Gaming PC Build, Advice Appreciated

This is very helpful, thank you very much. So far, I've adjusted my Fan, opting for the H110i instead. I did some quick research and found what you had stated, regarding failure and leakage. Also due to this, I had to switch out my Chassis, as the Raidmax I had selected is only 240mm compatible. I very much like the look of the Corsair Obsidian Series 450D Mid Tower, which is 280mm compatible for the new fan. Cost goes up a bit, but I guess it'll be worth it in the end. Also switched to the EVGA 600 80 PLUS Power Supply, as 800 Watts is probably overkill and slightly more expensive than the downgrade. And might I ask what the difference between the two motherboards is? I'm clueless on motherboards

Now is the part where I tell you that I have this all selected on Cyberpower and you yell at me to buy these separately. Thing is, I'd have no clue what to do in terms of assembly, and much rather receive the completed product for a premium

Hi all,

I believe I'm in the correct category, please correct me if I'm not. This is the first rig I've had the pleasure to be able to build to my liking, in terms of power. I've never had an appropriate PC for gaming, so I've only ever gotten myself into RPGs (which I plan to resume), which don't require a whole lot of power to function. Here's my build thus far:

Chassis: Raidmax Monster II ATX High Airflow Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ USB 3.0, & Side-Panel Window (Black Full-size Tempered Glass Window)
CPU: Intel® Core™ Processor i7-7700K 4.20GHZ 8MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1151 (Kaby Lake)
Extra Fans: 3X Corsair AIR Series AF120 Performance Edition 120MM High Airflow Case Fans
Fan: CybepowerPC Asetek 550LC 120mm Liquid Cooling CPU Cooler (Single Standard 120MM Fan)
M.2 SSD: 250GB WD Blue M.2 SATA-III 6.0Gb/s SSD - 540MB/s Read and 465MB/s Write (Single Drive)
HDD: 1TB WD Blue SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 7200 RPM HDD (Single Drive)
RAM: 16GB (8GBx2) DDR4/3000MHz Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Vengeance)
Motherboard: MSI Z270-A Pro ATX w/ USB 3.1, 2 PCIe x16, 4 PCIe x1, 6 SATA3, 1 M.2 SATA/PCIe [Intel Optane Ready]
Power Supply: 800 Watts - Standard 80 Plus Certified Power Supply - SLI/CrossFireX Ready
GPU: EVGA GeForce® GTX 1080 Superclocked ACX 3.0 Edition 8GB GDDR5X (Pascal)[VR Ready] (Single Card)

Originally, I wanted the EVGA GeForce® GTX 1080 Ti, but that is a costly upgrade that I probably won't ever touch in terms of its potential, so 8GB should be plenty. My power source is at 800 Watts, which seems to be more than what I need, but again, I'm not so sure myself. An alternative Chassis would be the CyberPowerPC AZZA Taurus 5000 Full-Tower Gaming Case, but I think the one I have now should be fine. I'm also going to look into the Corsair AIR Series fans to see if they function quietly.

I understand that I am building something way too powerful for what I'm initially going to play, but I'd very much like to get into games that require a little more power, and be able to use this build for many years to come. Cost is not an issue, which is why I'm going big here (relative to my need). Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!

What you have here is a prebuilt PC that you can customize at CyberPowerPC site before purchase. No matter how you look at it, you will be overpaying for it. If you were to purchase all your components separately and then install all the components by yourself, you'd get the best performance for your money.
I wonder, what's the price tag of your build?

1. Purchase the components separately and you will save money for your gtx 1080Ti card.
2. That liquid cooler is useless as there are air coolers better than that. Try getting 240mm or 280mm liquid cooler.
3. If you can't build your PC by yourself, you can always get help of a technician. Don't buy a pre built PC, it will save you a lot of money.

So far, it's at roughly $1900. I know I could save a bunch building it myself, but as I'm quite an amateur at such a thing, I'd rather just pay a premium and get it done for me. How much cheaper would it be, roughly?

I've gotten rid of the 120mm cooler, I've chosen the Corsair Hydro H100i V2 240mm Liquid CPU Cooling System w/ Copper Cold Plate - Extreme Cooling Performance (2 x Standard 120MM Fans) for now. I think that should be sufficient

Roughly I would say $500. Get a technician to assemble your PC. Would still be a lot cheaper than $1900.

With $1900, you can get this build if you bought your components separately:
(Color theme: black & red with a touch of RGB.)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($336.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler ($158.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI - Z270 GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($122.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($107.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.98 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GAMING X Video Card ($748.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - PRIME Platinum 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1885.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-09 02:55 EDT-0400

Changes made
CPU cooler: Corsair H100i 240mm rad -> NZXT x62 Kraken 280mm rad
MoBo: MSI Z270-A Pro -> MSI Z270 Gaming M5
SSD: WD Blue M.2 ACHI SSD (250GB) -> Samsung 850 Evo 2.5" SSD (250GB)
GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 Superclocked ACX 3.0 -> MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X
Case: Raidmax Monster II -> NZXT S340 (black & red)
PSU: No-name, 80+ certified (800W) -> Seasonic PRIME 650, 80+ Titanium certified (650W)

Reasons why
CPU cooler: x62 Kraken is king of AIOs and the best AIO water cooler there is. It also comes with RGB LEDs on the pump itself for eyecandy.
review with comparison to H100i V2: http://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2662-nzxt-kraken-x52-x62-x42-review-and-benchmarks-noise-temp?showall=1

MoBo: Rather than going with the cheapest Z270 chipset MoBo offered by MSI, switched your MoBo out for better one that has black & red theme with plenty of features.
review: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/msi-z270-gaming-m5-intel-kaby-lake-atx-motherboard,4873.html

SSD: Since WD Blue M.2 SSD is an ACHI drive, it doesn't operate any faster than regular 2.5" SSD. In fact, it has far worse performance than Samsung 850 Evo 2.5" SSD,
comparison: http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Samsung-850-Evo-250GB-vs-WD-Blue-SATA-M2-250GB/2977vsm190515

GPU: Not much here to say about GPU. Put in MSI Gaming X series GTX 1080 Ti GPU which has black & red theme and which comes with Torx 2.0 fans for optimal cooling and Zero Frozr feature for silent operation. GPU also has RGB LED MSI logo on it's top for additional eyecandy.
comparison: http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1080-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1080-Ti/3603vs3918

Case: NZXT S340 is popular choice and liked by many. S340 also has solid build quality and you can mount your 280mm Kraken rad as front intake. Case also comes with a little touches of red to match the build's black & red theme.
specs: https://www.nzxt.com/products/s340-black-red

PSU: This is where buying components separately matter the most. Since PSU is the most important component inside the PC, you do not want to cheap out on PSU. So, put in the best 650W PSU money can buy at current date, a Seasonic PRIME 650 80+ Titanium. PRIME series is the flagship of Seasonic PSUs and PRIME series is also the only PSU series in entire world that comes with 12 years! of warranty. Oh, your PC consumes about 470W, making 650W PSU more than enough for it. (My Skylake build is also powered by PRIME 650 80+ Titanium, full specs in my sig.)
review: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/seasonic-prime-titanium-650w-psu,4690.html

As far as assembly goes, it isn't that hard as you may think it could be. Most components come with instruction manuals to help you out in assembly. E.g the MoBo manual is the best help in assembly.

To be honest, composing the above list is far harder than the real assembly of components since i have to make sure that all components fit together, while having great price to performance ratio. Following the build's color theme is also something that i need to consider, while keeping the entire build within budget, without sacrificing performance or build quality.
For example, i intended to go with Corsair 300R case. But after finding out the MoBo clearance issues with top mounted 240/280mm rad, i decided not to give you headache about it. So, i switched the case out for S340 that doesn't give you headache in clearance issues, while having even better fit to the build's black & red theme than 300R case.
Once you have the components selected, assembly is like a lego where you have assembly instructions for every piece. With correctly selected parts, assembly is a breeze.

he made a new thread. he's not comfortable buying them separate and building . just a heads up

Well, it's his money and his loss if he goes with prebuilt PC. Can't help a person if the person in question doesn't want to be helped.

Though, my build above is to show him what he misses out when going with prebuilt PC.

Well, it's his money and his loss if he goes with prebuilt PC. Can't help a person if the person in question doesn't want to be helped.

Though, my build above is to show him what he misses out when going with prebuilt PC.