New build review and critique before ordering

If this is strictly a gaming rig then I would save big bucks and go with the Z370 chipset and the 8700k cpu.    Gaming cares mostly for single, maybe dual core and the 12 core you picked will have nothing to do.  In fact it will be slower than less cores, like the 6 core 8700k     Plus your chipset platform, the X299 has the advantage of quad core ram vs dual core Z370, but you won't see the benefits fpr the vast majority of games.    The 8700k Turbos to 4.7 Ghz vs the 7920 4.4.  Games like speed over core count. 

16GB ram is all you need, but 32gb won't hurt, so up to you.

The 750 watt psu is good to go, but I agree and would get the 850watt.

I don't RAID , but unless you do critical tasks that demand mirroring I would think just doing a backup or clone on occasion is all you need.  But, I've never looked into RAID.  The advantage of backup/clone is that the drive can be external, away from any internal issues that might cause issues. 

Change the cpu cooler to the Corsair H115i.  A very good unit, you know what you're getting,  and comes with Corsair's 5 year warranty.  The DS branded only has whatever warranty your rig had, 1 year parts unless you up it.

 Hope this helps. 

I’d love to post a config, but can’t where I am, so go to the Lumos config, first 8th gen selection, Ultimate build and go from there. The Asus Rog Strix or MSI Pro Carbon are a good way to go.   They aren’t the cheapest, which I tend to skip over, and have sli support just in case. They all however are decent selections. They are Z370 chipsets for the 8700k cpu.

Maybe later I can post a config.

In my first post I mentioned quad core ram with that mobo.....meant to say quad channel ram, meaning wider bandwidth.       

I do agree with that assessment on the GPU and common sense will have me adjust the build and save a few dollars.
I edited my original post and posed a question about he duplicate SSD's.  Would love to hear your thoughts.

***updated build # to reflect GPU.  SSD's still noodling.***


Edited by shot - 21 Feb 2018 at 1:40pm

Do I need to up the power supply since I'm upgrading the motherboard for future possible use?

Sry. I didn't mention the display. 30" 2560x 1600

Thanks for the advice. All very helpful.

This should be my final build...

https://www.digitalstorm.com/configurator.asp?id=1853175

Edited by shot - 21 Feb 2018 at 3:39pm