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New to PC building. Need to know if there's anything unnecessary in my build. PC will be used for gaming and editing.

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Memory : 1 x 16GB 2666MHz (1x16GB)
Power Cable : 1 x 1 x 1.8 Metre UK Mains Power Cable
CPU Compound : 1 x Standard CPU Compound Supplied With Heatsink
CPU Cooling : 1 x Corsair Hydro H100i V2 (Advanced Liquid Cooling)
Computer Case : 1 x NZXT S340 - Black
Wireless Networking : 1 x Asus Dual Band Wireless Network Card 867Mbps & 867Mbps (PCI-E)
Motherboard : 1 x Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F (Intel Z370) - 4xUSB 3.1/2xUSB 2.0
CPU : 1 x Intel i7 8700K - (6 x 3.7 GHZ - Turbo 6 x 4.7 GHZ) - Coffee Lake
Hard Drive #1 : 1 x 1 TB Western Digital Blue SSD SATA-III, Read 545MB/s, Write 525MB/s - Silent
Power Supply : 1 x Corsair RMx 550W (Modular) PSU - Low Noise / Silent
Graphics Card : 1 x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 - 8 GB - (PCI-E) - DVI/DP/HDMI - HD/4K/VR
Wired Networking : 1 x Motherboard Integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet Lan (Broadband Ready)
Sound Card : 1 x Motherboard Integrated HD Sound
Monitor: AOC AG271QG 27-inch IPS Monitor
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I don't see an SSD in there. Also 1x16GB RAM is weird, why not 2x8GB? Case is meh, especially meh if it's not the Elite version. Motherboard is sweet and I always personally stick with Asus mobo's, but you could definitely get away with something cheaper. There are plenty of good Z370 motherboards in the $120-150 range. Also, depending on how much editing you're doing and what kind of editing, an 8600k might be fine, or you may be better off with a Ryzen 2000 equivalent.

How much are you looking at paying for the system above(what is your budget and currency basically)?
Obviously you need a monitor within budget, anything else, and any preferences for monitor?
I'm assuming you will be overclocking?
What games will you be playing and what kind of editing will you be doing(also how frequently)? If you can give us an idea of programs you'll be using, that's even better(Adobe tend to prefer Intel).
Anything else? Other preferences or requests for anything like storage, aesthetics, etc?
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There is a 1 TB Western Digital Blue SSD SATA-III in there. Budget is £1950 / $2,626 for the PC and the budget for the monitor is £600/$800. Separate budget cause I'm not buying it all in one. (I'm in the UK)

I'll be playing quite high spec demanding games like Star Citizen, RPG's, games like Frostpunk (citybuilders), games similar to GTAV spec requirements also.

I'd like the option to overclock
I'm going to be using the Adobe creative cloud software pack for editing.
I'd prefer a 144Hz monitor with G-Sync
Really not too fussed about the case at the moment as I want to allocate money to performance rather than looks
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Clockworkss wrote There is a 1 TB Western Digital Blue SSD SATA-III in there.

That's an HDD. There's no SSD in there.

I was gonna stick with the Z370-F but noticed you had a wi-fi card there, so you might as well spend the extra 15 quid for the Z370-E, it has wireless networking built in. So here's what I recommend;

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Memory: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£159.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£113.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£31.19 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£797.35 @ Amazon UK)
Case: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£74.75 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£81.59 @ Aria PC)
Monitor: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£399.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £2196.38

Quite a bit under your £2500-2600 budget, including a nice 1440p 144Hz IPS monitor. Also just went with the 8700k. Intel will be better than Ryzen for Adobe AE and Premiere, as well as gaming. You could probably get away with an 8600k easily, but you have the budget for an 8700k. 1080Ti because you have the budget, and it will be great for 1440p 144Hz. The PSU I included is great, and more than enough wattage, but you could spend 35 quid extra for this;
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which would give you SLI support, so you could easily add a 2nd 1080Ti at any point.

I've also included a nicer/better case, 16GB of nice RAM and a good 500GB SSD. Went with a high end air cooler because a Dark Rock Pro 4 will be great for an 8700k. I'm actually in the middle of upgrading to an 8700k currently and will be swapping my NZXT Kraken X61 for a Dark Rock Pro 4. That said, if you're set on going with a CLC AIO, I'd grab one of these;
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Oh, also, £800 is a bit much for a 1080Ti, so try to see if you can find one closer to £750. This would be a good shout if it was in stock;
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This is in stock for £740, but it's not the greatest card;
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It is probably worth the 60 quid saving over the £800 EVGA card though.
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Sometimes you'll see "B Grade" or "Refurbished" GPUs for great prices. Overclockers have a Vega 64 for £600 currently which is pretty good, but I don't see any good deals on 1080Ti's right now. If you can find a decent "B Grade" or "Refurbished" 1080Ti for £700-750, that would be a good shout. Otherwise you're spending £800 for the decent EVGA 1080Ti new or £750ish for one of the cheaper 1080Ti's new.

13 wrote I'm actually in the middle of upgrading to an 8700k currently and will be swapping my NZXT Kraken X61 for a Dark Rock Pro 4. That said, if you're set on going with a CLC AIO, I'd grab one of these;

I also wanted to add to this. I recommend getting the Dark Rock Pro 4 or another high end air cooler because it'll last longer than an AIO(like the H100i, H115i, Kraken X62) and high end air coolers tend to be a little quieter. That's my reason for swapping. That said, I can understand some people appreciate the LEDs and aesthetic of an AIO, so if you're really set on that, get the H115i or X62 if anything.
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