1st pc build advice

[mitchymitch]

hello
am attempting to build a pc for the 1st time and am pretty nervous in terms of item compatibility and longevity of holding decent performance for a good few years (gaming, vr etc) considering the price.
any advice/critique/alterations of my selection would be appreciated.

budget around £1500.
components:
motherboard - Asus rog strix z370-e
gpu - gigabyte gtx 1080
cpu - i7 8700k
storage - samsung 850 evo 500gb
memory - corsair vengance lpx (2x8gb)
cpu cooler - noctua dh15
case - fractual design r6

i literally know nothing about building a pc other than a weeks worth of studying individual components.

thanks in advance.

 

[Saturnity]

Looks fairly good. Should run everything neatly and decently, good build.

 

[ArchitSahu]

What PSU?

Do you need OS, Peripherals, Monitors? Do you need WiFi capabilities from that motherboard or are you okay with Ethernet?

For 1500 Pounds:
PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/XrLfHh
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/XrLfHh/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor (£289.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15S 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£72.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£89.98 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Team - T-Force Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£128.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£102.00 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card (£528.00 @ Aria PC)
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case (£69.60 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£89.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£82.72 @ More Computers)
Total: £1490.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-31 04:57 BST+0100

 

[mitchymitch]

i have an average monitor, keyboard and mouse for now and will upgrade them soon after the pc is set up to try and keep the initial price down.
i chose the motherboard specifically for wifi.
i overlooked psu when posting, but am aware i need it.

a big worry is the cpu and gpu (most costly items).
i was originally going to go for i7-7700k and 1070ti.
but from what i gather those that brought the 7700k got screwed over pretty quick.
and i bumped up to gtx 1080 in the hope of it holding up a bit better for an extra 6-12 months for the extra few quid.

as for the extra storage, i did see that Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" but again, to keep the initial price down i was going to add those sort of extras later (blu ray drive etc).

 

[King Dranzer]

Here is the list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor (£289.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£44.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-G GAMING (WI-FI AC) Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£161.98 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Team - Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£119.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£59.97 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Mini Video Card (£749.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Corsair - 270R ATX Mid Tower Case (£54.20 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£81.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1599.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-31 18:00 BST+0100

This costs £100 more but is completely worth it. GTX1080Ti performs around 30-35% better than GTX1080 which is huge improvement.
Yes you can add the HDD in future no problem. That SSD will last you few months before it runs out of space.

 

[mitchymitch]

i looked at building around a good 1080ti but ended up cutting too many corners with everything else.
not looking to go 4k gaming, will be looking at a 1440p 144mhz monitor so assumed a 1080 would hold up well.

tried going for most highly reviewed items too, samsung ssd, noctua cooler etc.
i guess the question becomes build around a 1080ti with lesser surroundings vs a 1080 and better surroundings.

pretty much set on the r6 case though, nice reviews (whole build based off good reviews basically) and not got ott lighting everywhere.

 

[King Dranzer]

Besides going for 240GB SSD instead of 500GB there is no cut down on specs. All the components are of great quality. Sandisk SSD Plus is of great quality bit slow on reads and writes but not noticeable. H5 Universal is one of the best performing air cooler with a decent price tag.

All the components listed are of great value and quality. Point is to get max performance possible for a given budget. If your budget is around £1250 I would have recommended GTX1080 but for around £1500 budget getting GTX1080Ti is better as it will last you longer in performance.

No problem you can stick with GTX1080 but as I said there will be a loss of 30-35% performance which is huge. You have to decide on what is good for you. The build I provided was just an additional option for you to choose from.

 

[mitchymitch]

appreciate it, looking into a 1080ti build now.

seems the best i can find for decent ddr4 memory is £160-ish (those t-skills not available)
also found a full size 1080ti for £770 @ aria pc,