Any inputs on my proposed Gaming PC?

[Frohike]

It would be good to get some feedback on this as my knowledge is limited. Might Go for the i7-7700 instead of the i7-7700k..

Case
InWIN GT1 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-7700k (4.2GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z270X-Ultra Gaming: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
32GB HyperX PREDATOR DDR4 3200MHz X.M.P (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB EVGA GEFORCE GTX 1080 FTW GAMING - DVI, HDMI, 3x DP - GTX VR Ready!
1st Hard Disk
500GB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 16MB CACHE
2nd Hard Disk
1TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 32MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet Titan DragonFly Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Extra Case Fans
1x 120mm Apache Black Quiet Fan (fitted to extract from rear/roof)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Firewire
2 Port IEEE 1394a Firewire PCI-E Card (2 x 6 pin)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 10 (64-bit) Home DVD with paper sleeve

 

[Mordax Praetorian]

I can definitely recommend putting an SSD in it.

Transitioning from an HDD to an SSD, it will feel like everything happens instantly, your PC will boot in a fraction of the time, load times on anything will become a thing of the past

Look at some of the Samsungs under the "M.2 SSD Drive" drop down, those things are phenomenally fast for their cost

 

[Oussebon]

The £100 premium of the GTX 1080 FTW is pretty much a waste of cash vs the GTX 1080. The GTX 1080 is arguably a waste if you're gaming at 1080p.
32gb RAM is a waste for gaming, 16gb is plenty more than enough.

What's your target budget? This will help keep suggestions on improvements realistic.

And what resolution / refresh rate is your monitor?

 

[Frohike]

I can definitely recommend putting an SSD in it.

Transitioning from an HDD to an SSD, it will feel like everything happens instantly, your PC will boot in a fraction of the time, load times on anything will become a thing of the past

Look at some of the Samsungs under the "M.2 SSD Drive" drop down, those things are phenomenally fast for their cost

Thanks will look into it. Is there any sort of difference from HDD that will affect negatively?

 

[Frohike]

The £100 premium of the GTX 1080 FTW is pretty much a waste of cash vs the GTX 1080. The GTX 1080 is arguably a waste if you're gaming at 1080p.
32gb RAM is a waste for gaming, 16gb is plenty more than enough.

What's your target budget? This will help keep suggestions on improvements realistic.

And what resolution / refresh rate is your monitor?

The monitor I currently have is this one: ASUS VE228TR 21.5" LED DISPLAY, D-Sub, DVI-D. I was thinking of replacing it though but was looking to save some £ somewhere.

So you're are saying the GTX 1080 FTW is pretty much the same as, say, the NVIDIA 1080 GTX you just pay quite a bit more for a little bit more?

There will be some video editting on this PC as well. Multiple video files of 3GB+ size being editted - hence the 32GB RAM.

I am trying to keep the budget under £2000.

 

[Frohike]

Updated Specs

Case
InWIN GT1 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-7700 (3.6GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
Gigabyte AORUS Z270X-Gaming 7: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
32GB HyperX PREDATOR DDR4 3200MHz X.M.P (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 - DVI, HDMI, 3x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 850 2.5" EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 850 2.5" EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 100 Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Firewire
2 Port IEEE 1394a Firewire PCI-E Card (2 x 6 pin)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 10 (64-bit) Home DVD with paper sleeve

 

[Oussebon]

So you're are saying the GTX 1080 FTW is pretty much the same as, say, the NVIDIA 1080 GTX you just pay quite a bit more for a little bit more?

Pretty much:


Compare the FTW to the FE. That's what you get for £100 more.

I'm not sure RAM frequency will help much in video editing. What little I've seen suggested that it preferred lower latency. I'd often suggest the faster RAM for gaming (since there are some games that do see real returns on that) but only when buying 16gb - it gets pretty darn expensive when you're buying 32gbs of it (the difference between the Fury X 2133MHz and the 3200MHz is over £100).

Unless you have a need of specific features on the Aorus I'd stick with the Z270E motherboard, which has a pretty rich feature set

I would recommend the 7700k as it's only £20-30 more and can perform a smidge better for video rendering and gaming.


The 1080 is a waste for a 1080p 60hz monitor such as the one you have. A GTX 1070 would be over £200 cheaper and easily enough for even 1440p gaming. The saving alone would let you buy a 1440p monitor.
Though you may want the GTX 1080 for the extra horsepower when video editing, if it's only a bit of a hobby that you do and gaming is the main purpose, I would suggest dropping down to the 1070.

I wouldn't really suggest buying 2 250gb SSDs, just buy a single faster PM961 or SM961 (the PM actually being cheaper despite being faster).

I'd also suggest a more upmarket case to hold all that together, a better quality, modular PSU to feed it, and you may as well get a better CPU cooler if you're going to be rendering things on it.

Here's a version with a 1080, but do consider dropping down to a 1070.

Case
FRACTAL DEFINE R5 BLACK QUIET MID-TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-7700k (4.2GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z270E GAMING: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
32GB HyperX FURY DDR4 2133MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 - DVI, HDMI, 3x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1[SUP]st[/SUP] Hard Disk
NOT REQUIRED
M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SAMSUNG PM961 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 2800MB/R, 1600MB/W)
1[SUP]st[/SUP] DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Noctua NH-U14S Ultra Quiet Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Firewire
2 Port IEEE 1394a Firewire PCI-E Card (2 x 6 pin)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,932.00 including VAT and delivery.

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[Frohike]

The 1080 is a waste for a 1080p 60hz monitor such as the one you have. A GTX 1070 would be over £200 cheaper and easily enough for even 1440p gaming. The saving alone would let you buy a 1440p monitor.
Though you may want the GTX 1080 for the extra horsepower when video editing, if it's only a bit of a hobby that you do and gaming is the main purpose, I would suggest dropping down to the 1070.

What monitor would you suggest if I did go for the 1080?

I would be recording gameplay with dxtory from the main SDD and writing the recording to another drive, if that was a HDD would there be any difference in quality do you think, compared to another SSD drive?

 

[Oussebon]

I would be recording gameplay with dxtory from the main SDD and writing the recording to another drive,

Just use the same drive. I do that with Shadowplay on an 840 Evo and it's more than fine.

I wouldn't use an HDD - though it should be fine personally I've had some issues with high quality gameplay footage being saved.

For a GTX 1080, a 1440p high refresh rate monitor, ideally with gsync, of the kind that is around £500+. Or 4k if you don't mind dialling the settings down a touch. It's a very high end GPU indeed.