new build, up to $2000, within the next few months

[disgust_17]

a friend asked me to help figure out a build for him, but i haven't really kept up with hardware much so i was hoping to get some advice.

Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: ~2 months, 3 max

Budget Range: 1800-2000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, general internet use

Are you buying a monitor: Yes, see below

Do you need to buy OS: No

Parts Preferences: no brand preference

Overclocking: likely no, but possible

SLI or Crossfire: no

he said he has no preference for 4K, but would like dual monitors

are any big changes in available hardware happening within the next 2 months or so?

 

[Lucky_SLS]

Think this will suit you :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($279.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Scythe - Mugen 5 Rev. B 51.2 CFM CPU Cooler ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Killer SLI/ac ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($130.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL - SUPER LUCE RGB SYNC 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($139.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($469.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer - Predator XB1 27.0" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor ($449.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1873.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-13 03:04 EST-0500

U can go for 8700k, it will be within 2k

 

[ohenryy]

Think this will suit you :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($279.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Scythe - Mugen 5 Rev. B 51.2 CFM CPU Cooler ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Killer SLI/ac ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($130.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL - SUPER LUCE RGB SYNC 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($139.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($469.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer - Predator XB1 27.0" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor ($449.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1873.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-13 03:04 EST-0500

U can go for 8700k, it will be within 2k

Thats great for the price,if he cant wait, I would def do it. Just seems like like the new refresh of Zen on 12nm is due to Feb / March.. Might be worth waiting.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

Catching upto coffee lake in IPC is a very tall order, but if AMD does it, that would be nothing short of spectacular.