Please rate my PC build :)!

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Hello everyone,

I hope I'm not violating any forum rules/policies! If I do please let me know so I can adjust/delete.

Since last week I have first gone into researching PC specifications and comparing the market for Quality vs. Price. I came to a quick conclusion that I need to find a customized PC build to suit my wishes best. I quickly found a website that sells customized PC's build for a reasonable price only to find the components were of lower quality (budget) especially compared to the price.

So only one option remained! To basically break it down per component what I want and build it myself if possible. Problem is I'm a newbie (willing to learn and invest time) but I want to know if the basics are correct with the type of equipement that I want to build together.

The keyword is that I want a PC that is high-end, last for a while + can be replaced per component to go even further into the future instead of buying new pc's every time.


Here is the list I made + questions included that I will also paste here below. The i9 CPU is probably the most important part as it looks like it's the cheapest for the performance especially compared to the i7-6950k models.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JNDg04Ps4zZlZO5fsrGnIA-5DdMykZDrLEPu9sl8J9A/edit#gid=0

Questions:
- Is the Intel Core i9-7900X compatible with the other elements?
- Whats the difference in Read, Latency & Write with RAM Memory?
- I noticed different models of the 1080Ti (MSI, EVGA, Asus etc.), what's the difference? Is there not 1 GPU that fits all Gaming PC's?
- Whats the best PC Case available (performance + future upgrade adaptibility).
- What's the best Liquid Cooling available (performance + compatibility with the PC Case above).
- Why is 4x 8gb prefferred over 2x 16gb or single 32gb?
- Is my Motherboard choice realistic?
- What's the best All in one card flash reader?

Notes:
- PC Build to last now + future compatibility upgradable parts (Performance over Price).
- Dont care too much about overkill, more about Best Gaming, Programming, Video Editing for now + Future
to come.
- Quality + Durability a big plus.
- Willing to learn how to assemble PC myself.



Oja en wat is de beste Multi-Geheugenkaart lezer in 1 dat ook in de Case past?
 
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The i9 is not compatible with a Z170 board.
You'd need a x299 board.
However it's a pain to cool and not really worth the money imo. A 10 core CPU like that isn't made for gaming or editing at home but rather for professional workstations.
Chances are you won't notice much of a difference going for a Ryzen 7 CPU while cutting costs in half.
But of course it's your money and your decision.

RAM, especially with Intel CPUs, has little real life performance impact. Finding a good mix of frequency and latency is alright. Personally I don't see the reason to get some crazy 3800MHz RAM as costs tend to skyrocket for those sticks while their performance is literally the same to their 3200/3000MHz counterparts
- there's no "best case". Above...
The i9 is not compatible with a Z170 board.
You'd need a x299 board.
However it's a pain to cool and not really worth the money imo. A 10 core CPU like that isn't made for gaming or editing at home but rather for professional workstations.
Chances are you won't notice much of a difference going for a Ryzen 7 CPU while cutting costs in half.
But of course it's your money and your decision.

RAM, especially with Intel CPUs, has little real life performance impact. Finding a good mix of frequency and latency is alright. Personally I don't see the reason to get some crazy 3800MHz RAM as costs tend to skyrocket for those sticks while their performance is literally the same to their 3200/3000MHz counterparts
- there's no "best case". Above 100€ there are no bad cases anymore. Above 150€ you're entering luxury territory. It's about what's most important to.you and most appealing. I like the BeQuiet Dark Base Pro 900 as it's solidly built, has enough space and quality sound dampening.
The Corsair 780T is very popular as well. But there are plenty of cases, some with a very avantgarde design, some with some specific custom water loop capabilities, some to hold 20 drives and so on.
Hard to narrow one case down. Look at cases in the price range, double check it fits your needs and you'll be fine.
- 1080Ti. The chip comes from NVIDIA. They sell it to several manufacturers who put there own bios and cooler on it. In reality they all perform very similar. Some are 2 or 3 dB(A) quieter, some run 2 or 3 degrees cooler, bottom line doesn't matter too much.
 
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