My First PC

[ultamashot]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/d368D8


My gaming laptop from 2012 has served me well over the years, but it is starting to show its age, one question i have, i eventually want to add a second 4k monitor, would having 2 monitors with different resolutions be a problem? Can this motherboard support a second graphics card and more ram in the future? What is a sound card, and do I want one? Sorry for all the questions, I rely don't know much about hardware.

 

[vapour]

It can support 2 SLI, 3 Crossfire (multiple GPUs). 2 monitors with different resolution is fine. The board comes with hd audio already, no need for sound card. For rams you will need to buy them altogether and sell the old one. I suggest you add 1 SSD as boot drive, will speed up a lot. Ryzen 1600 comes with a decent cooler, good enough for decent OCing. Upgrade RAM to 3200 mHZ as Ryzen loves high Hz Rams.
http://www.gigabyte.us/Motherboard/GA-AX370-Gaming-K7-rev-10#sp

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($196.74 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AX370-Gaming K7 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($199.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($163.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($98.94 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GAMING X Video Card ($753.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair - 760T Black ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.49 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: HP - Z27s 27.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor ($525.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $2284.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-21 22:17 EDT-0400

 

[King Dranzer]

Here is the list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K ($330.00)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($42.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASUS STRIX Z370H ($150.00)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($133.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($117.60 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.69 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card ($264.89 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Dell - S2716DG 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor ($529.00 @ B&H)
Total: $1770.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-22 03:10 EDT-0400

Intel Coffeelake will be out on 5th October. Go for it.
NVIDIA Volta will be out in few months. Wait for it and get GTX2080 instead of going for GTX1080Ti from this gen. I provided a GTX1060 6GB card in above build which can handle games at 60fps on medium settings. I saved you $500 from your budget. Add bit more to it and go for high-end Volta GPU when released. That would perform greatly on longer run.

 

[rtol]

Here is the list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K ($330.00)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($42.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASUS STRIX Z370H ($150.00)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($133.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($117.60 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.69 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card ($264.89 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Dell - S2716DG 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor ($529.00 @ B&H)
Total: $1770.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-22 03:10 EDT-0400

Intel Coffeelake will be out on 5th October. Go for it.
NVIDIA Volta will be out in few months. Wait for it and get GTX2080 instead of going for GTX1080Ti from this gen. I provided a GTX1060 6GB card in above build which can handle games at 60fps on medium settings. I saved you $500 from your budget. Add bit more to it and go for high-end Volta GPU when released. That would perform greatly on longer run.

GPU maybe GTX 1070, right?

 

[King Dranzer]

Here is the list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K ($330.00)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($42.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASUS STRIX Z370H ($150.00)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($133.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($117.60 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.69 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card ($264.89 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Dell - S2716DG 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor ($529.00 @ B&H)
Total: $1770.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-22 03:10 EDT-0400

Intel Coffeelake will be out on 5th October. Go for it.
NVIDIA Volta will be out in few months. Wait for it and get GTX2080 instead of going for GTX1080Ti from this gen. I provided a GTX1060 6GB card in above build which can handle games at 60fps on medium settings. I saved you $500 from your budget. Add bit more to it and go for high-end Volta GPU when released. That would perform greatly on longer run.

GPU maybe GTX 1070, right?

Well GTX 1070 will perform better but is lot more costlier than GTX1060 6GB. Not worthy of spending that much extra. GTX1060 6GB will perform fine at 1440p at medium settings and even near to high settings in some games.

 

[rtol]

Here is the list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K ($330.00)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($42.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASUS STRIX Z370H ($150.00)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($133.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($117.60 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.69 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card ($264.89 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Dell - S2716DG 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor ($529.00 @ B&H)
Total: $1770.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-22 03:10 EDT-0400

Intel Coffeelake will be out on 5th October. Go for it.
NVIDIA Volta will be out in few months. Wait for it and get GTX2080 instead of going for GTX1080Ti from this gen. I provided a GTX1060 6GB card in above build which can handle games at 60fps on medium settings. I saved you $500 from your budget. Add bit more to it and go for high-end Volta GPU when released. That would perform greatly on longer run.

GPU maybe GTX 1070, right?

Well GTX 1070 will perform better but is lot more costlier than GTX1060 6GB. Not worthy of spending that much extra. GTX1060 6GB will perform fine at 1440p at medium settings and even near to high settings in some games.

It is true but there is a lot of difference between GTX 1070 and GTX 1060. Also, it is not balanced with the CPU, in this case not have to spend too much even for the CPU.

 

[ohenryy]

If its for gaming, intel should be a good option

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VnmD9W
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VnmD9W/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z270 Taichi ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($183.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($145.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($287.70 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB TURBO Video Card ($509.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair - 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($149.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Dell - S2716DG 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor ($523.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $2296.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-22 14:40 EDT-0400