Is this build going to be good for gaming for the foreseeable future?

[christianservernoswearing]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gyfHzY
Are there any obvious changes I should make, like better parts for same price, that I am missing or anything that I may be wasting money on because I’m going to put about 1500$ into this and I want it to be the best it can be.

 

[Zerk2012]

The thermal paste is wasted money, what comes with the cooler is good stuff.

Use that money for better memory.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/MYH48d/corsair-memory-cmk16gx4m2b3000c15

Everything else looks good although I would add 2X 140mm fans to that case for the front blowing in.

 

[superninja12]

you can take regular trident z 3200 mhz ram, and a regular cryorig h5 cooler, but I also like the looks of this build and the performance difference is mwah 3-5% worse?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($339.79 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 Quad Lumi 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.85 @ OutletPC)
Thermal Compound: ARCTIC - MX4 4g Thermal Paste ($4.29 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus - Prime Z370-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($201.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.19 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($509.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1509.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-30 11:03 EDT-0400

 

[velocityg4]

Sometimes there are RAM clearance issues with the H5 Ultimate. The Thermalright Macho Direct and Scythe Mugen 5 Rev B are better performing coolers without the clearance issues and about the same cost. The Cryorig H7 Universal is slimmer and doesn't have clearance issues. Performance is similar to the Ultimate.

Otherwise it is a good build.

 

[madmatt30]

Don't believe that hitachi drive is new for that price & a lot of the reviews back that theory up.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/n2JwrH/toshiba-internal-hard-drive-dt01aca300

If you want a 3tb go for the tosh instead.

 

[jankerson]

Made a few changes.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($339.79 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Thermal Compound: Noctua - NT-H1 3.5g Thermal Paste ($5.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($129.32 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Constellation ES.3 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($86.00 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($509.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT - S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1482.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-30 11:20 EDT-0400

 

[Zerk2012]

Sometimes there are RAM clearance issues with the H5 Ultimate. The Thermalright Macho Direct and Scythe Mugen 5 Rev B are better performing coolers without the clearance issues and about the same cost. The Cryorig H7 Universal is slimmer and doesn't have clearance issues. Performance is similar to the Ultimate.

Otherwise it is a good build.

Their not memory clearance issues with the memory he or I listed.

 

[velocityg4]

Sometimes there are RAM clearance issues with the H5 Ultimate. The Thermalright Macho Direct and Scythe Mugen 5 Rev B are better performing coolers without the clearance issues and about the same cost. The Cryorig H7 Universal is slimmer and doesn't have clearance issues. Performance is similar to the Ultimate.

Otherwise it is a good build.

Their not memory clearance issues with the memory he or I listed.

It would be a very tight fit. The Cooler is 160mm to 168 mm tall depending on fan adjustment height. The NZXT S340 accomodates 161mm heatsink height. The RAM clearance on the H5 Ultimate is 30mm to 35mm (depending on fan height offset). Both Corsair Vengeance LPX are 33.5mm and Team Vulcan DDR4 are 32mm based on the specs I could find. Going by those specs that cooler would be 162mm to 163.5mm minimum but could end up being an mm or two higher to accommodate the RAM. While the heatsink may fit over the RAM. It would go beyond the case's cooler height. Perhaps the case has a little extra room. I wouldn't risk it.
https://www.nzxt.com/products/s340-white
https://www.teamgroupinc.com/en/product/vulcan-ddr4
http://www.cryorig.com/h5-ultimate_us.php
http://www.scythe-eu.com/en/products/cpu-cooler/mugen-5-revb.html
http://www.thermalright.de/en/cooler/53/macho-direct
PDF http://www.baechler.ch/produits/memoires/corsair-ddr4-3000mhz-16gb-corsair-cmk16gx4m2b3000c15-d3de4f819e59fe07e3cfa9f90221481f.pdf

The Thermalright Macho Direct is 158mm and the heatsink is offset to avoid RAM clearance issues. The Scythe Mugen 5 Rev B is 154.5mm and offset as well.

 

[Zerk2012]

It fits over the memory in its stock place I have installed 2 of them.