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Johnny Quest

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My current build is over 5 years old now so time for a new computer. So far it looks like I will be going with the EVGA GTX 1080, Kaby Lake I-5 7500, but haven't picked a mobo yet (suggestions welcomed). I will mainly use this comp for mid level gaming and internet. I currently have the Antec 900 case but it is way too tight on large GPUs. Is there a mid tower case out there that would work for me? Or should I just go full tower? I will only have one HDD and one SSD.

Also I currently have a Rosewill Hive Series 750W PSU, single 12v rail. It is 5 years old and says it is intel 4th gen ready. Will my old PSU work with my new system? I know that the 750w will be plenty of power just not sure about connector compatability
 
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I'd suggest to get the Ryzen 1600 which is about the same price.Something like this,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($197.08 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $297.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-11 06:00 EDT-0400

That psu probably isn't pushed very far so i think you could reuse it. No connector problems. ;)

For a case,
https://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/Vpdqqs,yLDzK8,xjZ2FT,PZX2FT/
chose the windowed versions,but the non windowed can be cheaper.Other colors...
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Kasper Jorgensen

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That CPU will bottleneck a GTX 1080 so I will suggest upgrading CPU to a 7600K. With that said and if it is just for mid level gaming you could also consider getting a GTX 1060 which is fine for 1080p gaming.
The Rosewill Hive is low quality crap PSU. I will suggest you upgrade to a better quality PSU.
 
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I'd suggest to get the Ryzen 1600 which is about the same price.Something like this,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($197.08 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $297.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-11 06:00 EDT-0400

That psu probably isn't pushed very far so i think you could reuse it. No connector problems. ;)

For a case,
https://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/Vpdqqs,yLDzK8,xjZ2FT,PZX2FT/
chose the windowed versions,but the non windowed can be cheaper.Other colors available as well for some like the P400 and the S340.
 
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Johnny Quest

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So you all really think the I-5 7500 is going to bottleneck the GTX 1080? The reason I like it is it comes with a stock cooler and I dont have to worry about OCing it. Ive never been a big OCer.

On the GPU should I go with a GTX 1070? Though I noticed they are hard to come by right now. Also I picked out the ASUS ROG Maximus IX Hero Z270, 1151 as my Mobo. Is it overkill or is it a good mobo?
 
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