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James Mason
Ehh, your build needs a lot of work, too much on parts that don't increase system performance, and you're definitely overspending on the peripherals.
Do you NEED a blu-ray? Only like PS4 and XBox1 games come on blu-ray, and blu-ray movies, but the drives don't always work, and unless you're burning blurays constantly they aren't worth the expense.
The following is a better use of your money, by a long shot, at least a 50% improvement in performance in games.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($186.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B150M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($71.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill...
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James Mason

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Ehh, your build needs a lot of work, too much on parts that don't increase system performance, and you're definitely overspending on the peripherals.
Do you NEED a blu-ray? Only like PS4 and XBox1 games come on blu-ray, and blu-ray movies, but the drives don't always work, and unless you're burning blurays constantly they aren't worth the expense.
The following is a better use of your money, by a long shot, at least a 50% improvement in performance in games.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($186.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B150M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($71.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($82.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($72.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.66 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($314.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($72.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($36.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($5.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($149.00 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($26.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Speakers: Logitech Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers ($59.95 @ B&H)
Total: $1288.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-02 12:27 EST-0500

Building your own computer is easy. Building it takes 2-3 hours, and installing windows takes about 30mins to 45mins, and after that downloading and installing drivers takes another 30-45 mins. After all that, have it download windows updates at night, it may take a 2-4 passes to get them all.

Building a PC:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIF43-0mDk4
Installing Windows:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zAdwedmj1M

Protip for installing drivers safely, install them one at a time and restart the computer after each install to avoid breaking the OS, which can happen if you try to install them all at once.


 
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