Prebuilt Gaming PC - Advice on Parts for 1st Timer!

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Experts, what's your opinion on this prebuilt gaming PC?

Part list is here -> https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ with summary below:

  • CPU: Intel i7-7700 3.6ghz [$290]
    MOBO: ASRock B150M-HDV [$64]
    GPU: ASUS GTX 1070 OC Dual Fan [$483]
    RAM: 16GB (8GB x2) Team Elite D4-2400 [$105]
    SSD: 240GB Kingston SSDNow A400 [$78]
    CASE: NZXT H440 White/Purple Window ATX [$128]
    POWER: Silverstone ST50F 500w [$40]
    *TOTAL PRICE: $1,190*
Approximate Purchase Date: July 2017
Budget Range: USD $1,200
System Usage (most to least important): Gaming, media player, photoshop, video editing, word processing, web surfing
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: No
Location: Hong Kong, China
Overclocking: Maybe, but I don't know if it would be safe!
SLI or Crossfire: Not sure what these are or the pros/cons of each

Additional Comments:
I'm brand-spanking new to the PC gaming market and intend to play stuff like Overwatch, Witcher 3, and whatever couch co-op games I can find, all at reasonably high 1080p settings. Although I've read several articles about what to look for in a gaming PC, I'm still unsure on some major points:


    #1. Is any other component recommended, such as liquid cooling, an ethernet / wifi card, or HDD storage? (I don't know an OS as I've already purchased Win10.)

    #2. If I want to install my own HDD storage or CD/DVD drive later on, is it possible to do it manually without much trouble?

    #3. Is $1,190 reasonable for those specs (right now it appears the store is charging a ~10% markup compared to prices on PCPartPicker)?

    #4. You think this PC going to be obsolete for the coming generation of PC / VR games?
 
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DRagor
Components: stock cooler is enough, you can't OC it so no need for liquid cooling; motherboard has ethernet built-in; wifi card - if you need it, otherwise no; HDD storage - absolutely, 240 Gb of total storage is not enough.
Obviously prebuilt machines usually come with not best PSU, and this one is no different, but neither is it very bad.
Adding HDD /DVD later is no problem, but often prebuilt machines come with a clause that you can't open case without loosing warranty (and you can't install anything inside without opening case)
About 100$ charge for building is what you can expect.
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Components: stock cooler is enough, you can't OC it so no need for liquid cooling; motherboard has ethernet built-in; wifi card - if you need it, otherwise no; HDD storage - absolutely, 240 Gb of total storage is not enough.
Obviously prebuilt machines usually come with not best PSU, and this one is no different, but neither is it very bad.
Adding HDD /DVD later is no problem, but often prebuilt machines come with a clause that you can't open case without loosing warranty (and you can't install anything inside without opening case)
About 100$ charge for building is what you can expect.
 
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