First time build - feedback on specs??

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I'm a complete noob when it comes to PC parts/building. I want a gaming PC but don't really know much about parts. I know what they do but I don't know what I need. My budget is max of £1300 including monitor and keyboard/mouse.
I don't really want to build one myself if I can avoid it but if it will save me enough money then i'd be willing to give it a try.

Got a configuration on Ebuyer.com but have no idea if this is balanced or whether I will even need some of the parts:

CPU: Intel Core quad i5-7500 3.4ghz 6mb
Motherboard: ASUS Prime Z270-P ATX LG1151 USB 3.0 SATA 6GB
RAM: 8GB (2X 4GB) Corsair Vengeance DDR4 2133mhz
Graphics: 8GB Nvidia Geforce GTX 1070 - DVI HDMI 3 X DP GTX VR Ready
Hard Drive: 1TB WD Black 3.5 SATA 6 gb/s 64mb cache
Power: Corsair 750w CS series 80plus gold ultra quiet
Cooling: Corsair H60 Hydro Cooler with PCS liquid
Operating: Windows 10 64bit

Suggestions on a good monitor also.

Obviously some of this probably doesnt complement each other and at present is a bit too expensive for me so feedback would be great. Also is 8GB of ram enough? And is an SSD necessary?

Just want to play the biggest and latest games at the best quality possible for my budget. Thanks for any help i advance :D

 
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The Specs are not bad although you could go for 650w PSU, 750 might be little too much and it will save you little money that could be spent elsewhere...

8GB of ram is not bad but mehh... you should go for 16GB if you can. You can leave it for now an upgrade later on by buying another 2x4GB sticks.

SSD is not a necessary thing but it for sure is something that will realy improve your experience using your computer and playing some games which are benefited by being run from an SSD.

Just few tips from me... good luck.
 
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The system specs are all workable and performance is fine- however, the motherboard is unnecessarily expensive. A B250/Z170 would work just as well and cost less. As well, why use 2133 MHz RAM on a board that can use much higher? The practical feasibility is fine, but it's just too good of a motherboard for the system. My build uses a WD Blue 7200RPM 1TB HDD, no SSDs/M.2s, and runs fast enough for me, with boot times around 20 seconds from complete shutdown and only 5 or six from sleep. And, here's a good monitor-

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236313&cm_re=144hz_G-Sync-_-24-236-313-_-Product
 
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Thanks for the feedback. Would a ASUS H110M-R Micro ATX DDR4 LG1151 USB 3.0 6GB motherboard work ok in this build? Its £57 cheaper than the ASUS prime but unsure if the micro ATX will have any effect. The case can fit a standard ATX so hopefully cooling shouldn't be an issue?

Also chose the 750w psu over the 650w as it was only £6 more and from the basic research i've done, the psu is deemed the most important component by many so didn't want to half-ass it.
 
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H100 series motherboards don't support 7th generation Kaby Lake. You'll want to go with a B250, unless you want to downgrade to a 6th gen Skylake. As well, a standard ATX case fits any motherboard smaller than its form factor. Ex: A MATX board will fit into a Mid-ATX case, but a ATX board wouldn't fit into an MATX case. Smaller boards fit in big cases, big boards don't fit in small cases. :)
 
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Thanks. All of this is frying my brain!!
Regarding the graphics card is there a big difference between the Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060 and the 1070? I've heard the 1070 offers a nice balance between the 60 and 80 in terms of price and performance but is it really worth the extra money over the 1060? Is it an unnecessary expense?

I've just seen this http://www.ebuyer.com/770823-pc-specialist-vanquish-evora-vr-ii-gaming-pc-pcs-d1165104
It works out almost identically to my current build in price but has a better cpu and memory but less psu and graphics. How important is a cpu and memory vs power supply and a graphics card?
 
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Your power supply is important, but not the way you might think. As long as the PSU is a quality one, it doesn't need a large amount of wattage, only what your system needs. Your memory is important in the way that all other memory is- a necessary amount for simple task, or however much more you need that feels right. The sweet spot for RAM is around 8-16 GB. And, the clock speed for RAM means it will be faster, depending on the CAS timings. Your CPU/GPU are effectively the two points of your PC that are the performers. If you put a G4560 in a machine that uses a 1080 Ti, you'll have what's called a bottleneck. The CPU is too weak, and thus, limits your GPUs computation. The same goes the other way around. Using a GT610 with an i7 7700k is not only ridiculous, but the severely drastic quality difference means that you'll still have issues throughout. You have to find a balance between the two. A GTX 1050 Ti with a low-price Pentium G4560 is effective and will handle the task it pars with, like low-end games and plenty of AAA titles at respectable settings in 1920x1080p. A 1080Ti with an i7 7700k will typically curbstomp just about anything with high resolution, 1080 or even 4k.
 
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