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That's true. It's about what you want. If you play at 1080p 144hz with a 1080ti/2080 or 1440p 144hz with a 2080ti, then intel makes more sense. Honestly I don't think any Intel CPUs except 9900k really make that much sense rn. If you want value then i5 makes no sense compared to Ryzen 5. If you're willing to spend enough over Ryzen 7 to get 9700k I'd just say don't half ass it and just go 9900k. 

If you intend to get the best of the best, it would either be a kingpin or HOF. One is black, another is white. 

Don’t forget to show the finished product, personally I like your colour choice and would love to see how it looks in the end.
 
One day I may build a flashy PC with a window and lighting but probably not for a while.

Enermax, I see you are a person of great knowledge.

I quite like the Aorus Extreme so I'll take a look at that 

I believe MSI's Duke OC is black/white, and the Gigabyte Aorus Extreme and ASUS Strix cards are a dark grey. 

The EVGA cards are a OCing beast no matter what version you get.  The Black will surely keep things cooler with its protective PCB.  When I had my EVGA 6" single fan1060 6GB I was able to max out my VRAM to +1000 and core I would put at +150 so I know fact the EVGA black you might get will allow for 1000Mhz plus OC in VRAM and a little bit on the core voltage, without over voltage.

In that case then get the 2080Ti for sure.  Yes take a look at the EVGA Black … Its really sexy and protects the PCB.

I knew the N7 Z370 was lacking but for some reason I thought the Z390 had fixed all that, just took another look & yup you're right. $275 & no USB C is pretty crappy, I was a sucker because to me it's a gorgeous board ?

Both those boards are fine with me so I'll take a look at both thank you  
 
Its motherboards like the AORUS Extreme that I don't like, too much for my liking.
 

 

Lmao we made the exact same recommendations in the exact same order.

Reviews on the NZ Z390/Z370 Have been very poor. It has meh quality components, severe heat dissipation problems and is not user friendly. Also the board has, basically, 0 features so you're buying a fancy motherboard cover(It doesn't even have type C, honestly wtf NZXT??). Can't believe I'm about to call an Asus board a better "value" option but the ASUS Z390 A Prime board is pretty minimalist with loads of features. Also, if you're willing to shell out a bit more the Asrock Taichi is a very pretty/slick, no frills, motherboard

Yeah.

In the front I have two 120mm fans intaking air though a radiator, and in the back I have a single 120mm fan exhausting air also through a radiator (I have an AIO on my CPU and my GPU is a hybrid water cooled card). I've been using it like this for the past 5 months, and have had no issues with thermals. There is also the option to mount fans on the top as intake/exhaust. 

1. The Phanteks P400 is pretty minimalistic, but I think the NZXT H500i looks better.
 
2. I have the H200i (essentially same case just smaller) and I love it, so I would go with the H500i. The only issue I had was with mounting a radiator on the front of the case, i'm sure I was just being dumb that day, but it took me 5 tries to get it mounted in properly. 
 
Also, congrats on the promotion

Cheapest Z97 with 2 internal USB 3.0 headers and supports SLI
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£139.94 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £139.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-08 23:24 GMT+0000
 
This one has Wifi and BT
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£143.89 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £143.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-08 23:30 GMT+0000

Have you considered a USB 3.0 to 2.0 internal header adapter and just having 2 of your ports run at 2.0 speeds? That would make this much simpler.