Comments on my new build welcomed.

howardrg

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I'm a new member and I hope it's OK to jump right in with a request for advice.

I'm building a new PC (have built two previous ones) and have tentatively settled on these components. Wouls appreciate any advice or comments about incompatibilities or less-than-ideal choices. Thanks.
--Howard

Intel i7-8700K
ASUS ROG Strix Z390-E
Cryorig H7 CPU cooler
Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 X 16GB) DDR4-2666
Samsung 970 EVO 1TB M.2-2280 SSD (for OS and apps)
WD Black 6TB 3.5" 7200rpm HDD (for file storage)
EVGA GeForce GTX 1070ti 8GB FTW "Ultra Silent Gaming" GPU
Fractal Design Define R6 ATX Mid-Tower case (Gunmetal TG)
SeaSonic FOCUS Gold 650W 80+ Power Supply
Win 10 Pro 64-bit
 
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Thanks Joe C. According to Fractal Design's site the front panel has • 2 x USB 3.0, 2 x USB 2.0.
 
That's a solid $100 more than what we were suggesting lol.

So funny story with that. My best friend always listened to me over the years about blower cards and has had an H100i on his CPUs for like 5 years. Earlier this year he upgraded to the Enthoo Luxe and an 8700k. With 2 Titan X's his temps were fine. He upgraded to a 2080ti (only because he knew I'm skipping this gen and wanted half a year or a year of having something newer than me lol) and now his 8700k reaches the 90s no OC. Only all core boost. He messaged me yesterday and was like I fully understand now why you preferred blower cards.
 
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