Any advice appreciated on new build before I buy £1500!?

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I wanted to run my build I am looking to buy past some experts to see if there were any glaring bottlenecks in the system or anything not compatible, I know the gfx isn't as powerful as could be but only planning on playing CSGO / Overwatch in 1080 and streaming / bit of vid editing and I will be overclocking the cpu.

CPU: i7-8700K
GPU: 6gb GTX 1060
Ram: 2 x 8gb Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3000mhz
SSD: 256gb Samsung PM961 M.2 2800mb/r
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Ultra Gaming (using onboard sound)
HDD: 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm
PSU: Corsair VS-550
Cooling: H100i v2
Case: Coolermaster Masterbox 5t

£1455 for the tower.

Monitor: Benq XL2540
Headset: Sennheiser Game One

Cheers for any advice! :)
 
The power supply is the worst component, very poor quality compared to other power supplies.

Some better options:

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/fZyFf7,nB3RsY,FdRFf7,KmgzK8/

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/dDH48d,3F2rxr,bkp323,WrNypg/
 

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Question from rc136292 : "Any advice appreciated on new build before I buy!?"



 

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Question from rc136292 : "New build I am looking at - Good or bad? Any potential problems?"



 
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okay cheers, I will go for the CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET as its the only option on certain pc build sites unless I spend a fortune!

 


Sounds good, it's an excellent power supply.
 
Here is the list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor (£292.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£44.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus - TUF Z370 Plus Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£125.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£149.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£66.18 @ Novatech)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB AMP Extreme Video Card (£462.35 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.96 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£81.42 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: AOC - G2460FQ 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor (£179.96 @ More Computers)
Headphones: Corsair - VOID 7.1 Channel Headset (£80.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1578.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Huge jump in performance from GTX1060 to GTX1070Ti. Nearly 50-60% increase depending on the game you choose.
 
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hmm interesting thank you, I shall look closely problem is missing windows license etc and any other bits and bobs i may require where my price is built to spec as I prefer to just buy and play :D
 
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I wouldn't want to change the cpu :(
 
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thanks! I cant wait, been on a laptop for 7 years now, wanted to make sure i did it properly hehe!

Have you got any recommendations for cases I am a bit clueless on them tbh! Will have a look at the difference though cheers.
 
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awkward I used to get sponsored by them (dino!) Just hadn't checked their site ha! I am swaying slowly towards building myself and using the saved money to get a 1080. Will defo put dino into the comparison now though cheers!
 
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it would only be £21 cheaper but also a little worse motherboard of the asus tuf
 
Here is your list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor (£293.17 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£94.73 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£146.99 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£167.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung - PM961 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£93.46 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£33.95 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card (£259.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox 5t ATX Mid Tower Case (£74.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£85.47 @ Scan.co.uk)
Monitor: BenQ - XL2540 24.5" 1920x1080 240Hz Monitor (£413.99 @ Ebuyer)
Headphones: Sennheiser - G4ME ONE Headset (£164.98 @ PC World Business)
Total: £1829.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-09 05:49 BST+0100

Even on PC Specialist site you are getting the build around £1880 even without OS. That monitor is the problem for your crazy budget build.

Spending that much on Monitor without having G-Sync not recommended. Instead get better GPU and G-Sync combo.
 
Here is the list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor (£293.17 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£44.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG Strix Z370-H Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£158.01 @ Box Limited)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£149.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£66.18 @ Novatech)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card (£529.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.96 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£81.42 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£82.72 @ More Computers)
Monitor: Asus - ROG SWIFT PG248Q 24.0" 1920x1080 180Hz Monitor (£395.00 @ Aria PC)
Headphones: Corsair - VOID 7.1 Channel Headset (£80.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1977.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-09 06:40 BST+0100

Better monitor and high quality build around your budget including your monitor and headphones.