Seeking Slade 2 Advice

ID 1824128

Budget is ~$3k.  Goal was under $3k, but I'm having trouble shaving the last few bucks off.

Mostly for gaming/browsing the web.  All sorts of games, PUBG is probably the most demanding one I've played recently, but WoW/LoL/etc too. 

So I have 3 sticking points.  First, I went with the Slade because of the aesthetics/sound dampening, but I'm concerned about overheating...is it going to be an issue if I'm using it to game a lot?  Honestly not in love with the Slade, but out of the available cases, it is the most appealing to me.  Also, I went with air over liquid cooling because liquid makes me nervous...Is that ill advised? 

Second issue is RAM.  I'm inclined to go 32 gb because I tend to multi-task a lot while I game, but since it is over $200 more for 32 vs 16, I'm not sure if it is worth it...any advice there?  Is 32 excessive?

And last, HDDs.  Is there some reason the 4 TB HDDs are almost as much as the 6 TB ones?  I really would rather have ~8 TB, 12 seems excessive, but the only 4 TB choices are really expensive.

So those are kind of my big 3 questions, but if anyone sees somewhere else I could downgrade a bit to save money, I'd be open to suggestions there, too.  Like I said at the top, was aiming to keep it under $3k, but kind of failed :P  Thanks!

Specifications:

Chassis Model: Corsair Carbide Quiet 600Q

Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish

Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish

Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K (6-Core) 3.70GHz

Motherboard: MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (Intel Z370 Chipset) (Up to 3x PCI-E Devices) <br><strong></strong>

System Memory: 16GB DDR4 3000MHz Digital Storm Performance Series <br><strong></strong>

Power Supply: 750W EVGA SuperNOVA (750 G) (Fully Modular)

Expansion Bay: - No Thanks

Optical Drive: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) (Internal)

Storage Set 1: 1x SSD M.2 (512GB Samsung 960 PRO) (NVM Express) (Extreme Performance) <br><strong></strong>

Storage Set 2: 2x Storage (6TB Seagate / Toshiba) <br><strong></strong>

Storage Set 3: - No Thanks

RAID Config: - No Thanks

RAID Card: - No Thanks

Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)

Graphics Card(s): 1x GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB (Performance Edition) (VR Ready) <br><strong></strong>

Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio

HPC Processor: - No Thanks

Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: High-Performance Copper Heat Pipe Cooler <br><strong></strong>

HydroLux Tubing Style: - Not Applicable, I do not have a custom HydroLux liquid cooling system selected

HydroLux Fluid Color: - Not Applicable, I do not have a custom HydroLux liquid cooling system selected

Cable Management: Premium Cable Management (Strategically Routed & Organized for Airflow)

Chassis Fans: Standard Factory Chassis Fans

Internal Lighting: - No Thanks

Airflow Control: - No Thanks

Chassis Mods: - No Thanks

Noise Reduction: - No Thanks

LaserMark: - No Thanks

Boost Processor: Stock Factory Turbo Boost Advanced Automatic Overclocking

Boost Graphics Card(s): - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)

Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system

Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-Bit Edition)

Recovery Tools: Windows 10 Installation CD Only (Clean Install with No Drivers)

Virus Protection: Windows Defender Antivirus (Built-in to Windows 10)

Office: - No Thanks

Game: - No Thanks

Display: - No Thanks

Surge Shield: - No Thanks

Speakers: - No Thanks

Keyboard: - No Thanks

Mouse: - No Thanks

Branded Gear: - No Thanks

Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 15-20 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed

Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Part Replacement)

 

Thanks!  Yeah, I know the slade won't be super quiet, but aesthetically the other choices are just...not my style.

I think my monitor is 1280 x 720, that is the recommended resolution on it.  It is old and next on my list to upgrade, though.  Wouldn't upgrade to anything crazy though...probably 1440p.  Although I guess 4k is a possibility, they seem to be getting more affordable. 

Yeah, I think I'll need to email DS and talk storage...I'd much rather have smaller drives too, but it seems like the most any of the cases are going to fit is 3 (with the exception of the Aventum or whatever, but that is way out of my price range).  Wish they still used the Corsair 600T, that is what I got from them last time and I really liked it.