Build me a system please £1500- 2k gbp

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Hi all, my friend is building a new system from OC and would like some advice so any help appreciated.

Only must is 16 gig of ram and this system is for gaming, other than that open-minded about the other stuff!

 

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Hi guys, ok spoke to himn this morning he wants nvidia and there is no need to include a monitor as he is keeping the one he has and may upgrade in a month or two

 

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Might go for this; what you think



ASUS ROG STRIX B360-F GAMING



Intel Core i7 8086K, Coffee Lake, 6-Core with Hyperthreading, 4.0GHz, 5.0GHz Turbo



Noctua NH-U12S - Quiet Performance Air Cooler



32GB (2x16GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX - 2666MHz



Corsair TX550M, Semi Modular, 80PLUS Gold - Single GPU



250GB Samsung 860 EVO, Read 550MB/s, Write 520MB/s, 98K IOPS



1TB Seagate ST1000DM010 BarraCuda, 7200rpm, 64MB Cache



Microsoft Windows 10 Home Advanced 64-bit



Keep my 1060 gpu for now with intention of getting 1080ti shortly

 

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Which board would be better suited for this build? Would consider doing memory at a later date but not worried paying extra if it does the job

Wasn't this spec suggestion for your friend, not you?

Yes mate - I just copied what he sent me on discord this morning, hence the weird formatting that came out, how dare you assume I would be caught near a 1060 lol

 

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He has decided on the below, what do you guys think? I feel like the SSD is a bit pricey tbh but hey ho

Intel Core I7-8086K 4.00GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 40th Anniversary



Asus ROG Maximus X Hero Intel Z370 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard



Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B30



Seasonic Focus Plus 850W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply



Seagate 1TB BarraCuda 7200rpm 64MB Cache Internal Hard Drive (ST1000DM010 Previously ST1000DM003)



Corsair Hydro Series H100i PRO RGB Performance Liquid Cooler - 240mm



NZXT Source 340 Midi-Tower Case - White Window



Samsung 960 PRO Polaris 512GB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive

 

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In my opinion it doesn't make sense to drop an extra £30 on a factory overclocked i7. The i7 8700K is currently overpriced as it is so an extra £30 for a slightly better binned cpu is taking it into silly money. If your friend is getting a high end board such as the Asus Hero then he can easily overclock the cpu himself.

For a single gpu a 650W psu is enough. Unless he plans to SLI then no need for 850W.

I would go with one of the Alphacool Eisbaer LT coolers over the Corsair.

Case choice is personal preference but the S340 is a bit limited in Radiator support. Also the airflow probably isn't the greatest due to the solid front panel. I would look at a case that can take a 360mm AIO and then your friend could go for the Alphacool Eisbaer LT 360mm which is great value at £99.95.

Samsung 970 Pro is cheaper and newer, but to be honest the 960 EVO would be enough if he wants NVMe. Not going to notice any difference for gaming.

Thanks for all this advice Lee, he is going with a lot of it, only thing is he actually wants a small case(for some reason), any other suggestions on the case point?