About to Build my First Gaming Build. What Tools do i need?

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I am about to Build my first PC Build and i would like to know all the tools that i need. I have never Built a PC before and do not know much about them so i have no idea what tools to get. And also if you do not mind can you tell me where to get the tools, or if i can buy all of it in a bundle or something from Amazon.

This is my Build if you are interested in knowing, and you can tell me what you think. :)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($419.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($348.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($95.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1524.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-04 16:03 EST-0500
 
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If it's a gaming only build, I'd drop down from an i7 to an i5, save some money on the motherboard(think 75 dollars at least) and go from there. There is probably quite a bit of tweaking you can do with a 1500 dollar budget honestly.

 
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Only two things I would change In the build. First would be the Caviar blue. You should get a black and it'll be SLIGHTLY more expensive but be WAY better as far as daily usage goes. I was used to WD black drives and got a blue and a green and the difference was huge. Never again. Second is your PSU is over kill unless you are adding a 2nd 970 and at that point just better to get a 980ti. So I would drop it down to a 550-650w PSU.
 
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Slightly cheaper overall, better gaming performer.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($259.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-K ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($132.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card ($482.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1419.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-04 16:32 EST-0500
 
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I would still choose a WD black drive over the blue. But I'd also just bump the GPU up to a 980ti if you're going with a 980 vanilla as the fury vanilla beats the 980 in everything buy shadow of mordor and grid for the same price and with the 980ti it should come close to the 1500 original price.

Edit: Also that PSU is a system death waiting to happen, go seasonic, evga or something better.
 
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Ah ok didn't know that was an older Hive. As far as the Fury goes this one is 511.99 but it's up to the OP if that is worth it. both have 4gb of mem but the Fury is using HBM.
 
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