Pc part picker actually came after the fact and didn't have the exact ram I want which is
this so I picked the closest equivalent which was quite a bit more expensive. I do intend to go back to sli in the future but am Leary of the evga based on recent cooler issues that have been killing cards. Mainly I am color coordinating for a red theme lol. The psu is definitely overkill but I plan on using it in more builds in the future, my current evga 750 would be plenty for the build but I want it to be as future proof as possible think quad sli.
The cooler was chosen with plans of hitting the silicon lottery and going 5ghz+ with the 7700. The mobo was chosen because it is the asus board with all of the features I am looking for, on board Wi-Fi, usb 3.1, dual m.2 connectors and most importantly EK waterblock preinstalled for a water loop in the near future. I actually don't like the case aesthetics all that much and wanted to go with a
Corsair 570x but I can't fit a 280 radiator on top without low profile ram and don't like the look of that case with front mount, the Phanteks is getting great reviews based on build features and I really want tempered glass. It looks like both of those cases have a hdd cage on the bottom, the enthoo cage is removable and the radiator will fill that space.
Edited because posting from stupid phone.