PC Build in a Custom Case

[Niten]

I am looking at making a custom PC case with a PC inside that I can buy and upgrade over time. Here is a list of parts I envision as the base level of the PC probably purchased over the next year or two.

Country: Australia (but buying and importing from America might be cheaper), Price: Initially around $3000 - $3500, OS: most likely windows 10.

Basically I want to know what things I can do better and what mistakes I have made.

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/jKdwFd

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($461.00 @ Shopping Express)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Silent Loop 280 94.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($199.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270G Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($285.00 @ Shopping Express)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($469.00 @ PLE Computers)
Storage: Samsung 960 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($442.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card  ($829.00 @ Shopping Express)
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($312.00 @ Shopping Express)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Full 32/64-bit  ($259.00 @ IJK)
Case Fan: Corsair ML140 Pro 97.0 CFM  140mm Fan  ($30.00 @ Umart)
Case Fan: Corsair ML140 Pro 97.0 CFM  140mm Fan  ($30.00 @ Umart)
Total: $3316.00
p.s. A final more expensive build that I could build up to would be this one: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/hjCvCy

The case would be 300mm x 250mm x 460 mm and would fit the above build with a water cooled GPU.

[RadiatingLight]

Seems fine.

Consider Ryzen 5 1600X

 

6 minutes ago, Niten said:

purchased over the next year or two.

It seems good, but obviously the PC parts scene will change in a year.

[Niten]

1 minute ago, RadiatingLight said:

Seems fine.

Consider Ryzen 5 1600X

 

It seems good, but obviously the PC parts scene will change in a year.

Yeah I would obviously keep it up to date. However what is the best order to buy the parts in to ensure that the parts I buy aren't out of date by the time I build the PC. (I'm thinking case first then fans and power supply.)

[vong]

1 minute ago, Niten said:

Yeah I would obviously keep it up to date. However what is the best order to buy the parts in to ensure that the parts I buy aren't out of date by the time I build the PC. (I'm thinking case first then fans and power supply.)

Memory, power supply, fans and SSD would the things you could buy now. Intel will no doubt release another platform in the next year or 2 and we'll see another generation of GPU's.

[RadiatingLight]

Just now, Niten said:

Yeah I would obviously keep it up to date. However what is the best order to buy the parts in to ensure that the parts I buy aren't out of date by the time I build the PC. (I'm thinking case first then fans and power supply.)

Case and PSU basically don't age. a 10 year old case, if it's well made, can totally work today. same with a PSU.

 

So:

 

- Case & PSU (Not time-sensitive)

- CPU Cooler

- Storage (SSD&HDD)

- RAM

- Motherboard & CPU

- GPU

 

But obviously I'd recommend buying everything as close together as possible

[phongle123]

1 hour ago, RadiatingLight said:

Seems fine.

Consider Ryzen 5 1600X

 

It seems good, but obviously the PC parts scene will change in a year.

Really don't wanna buy first generation Ryzen. But so tempted. This high RAM clock thing will probably be gone on 2nd generation.

[Energycore]

1 hour ago, RadiatingLight said:

- Storage (SSD&HDD)

- RAM

I would switch those. RAM just doesn't age, something in the silicon make it degrade very slowly.

 

On the other hand HDDs eventually lose control of the platters or the reading needle, and SSDs stop working if you write too much to them.