Thoughts on this build? i7 7740X (£3400)

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The value proposition is what I worry about here.
While the 7900X is no doubt the best atm, and I don't want to sound like a broken record; there's simply no proposition for it to be made what with a 1700 running 16 threads for less than half the price, and far cheaper mobos and threadripper coming out soon which will offer much better value for money as well as PCIE lanes and quad channel memory which should be nice.
It all depends what @OP plans to use the rig for. At that price point SLI 1080 Tis is pretty much a must though, which is another thing.

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Shotta06

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i9-7900X 3.3GHz 10-Core Processor (£859.90 @ Alza)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£106.97 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME X299-A ATX LGA2066 Motherboard (£259.68 @ More Computers)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£266.87 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£112.80 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£82.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB FTW3 GAMING iCX Video Card (£769.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case (£79.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor
Monitor: Acer - XG270HU 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor (£392.87 @ Ebuyer)
Keyboard: Corsair - STRAFE Wired Gaming Keyboard (£71.94 @ Aria PC)
Mouse: Corsair - M65 PRO RGB FPS Wired Optical Mouse (£49.98 @ PC World Business)
Speakers: Logitech - Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers (£52.48 @ PC World Business)
Total: £3106.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-30 12:24 BST+0100

My build when I come back to the states give or take. Adding another 32gb ram for the quad channel. And maybe different monitors. All in all its cheaper and much better than the build you are inquiring about. Monitor not priced is ~ 250 and and another another 250 for OS and GPU.

Would of already ordered but I'm getting the 1950x Threadripper most likely.
 
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Shotta06

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Both the one above and the list you first posted are dreadful value.
The 7740X offers very little over the 7700k with all the added cost.
Also some very overpriced components there.
Intended use?
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You give decent advice majority of the time. But, price is relevant to the purchaser. Next as always you will tell him get Ryzen if he says streaming, producing. I've seen it a million tiMrs from you.

The 7900x is the best CPU on the market "if you don't care about price" as long as your not strictly playing games. If so, he is better w. The 7700k. I just gave him almost the top HEDT available. Now if you want to save money get a Ryzen.. Amazing CPUs but not as good as a 7900 or 7820 per Toms reviews. I have the money and it seems he does so value is subjective.

Give him advice like I did on how to maximize the 3500E he is spending. Also, he didnt mention this being only a gaming rig. Little things like quad channel or the amount of PCIe lanes can sway someone.

However, therefore should be significantly better.
 
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Chugalug_

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The value proposition is what I worry about here.
While the 7900X is no doubt the best atm, and I don't want to sound like a broken record; there's simply no proposition for it to be made what with a 1700 running 16 threads for less than half the price, and far cheaper mobos and threadripper coming out soon which will offer much better value for money as well as PCIE lanes and quad channel memory which should be nice.
It all depends what @OP plans to use the rig for. At that price point SLI 1080 Tis is pretty much a must though, which is another thing.

 
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