#2585
I'll try to make a partlist tomorrow.
EDIT:
Rough sketch of a maxed out build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor (€299.99 @ ARLT)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler (€38.72 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€125.66 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (€151.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€94.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda Pro 5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€172.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card (€536.94 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (€55.82 @ Mindfactory)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (€66.84 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €1543.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-07 15:01 CEST+0200
Would obviously have to push it below 1500€, but that's doable.
There's quite a few options for the CPU though.
Only Z370 (same as Z270) has been released and only 300 series chipsets support Coffee Lake, because Intel wants your money. Since for CFL you have to buy a Z chipset anyway the only added cost for overclocking would be a cooler and a K CPU. However the non-K were handicapped a bit as well, 300-400 MHz slower.
Anyway because CFL CPUs aren't at MSRP yet and it will still take a while until they're in stock everywhere if he doesn't want to wait and doesn't want to overclock Kaby Lake can still make sense. E.g. i3-8350K and i5-7600 are basically the same speed and the 7600 is a bit more expensive and locked, but since he doesn't care about that and would be forced to buy a more expensive Z370 mobo (only option for CFL) and a cooler it ends up being cheaper. Same with the i3-8100 and i5-7500/7400.
Now if he does want 6 cores then CFL is basically the only option. He'd have to wait a bit though. If he doesn't want to overclock then the 8600K would be a bit of a waste, sure 0.3 GHz higher boost clocks, but even if he had to get a cooler anyway to ensure the 8400 always gets the full boost it's still a 80€ difference.
So basically 4 cores or 6 cores?
Right now or is later this month still soon enough?
#2586
Any other features for the monitor? 1 ms response time is a lie btw, ignore what it says on the box, only trust reviews.
Other than that just post again in the week he'll build it so I can make an up to date partlist.