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Ayylm4o

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Here are my parts

GPU
http://www.newegg.com/global/au/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487088&cm_re=EVGA_GTX_970-_-14-487-088-_-Product&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-Skimlinks-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=12087162&PID=3736271&SID=skim83512X1540009Xb1d35eb71abebca1c5cf247032f2b6df&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_source=afc-Skimlinks

CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117559&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-Skimlinks-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=12087162&PID=3736271&SID=skim83512X1540009Xb5a05882049515c6ee870970c2f8cced&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_source=afc-Skimlinks

STORAGE
http://www.newegg.com/global/au/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147372&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-Skimlinks-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=12087162&PID=3736271&SID=skim83512X1540009X55dfec6939df4e29a1cd96325d5fa938&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_source=afc-Skimlinks

http://www.newegg.com/global/au/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339&cm_re=Western_digital-_-22-236-339-_-Product&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-Skimlinks-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=12087162&PID=3736271&SID=skim83512X1540009Xa54c0cf29da59eef7a7e19fae103d7fa&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_source=afc-Skimlinks

MOTHERBOARD
http://www.newegg.com/global/au/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132573&cm_re=Micro_ATX-_-13-132-573-_-Product&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-Skimlinks-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=12087162&PID=3736271&SID=skim83512X1540009X826a37c4ba2333a969023ff298708755&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_source=afc-Skimlinks

RAM
http://www.newegg.com/global/au/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233834&cm_re=Corsair_Vengeance_lpx-_-20-233-834-_-Product

CASE
http://www.newegg.com/global/au/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139044&cm_re=Corsair_Carbide_air_240-_-11-139-044-_-Product&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-Skimlinks-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=12087162&PID=3736271&SID=skim83512X1540009Xf2b4f7fd907806a0cd68de1ae365f3e3&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_source=afc-Skimlinks

PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139053&cm_re=Corsair_RM-_-17-139-053-_-Product

The only part I'm not 100% sure about is the PSU and i know how important it is. Any other recommendations ?
thanks
 
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The PSU is okay, but there's much better. I would look for an XFX, EVGA G2/B2/GS, or Seasonic. I see you have an unlocked i7 and a Z170 motherboard, but not aftermarket cooling solution. If you are looking to overclock you'll want a better cpu cooler. if you don't want to overclock you might as well spend less money on a locked processor and an H170 board. Also, is this a gaming build? Because you can save a little money by going with an i5 instead of an i7 as there's not much difference in gaming performance between them.
 
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I agree with the above about a different PSU, the quality of the RM series fluctuates. The problem with the H170 is it doesn't allow sli if you decide you want a 2nd gpu in the future. And I agree above about 6600k vs 6700k if it's just for gaming then they're equal until DX12 becomes main stream in which case tests seem to have shown about a 20% leap in performance with hyper threading
 
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Correct. but IMO that's not a huge loss. Here's a hypothetical:
Lets say you have a three-year old machine with a GTX 670 that you planned for possible SLI later on, you spent an extra $40 to ensure that. You decide this year that you want to go ahead and add the second card because your performance isn't good enough anymore. You go on ebay and find one like this (http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/151891667455?ul_noapp=true&chn=ps&lpid=82) that isn't used for $180. Now you have SLI 670s and you spent an extra $220 (second card + the extra $40 during the initial build for an SLI-ready rig). Now instead of all that you could have just upgraded to a GTX 970 for approx $300 and sold your old 670 for maybe $120 for a net cost of $180. You would end up with roughly the same performance in some titles, and better performance in titles that aren't well optimized for SLI. There is a little more value with the SLI-ready rig if you don't mind buying a used card later on. But it's still pretty close to even money.
 
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Ayylm4o

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Sorry i do plan on putting a CPU cooler i just forgot to add it.
 
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could you name a specific PSU please
 
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