Need advice for new computer builder.

[christopherarthurrezendes]

I'm looking at wanting to build my next computer. I'm new to this and I was wanting some advice. What I want to do on this computer is gaming with the highest graphics on any game. Here are the parts I was thinking about. Thanks for your help.

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($345.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($85.22 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($5.85 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($104.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($135.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Kingston - A400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($28.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.39 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card ($484.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus - DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($21.30 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($94.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Noctua - NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($19.40 @ OutletPC)

 

[jankerson]

You don't need thermal paste, the Noctua NH D15 comes with excellent thermal paste.

A better quality SSD and larger, 250 GB like a Samsung EVO 860.

Faster memory, DDR4 3000 or 3200.

A higher tier MB, the one picked is on the low end for Z370 MB's.

A higher end case would be better quality and allow more room for the CPU cooler.

 

[geofelt]

I think a better balance would be a I5-8600K @5.0 and a GTX1080ti.
Stronger graphics is more important for high quality images and fast action performance.
The extra threads of the 8700K will not be used by many games.
Better yet, the i5-9600K and I7-9700K processors will be out soon and should oc even higher.

Your case only has a single 120mm front air intake.
You really need to find a case with two 120/140mm front intakes.
Any cooler and high end graphics card needs a good source of fresh intake air.

NH-D15 is as good as it gets for air, or even a aio. It will come with good paste.
The similarly priced NH-D15s is even better.

120gb is too small for a C drive.
Many things will default to the C drive.
When it nears full, it will lose performance and endurance.
Buy 240gb or larger.
With 500gb, you may never need a hard drive at all.

Why not defer on the hard drive until you actually need the space.
It is easy to add a hard drive later.

 

[christopherarthurrezendes]

Thank you both for your help. It looks like I need to do some more research. I will look into these parts that you have suggested and see what is best especially for my budget.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

I would also advise you to wait for the 9600/9700k chips.

What monitor do you have in mind for this system?