Opinion on my gaming PC build

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mscanlon22

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Dear all, I am trying to build a gaming PC and here is the shopping basket https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/6Kp4tJ, your opinions would be much appreciated.
My aim is to be playing top level games on high/highest settings.

 
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More or less fine, but:
- you want faster memory (3000 or 3200), and for gaming you don't really need more then 16 GB (but of course you can get more if it makes you happy)
- PSU is bad quality, for such costly system you want Corsair RMx or Seasonic Focus Plus
- keyboard is much personal thing, but my guess is you want something better then that
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More or less fine, but:
- you want faster memory (3000 or 3200), and for gaming you don't really need more then 16 GB (but of course you can get more if it makes you happy)
- PSU is bad quality, for such costly system you want Corsair RMx or Seasonic Focus Plus
- keyboard is much personal thing, but my guess is you want something better then that
 
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mscanlon22

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Thanks for replying. Unfortunately, the memory was the one thing I had already ordered. How much of a difference do you anticipate from having the slower memory?

 
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Intel is not that much sensitive to RAM speed as Ryzen, so that's not very big deal. In some games there is exactly zero difference, but in others you may see few percent lower performance. But at some other, non gaming tasks, you would see serious performance difference.
 
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mscanlon22

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Thanks, I've swapped the power supply and keyboard as per your recommendations. I guess i'll just live with the memory, although I will mostly be gaming so hopefully it won't matter too much.
 
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aquielisunari

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor (£323.95 @ AWD-IT)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£79.99 @ CCL Computers)
Thermal Compound: ARCTIC - MX4 4g Thermal Paste (£3.95 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£199.94 @ AWD-IT)
Memory: Kingston - HyperX Fury Black 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£242.86 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 1.1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£227.40 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card (£525.44 @ Novatech)
Case: Fractal Design - Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£67.98 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: Asus - MG279Q 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor (£499.99 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Cooler Master - CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse (£39.00 @ Amazon UK)
Speakers: Logitech - Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers (£72.71 @ BT Shop)
Total: £2363.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-29 12:53 GMT+0000

I changed the PSU to a better model for £2 more.

Now, this is where it gets ugly. That 1080 is no less than £130 over MSRP. Cryptocurrency mining has prices seriously inflated. You just might, MIGHT find a better deal with a custom PC shop(online or off).
 
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