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Hi, I live in Italy and this is my first PC build ever. I mostly game and watch various content(films, Linus videos etc.)

Parts:

Intel i7-8700k

Mobo Asus Rog strix z370-e gaming

Nzxt kraken x62 aio cooler

G.skill trident z 16gb ram

Samsung 970 Evo 500gb ssd

Seagate Barracuda 3tb 7200rpm hhd

Zotac gtx 1080ti amp extreme core edition

Evga supernova G3 750w 80+ gold fully-modular psu

Asus pg279q Rog swift monitor

Phanteks Evolv X case

 

I have multiple questions

1) can I mount the radiator(280mm) on the front(420mm x 140mm)? 

2)should I add a third AER RGB 140mm fan on the lower front, one on the back and two on the top?(are these fans even good?)

3) for the RGB, fan and aio cooler management do I need an hue+?

4) does the mobo support the type-c 2nd gen front io port?

5) do I need cable extensions (cablemods)?

6)are zotac GPUs good?

7) are 16gb of ram enough?

8) can the PSU provide enough power(even for oc)?

9) can I oc?

10) are stock fans good?

 

Thanks a lot, I'd really appreciate some suggestions from you <3

 

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11 minutes ago, CarloLecce said:

can I mount the radiator(280mm) on the front(420mm x 140mm)? 

You should mount it in the top, if you put it in the front the air you're pulling in will get heated up before it even gets to cool your other components

11 minutes ago, CarloLecce said:

do I need cable extensions

If you want it to look nice you can.

11 minutes ago, CarloLecce said:

are zotac GPUs good?

Yep

11 minutes ago, CarloLecce said:

are 16gb of ram enough?

Yep

11 minutes ago, CarloLecce said:

can the PSU provide enough power(even for oc)?

More than enough

11 minutes ago, CarloLecce said:

can I oc?

Yep

11 minutes ago, CarloLecce said:

are stock fans good?

Decent.

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1 minute ago, Supportsneedlove said:

You should mount it in the top, if you put it in the front the air you're pulling in will get heated up before it even get's to cool your other components

theoretically he could build an all push system and not pull any air in at all. Though idk how wise that is

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IMO change the PSU due to protections issues.

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26 minutes ago, Supportsneedlove said:

You should mount it in the top, if you put it in the front the air you're pulling in will get heated up before it even gets to cool your other components

 

I know that, but adding a third fan(if the case allows it) should cover the problem right? Wouldn't mounting it on the top raise CPU temps by sucking in air warmed up by the GPU?

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