Greetings, I'm building a new pc and I would appreciate some opinions.

[Jonathan1993]

Greetings everyone. I decided I wanted to my upgrade my current Personal Computer and I would like it if you could provide me with an opinion of it. Comment whatever you like, including "I would Switch X for Y, it might cost a little more, but It's worth it in the end". To note I'm trying to put together a gaming PC, with one particular game on target: being the MMORPG Black Desert Online, which is quite hardware dependent,

Here is the List:

Case: Zalman H1

Motherboard: ASUS TUF Z270 MARK 2

CPU: 7th gen Intel Core I7 7700K

RAM: Crucial Ballistix SportsLT 32GB DDR4 2400MHZ White (2 x 16GB)

Graphic Board INNO3D Nvidia Geforce GTX 1070 Twin X2 V2 8GB DDR5 OR EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FTW GAMING ACX 3.0

Cooler: Kit Water Cooling Enermax Liqmax II 240

Monitor: BenQ Zowie XL2730 144Hz 27" Monitor e-Sports

My biggest concern is if buying a 1080 would be a good investment against a 1070, or if it really isn't worth it. I plan Playing in 1440p, not in 4k. Another concern is if 2400MHZ on the ram would do the trick. And finally the Monitor itself, what do you think of it, would you switch it for something else, I personally like big screens, and even tho 27" is quite big, bigger wouldn't hurt as well.

My Budget range is about 2,500 euros (2,638 dollars), but I don't mind extending it a little more if it's worth it.


I thank you in advance for your time and consideration reading and/or commenting this post, and wish you a continuation of a wonderful day.

 

[Supahos]

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Prices are so different it's hard to say but if for gaming a 16gb memory kit that was 3200+ would be much better than 32gb slow. But feel free to go for a 3000mhz 32 kit of you want. if I planned to game for years at 1440 I'd get a 1080. Some titles the 1070 may already struggle a bit, 2-3 years from now it's a certainty that you'll have to trade settings for frames on a 1070.

 

[SgtScream]

One gtx 1080 can barely keep triple A titles at 60fps on ultra settings. That being said, if you go with a single gtx 1080 at 1440p resolution, you'll be able to enjoy that card for a good solid 3-5 years before having to upgrade it. I always suggest to go with the single higher end card vs dual mid range cards. If you absolutely need to run 4k on ultra at a respectable FPS, then I can understand going SLI with two gtx 1080's. 32gb capacity RAM, in my humble opinion is a smart choice. Games are just starting to utilize more than 8gb system memory (for example BF1). If I were in your shoes and I soon will be, i'd like to purchase a large capacity high bandwidth memory to max out the cpu's capabilities and not have to worry about upgrading the capacity for most of the computer's life.
A side note: Make sure you get a case where the front drive cage can come out. These drive cages will obstruct intake airflow that can be used to cool your graphics card. If you're only going with a SSD for storage they aren't necessary.
IMPORTANT: Correct me if i'm wrong, but it looks like that zalman case won't support a 240mm rad.