Seeking Professional help for 1st time Gaming Workstation build

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ASUS ROG Crosshair VI Hero Motherboard
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Processor with Wraith Spire RGB Fan
ASUS ROG GeForce GTX 1080 Strix Aura 8GB
G.Skill Trident Z RGB F4-3200C16Q-32GTZR 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4
Samsung 960 EVO NVMe M.2 500GB SSD
Thermaltake Toughpower Grand RGB 850W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply
Thermaltake View 31 TG RGB Tempered Glass Mid-Tower Chassis
ASUS PG278Q ROG Swift 27in 144Hz G-Sync Eyecare Gaming Monitor

This is my 1st time building a PC.
I will use this PC for Live streaming and gaming and recording at the same time.
And after that i will do video editing and music productions and content creating.
Main platform will be YouTube, Facebook and a Website
I will use my old Benq rl2755 27" 1080p 60hz monitor as a dual monitor setup for this.

I have a few questions in mind

1. Are all these stuff compatible?
2. Should i go for Sata SSD instread of M.2 because i heard of some M.2 over heating issues?
3. Is the power supply enough for all the things im powering?
4. Do i need more case fans? The Thermaltake case has 3 fans included already.
5. Do i need to add a larger hard drive? as i am not sure what size to buy 1tb, or 2tb or 3tb. Basic 7200RPM or hybrid drive. Or i dont really need a hard drive as all my videos will be uploaded to youtube?
6.The ram speed is the max overclock speed of the motherboard. is it ok? or will it overheat the motherboard? Should i choose a lower speed ram instead?
7. Is the 850 watt power supply enough if i want to add another Gtx 1080 graphics card and extra HDD or SSD? Or is it too high and i should get a smaller 650 watt power supply?
8. Did i miss anything in my build? Or did i miss anything at all?

Please help me. im so confused :(
Building a PC is so hard....
 
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Sir_Lagsalot
1. Yes, all of those parts are compatible.
2. While it is true that M.2 drives run a little hot, i would stay with it. They are considerably faster the SATA SSD's and as long as you have good airflow through your case, it shouldn't get too hot.
3. That power supply is more than enough to power all of your components. At full load, your system would probably draw about 350 watts max.
4. The only thing I can really recommend here is an exhaust fan at the top. Having two intake and two exhaust fans will give you more balanced airflow through your case.
5. Hard drives are becoming cheaper and cheaper. 2TB and 3TB drives can be in the range of 60-90 dollars. Even if all of your videos will be uploaded to YouTube, I would still get one. It's...
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1. Yes, all of those parts are compatible.
2. While it is true that M.2 drives run a little hot, i would stay with it. They are considerably faster the SATA SSD's and as long as you have good airflow through your case, it shouldn't get too hot.
3. That power supply is more than enough to power all of your components. At full load, your system would probably draw about 350 watts max.
4. The only thing I can really recommend here is an exhaust fan at the top. Having two intake and two exhaust fans will give you more balanced airflow through your case.
5. Hard drives are becoming cheaper and cheaper. 2TB and 3TB drives can be in the range of 60-90 dollars. Even if all of your videos will be uploaded to YouTube, I would still get one. It's always nice for your PC to have a bit of extra space.
6. That ram speed is a bit overkill. I've always found 2800 mhz to be a nice balanced speed.
7. Yes it will be enough. Adding a second 1080 will make your max power draw about 550 watts.
8. Not that I can see. This is a pretty nice build. Nice job choosing the parts!
 
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hey man,
Thanks for you reply.
Omg you cant imagine how much time i put in to learn from scratch coz i know nothing at all about computer.
Seems like you have lots of experience about computer builds. i will take your words for it :D
thanks for all the time u spend to answer all my question. i really really appreciate it.
now i can confirm my purchase :D
can't wait to get this rig on my table hahaha

as for the hdd i think i can pick up 1 anytime from any computer shop. or wait for some offer to happen.
 
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OMG compatibility issues confirm with G.Skill TridentZ RGB with AM4 motherboards.
can only use low frequency 2400mhz RAMs
 
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yea its the latest news. G.Skill admins are looking intothis problem.
but AMD still have no response yet.
The G.Skill Engineers claim are able to use 2 ram slots with 3200mhz. or 4 ram slots with 2400mhz.
So there is something fishy about the max output of the motherboard frequency.
Now the whole world is waiting for AMD to give an answer about this stupid issue.
 
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