Need opinions on PC build, been out of the loop for a while

[jkoster941]

Haven't built a PC in a few years, and my brother wants a PC of his own. Need second opinions on this build since I haven't been keeping up with it.

Problems with this list currently;

I haven't put much thought into the GPU since I can't seem to figure out whats going on with them. Prices were well above a thousand for a while.

What he needs is below 1080 price wise, something mid-level so a 1060 was by best guess. The AMD side I have no clue about, and I know they are the more price efficient brand, so please let me know what alternatives are there.

The CPU feels good though.

Overall his budget is flexible around the 900-1000 range, not worrying about peripherals.

Below is the text output from pcpartpicker, ignore the merchants, didn't bother messing with those. Will probably be exclusively newegg and amazon.

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PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Gf74MZ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Gf74MZ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - H270 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($91.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($161.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($42.99 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Dual Video Card ($319.89 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT - S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1066.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-23 18:20 EDT-0400

 

[ritvarsdavis]

You have chosen a dead platform, 7th gen Intel is surpassed by 8th for some time now. Put together 2 builds. Also you picked a K series processor with an H270 board which isn't the best idea. K series are overclockable and H boards don't support that.

Intel

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($298.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - B360 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($87.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($173.49 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($42.99 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Dual Video Card ($299.89 @ B&H)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series AF120 White 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($12.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1057.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-23 19:06 EDT-0400

AMD

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($138.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($180.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($42.99 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Dual Video Card ($299.89 @ B&H)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series AF120 White 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($12.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $990.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-23 19:04 EDT-0400

 

[King Dranzer]

Here is the list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($138.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($42.99 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB ARMOR Video Card ($464.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1095.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-24 05:04 EDT-0400

That R5 2600 and GTX1070Ti combo is completely worth spending extra as it is around 50% better in performance compared to GTX1060 combo which is a huge gain. All are high quality components. R5 2600 will OC nearly as good as R5 2600X and you will not be loosing much of a performance there.