taylor2your failing to add the headache of returning parts that may or may not work, build time, no warranty, software/driver installation, etc. So yeah .. it will run you a bit more than 1700.00
itsmep0rkNah... it'll be about 1700 maximum, and if you are a computer enthusiast, building a computer shouldn't be considered a hassle and it shouldn't take you long to do.
taylor2I have been building them since Intel's MMX processors. Back in the days of Doom and Duke Nukem. You don't even know how easy you have it lol. No IRQ's or DMA's to set. No Jumpers to set. Writing an Autoexec.bat and Config.sys on a floppy with your drivers. Just so you could squeeze every last bit of memory in to himem.sys to play your games :). So sometimes it's nice to find a well put together machine for a fair price. And not have to deal with it. Been in I.T. for around 20 years now. I get what you're saying.
taylor2Not maximum, minimum. I just put a decent build together and it was about 1800, with a lot of parts on sale. If you really skimped on cheap parts and didn't get Windows 10 you might be able to hit 1700. At least with a 7700k. If you went Ryzen you could arguably get more powerful than this build for cheaper. But this isn't a bad value at 1700. Especially avoiding any hassles that self built may inflict, and as much as I want everyone to be able to build their own, some people lack the skill and I cannot in good conscience recommend they do so based on online tutorials alone, unless they are very confident in their own abilities with tech.