gtx 1070 gaming build advice needed

[superpants]

I am completely new to building pcs, had a pretty shocking one for about 2 years now and have decided with the release of the gtx 1070 that i'd like to build my own based around that.
I have an idea of a build sorted from asking around a bit, but would like any advice on swapping out parts (keeping to a similar budget at around £1000, i'm already over)/where to buy them cheapest (in the uk). Thanks

Build:
Case NZXT PHANTOM 240 WHITE GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-6600 (3.3GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard ASUS® Z170-P: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM) 16GB HyperX FURY DDR4 2133MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card 8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1070 - DVI, HDMI, 3 x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Hard Disk 120GB KINGSTON UV400 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (550MB/R, 350MB/W)
2nd Hard Disk 1TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 32MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply CORSAIR 650W VS SERIES™ VS-650 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling Super Quiet Titan DragonFly Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
Thermal Paste STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable 1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
~£1100 from pcspecialist.com

P.S. any advice on actually building it/videos to watch to help me out would be massively appreciated.

 

[Mattz982]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£174.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo 43.1 CFM CPU Cooler (£19.49 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI B150M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£70.92 @ More Computers)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£61.98 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£74.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£78.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card (£389.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Phantom 240 ATX Mid Tower Case (£56.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£57.64 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £985.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-05 14:03 BST+0100

Maybe something like this?

 

[Isokolon]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£174.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo 43.1 CFM CPU Cooler (£19.49 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI B150M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£70.92 @ More Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£62.92 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£74.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£78.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 1070 8GB JetStream Video Card (£379.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case (£54.51 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£70.97 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £987.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-05 14:21 BST+0100

- better PSU
- brand RAM
- better case
- better storage

 

[Mattz982]

better case is a matter of personal opinion, thats what he selected and so thats what I put in, storage is identical, I agree about PSU, but again the RAM, how is it better? I don't see. Also, why the Palit 1070, I know it's cheaper, but the msi goes well with the build being it a Bazooka board, plus MSI are much more reputable.

 

[Isokolon]

it was in comparison to the original build

MSI is by no means a more reliable brand, they just sink tons in marketing but lack qc. the Palit card is fine according to reviews and test, no need to overspend for that fancy MSI logo on the box
RAM comes with CL15 timings compared to the CL16 of the Avexir.
the Phantom 420 is nice but they use too much plastic for my taste. also the Phanteks can take bigger fans (if needed) and feels of higher value

again this is no attack against you, I was responding to the original build and went with the storage you provided which is clearly the better choice.
the Bazooka board is pretty much a go-to for cheaper non-k builds

 

[Mattz982]

i by all means agree with what you're saying about the case, and I personally don't like the Phantom cases, but that was what he added so I'm just going with, totally up to him. Whilst the RAM is CL15 compared to the 16 of the Avexir, the Avexir is 2400MHz compared to the 2133MHz, and especially with DDR4, it makes a difference, unlike with DDR3 where it was actually better to stay around 1866MHz.
I do understand about the marketing, I just know from experience that MSI are good, especially when it's come to returns for things, they've handled it really well, I just don't know if Palit is as good? I would be willing to pay the extra for the MSI name, and for me, reassurance. Plus I did choose the Aero for the colour scheme, otherwise I would have probably selected something like an EVGA Superclocked.

 

[Isokolon]

well I have heard a lot of bad stories about the MSI support as well
yes, EVGA is indeed the go to these days
as for general RMAing they're bound by national law. anything going beyond that is usually EVGA.
but I'm glad to hear you made good experiences with MSI

yeah the Phantom 240 is pretty popular nevertheless there are better cases out there for the money
also white plastic will lose it aesthetics after a short period of time that's one of the many reasons I went with the Phanteks rather than with the NZXT for that price

2400/2133MHz doesn't make much difference.
if it was 3000/2133MHz I would agree (although you'll really only be seeing differences in editing and fallout4 with higher frequency RAM)
@2400MHz the small advantage over the 2133MHz gets completely eaten up by the worse timings.
as far as RAM goes I admit I'm going a bit with trusted brands. GSkill has a good reputation, I'm using Ripjaws V myself and they're great if you can fit it with your cooler
Avexir is a brand I do not know that much about and that I haven't seen anyone suggesting on this forum as well. I might be unfair to Avexir but 2400MHz CL16 just doesn't sound very convincing to me

 

[Mattz982]

Avexir are very much the new boys on the block, and I picked them mainly because they're quite showy with the LED strips on the heat spreader, if you look around you'll see that a lot of show builds use Avexir, maybe they should be saved for a higher price point?

 

[superpants]

thank you guys, could you reccomend any helpful videos or websites to help with the actual building? And what sort of equipment i will need to be able to complete the build?
thanks

 

[Isokolon]

Usually you don't need more than a screwdriver (cross)
A second person helping you can come handy at times

 

[Mattz982]

just google linustechtips pc build