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Alright, so I've FINALLY figure out what i'm doing with this setup and I'm extremely happy that I was (After hours of frustration) successful in figuring out my needs AND want's while keeping the budget I had set previously.

 

So like I said before, I'm going to be doing two builds. The main rig is for gaming/Rendering Videos/Editing/etc.

The secondary rig is more or less for handling the streaming side of my setup is for Streaming/Schoolwork/Productivity.

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700k Quad Core Processor

Cooler: EKWB Performance Liquid Kit EK-Kit P280

Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS IX Hero Motherboard

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4-2666

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB SSD

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB HDD

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB HDD

GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB SuperClocked ACX Graphics Card

Case: Corsair Air 740 Series Full ATX Tower Case

PSU: Corsair RMx1000 1000w 80+ Gold Power Supply

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10.1 Home Edition

 

-Accessories-

Front Fan: (3x) BeQuiet Silent Wings 3 120mm Fans -

Top Fan: (2x) BeQuiet Silent Wings 3 140mm Fans -

Bottom Fan: (2x) BeQuiet Silent Wings 3 140mm Fans -

Rear Fan: (1x) BeQuiet Silent Wings 3 140mm Fan -

Lighting: NZXT HUE+ RGB Lighting Controller Hub - $59.99

Paint 1: Orange

Paint 2: Blue

Paint 3: White

Cable Management: NZXT Puck Cable Manager (Blue) - $19.99

 

-Cables-

(1x) 24-Pin ATX Power Connector Extension (Custom White/Orange/Blue)

I'm still trying to figure out what other cable extensions I need, if you can help that'd be great.

The Power Supply I have comes with 

(1x) 24-Pin ATX Power Connector

(2x) 8-Pin 12v CPU Power Connectors

(8x) 8-Pin PCI-E Connectors

(11x) Sata Connectors

(12x) Peripheral/Molex Connectors

Obviously I wont need all of them, but with the parts in the build, that's all I'll need for extensions.

 

For the Secondary Build-

CPU: Intel Core i5-7400 Quad Core Processor

Cooler: Intel Stock Cooler included with the Processor

Motherboard: ASUS H110I-Plus D3/CSM Mini ITX Motherboard

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB DDR3-1866

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB SSD

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB HDD

Case: Corsair 250D Mini ITX Tower Case

PSU: Corsair RMx 550W 80+ Gold Power Supply

Optical Drive: ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD Writer

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10.1 Home Edition

 

-Accessories-

Front Fan: (1x) BeQuiet Silent Wings 3 120mm Fan

Side Fans: (2x) BeQuiet Silent Wings 3 120mm Fans

 

-Peripherals-

 

If you have any suggestions, please dont be afraid to Comment Below! :)

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17 minutes ago, HelpingHuntForEXP said:

Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS IX Hero Motherboard

What are the features of this motherboard that you need/ will most benefit of?

17 minutes ago, HelpingHuntForEXP said:

PSU: Corsair RMx1000 1000w 80+ Gold Power Supply

that's soo unnecessary. A 750W unit would be just fine.

Quote and/or tag people using @ otherwise they don't get notified of your response!

 

The HUMBLE Computer:

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X • Noctua NH-U12A • ASUS STRIX X570-F • Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3200MHz CL16 • GIGABYTE Nvidia GTX1080 G1 • FRACTAL DESIGN Define C w/ blue Meshify C front • Corsair RM750x (2018) • OS: Kingston KC2000 1TB GAMES: Intel 660p 1TB DATA: Seagate Desktop 2TB • Acer Predator X34P 34" 3440x1440p 120 Hz IPS curved Ultrawide • Corsair STRAFE RGB Cherry MX Brown • Logitech G502 HERO / Logitech MX Master 3

 

Notebook:  HP Spectre x360 13" late 2018

Core i7 8550U • 16GB DDR3 RAM • 512GB NVMe SSD • 13" 1920x1080p 120 Hz IPS touchscreen • dual Thunderbolt 3

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