What GPU should I get for my first gaming pc?

[mrpony48]

Hi, I'm looking for a 1080 (Don't know about the TI bit) for my first build. It will be mainly for gaming but I'd like to able to do other stuff such as streaming with it as well. The budget is £800is. Heres what i have chosen so far

EVGA SuperNOVA 750 P2, 80+ PLATINUM 750W , Fully Modular

Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB 2.5 inch Solid State Drive - Black

MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 TI GAMING X 11G 11 GB GDDR5X 352-Bit Memory

Corsair CMR16GX4M2C3200C16 Vengeance RGB 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200MHz C16 XMP 2.0

GIGABYTE Intel 1151 Socket Z370 Chipset Aorus Ultra Gam D4 ATX Motherboard - Black

Noctua NF-A14 PWM 140 mm Silent Fan

Corsair CC-9011063-WW 780T Graphite Series Windowed Full Tower ATX Gaming Case with LED

Noctua NF-F12PWM Case Fan 120 mm

Intel BX80684I78700K 8th Gen Core i7-8700K Processor

WD 1 TB Desktop Hard Drive - Blue

Noctua NH-D15 Premium CPU Cooler with NF-A15 x 2 PWM Retail Cooling Fans

also if there is advice you have or anything wrong about my current list please let me know, this is my first build so i am quite a noob at this.

P.S. I have a 144hrz 1080p monitor at the moment but i'm planning on upgrading in the future.

 

[jmckinney28]

Out of boredom I put all your stuff in PCPartPicker

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($404.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($87.95 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($249.38 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($229.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GAMING X Video Card ($774.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair - 780T ATX Full Tower Case ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.99 @ Best Buy)
Case Fan: Noctua - NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($19.49 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua - NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140mm Fan ($21.32 @ Newegg)
Total: $2234.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-14 12:54 EST-0500

Definitely gonna need a monitor upgrade if you go with the 1080ti. GPU won't have much of an effect on streaming.
With this kind of budget, no reason not to go 1080ti honestly.

 

[Hellfire13]

Good part choices overall. For a 144hz/1080p screen, the 1080 is more than enough. You wont be needing a 1080ti per say, but if you are going to upgrade to a 1440p monitor anytime soon, then the 1080ti is not a bad idea. You can also wait for Volta 2*** series cards which are about to launch in a couple of months.
Rest of the build is pretty solid.

 

[JalYt_Justin]

This is pretty overkill for a first gaming build, but it is a great build nonetheless. I'd say that if you want the maximum power out of your GPU, 1080Ti is the way to go. It handles everything all the way up to 4k/60Hz and 2k/100Hz+. The 1080(non-Ti) can still handle 2k/100Hz but it will lag a fair bit behind the 1080Ti at 4k/60Hz.

If you're willing to spend the extra money, the 1080Ti will last for a lot longer than the 1080 will, although both cards are great. There is a reason the 1080Ti is called the gaming king.

As for the rest of the build, my only issue is that you may run into some clearance issues with your RAM because the NH-D15 is so big. You'll have to see for yourself. Otherwise the components selected are very high quality.

 

[mrpony48]

Thanks a lot.

 

[mrpony48]

Oh and is there any specific GPU I could look at? I know I have the MSI 1080ti on the list but if there is any particular GPU that you would recommend that would be helpful.

 

[zoridon]

I think your overpaying for some of your components to start with

1. Replace your power supply with this one: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139208 (Corsair TX-M 750 Watt Gold certified fully modular)

2. Take the money saved and upgrade your mechanical hard drive to a 2 TB model https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAAEE3XS9018

3. If you went with a AM4 route Ryzen 7 https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113429 and motherboard https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157757

4. With the money saved move up to 32 Gigs of DDR4 3200 RAM

 

[mrpony48]

thanks ill take that into consideration but is there a specific gpu (1080ti) that you would recommend

 

[JalYt_Justin]

thanks ill take that into consideration but is there a specific gpu (1080ti) that you would recommend

ASUS Strix 1080Ti for obvious reasons: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814126187&cm_re=strix_1080ti-_-14-126-187-_-Product

EVGA FTW3 for solid build quality and excellent customer support: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487338&cm_re=1080ti-_-14-487-338-_-Product

and Zotac Amp Extreme Edition for basically the best all-rounder 1080ti: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500423&cm_re=zotac_1080ti_amp_extreme-_-14-500-423-_-Product

Any of MSI's 1080Tis are fine, including Gaming X and Duke.