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Do I need to buy Sata cables, screws, thermal paste and an anti static wristband or will that come with everything? What else do I have?

I’ve never built a PC before and this is a little experiment I’m doing.


Also can I build the PC bit by bit? I get £300 a month to spend on hardware so I’m going to buy the motherboard first, then add component by component in the space or 3-4 months? Or do I have to build it all at once?
 
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All needed screws will come with case, you wlll get 2 sata cables with motherboard.
As far as antistatic bracelet you will need to buy one seperatly. If you are not in a poorly grounded house, not wearing wool socks, not working on carpet, then the ESD risk is grossly over-stated and 99% of time there will be no issues. Anti-static bracelets/mats are basically to cover that extra 1%, and since it is so cheap it is a good extra measure.

Your cooler will come with thermal paste.

You really want an SSD for that build for 3 reasons:
1) SSDs are much much faster
2) A 5400 rpm drive will be slow for a boot drive
3) You now have an SSD and a HDD and can backup the files on the SSD to the hard drive.

As stated by others you should not...
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Your all good on your list. I recommend adding and ssd for os and other programs and also your sata cables come with your motherboard and you should get some screws for your motherboard with your case too. Thermal paste comes with that cooler too
 
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Do not buy piece meal, buy enough in one go so that you have something that works, else if it does not work you lose the window to return it. Imagine that you brought a Z270 mobo in October and waited to buy the processor in Nov, in the meantime Coffee lake is announced, and you've missed the chance to buy a Z370 board,
 
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All needed screws will come with case, you wlll get 2 sata cables with motherboard.
As far as antistatic bracelet you will need to buy one seperatly. If you are not in a poorly grounded house, not wearing wool socks, not working on carpet, then the ESD risk is grossly over-stated and 99% of time there will be no issues. Anti-static bracelets/mats are basically to cover that extra 1%, and since it is so cheap it is a good extra measure.

Your cooler will come with thermal paste.

You really want an SSD for that build for 3 reasons:
1) SSDs are much much faster
2) A 5400 rpm drive will be slow for a boot drive
3) You now have an SSD and a HDD and can backup the files on the SSD to the hard drive.

As stated by others you should not piece the system together as you risk shortening your warranty and return period.

In regards to the rest of your build:
750w is grossly overkill for a single 1060, fine if you think you will go to a 1080 in the future but a good quality (seasonic, superflower, evga g2,g3,gs) 550w or higher will be more than sufficient).
Hard wired internet is by far the most ideal, even more so for gaming where ping/latency is far more important than mbps. If you cant have PC hardwired directly to router, then an av1000 or better powerline adapter will be better than that wifi card ever will be.

One other thing, in intel builds higher speed ram provides little to no noticable improvement. If you are getting a great deal then fine, but otherwise you wont notice a difference between the 3000 and the stock coffee-lake 2666 speed ram.
 
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much better use of your money


PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/vg4fsJ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/vg4fsJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor (£329.95 @ AWD-IT)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£66.13 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Taichi ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£193.52 @ Box Limited)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£149.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.50 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Palit - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Dual Video Card (£399.00 @ Novatech)
Case: Cooler Master - N300 ATX Mid Tower Case (£35.13 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£58.98 @ Ebuyer)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit
Total: £1270.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-16 15:44 GMT+0000
 
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Some very good comments above.
One thing I would buy in advance is a #2 magnetic tip Philips head screwdriver for assembly.

Also, in advance, download and read, cover to cover the case and motherboard manuals.

On the build, there are some thoughts.
1. CM hyper212 is popular, but not the best.
Even at stock, the 8700K can get hot.
I suggest the noctua NH-D15s cooler. It is easier to install, quieter, and cools as well as anything out there.

2. Seagate is not as reliable as western digital. More importantly, a 5400rpm drive is used for storage, not a windows C drive.
Buy a SSD for windows instead. 240gb will do, 500gb is better. Samsung evo is about the best. Consider deferring on the hard drive until you need the space

As above wait on most parts. Prices decline over time.
Two things you can buy early are the case and the power supply. They do not change much so look for sales on them.
 
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