First build. Any suggestions?

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This will be my first build, I haven't ordered any of the hardware yet. Any suggestions of parts will be appreciated. If everything is good, feedback is appreciated. Its usage is primarily for gaming.
(Everything to be purchased from Newegg)
Parts:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600x

CPU Fan: ARCTIC Freezer 7 Pro Rev. 2

MoBo: ASRock Fatal1ty X370 GAMING X

GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING X 8GB

RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2666 (PC4 21300)

PSU: Corsair RMi Series RM650i (650 watt)

HDD: WD Black 1TB

WLan Card: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16833166121

Case: Corsair Carbide Series 100R Silent Edition

OS: Windows 10

DVD-RW Optical Drive
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No need for aftermarket cooler+besides the Arctic cooler you picked out isn't a good one. I'd suggest something like a Cryorig H7 cooler. Pick up DDR4-3200MHz rams. Here's why.

On second thoughts, we could probably list you a better system provided we knew of your budget, location and your intended site for purchase+your intended usage scenario.
 
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If you're gaming, an i5-8400 would be a better choice for a CPU($199)... only problem is the new 8th gen Intel CPU's are sold out at most places due to popularity(very good performance). Other then that, the one you picked is also a good choice.

The WD Black(aka Scorpio) drives were the ones I always used myself. These days though I'll use an SSD as my Windows drive & have lately been using those 'FireCuda' drives as my storage/game install drives.
 
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If your major usage is only gaming, get this coffee lake I5 build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($279.89 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($31.40 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming K6 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($169.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($78.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($41.77 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB DUKE OC Video Card ($514.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus - DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.29 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($92.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1500.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-16 22:39 EST-0500
 
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The motherboard I'm planning to get states (https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16813157774) that it would need to be overclocked to work with 2666+. I'm not to familiar with overclocking, how and what would I overclock to make this compatible?

 
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idouglas

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The QVL is https://www.asrock.com/MB/AMD/Fatal1ty%20X370%20Gaming%20X/index.us.asp#Memory

I found three options of 2 x 8 modules of ram at 3200 mhz at reasonable prices.
Will the ram work (at a downgraded speed) before I set the XMP?
And while at the subject of overclocking, how should I go about overclocking my cpu and gpu?
 
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