First PC Build - All Advice Welcome

[lumpylenny]

Hi everyone,

This is my build as it stands: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/DhVT2R

It's my first one, aimed to be exclusively a gaming rig. My budget going in was £1,200 - £1,500 including peripherals, but having got more of a feel of prices and what I actually want, I'd be OK with extending that to £1,600/£1,700 including the monitor.

I'm keen to be able to play Rust at a very high quality and more demanding AAA games, Star Citizen specifically, at a good quality. I'm aiming for 1440p, largely because I'd like to futureproof this build.

Aesthetically I have no real preferences - I've fluked a black/grey theme on this one but really I only care about how it performs.

I'd really appreciate any advice you guys have, whether it be about potential monitors, the CPU/GPU combo, the MOBO I've chosen or anything else really. The more the build gets questioned, the happier I'll be with my final choices, so criticise away!

Thanks in advance

 

[helpstar]

Looks fine to me except the 4x4GB RAM kit. Get a 2x8GB kit so you could upgrade later.

 

[sadams04]

CPU - You don't need to overclock to game at high settings. For your first build, consider a non-K series CPU.
CPU COOLER - Not needed when not overclocking.
MB - Unfortunately the less expensive, non-overclocking oriented H370 and B360 chipsets won't launch until early next year so your only option for Coffee Lake is the Z370 chipset.
GPU - The Gigabyte G1 Gaming has a higher factory overclock with a bit lower price.
PSU - The Corsair RM OK, but there are better at that price range. Check out XFX, Seasonic, or the EVGA G2 / G3 / GS / GQ lineups. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£313.48 @ BT Shop)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£95.26 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston - FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£139.99 @ Box Limited)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£128.62 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card (£389.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£62.79 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 (EU) 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£76.96 @ Aria PC)
Keyboard: Corsair - STRAFE Wired Gaming Keyboard (£59.99 @ Aria PC)
Mouse: Logitech - G402 Wired Optical Mouse (£37.48 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £1304.56