upper mid range pc build

[CAMILOGOD]

hey people, so im looking to build an upper mid range pc for (hopefully) $1600, without a monitor and without a graphics card since I already have both. Keep in mind this is canadian dollars

I'm thinking of starting with an i5-8400 with a hyper 212 evo fan which would run me roughly $300
for the psu im thinking evga supernova 650 g2 Which would run me $169
Thats all I know personally. As for motherboard and ram i'm not sure where to go from there.
Any pointers would be very helpful, what I need next, if the parts I chose are fine.
thanks.

 

[Snipergod87]

Could start with something like this and tweak it from there (add a case) with $1600 CAD and not needing a monitor or GPU you can get more than an 8400. You could increase the SSD capacity or add more storage, up the RAM to 32GB if you really want to.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($459.75 @ Mike's Computer Shop)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($86.99 @ PC-Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($119.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($209.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($92.92 @ Mike's Computer Shop)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($113.95 @ Vuugo)
Total: $1178.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-15 16:35 EDT-0400

 

[CAMILOGOD]

Could start with something like this and tweak it from there (add a case) with $1600 CAD and not needing a monitor or GPU you can get more than an 8400. You could increase the SSD capacity or add more storage, up the RAM to 32GB if you really want to.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($459.75 @ Mike's Computer Shop)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($86.99 @ PC-Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($119.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($209.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($92.92 @ Mike's Computer Shop)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($113.95 @ Vuugo)
Total: $1178.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-15 16:35 EDT-0400

damn thats nice, $1600 is my max but if I could spend less it would always be vital. the price difference between the two cpu's is $200, would the i7's longevity be that much more than the i5?

 

[Snipergod87]

Will it be that much longer, hard to tell, I know my 4th Gen i7 is still kicking strong, and in some games 4th Gen i5's do struggle to keep up from the lack of hyperthreading, depends heavily on the game though. For example BF1 is heavy CPU hitting, and can struggle on my friends 4590, but my 4770k keeps those frames coming no problems, changing his graphics settings did help, it really depends on how long you want to keep your system too. The Hyper212 would work fine on a 8400, but not so much on the i7 which is why I dropped it from the part list, and as long as you aren't running multiple GPU's a 550w PSU is more than enough.

Heres an 8400 build as well:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg Canada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($36.50 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($119.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($209.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($92.92 @ Mike's Computer Shop)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($113.95 @ Vuugo)
Total: $887.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-15 16:49 EDT-0400

 

[CAMILOGOD]

Will it be that much longer, hard to tell, I know my 4th Gen i7 is still kicking strong, and in some games 4th Gen i5's do struggle to keep up from the lack of hyperthreading, depends heavily on the game though. For example BF1 is heavy CPU hitting, and can struggle on my friends 4590, but my 4770k keeps those frames coming no problems, changing his graphics settings did help, it really depends on how long you want to keep your system too. The Hyper212 would work fine on a 8400, but not so much on the i7 which is why I dropped it from the part list, and as long as you aren't running multiple GPU's a 550w PSU is more than enough.

I think i'll stick with the i7 then, BIG thanks for your help

 

[CAMILOGOD]

Will it be that much longer, hard to tell, I know my 4th Gen i7 is still kicking strong, and in some games 4th Gen i5's do struggle to keep up from the lack of hyperthreading, depends heavily on the game though. For example BF1 is heavy CPU hitting, and can struggle on my friends 4590, but my 4770k keeps those frames coming no problems, changing his graphics settings did help, it really depends on how long you want to keep your system too. The Hyper212 would work fine on a 8400, but not so much on the i7 which is why I dropped it from the part list, and as long as you aren't running multiple GPU's a 550w PSU is more than enough.

Heres an 8400 build as well:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg Canada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($36.50 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($119.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($209.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($92.92 @ Mike's Computer Shop)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($113.95 @ Vuugo)
Total: $887.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-15 16:49 EDT-0400

quick question, im going to go with the i7 build, what would be an ideal tower? and also can I install m.2 ssd drives in that motherboard? thanks

 

[Snipergod87]

It has two M.2 slots, the motherboard is an ATX form factor which 80-90% of the cases out there support, if you use PCPartpicker it will filter results to only show you compatible cases