New to building, advice much appreciated

[TomY]

Hi guys

Relatively new here and new to building, I would appreciate your help on a build that I am planning. I have listed components and checked prices (mainly on Amazon) and the build comes to around £1,700.

Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400
Mobo: MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon AC ATX
CPU: Intel 8th Gen Core i5-8600K
GFX: MSI NVIDIA 1080 TI Gaming X
Storage: Samsung 250GB EVO NVMe SSD + Samsung EVO 950 1TB SSD
RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB 16GB (2x8) DDR4 2666MHz
Power: Corsair RM650X
CPU Cooler: Cryorig H7Quad Lumi 120mm Fan
Case cooling: 2x Noctua NF-A14 140mm fan
Case also comes with 2x 120mm fans

My budget is around £1,500 - £1,800. The rig will be used mainly for 2k gaming, namely PUBG, BF1, GTA 5 etc. I don't plan on overclocking as I feel the components are sufficient for what I want to use the rig for as it stands (+ I've never done it before )

How would you rate this build? What components would you recommend me to swap out and in? My friend was telling me to switch out the CPU cooler to a Noctua NH D15, but I feared this may not fit into the case as it is such a large cooler... I also didn't find it very aesthetically pleasing...

I also need advice on how to arrange the fans as to maximise the cooling. I was thinking to put 1 140mm fan at the front, another 140mm on the top and 1 120mm at the back. And the spare 120mm maybe stick at the front?

Appreciate any advice!

 

[Wraith]

Honestly other than a personal dislike for the chassis (aesthetical reasons) I can't find fault with this build in the slightest.

 

[AverageNinja]

I agree with Wraith. Everything is compatible.

As far as the fan placement goes, I'd put the two 140mm fans in the front, a 120mm in the back, and I'd probably leave the other fan out. You want more air coming into the case than that's being pushed out, otherwise you'll get negative air pressure which you don't want. You could also play around with fan speeds or buy a dust filter and use one of the 120mm fans as an intake at the back.

 

[TomY]

Great! Thanks for the responses, I researched and researched again, so it is good to hear the components I have chosen should work well together. As for the fan placement, I will try your arrangement and tinker about to see if I can find that sweet spot (assuming I assemble everything correctly!)

 

[Tolemac]

I would rather the Enthoo Pro Case than the P 400 but thats my own opinion