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Would like opinions (Monitor ideas) (First Build)

Would like opinions on first build and also recommendations for monitor choice (preferably lower price value for money monitors for example: Gsync yes or no?) (before purchase) 

Build list below: 

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 13 CO 4.0 CFM Ball Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5"
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card
Case: Thermaltake Versa H23  ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow (Blue) 69.0 CFM  120mm Fan
Total: £1137.19

 

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9 minutes ago, LeeA said:

Would like opinions on first build and also recommendations for monitor choice (preferably lower price value for money monitors for example: Gsync yes or no?) (before purchase) 

Build list below: 

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 13 CO 4.0 CFM Ball Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5"
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card
Case: Thermaltake Versa H23  ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow (Blue) 69.0 CFM  120mm Fan
Total: £1137.19

 

so if ur going with a 1080, i personally would get a better power supply. maybe like a 650w evga g2?  also if your going with an overclockable cpu then get a z270 board.  B250 dosent allow overclocking.  also upgrade to 16gb of RAM.  trust me its a big improvement.  otherwise everything seems good

Current Rig=  AMD Ryzen 9 5900x, Asus Crosshair Hero VIII, EVGA RTX 3070 FTW3 ultra, 32gb Corsair Vengence Pro RGB 3000hz White, EVGA 750 P2 PSU, 1TB Samsung 980 Pro, 500gb samsung 860 evo, 250GB Samsung 850 evo, 2TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus, 2TB seagate firecuda sshd,  LianLi PC 011 Dynamic XL ROG edition, Corsair h150i elite capelix

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for that price i would recommend this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£285.54 @ Aria PC) won't bottleneck unlike the i5.
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£23.83 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-EU ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£89.94 @ Aria PC) you will need a Z chipset mobo to overclock.
Memory: ADATA XPG Z1 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  (£104.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£71.99 @ Eclipse Computers) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.99 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  (£459.95 @ Aria PC) gtx 1080 turbo if you really can't spend extra.
Case: Thermaltake Versa H23  ATX Mid Tower Case  (£26.48 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic ECO 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£43.87 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1143.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-07 02:12 BST+0100

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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If you are from uk there is few discounts on 1080 on ebuyers instead of £430 they are for about £370 

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