Is this a Good Gaming Build? (For a Friend)

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He will play GTA 5, CS:GO, etc, hopefully at max settings.

Is this sufficient?

I just swished it all together, so my apologies for any GIANT (or little) Mistakes.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wyHNK8
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wyHNK8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($269.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock B150 Gaming K4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Apevia X-HERMES-RD ATX Mid Tower Case ($67.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Raidmax Cobra 700W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($18.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Aerocool Shark 120mm Red 82.6 CFM 120mm Fan ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1074.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-10 03:56 EST-0500
 
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The potential of a 6600k is lost in a B150 mobo that has no ability to overclock. If you are going to OC choose a Z170 mobo, if not go with the cheaper 6600 or 6500 or even 6400 I5. Generally for the mobo i wouldn't go below H170. The B150 has a lot less features, upgradabitlity and quite some issues with power. Thermal compound is not actually needed since the cooler would be packed with some, but that is your choice. Other than that it is a fine build.
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The potential of a 6600k is lost in a B150 mobo that has no ability to overclock. If you are going to OC choose a Z170 mobo, if not go with the cheaper 6600 or 6500 or even 6400 I5. Generally for the mobo i wouldn't go below H170. The B150 has a lot less features, upgradabitlity and quite some issues with power. Thermal compound is not actually needed since the cooler would be packed with some, but that is your choice. Other than that it is a fine build.
 
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