nephew grad present: RGB build ($2K)

[college_student]

Hi good people,

I'm building a computer for my nephew who just graduated with his BS in EECS and will be starting a new job soon. Since much of his salary initially will go towards his new place, I wanted to give/build him a brand new gaming PC. He mostly plays games like mass effect, assassins creed, Star Wars Battlefront, and so on. He owns a 4K G-Sync monitor, so I want to build him something that will allow him to take full (as much as possible) advantage of that panel. Finally, he's a huge RGB / tempered glass fanatic....

Let me know what you think of this build. I can spend ~$2K.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Xdsm9W

I got extra fans to put two exhaust at the top and one exhaust at the rear.

Thanks.

 

[whm1974]

Hi good people,

I'm building a computer for my nephew who just graduated with his BS in EECS and will be starting a new job soon. Since much of his salary initially will go towards his new place, I wanted to give/build him a brand new gaming PC. He mostly plays games like mass effect, assassins creed, Star Wars Battlefront, and so on. He owns a 4K G-Sync monitor, so I want to build him something that will allow him to take full (as much as possible) advantage of that panel. Finally, he's a huge RGB / tempered glass fanatic....

Let me know what you think of this build. I can spend ~$2K.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Xdsm9W

I got extra fans to put two exhaust at the top and one exhaust at the rear.

Thanks.

That build should just do fine for 4K gaming.

 

[Smoblikat]

Looks decent, maybe not the exact parts I would choose, but none of them are bad. I would definitely consider getting a different cooler, that thing is not worth $150. If you want to stick to an AIO, maybe consider an H80? Even a hyper 212 would be fine for that chip, and thats a $30 cooler. Ive run H212's in unlocked I5's and I7's before and temps were always within spec even with healthy overclocks/volts, though I have no experience with a chip as new as a 7700K.

 

[pjmssn]

That's so nice of you, great gift! I think it looks great.

 

[Campy]

The only thing I would change is getting a Seasonic Prime Gold PSU instead. It's got a 12 year warranty rather than 5 years.

That system is going to be a beast