£1400 gaming build for a friend - advice needed!

Soldato
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Hello,

A close friend of mine is in the process of building his first gaming PC. I've tried to help where possible, but before he presses the button I just wanted to make sure it's the best bang for buck.

He already has a monitor, keyboard, mouse (plus mat) and OS.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,375.31 (includes shipping: £0.00)​

What about potentially changing the i7-7700k to i5-8600k (with stock cooler)? It has more physical cores and cache, plus it's a newer chipset. Also might be worth stretching to the 1070 Ti?

Any help would be much appreciated!
 
Soldato
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^^^^ above is nice . Got a gigabyte z370 itx and the boards are just tiny ! Managed 4000hz ram overclock with 8 Pack 3200hz kit and 4.8ghz on the core with a very light play .
If funds right, i5 8600k ! Or even i5 8400 if you can find for £200 or under mark
 
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