Looking to cut some price corners; Dolphin emulator build

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Hi there. I'm not relatively new to building computers but I plan on making my second full build soon to make up for the mistakes I made during my first one. The main issues were my motherboard not supporting my full ram speed and parts being bottlenecked.

I'm trying to hover the price of my build around 1,000 USD, though less would be better. I already have a few of the parts, like the GTX 1070. I also only am using it for 1080p.

I don't plan on changing the CPU since I need it mainly for game emulation. I will be overclocking the i7-7700k to 4.6 to 5 GHz depending on my needs. I know nothing about liquid cooling but I would gladly take suggestions.

Here is a link the the part list:
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/chaojimbo/saved/kkv23C
 
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Couple of changes:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fwCRRG

i prefer an aio water cooler over air, as it dumps heat outside the case and lower case/chipset/vrm/gpu temps by around 30C, so make sure to use it as exhaust setup.
arctics aio isnt based on the asetek design which is prone to pump failure. if you want the best, go with EK predator.

the asus are good boards, but especially for ocing the asrocks do have better quality components (vrms, mosfets, caps), rather than "just" than just adding phases, like other brands tend to do.
if you want to really push the oc, i recommend going with the asrock Z170 extreme7+.

ram should be 2 sticks (as chip is only dualchannel) and around 3000, as it helps with oc.

WD has some trouble with...
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Couple of changes:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fwCRRG

i prefer an aio water cooler over air, as it dumps heat outside the case and lower case/chipset/vrm/gpu temps by around 30C, so make sure to use it as exhaust setup.
arctics aio isnt based on the asetek design which is prone to pump failure. if you want the best, go with EK predator.

the asus are good boards, but especially for ocing the asrocks do have better quality components (vrms, mosfets, caps), rather than "just" than just adding phases, like other brands tend to do.
if you want to really push the oc, i recommend going with the asrock Z170 extreme7+.

ram should be 2 sticks (as chip is only dualchannel) and around 3000, as it helps with oc.

WD has some trouble with reliablity (vs some others), so i would go with samsung or hitachi.

for a few bucks more, the nvme 960 evo is a killer ssd, and way faster than anything else (non-raid).
i personally do some en/decoding and photo/video editing, and prefer all ssd setup and maybe backup drive being hdd.
min speed always surpasses anything i ever got as max read from the fastest hdds (wd/toshiba/hitachi).
crucial has some nice performing 2.5 with sata3 (MX300) with good capacities. maybe 525gb ssd instead of the hdd.

case just to give an idea, as this is more personal/budget choice for most ppl.

i recommend upgrading to the evga P2, as good/stable/reliable power is important for any rig, but even more when ocing.

for OD, LG over everything else.
have yet to see a disc an LG writer cant read. this includes navi/gps dvd/bds i had to image.


and now the BUT:
unless the software is single thread depended (which i doubt), why go with intel?
same amount will get you an 8C/16T ryzen that eats anything intel offers, once it clocks at 4GHz,
which is more or less possible with AUTO settings in bios besides multi) and decent cooling...

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JhdhTH

 
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