one and the M.2 one you originally selected and will cost you half the price therefore I selected it for you.
The PSU is great and all but you can get exactly the same if not maybe better for less thusly I chose the new FOCUS series
I switched up the CPU to an i5 because unless you plan on doing stuff with certain applications that would require an i7's hyperthreading you don't need one.
and of course I gave you a sweet cooler for the CPU so that when you do start overclocking it'll run cool at the higher clock speeds.
And then I chose the motherboard to save you money while making sure that is offered quality construction and a good ability to overclock. of course with the money you've saved you can go for a higher end ASUS board. Honestly when it comes to overclocking I find the ASUS boards to be the most capable.

All in all this is my recommendation for a build with coffee lake. I would say you could actually invest the saved money into a better case (not that the s340 elite is bad but you can get better for sure)
Lastly I would say you could go with a 250GB SSD also since it is unnecessary to have that much SSD storage if you are a gamer. Your OS and all major applications will fit perfectly on the SSD while games can be installed to the HDD. I have a 250GB and I installed a bunch of programs and drivers and even have some files that I save to it and I still have over 150GB of free space so you can save money there as well.
To tidy up my ranting I would like to make a note about the sellers I selected. The reason I chose B&H for some of them is because it will cost you less to buy it from them instead of the other options that look cheaper. Superbiz and such will charge taxes like everyone else but they also don't usually do free shipping. if you factor those costs into the retail price they offer you will pay more than with B&H because unless you live in NY or NJ you won't be charges taxes on the items and they come with free shipping.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($256.89 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($156.29 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Asus - Prime Z370-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SanDisk - Ultra II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1093.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-31 22:17 EST-0500

 

[messyecho]

First off you should consider overclocking just because there is no harm in it as long as you aren't going for the craziest OC levels and it's extra performance that you paid for so might as well have it right? I've modified your list with my recommendations for saving money in the right places so that you can get a better cooler and still have it cost a little less than your original build and still getting what you want from the other components.
My changes will be explained as follows:
A SATA SSD is perfectly fine. You will not see a performance difference between this one and the M.2 one you originally selected and will cost you half the price therefore I selected it for you.
The PSU is great and all but you can get exactly the same if not maybe better for less thusly I chose the new FOCUS series
I switched up the CPU to an i5 because unless you plan on doing stuff with certain applications that would require an i7's hyperthreading you don't need one.
and of course I gave you a sweet cooler for the CPU so that when you do start overclocking it'll run cool at the higher clock speeds.
And then I chose the motherboard to save you money while making sure that is offered quality construction and a good ability to overclock. of course with the money you've saved you can go for a higher end ASUS board. Honestly when it comes to overclocking I find the ASUS boards to be the most capable.

All in all this is my recommendation for a build with coffee lake. I would say you could actually invest the saved money into a better case (not that the s340 elite is bad but you can get better for sure)
Lastly I would say you could go with a 250GB SSD also since it is unnecessary to have that much SSD storage if you are a gamer. Your OS and all major applications will fit perfectly on the SSD while games can be installed to the HDD. I have a 250GB and I installed a bunch of programs and drivers and even have some files that I save to it and I still have over 150GB of free space so you can save money there as well.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($256.89 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($156.29 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Asus - Prime Z370-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SanDisk - Ultra II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1093.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-31 22:17 EST-0500

Do you have any recommendations for cases?
Also should I go back to the previous motherboard? which was a ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero

 

[QwerkyPengwen]

I updated my post at the end of it regarding my choice for the seller B&H.
As for the motherboard the Maximus X Hero is balls to the walls and you only need it if you plan to try and overclock the CPU as far as it can go.(which for me is what I would personally do because I like to overclock)
You could definitely upgrade to a STRIX model for RGB though if you want.

As for cases I can recommend these ones, there are tons of fine cases out there but these ones come to mind off the top of my head that can save you money and also not.

Cooler Master MasterBox 5
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/jcH48d/cooler-master-masterbox-5-black-atx-mid-tower-case-mcx-b5s1-kwnn-11

MasterBox Lite 5
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/CkM323/cooler-master-masterbox-lite-5-atx-mid-tower-case-mcw-l5s3-kann-01

Phanteks Eclipse P400
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/h4jWGX/phanteks-eclipse-p400-tempered-glass-atx-mid-tower-case-ph-ec416ptg_bw

Phanteks Eclipse P400S
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Q9vZxr/phanteks-eclipse-p400s-tempered-glass-atx-mid-tower-case-ph-ec416pstg_bw

InWin 805
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/vzNypg/inwin-case-805black

and many other great ones but these are just off the top of my head that were given good reviews by Hardware Canucks on YouTube

 

[jimthenagual]

Nice choices on parts xSimply1337x. Very nice.

I'll chirp in on cases. My favorite right now is Phanteks. Look at these lovelies. I have the Evolv now and can't see enough good about it. Very high end build quality.

http://phanteks.com/Enthoo-Series.html

 

[messyecho]

Nice choices on parts xSimply1337x. Very nice.

I'll chirp in on cases. My favorite right now is Phanteks. Look at these lovelies. I have the Evolv now.

http://phanteks.com/Enthoo-Series.html

I had this on a old build, is this better than the NZXT S340 EL?

 

[QwerkyPengwen]

Nice choices on parts xSimply1337x. Very nice.

I'll chirp in on cases. My favorite right now is Phanteks. Look at these lovelies. I have the Evolv now.

http://phanteks.com/Enthoo-Series.html

I had this on a old build, is this better than the NZXT S340 EL?

That would depend on what you consider to be better. Overall I'd say they are pretty close but picking between the two I'd probably go with Phanteks myself. But the newer P400 lineup is probably at the least just as good but will cost less.

 

[messyecho]

Okay, https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BzJ3cc this is the current build. Let me know of any parts that can be exchanged or improved.

 

[messyecho]

Also, is RGB motherboard and RAM a cool thing I can do?

 

[jimthenagual]

Also, is RGB motherboard and RAM a cool thing I can do?

Personal preference completely, but I am a fan. I don't like it when people have their RGB settings so it looks like your computer is a UFO, but I do like that you can set it to whatever color you want and keep it there. My build next week will be white liquid cooling, and then I'll let my kids have fun changing the RGB colors on the parts. Motherboard, ram, fans, GPU etc.

My parts https://pcpartpicker.com/user/jimthenagual/saved/CvBd6h

 

[messyecho]

Also, is RGB motherboard and RAM a cool thing I can do?

Personal preference completely, but I am a fan. I don't like it when people have their RGB settings so it looks like your computer is a UFO, but I do like that you can set it to whatever color you want and keep it there. My build next week will be white liquid cooling, and then I'll let my kids have fun changing the RGB colors on the parts. Motherboard, ram, fans, GPU etc.

My parts https://pcpartpicker.com/user/jimthenagual/saved/CvBd6h

Should I worry about buying case fans? Also are all the parts good?
The STRIX models of motherboards aren't good for me because I am going for a black black/red kinda scheme and they are greyish white with RGB

 

[jimthenagual]

You're going to have 2x120mm fans on the top with your CPU cooler, there will be one 120mm on the back and one 120mm on the front that comes with the case. I'd say you're covered for fans. The only reason you'd need to order different ones would be if you want to change them out for RGB, or if you want to upgrade to top end high performance fans for extreme overclocks.

And yes, your parts look great. That'll make a really nice system!

 

[messyecho]

You're going to have 2x120mm fans on the top with your CPU cooler, there will be one 120mm on the back and one 120mm on the front that comes with the case. I'd say you're covered for fans. The only reason you'd need to order different ones would be if you want to change them out for RGB, or if you want to upgrade to top end high performance fans for extreme overclocks.

And yes, your parts look great. That'll make a really nice system!

I'll update you when I round up the cash. TY guys.