Is this a medium or high end build?

[Jimmy Thick]

Going to build a new gaming PC for the Mizzuz, its strictly gaming only, mostly RPG's like WoW, Final Fantasy series, Fallout, Elder Scrolls, etc. Intel is my CPU of choice, AMD will not be considered.

I'm looking for Ultra gaming as of right now in 1080, maybe a 1440 down the line, but 1080 is still the standard.

Advice?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.79 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($85.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($164.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($93.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($374.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case ($121.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.58 @ OutletPC)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DGX 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($204.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1699.55


I'm open to any suggestions to improve the build around the current price point except the case, I love the Corsair 540.

[Axaruz0]

The build itself is strong and a 1070 is good for ultra/high 1440p gaming, and 1080p is no problem. However, you have chosen a Z170 motherboard and a Kaby Lake (7XXX) CPU, which means you need to update the BIOS (which requires a Skylake (6XXX) CPU, or you could change your Z170 motherboard to a Z270 motherboard, or, if a Z270 motherboard is not an option, go for a Skylake CPU (The difference between Skylake and Kaby Labe performance-wise is small, so it would not matter much).

[Jimmy Thick]

The build itself is strong and a 1070 is good for ultra/high 1440p gaming, and 1080p is no problem. However, you have chosen a Z170 motherboard and a Kaby Lake (7XXX) CPU, which means you need to update the BIOS (which requires a Skylake (6XXX) CPU, or you could change your Z170 motherboard to a Z270 motherboard, or, if a Z270 motherboard is not an option, go for a Skylake CPU (The difference between Skylake and Kaby Labe performance-wise is small, so it would not matter much).

Nice advice, changed over to a Z270.

Thank you, probably saved me a few hours of swearing about how stupid I am, lol.

[Kagthul]

Nice advice, changed over to a Z270.

Thank you, probably saved me a few hours of swearing about how stupid I am, lol.

You might have gotten lucky. Usually manufacturers will start shipping the board with updated BIOS, but better to be safe than sorry, particularly since there's no price savings, really.