First gaming PC build - can someone check it?

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Hey guys, I'm going to start building my first custom gaming PC and after about 6 straight hours of research I've settled upon this component list.
However, like I said, I am completely new to this and thus I would like to omit any glaring errors before I shell out the best part of a grand and a half - hence you guys. Any help with either issues with compatibility of components or with components which are as cost effective and are more powerful would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks a lot in advance
Build: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/jKQJ4C
 
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Barty1884
Solid build, not glaring errors.

As for cost effective component changes, that really depends.

What resolution do you intend to play at? Is this solely a gaming build? (guessing so).

For example:
If 1080p gaming, the GTX 1080 is overkill. A 1070 would be able to handle absolutely everything on Ultra 100+FPS.
If 4K, a single 1080 is going to give you more like medium settings. A 1080TI would be preferred.

On the CPU, AMD Ryzen's offerings are more cost effective for the same (or greater) core/thread count, but do sacrafice a little in gaming performance. A lot will depend on resolution there too.

Beyond that, any changes would be pretty insignificant and save you a couple of quid at best, for not performance change.
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Solid build, not glaring errors.

As for cost effective component changes, that really depends.

What resolution do you intend to play at? Is this solely a gaming build? (guessing so).

For example:
If 1080p gaming, the GTX 1080 is overkill. A 1070 would be able to handle absolutely everything on Ultra 100+FPS.
If 4K, a single 1080 is going to give you more like medium settings. A 1080TI would be preferred.

On the CPU, AMD Ryzen's offerings are more cost effective for the same (or greater) core/thread count, but do sacrafice a little in gaming performance. A lot will depend on resolution there too.

Beyond that, any changes would be pretty insignificant and save you a couple of quid at best, for not performance change.
 
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jlkl22

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Hi, thanks for the quick response
Yes, most of its power will be used for gaming - I'll be doing a little graphic design but that will be pretty easy on it
One of the main things I looked for when making this was upgradability.
E.g. I have a graphics card slot and two RAM slots free and also the capacity to upgrade to a 4k monitor - I don't have one currently.
In that same vein, would it be worth shelling out the extra couple hundred quid for a Ti to leave this option open? Furthermore, which Ti s are superior and why are they so different in price as they are built from the same base core. I used the EVGA one in this build as it had a good warranty/customer service and seemed to be the top one on the market. The GPU is the most expensive part of the build and so its obvious that its good to get right
 
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What resolution is your current monitor? A TI might be a good option, but equally, if you don't upgrade to 4K within 6 months, there may well be better options nearer the time.

Why are 1080's so varied? Or 1080TIs? Brand recognition, clock speeds, perceived quality etc. The chances of noticing any significant performance difference (outside of temperatures in some cases) between a given 1080 and another other given 1080 (or TI vs TI) is pretty low - as you mention, they' based on the same chip. Some will be better binned, but by the time you get to the top of the line in any product stack (1080TI's) almost all the chips would be the "better" binned chips of the bunch.
 
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