New build - Streaming, Video editing, Gaming PC - thoughts?

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Hi all

I'm planning to start my first PC build in the next week or two and I came up with the list of components below. Any comments or suggestions would be really helpful before I start ordering the parts. I don't really want to spend any more than this. Looking to use it for streaming, video editing and gaming up to 1440p at 144fps. Would this be good enough and could I make any improvements without a significant increase in cost? Also, is there anything I've missed that I need to consider?

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Jwc2zM

Asus STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory
Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card
NZXT S340 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case
EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
NZXT FX-140LB 98.3 CFM 140mm Fan x2
ViewSonic XG2703-GS 27.0" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor
Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full 32/64-bit

Let me know your thoughts please!


 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $264.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-17 16:49 EST-0500


and if u want to go dice on the psu , get this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: SeaSonic PRIME 650W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($151.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $151.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and...
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($344.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($189.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($93.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($73.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($609.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($116.99 @ Jet)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.58 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus MG278Q 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor ($449.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2186.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-17 15:00 EST-0500
 
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Thanks for your reply. I was going for a white/RGB theme. Originally i chose the asus z-170a for the white theme but changed it to the z270e when I saw the i7 7700k. I'd say the motherboard and PSU are the two items I've researched the least. Keen to have bluetooth capability in there...

I've amended the post with a partpicker list. Also updated the RAM to 3200 as it looks the same price as lower speeds - why is this by the way?
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $264.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-17 16:49 EST-0500


and if u want to go dice on the psu , get this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: SeaSonic PRIME 650W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($151.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $151.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-17 16:49 EST-0500

pure cosmetic and a little bit more effiecient .

 
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Very very solid build. I'm jealous that this is your first build...
 
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Cool - the prime z270 doesnt have wifi/bluetooth thought right? Is it easy to add? Also, is 650w easily sufficient power? The titanium psu looks nice!
 
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the prime hasnt got bluetooth or wifi onboard, but this can be added with ease.

550w would be sufficient.

650w and denfetly with the prime ( best psu currently on the market) is enough for sli (2 nvidia gpus).

i can look for a different mobo if you want onboard wifi
 
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Any other motherboards you can suggest which would fit my white build and have wifi and bluetooth would be useful thanks. Otherwise I'll look into adding bluetooth and wifi to the prime z270.

The prime 650W only has 2 PCIe cables each with two connectors (4 total). I notice their site suggests only using one connector per cable for powerful GPUS and the EVGA FTW needs two 6+2 connectors - are there any drawbacks to getting the 750W version other than slightly higher cost? Looks like it has 4 separate PCIe cables which would leave me with two spare i think in case I need them. I'm also ordering some white silverstone extension cables for looks.
 
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mobo: this has got onboard wifi and bluetooth PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: ASRock Z270 Killer SLI/ac ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($143.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $143.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-17 18:32 EST-0500

http://www.asrock.com/MB/Intel/Z270%20Killer%20SLIac/#Overview great board btw.

no you're more than fine using both the 4 and the 2 pin in one GPU.
so you would need to plug in both cables with both the 4 and the 2 pin.

the 750w is slightly better, the downside is for 1 cpu the 650w is a tiny bit more efficient but for 2-3 cpus the 750w is more efficient.

after further investigation, for that hungry Gpu you need the 750w if u want 2 gpus
 
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sorry I don't understand this!:

"no you're more than fine using both the 4 and the 2 pin in one GPU.
so you would need to plug in both cables with both the 4 and the 2 pin."

Will check out the motherboard - why is it good?. Out of interest, is there a reason not to go for the asus z270e other than colour?

Thanks for all your help btw - so helpful
 
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might be my english i'll try again.

the pcie cable has got a 6+2 pin output(see pic http://techreport.com/r.x/psus-0907/pcie-connectors.jpg) you need to plug both pins into your Gpu.
and another cable into your Gpu.

ooh god now i see what i did wrong i said 4+2 it should be 6+2 , my apology.

motherboard: the e is even better , i was just worried about your colour scheme.

the e has got better wifi and audio than the asrock
 
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Ok tempted to go with the 750w as the 650w only has 2 pcie cables i believe. 750w should give me better future proofing too.

On the motherboard I need to decide between the prime z270 for aesthetics or the z270e for functionality i think. Not keen on the look of the asrock one but thanks for the suggestion.

Leaning towards z270e i think.
 
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I'm also getting the z270E Strix along with the nzxt s340 elite, one thing I saw tough is that, I don't think you can connect your front 3.0 usb to the motherboard (the blue cable from the case) there are no slot for it on this motherboard
 
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I think you can connect the usb 3.0 cable at the bottom of the motherboard just to the right of the bottom pcie slot. Its called the usb 3.1 front panel connector. Note that it shares bandwidth with pcie_x1_2 and pcie_x1_4. If you connect to the usb 3.1 connector then these pcie slots will be disabled. I'm actually using the pcie_1x_4 slot so I had to change the bios settings to disable the usb connector because I've connected the blue usb 3.0 cable.
 
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