I feel I spent too much, what would you have changed? $2000

[FitzMachine]

So I just built myself a new gaming PC and I'm honestly quite happy with it. I bought everything piece by piece so I didn't realize how expensive it ended up being. It was around $2000. I was just curious if in general this is reasonable for what I got or should I have made some changes? I did include the peripherals in that total though so maybe that's why I think it's on the expensive side? Anyway, here is everything I bought , Let me know if you would have made different choices.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DqFpWX

 

[FD2Raptor]

So I just built myself a new gaming PC and I'm honestly quite happy with it. I bought everything piece by piece so I didn't realize how expensive it ended up being. It was around $2000. I was just curious if in general this is reasonable for what I got or should I have made some changes? I did include the peripherals in that total though so maybe that's why I think it's on the expensive side? Anyway, here is everything I bought , Let me know if you would have made different choices.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DqFpWX

This is what I'd have picked:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.75 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($124.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SK hynix SL308 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($143.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($124.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($384.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Acrylic ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Phanteks PH-F140SP_BK 82.1 CFM 140mm Fan ($15.59 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Dell S2415H 23.8" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($153.67 @ Jet)
Keyboard: Logitech G213 PRODIGY Wired Gaming Keyboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse ($67.96 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Razer Kraken Pro Headset ($82.21 @ Amazon)
Total: $1926.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-20 02:19 EST-0500

But some of those are based on current pricing and special deal. The only thing I feel that is really overpriced is the case. The cost difference between the ProM Acrylic and the MasterCase Maker 5 could have allowed you a 1440p screen like the ViewSonic VX2478-SMHD 1440p IPS 4ms.

 

[aquielisunari]

So I just built myself a new gaming PC and I'm honestly quite happy with it. I bought everything piece by piece so I didn't realize how expensive it ended up being. It was around $2000. I was just curious if in general this is reasonable for what I got or should I have made some changes? I did include the peripherals in that total though so maybe that's why I think it's on the expensive side? Anyway, here is everything I bought , Let me know if you would have made different choices.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DqFpWX

Gigabyte Windforce 1070 instead of the Asus

Noctua NH-D14 cooler instead of the AIO closed loop water cooler.

EVGA 650W G2 with SLI in the future or the G2 550W without SLI

A 144Hz 1440p monitor. The performance that PC has is wasted on that monitor. A 2017 build with a resolution and refresh rate that's been around for many years. The monitor doesn't allow your PC to show you what it's made of. You've probably played some games with that. Move over to a 144Hz monitor and the difference will be night and day. Your build is capable of so much more than a budget monitor. $400 of graphics power and $154 of display power. Bit unbalanced.

I can't comment on pricing. No clue what you spent. Those prices may not have been what you paid. If you would have purchased that identical build through something like Ibuypower it would have probably been $1000 more. At least $500. so I don't feel you spent too much on each item. Money could have definitely been moved around to net you a better monitor. But you came here after the milk has been spilled 🙁 . But that's all under the bridge. Pretty sweet PC 😀 Not so good monitor.

 

[FitzMachine]

Thanks for the replies. I should have mentioned I already had a nice asus 1080p monitor so the one I bought was for a second screen. I was thinking that I could get use to gaming on this and then I could upgrade my monitor when I wanted to switch things up instead of building a whole new PC again.

 

[James Mason]

Yeah, you did kinda overspend, and also lost performance where you could have spent money more wisely. Now I'm somewhat of an expert and experienced PC builder because I spend several hours a day making builds for people here and researching parts, so it's not like you screwed up super big time.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.75 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($85.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z270 Killer SLI/ac ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($149.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.69 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($589.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox 5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($81.00 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Deepcool XFAN 120 L/W 65.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($5.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Deepcool XFAN 120 L/W 65.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($5.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Deepcool XFAN 120 L/W 65.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($5.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Deepcool XFAN 120 L/W 65.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($5.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VN248Q-P 23.8" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($152.99 @ Jet)
Mouse: Logitech G303 Daedalus Apex Wired Optical Mouse ($47.28 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Corsair VOID 7.1 Channel Headset ($59.99 @ Corsair)
Other: Redragon K551-R VARA Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (Black) ($59.77 @ Amazon)
Total: $1891.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-21 17:27 EST-0500