I need help and opinions on my first PC build, any advice is appreciated :)

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I know this has Probably been posted a million times but I am a complete novice and need help with building my first PC. I've have been researching and educating myself but I feel like I have hit a brick wall with it all, as I am over thinking every aspect so I would really appreciate some help :)

I basically want a PCfor gaming and maybe some dabbling on photoshop in the future. I don't play anything "severe" (ha), just such things as Smite and games like Smite, Minecraft, Black Desert and other such RPGs. I don't mind about not playing on the highest settings although something that could handle everything, would be great. I'm trying to keep costs down as I'm on a budget and If you can see costs that can be cut please don't hesitate to say. I do believe that I could probably get a cheaper motherboard, psu and cooler but I literally have no idea what's decent and good for the money regardless of how many reviews I read.

This is what I've put together so far, I did it on part picker so I hope you don't mind.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/CNwsRB

Alternative parts, as I don't know which would be the better pick:

RAM: HyperX Fury 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) 2133 MHz DDR4 CL14 UDIMM Memory Kit (Skylake Compatible) - Black
http://www.amazon.co.uk/HyperX-Series-16-Skylake-Compat...

CPU Cooler: Antec H600 Pro Hydro All in One CPU Liquid Cooler.
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/antec-h600-pro-aio-hydr...

Graphics card: MSI NVIDIA GTX 750Ti OC 1059MHz (Boost 1137MHz) 5400MHz 2GB 128 Bit DDR5 DL-DVI-D HDMI PCI-E
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00I5ZYI5A

All these things are quite over my budget as I did want to get everything bought for £700/$990 (including a monitor) so any cuts you think I can make, without effecting the performance massively, would be awesome. Any help or advice is greatly appreciated :)
 
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It depends a bit on the types of games you will play.
strategy games, mmo and sims tend to depend on a single fast master thread for performance.
For those, the faster 3.7 clock rate is better.
Fast action shooters, on the other hand tend to depend more on fast graphics cards. For that, the GTX960SC is excellent.

If you mostly play multiplayer games, then a true quad is better.
The I3-6100 has two true cores, but 4 threads. Think of it as two very fast cores and two cores of perhaps 1/3 speed.
The i5-6500 has 4 cores of 3.2 speed each.

If you want to future proof a bit, spend a bit more for a Z170 based motherboard. It will allow you to upgrade in the future to an overclockable I5-6600K or I7-6700K.
And, the as yet unreleased kaby...
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everyone has got the rights to make a topic asking for personal advise:)

are you going to upgrade soon for the new graphics cards in june?
or do you want the best performance right now
you've got 2 options atm

1) you get the quad core processor which would be great in streaming, multiple mmorpg games, fast multitasking, and u turn the graphical settings a bit lower.
2) you get an i3 processor which would be great in gaming paired with a more expensive gpu (games are 80% Gpu depended), resulting in more fps+better quality.

a good monitor is about 110 pounds but we can make it work :)

 
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A good rule of thumb for a balanced gamer is to budget 2x the cpu cost for the graphics card.

By that rule, you will game better with a cheaper i3-6100 and a stronger GTX950 or GTX960.

On your build, the i5-6500 and the i3-6100 comes with an adequate stock looker.
No need for anything stronger.
 
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Would you put the i3 in rather than the i5 then? I was trying to future proof it some what. I read about cores etc and I felt the general consensus was that having 4 was like the best way to go? Is it somethings that would be worth paying for, or with the better graphics card it won't really matter?

Do you have any suggestions for a motherboard? That's definitely something I'm struggling with.

Is this the graphics card?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/EVGA-SuperSC-Nvidia-Maxwell-Graphics/dp/B00SL2TQ2C
 
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It depends a bit on the types of games you will play.
strategy games, mmo and sims tend to depend on a single fast master thread for performance.
For those, the faster 3.7 clock rate is better.
Fast action shooters, on the other hand tend to depend more on fast graphics cards. For that, the GTX960SC is excellent.

If you mostly play multiplayer games, then a true quad is better.
The I3-6100 has two true cores, but 4 threads. Think of it as two very fast cores and two cores of perhaps 1/3 speed.
The i5-6500 has 4 cores of 3.2 speed each.

If you want to future proof a bit, spend a bit more for a Z170 based motherboard. It will allow you to upgrade in the future to an overclockable I5-6600K or I7-6700K.
And, the as yet unreleased kaby lake follow on.

Another place where I might be preparing for an upgrade would be the power supply.
EVGA supernova NEX is just an OK tier three unit. on this tier list:
https://community.newegg.com/eggxpert/computer_hardware/f/135081/t/45344.aspx?Redirected=true
650w is ok, and will probably power even a GTX980ti or the pascal follow on.
I might pick a Seasonic S12II 620w unit which is a tier 2 unit.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003BIEOCI/?tag=pcp0f-21

As to a motherboard, most any Z170 based motherboard will do.
The more expensive ones will have dual gpu capability(which I do not rec0mmend)
And perhaps better sound chips.
The very expensive ones cater to overclockers.
A have liked ASUS recently.
Here is a smaller M-ATX size
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01AWH068Q/?tag=pcp0f-21

You have not selected a case. Most any will do, buy one you like the looks of.
You will have it for a long time.
For a M-ATX motherboard, I have built with the Silverstone PS-07 and TJ-08E






 
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