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Hey all,
I was wondering if you could tell me what to add to this PC that I was thinking of building. I could use some of your expertise.

Intel Core I7-7700K 4.2GHz (Quad Core)
Corsair H100i V2 Liquid Cooling
Arctic MX4 High Performance Thermal Compound
Asus ROG Strix Z270H GAMING [SLI] [Crossfire]
16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 2133Mhz
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB SSD
2TB HDD
Geforce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB
EVGA 850 Watt 80 Plus Bronze

 
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You should get i7 8700K (6c/12t) which requires Z370 mobo. Although memory speed does not show significant difference in performance on Intel chip like Ryzen, you should get at least standard speed. i7 8700K standard memory speed is 2666 and i7 7700K is 2400.
 
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^ that and at least 2666. There are some gains going to 3200mhz depending on the game.

Also that 120 ssd will fill up very fast. Would shoot for at least 250gb for a few games with long load times.

750w is max psu u need.

What resolution and refresh of monitor? 1080ti is 1440p/144hz or 4k/60.
 
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you're buying a "K" processor, and matching it with slow RAM. Don't do that if you intend to overclock (something I don't recommend but others do). The 120GB SSD is way too tiny. The minimum these days is really 256GB, and you should be looking at 500GB SSDs. If you can afford it, get the Pro version rather than the Evo version, but by all means only get the Samsung. If you need to save money to do the foregoing, start with 2x4GB RAM: you can always upgrade later (without having to reload the OS, like if you started out with a smaller SSD).

And, for real life, the GTX1080 11GB is such overkill--especially for the system you're spec'ing--that I have to consider whether you're just pulling my leg...

you will never (probably) outgrow a 1080 or even a 1070 8GB GPU...

For the money you save on the GPU you can use a 1TB Samsung 960 Pro m.2 NVMe SSD as your c:\ boot drive and live happily ever after...
 
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[Qoute]For the money you save on the GPU you can use a 1TB Samsung 960 Pro m.2 NVMe SSD as your c:\ boot drive[/quote]

For boot times and general system responsiveness, there will be very little negligible difference. Unless you are commonly transferring very large files, a 1TB decent Sata SSD like the MX300 would be much better value.
 
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Samsung outperforms everyone in all formats. I would not, at this time, recommend anything but. I run a Samsung 960 Pro m.2 NVMe SSD as my C:\ boot drive. I see the difference, especially coupled to my Samsung 850 Pro SATA SSD as the data drive. The most I would compromise to on an i7-7700k build would be to a 1TB Samsung 850 Pro SATA SSD.
 
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There is no use case for a home user to get a pro drive - especially a gamer. Media creation as a livelihood, maybe. Save the $$ and stick to an 850 Evo or new Crucial MX500. Here's one article out of pile of them that come to the same conclusion:
http://www.pcgamer.com/best-nvme-ssds/
"In other words, while the speed freak in me loves what NVMe brings to the table, I recognize that in practice it's usually not that noticeable. If you're looking to get the most from your money when it comes time to build a gaming PC, I recommend a 2:1 ratio for money spent on the GPU versus money spent on the CPU. I can't stand using PCs that don't have an SSD these days, but I recommend spending about twice as much on your CPU as you do on your OS drive, meaning most people should stick with SATA SSDs, perhaps going for the budget NVMe option."

You certainly should overclock. Not doing so with this setup is waste of horsepower. There is no downside to a safe overlock.

I would never recommend starting out with 8GB on a rig like this 2x8GB for sure as you can't always just add ram later - that's is VERY hit or miss. I've had it work on one system then not on another. They sell ram in matched kits for a reason.

Get all the GPU you can afford. You'll probably upgrade it in 3-4 years but the 8600k/8700k should go 5-6 years. Still need to know your resolution and refresh.
 
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I have the SSD at 120GB because I already have one here at home, i'm just purchasing antoher one. Same with the RAM. I have more chips that I intend to put into the new computer.
 
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