Finishing My First PC Build, Looking for any Tips, Advice, or Suggestions

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TheConfundedJerry

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I am building my first PC and am asking for any advice about this build before I pull the trigger and buy the parts. Are there better value parts I can get, particularly in the case of the selected RAM. I don't know how much of a difference expensive memory will make, and all the prices are really inflated so I'm at a loss.

Also I would like some feedback about cooling the PC. Do you think the stock fans in the Fractal case are enough? The CPU fan I chose because it had good reviews and was cheap.

I am okay with paying for more expensive components (IE a better CPU fan) if you think it would be worth doing so.
I am not really considering liquid cooling outside of AIOs.
In the end I want the PC to play games at 1440p on high-max settings, and to idle quietly.

Any and all feedback is appreciated. Thank you

EDIT:
The PSU I selected comes free with the motherboard.
After seeing all the recommendations for ryzen 1600 and after some research I have decided to go with AMD.
Yes, I do need the optical drive
 
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Id go with the ryzen 1600 over any present i5 personally.
While it loses on single core performance (not by that much though) those extra cores/threads give it way more longevity.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($196.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($87.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($106.87 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Toshiba - 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($77.34 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus -...
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PSU - It's showing up as $0 on your list. If it's free from a combo deal, it should be okay. I'd go with a Corsair, EVGA, or Seasonic.
Optical Drive - Don't even bother buying one unless you really need it. I built my system 5 years ago without one and never missed it. You can always get one later if you really want/need it.
GPU - Prices on 1070s seem to be dropping lately. Could be a good option to save a few bucks if that's important to you. They're fine for running 1440p games.
CPU cooler - A good air cooler is a lot cheaper and more reliable than liquid coolers. The one you have is a good choice.
 
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more Value? Ryzen build would give u more bang for the buck

also, who use optical drive these days?

Ryzen alternative:
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MxfQkT
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MxfQkT/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($196.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($96.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair - Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($106.87 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($118.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card ($599.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 w/Window (Titanium) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.75 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Other: Logitech G G413 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard ($89.99)
Total: $1668.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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the stock cooler will be good enough for stock clock or light OC :)
Ryzen 5 is competitive enough against i7 7700k, especially on higher resolution
 
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Id go with the ryzen 1600 over any present i5 personally.
While it loses on single core performance (not by that much though) those extra cores/threads give it way more longevity.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($196.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($87.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($106.87 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Toshiba - 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($77.34 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card ($599.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 w/Window (Titanium) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG - WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($46.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Other: Logitech G G413 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard ($89.99)
Total: $1600.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I honestly wouldn't buy any i5 at present.

Coffee lake is due this autumn (6-8 weeks)
& offers quad core i3s & 6 core i5s.

I myself would feel hard done by when those come out if I'd just spent my money on a skylake quad core i5 build.
If you must go intel then honestly I'd go i7 or not at all .

 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($196.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Fractal Design - Celsius S24 87.6 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($87.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($176.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($106.87 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($118.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card ($599.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 w/Window (Titanium) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Rosewill - 600W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($0.00)
Optical Drive: LG - WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($46.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($92.99 @ B&H)
Other: Logitech G G413 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard ($89.99)
Total: $1737.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-17 03:26 EDT-0400

I own the fractal design R5 Window, but black. Great case. The fans are actually quite high quality for case stock fans, so no worries there. This is pretty close to my setup, but mines older Intel.
Moved both stock fans to intake, use the AIO as double duty, cpu cooler and exhaust fans. It's plenty for the cpu, the fans will run quiet as even with a decent OC, they won't be spinning that fast.
Ryzen loves fast ram, especially the Samsung B-die that the Trident-Z uses, so it's the best option for performance. Can be upto @20%better between 2400 and 3200,so the pricing is worth it.
The i5 will suffer in some games, it's a quad thread cpu, so games like GTA:V, Witcher 3, BF1 etc will take a decent performance hit as they are optimized for multiple thread usage, 8 or better.

Don't know why the Rosewill Valens 600 was $0,assuming it's already owned. It's decent, but not what I'd call great. It'll do, especially with the lower power demands of that Ryzen cpu.
 
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don't think it's owned, there's lines in his build that says it's part of the Z270 deal :)
 
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i know the feels, writing post & making build on mobile is such a pain

ur build is more cost-friendly than mine (i pick the gaming version mobo just like his previous build, while u opt for the pro version :))
 
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I use my optical drive all the time. I have plenty of older CDs, sometimes I even watch rented movies upstairs if I know the wife had 0% interest in having it on the big screen. All my older games are on cd/DVD, and often require cd#2 in a drive to play. Even my skyrim Legendary edition is on DVD, it's not the dl steam version. So there's uses. And I prefer not to have the clutter on my desktop of extra wires and a external burner floating around.

So if op wants an optical, who am I to say 'just get an external' when costs are similar to internal and no drawbacks.
 
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^ same here , still write blurays from time to time too, if you're buying a fractal r4/5 case there is no-issue anyway , not like you have to look at it with the swing door on the case.

That is shockingly cheap for a bluray writer aswell in all honesty , my pioneer was £100 or so.
 
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