Please review these builds for me

[kilerquin]

I have made two PC builds, one for me and one for my friend on a tight budget.

Here's my friend's: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fMqvTH
He's reusing his storage from his old PC


and here's mine: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nYqtjc
I'm reusing my 256GB SSD and I'll be buying another SSD, 256-500GB

I'd appreciate it if you guys could give me some suggestions for any changes and ways I could improve the builds

 

[Lucky_SLS]

No changes to your friend's build, but in your build, a current gen cpu with an upgrade path to 8700k should you wish. The 8350k and 7600k are almost the same :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8350K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($190.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Scythe - Mugen 5 Rev. B 51.2 CFM CPU Cooler ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($468.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Inwin - 101C White ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1247.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-19 23:30 EST-0500

 

[kilerquin]

I'm inclined to make a 1600X build. It seems like it outperforms the i3 8350k and the i5 7600k and for only $200. Would you suggest using a 1600X build instead of an Intel cpu?

 

[Lucky_SLS]

The 1600X won't give 100+ fps on the latest AAA games. So if you are after high refresh rate monitor, u have to get a gsync to compensate for that. The 8700k would be a beast and will hands down remain the gaming cpu king till it gets replaced in the next gen.
So if you are OK with getting a gsync display, I would suggest a 1600X build.

 

[kilerquin]

The price of the 8700k is a bit steep. I'll go with the 8600k which is only $300. If I heavily overclock it, which air cooler will be good to keep it cool, or is water cooling a better option?

 

[Lucky_SLS]

the mugen 5 is perfectly capable to cool even a 4.8ghz 8700k or a 5ghz 8600k.
but if u r going with that inwin 101c, it supports only 240 rad, not 280. so a kraken x52 or fractal design celsius s24?