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Until recently I have been almost completely illiterate, for lack of a better word, when it comes to computers. Over the last few months I've done my research, for what would be best for my needs, which is mainly gaming (especially strategy games, e.g. total war) but will also be used for university work, which mainly consists of essay writing, with a heavy amount of research. I can often end up with 20 to 30 tabs open when writing an essay on chrome.

With this in mimd, I have ended up with this list of componets:

Cpu: Intel i7 7700k

Motherboard: MSI 911-7A71-001 MSI Z270 A PRO Kaby Lake CrossFire ATX Motherboard - Black

GPU: Nvidia Geforce Gtx 1080 8Gb

Memory: 2x8gb corsair vengeance lpx ddr4

Case: Game max onyx RGB mid tower atx pc case (20.5cm x 46.8cm x 43.9cm)

Cpu cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED CPU Air Cooler '4 Heatpipes, 1x 120mm PWM Fan, Red LED' RR-212L-16PR-R1

PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2, 80+ GOLD 650W, Fully Modular

Storage: Seagate FireCuda 1 TB 3.5 inch Internal SSHD Hard Drive (64 MB Cache SATA 6 GB/s up to 210 MB/s)

Thermal paste: ARCTIC MX-4 Thermal Compound Paste

Besides this, as I've never owned a desktop before I've had to buy a monitor, keyboard and mouse. But I'd rather focus on the computer itself. So long a's my monitor is 1080p and good quality I'm fine.

Is anything majorly off here? Any incompatibilities, or will I be ready to go when I purchase all of this in a couple of month's?

P.S. I'm right up to my budget of £1500 wit everything on this list.










 
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Overall it looks like you made some good decisions here :)

I won't make any specific brand recommendations - we all have our own opinions and preferences.

A few things you'll want to check before you pull the trigger:

RAM - You'll want to double check on the motherboard's website that it is compatible with the ram you chose. Manufacturers provide a list of certified compatible ram - this ensures you don't run into any unnecessary troubleshooting or set up steps.

CPU Cooler - Double check you have enough clearance in your case. Looking at your case choice I'm nearly 100% sure it won't be a problem but it's worth double checking. Most case manufacturers list the clearance available for coolers.

PSU - If you intend on either...
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lilje2020

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Overall it looks like you made some good decisions here :)

I won't make any specific brand recommendations - we all have our own opinions and preferences.

A few things you'll want to check before you pull the trigger:

RAM - You'll want to double check on the motherboard's website that it is compatible with the ram you chose. Manufacturers provide a list of certified compatible ram - this ensures you don't run into any unnecessary troubleshooting or set up steps.

CPU Cooler - Double check you have enough clearance in your case. Looking at your case choice I'm nearly 100% sure it won't be a problem but it's worth double checking. Most case manufacturers list the clearance available for coolers.

PSU - If you intend on either overclocking or adding additional components in the future (such as a 2nd video card considering your motherboard supports it) you may want to consider a bigger PSU. Overclocking will increase the wattage draw quickly and you'll want to be sure to have enough headroom. In general PSU's are also at the maximum efficiency when they are at about 60-70% capacity. If you never intend on adding another GPU or overclocking the CPU you will be totally fine.

Hard Drive - This is one area that I would highly recommend going straight to SSD. Even a smaller model around 250gb for your operating system and working files will result in a notable performance upgrade. You can always add regular spinning hard drives (internal or external) for additional storage but having your OS on an SSD is non negotiable in my opinion. Otherwise the drive you chose will be a big bottleneck in your system.



 
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