Buying tomorrow: need a part check and a specific GPU suggestion

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I'm intending to buy the following tomorrow. Grateful for a sanity check on the parts I've selected and a suggestion as to which of the many 1060/6GB GPU cards I should opt for. Keen not to spend more than I need to, but conscious about space, noise, heat.
Many thanks for any suggestions.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor (£263.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B250I GAMING Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard (£113.21 @ BT Shop)
Memory: Kingston - FURY 16GB (1 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£128.79 @ Box Limited)
Storage: Intel - 600p Series 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£91.80 @ Alza)
Storage: Toshiba - X300 5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£133.93 @ More Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair - SF 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit
Monitor: BenQ - SW2700PT 27.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor (£594.99 @ Amazon UK)
Other: Cougar QBX Mini-ITX Cube Chasis (£42.95)
Total: £1368.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-23 02:04 BST+0100
 
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well since ur case are small, it's going to be pretty hard, from what i know, the thinnest 1070 i've known are the Galax 1070 Katana, as for quietness, u can set the temp limit and the fan limit down a bit (but even without it, most new gen's fan are already pretty quiet, at least my 1050ti is pretty quiet [it's Galax too])
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You should go for a blower style card if you ask me, but then again the case should be able to handle to heat being generated from it (120 - 130watts)

Only drawback i can find on that case is the temps for the hard drives with the stock 92mm fan installed, so you should keep an eye on that.

Besides that. Go for whatever 1060 you want since the performance difference is close to zero. Pick the one you like the looks on.

But why only 1 stick of memory? why not 2x8GB so you can run dual channel.
 
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why buy the 1060 to be paired with a 1440p monitor? either upgrade to 1070 / just get a 1080p monitor dude :p
as for RAM, better go with 2x8 instead, as 16 are still plenty enough for nowdays
for heat, it's going to be pretty hot, since the space is pretty small, u're using a stock cooler, and the case airflow seems not enough..
my suggestion is when u use it, i rather leave the side open so u can get a better airflow
 
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Thanks for the advice, really appreciated.

On the RAM - I do a lot of photo work and currently have 16GB on my laptop. I get occassional errors/complains in photoshop about RAM usage so long-term would like to have 32GB. I've selected a single 16GB so I can upgrade - but is performance terrible with just one?

I think with fans I'll probably add a top 120mm exhaust and bottom intake - so hopefully that will help with the HD temps.

Regarding the 1060 and 1440p monitor. I have the specific monitor for graphics work and don't personally intend to be gaming on the machine - but others in the house might... With this in mind, I've seen that 1060 cards struggle to do a consisten 60fps with modern games, but I figure we'll just have to turn the settings down. Can't switch the monitor resolution down as I need it for work and unless there are some non-gaming benefits, am reluctant to spend on a 1070.

As for the side of the case. I won't be allowed to have the side off... Personally that would suit me fine, but it won't fly with other people in the house :/

Noting the stock cooler - if I was to go with the i7-7700k - which cooler would you pair with build? Noting there isn't much room!

Thanks for the EVGA suggestion - did you deliverately link to the "SC" variant of the card on Amazon? I'm afraid I don't know what all those variants mean that can be selected on the page there. Is there one I should be going for?

Many thanks.
 
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non-gaming benefit from stronger card will most likely be: faster graphical data processing, as stronger GPU will have more resource, but i don't think it will be too much of an effect here, most likely just the better the GPU, the longer it should last (like futureproofing)
on RAM, single-channel and dual-channel has it's own merits (just think of it like this: to solve problems, which is better, 1 brain, or 2 brain? that's how single-channel and dual-channel works in a nutshell)
i would really suggest if u could get a faster RAM too, so the data processing can be finished faster
for aftermarket cooler, most people tends to recommend Noctua, but if u're going for the K version, u also gonna need Z270 mobo to utilize it's overclocking capability.

then again, after hearing ur purpose on this PC, i would really suggest u take the Ryzen path instead, it's core/thread count will really help your productivity performance, and they will also benefits from the faster RAM, the build should be something like this:
R7 1700 (it has 8c/16t, comes with a stock cooler, and OCable)
B350 mobo (OCable mobo, but cheaper)
16/32 GB DDR4-3000 (faster = better)
depending on the usage of your SSD, just get 128 GB if u're going to put OS only on it
as for the PSU, getting something from high tier is really recommended: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
something like EVGA's G2/G3, maybe Super Flower's Platinum King, or Seasonic's G series / Evo
the monitor: well if u say u need it, how can i say otherwise?
 
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Thank-you. ive done some reconsidering and I've decided to go with a Ryzen 1600 rather than intel.

The remaining thing I've left to buy is the GPU. I've decided to futureproof a little and go for the 1070. I want a quiet one, but struggling as to which. Having done some reading, people advise the MSI Gaming X 1070 - but I've also read that it is too tall (not too long) for the QBX. Unfortunately I can't find any stats for the max HEIGHT that the QBX will take in terms of GPU. Surely this must exist somewhere?

Gratefuly for any suggestions for 1070 cards that will fit - if they are quiet, so much the better.

Thanks.
 
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well since ur case are small, it's going to be pretty hard, from what i know, the thinnest 1070 i've known are the Galax 1070 Katana, as for quietness, u can set the temp limit and the fan limit down a bit (but even without it, most new gen's fan are already pretty quiet, at least my 1050ti is pretty quiet [it's Galax too])
 
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EVGA has good customer support, but they almost *ALWAYS* use reference cards and reference hardware, which makes higher overclocks difficult to achieve. I'd personally go for the Asus Strix as that has the best PCB, or the MSI TwinFROZR V is one of the best coolers you can get.
 
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