Can someone take a look at this build? Worried about stability.

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3s3znQ

I have a strict budget of 600$ - I already owned the PSU, which left me some breathing room. I was wondering if this is a good build? I'm a bit worried about the power supply not being adequate to power everything, and the motherboard being too low quality.

I need a blower style card; I know I can get a GTX 960 cheaper, but the blower is a must since I'm using a mini-ITX case (Which isn't optional). Thanks for the help guys.

I plan to get another fan so I have 2 140mm fans in the front later; I don't have enough at the moment.
 
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Yeah I agree. If you have an unlocked CPU, you need an unlocked motherboard. If you're not overclocking then the CPU fan and the thermal compound are wasted purchases. Although thermal compound is a waste of money no matter how much your budget is.

If you're not overclocking I would suggest this:

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CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX...
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Looks fine to me but couple of things to be aware of:

1. You have only chosen 1 stick of RAM so you are losing a significant amount of performance by not utilising the dual channel.
2. The motherboard only has 1 x 4pin fan connection so if you have more than 1 fan they are going to run at full speed unless you use a fan controller.
 
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But that processor is .3 Ghz slower than the 4690 (3.2 vs 3.5) - Wouldn't that make it slower?
 
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Not necessarily, the differences in speed when you get down to those numbers are too small to notice. There really isn't much difference at all between .3 GHz on a quad core CPU.

That build looks pretty good but don't worry about the thermal compound - huge waste of money, and Cryorig includes stuff that's just as good if not better than Arctic Silver.
 
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Ok guys - I took what you all said into consideration and altered the build.

Is this better? I changed the motherboard that was suggested earlier because while DDR3 will work with Skylake motherboards, apparently Skylake CPUs don't like it very much and it can cause damage.

I also switched to dual 4GB sticks of DDR4 ram and swapped out the thermal paste for Arctic Silver 5.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Mew12623/saved/BtzBD3

I get a 20$ rebate on the 960, so I'll have enough for that Cryorig H7 cooler, which would blend in with my black/white theme :D
 
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While that CPU and motherboard have the same socket so will work together you won't be able to overclock the CPU on that motherboard.

Either change the CPU (get non-K) or get a Z170 motherboard so you can overclock the CPU.
 
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Yeah I agree. If you have an unlocked CPU, you need an unlocked motherboard. If you're not overclocking then the CPU fan and the thermal compound are wasted purchases. Although thermal compound is a waste of money no matter how much your budget is.

If you're not overclocking I would suggest this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($32.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $607.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-23 00:46 EDT-0400
 
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Here is the build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($259.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $609.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-23 01:46 EDT-0400

I don't know what is the matter with the case but if you go with different one you get a strong build.

I excluded thermal paste as one comes included with the CM Hyper EVO212
 
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But you don't need a Hyper 212 either with a locked CPU. The stock cooler will be perfectly fine. And that PSU doesn't have a price or is Haswell / Skylake compatible.
 
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