Hi! Would love your advice on my new build!

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Hello!

Long time lurker here!

I was wondering wether you could help me for the 3rd(!) time with building a new desktop You guys were awesome the past 2 times and your advice was put in great use.

Here is a link of the build I am thinking of, which includes a pc and a monitor.

http://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/saved/1098719

I am buying my desktop in the UK.

Requirements:

I am pretty much set with the cpu and the gpu, as I would like to be able to play 144hz1440p/stream 1080p if possible.

I am buying a bit more watts on the power supply as I am thinking of SLI in the future? (Or maybe wait for the 1080ti not sure!).

I went for a monitor with 144hz/1440p/27'' and I really just want a build which will be able to pull off those numbers on ultra settings on most games and ideally on at least some new ones too.

The questions I have are:

1) Did I go overboard with the fanning/cooling? I have had some issues with my processors overheating in the past.
2) How's the motherboard? I honestly don't know much about motherboards so I was wondering wether I went overboard there too price wise.
3) If I could save some money, where could I make some cuts without losing too much in performance?


Thank you very much in advance


Edit: If anyone knows any better UK retailers which sell the products separately (amazon?), I am inclined to build it myself if it is much cheaper. Not experienced in overclocking however, so not sure if it is advisable.

[Thunderball]

Are you set with the configurator? Building from multiple stores will be substantially cheaper and will generally get you a better configuration (one store even has all the optimal choices). Also, what is your budget?

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Are you set with the configurator? Building from multiple stores will be substantially cheaper and will generally get you a better configuration (one store even has all the optimal choices). Also, what is your budget?

Thank you for your answer Thunderball.

As I specified on my edit, I am not set on cyberpower. I looked at pcpartpicker and realized I can save up to 400 pounds by building myself, although I am not sure about the number. I would like to go as cheaper as possible while being able to have the gtx 1080, i7 6700k and be able to go SLI in the future if I want to. I looked at a linustechtips vid about overlocking and I will definitely try the asus overclocking software at least, which should take up to 4.5ghz if I am not mistaken, so a decent cooler will most likely also be required.

My budget is flexible. I can go up to 2000 pounds for the desktop, but would rather pay less if the cost is not worth the performance boost.

[Thunderball]

I wouldnt advice on SLI simply because the benefits are very small, and on the other end a lot of games dont support SLI still, it will mean a more powerful PSU and higher temperatures for other components because of the heat generated. I advice on sticking with a single card, probably getting a GTX 1080 Ti on launch if you're unhappy with a single GTX 1080.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£293.88 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler (£65.61 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£127.43 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£74.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£128.28 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card (£639.75 @ BT Shop)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£87.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£104.99 @ Novatech)
Monitor: Asus MG279Q 27.0" 144Hz Monitor (£454.93 @ More Computers)
Other: Windows 10 - Kinguin.net (£24.99)
Total: £2002.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-02 16:05 BST+0100

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I wouldnt advice on SLI simply because the benefits are very small, and on the other end a lot of games dont support SLI still, it will mean a more powerful PSU and higher temperatures for other components because of the heat generated. I advice on sticking with a single card, probably getting a GTX 1080 Ti on launch if you're unhappy with a single GTX 1080.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£293.88 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler (£65.61 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£127.43 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£74.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£128.28 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card (£639.75 @ BT Shop)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£87.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£104.99 @ Novatech)
Monitor: Asus MG279Q 27.0" 144Hz Monitor (£454.93 @ More Computers)
Other: Windows 10 - Kinguin.net (£24.99)
Total: £2002.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-02 16:05 BST+0100

Again thanks for the answer!

Would the cooler suffice for overclocking? Or do I need a water cooler.

[Thunderball]

Again thanks for the answer!

Would the cooler suffice for overclocking? Or do I need a water cooler.

If you want the water cooler that will be significantly better than one of the top air cooler (which this one is) you need a custom loop which is $500-600 minimum for the components plus installation. It's not worth it. You also probably wont max on the capabilities the top air cooler will give you too.