Paying for Performance or just Premium: $1600 Build

[northernson]

Hey Folks, I'm looking for advice on the following build:

Approximate Purchase Date: This week.

Budget Range: $1800

System Usage from Most to Least Important:Gaming, movies
Are you buying a monitor: Yes, but separately. Not sure what to get, don't play shooters on PC much.
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg
Location: New York City
Parts Preferences: Intel
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: TBD
Additional Comments: Total War Warhammer 2 is the primary game in mind.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Trying to play games on a Surface Pro 4..

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gFXFP3
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gFXFP3/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($86.20 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($189.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($185.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($78.40 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.90 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($534.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - H500i (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1624.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-23 01:51 EDT-0400

 

[profoundnoah]

That is an extremely capable build. I see a few problems with your build though, especially with the PSU selection. The NEX model comes with fairly poor components, so I'd advise swapping it out with a SeaSonic model. The other issues would be mainly of preference. Personally, I don't think the H500i is worth the money. You may want to look at the Meshify C from Fractal, or the P400S TG from Phanteks.

Also, if gaming is your only concern, then a coffee lake i5 8600k may suit you just as nicely for a considerably cheaper amount. Just food for thought.

 

[King Dranzer]

Here is the list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - TUF Z370 Pro Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($135.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($69.85 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.90 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB ARMOR Video Card ($744.99 @ B&H)
Case: Fractal Design - Define S ATX Mid Tower Case ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1674.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-23 03:32 EDT-0400

This i7-8700K and GTX1080Ti is around 35% better in performance when compared to i7-8700K and GTX1080 combo which is a huge gain. GTX1180 is most probably gonna launch in a month or two if you can wait I recommend going for GTX1180 over GTX1080Ti.

 

[northernson]

That is an extremely capable build. I see a few problems with your build though, especially with the PSU selection. The NEX model comes with fairly poor components, so I'd advise swapping it out with a SeaSonic model. The other issues would be mainly of preference. Personally, I don't think the H500i is worth the money. You may want to look at the Meshify C from Fractal, or the P400S TG from Phanteks.

Also, if gaming is your only concern, then a coffee lake i5 8600k may suit you just as nicely for a considerably cheaper amount. Just food for thought.

Good to know, I'll swap that out. Thanks for taking a look!

 

[northernson]

Here is the list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - TUF Z370 Pro Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($135.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($69.85 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.90 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB ARMOR Video Card ($744.99 @ B&H)
Case: Fractal Design - Define S ATX Mid Tower Case ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1674.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-23 03:32 EDT-0400

This i7-8700K and GTX1080Ti is around 35% better in performance when compared to i7-8700K and GTX1080 combo which is a huge gain. GTX1180 is most probably gonna launch in a month or two if you can wait I recommend going for GTX1180 over GTX1080Ti.

Thanks for taking a look and the recommendations. Do you anticipate the release of the GTX1180 pushing the rest of the prices down or will it just take a higher price slot?

 

[King Dranzer]

Rumors say it will launch with a price tag of $720-730. Probably GTX1080Ti(not guaranteed) will go down a bit while other low end cards(even GTX1080) will remain unaffected.