Need help with a new build. Looking for suggestions.

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MarcusGalanti

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I'm looking at building a gaming PC on a budget of about £1300 (flexable)

I am still unsure whether I should go 1070 or 1080 and whether I should air or water cool.

I also plan on overclocking.

Any suggestions are appreciated.

Build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor (£198.34 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Undecided
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£147.92 @ More Computers)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£196.79 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£80.22 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£55.53 @ BT Shop)
Video Card: Palit - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Dual Video Card (£389.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case (£57.95 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£63.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £1190.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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Old Gen I5? Don't. Two routes, Intel and AMD. Need OS?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor (£239.79 @ Alza)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.20 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£147.92 @ More Computers)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£183.85 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£80.22 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.50 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Mini Video Card (£467.96 @ Novatech)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£68.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1301.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-05 02:00 GMT+0000

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£159.54 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard (£102.42 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£183.85 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£80.22 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.50 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Mini Video Card (£467.96 @ Novatech)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£68.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1150.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-05 02:01 GMT+0000

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