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Its Me Greg

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Good day, fellow members! I'd like to ask the community for some suggestions. As the title says, I'm planning to upgrade my rig, since so many new components and games came out. Please note that I'm aiming for a gaming PC and try to build it as future proof as it can be, calculating with a 1.300-1.400 USD (380.000-400.000 HUF) budget.

Planned upgrades:
- ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition 8GB GDDR5X
- Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 2x4 Gb Blue 1600 Mhz CL9
- Be Quiet! 730W PSU
- Asus H110M-D D3 Mobo
- Intel Core i5-6500 OEM

What I'll keep from my current config:
- Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 2x4 Gb Blue 1600 Mhz CL9
- Cooler Master Hyper 103 RR-H103-22PB-R1 CPU cooler
- Kingstone 60GB SSD
- Hitachi 500GB HDD

NOTE: the price range also contains an external HDD and a keyboard+mouse combo

I'm looking forward to any replies/suggestions/tips. Thanks for the help!

Quick side question: Should I get a new CPU cooler as well? My Hyper 103 SUPPOSED to go with the LGA1151 socket (although it's not shown on the box) and I read that the new Skylake CPUs can easily bend and this one weights 1.1 lb.
 
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Its Me Greg

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Right now I have a Cooler Master Elite Power 500W CM-RS500-PSAP-J3. I've used a PSU calculator, it said that my build will only need 450-500W. But I'm aiming for something around 700W, just to be sure.
 
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First off I would not pair a GTX 1080 with a H110 motherboard. I would go at least for a low end Z170 motherboard and upgrade your CPU to an i5-6600K. And then I would swap that PSU for an EVGA G2. Plus that RAM isn't compatible with the motherboard you chose and I would also look at getting an SSD upgrade. This would be a much wiser use of your money I feel:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($56.60 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($114.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.30 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $628.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-31 16:47 EDT-0400

That will be a much better use going to compliment your 1080.
 
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First of all, thanks for the in-depth breakdown! I searched for the parts where I live (Hungary) and I altered your suggestions a little, hope it will be similar to your picks.

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/DdvG3F

CPU: http://pcpartpicker.com/product/m9Gj4D/intel-cpu-bx80662i56600 (I'm not planning to overclock my PC, that's why I wouldn't go with the K version)
CPU Cooler: http://pcpartpicker.com/product/MPnG3C/enermax-cpu-cooler-etst40fbk (I can't buy the Cryorig here and this one is a little bit cheaper)
Motherboard: http://pcpartpicker.com/product/fcqbt6/asrock-motherboard-z170pro4s (Again, cheaper and I can find it here)
RAM: Savage Memory Black - 8GB Module - DDR4 2800MHz Intel XMP CL14 DIMM (I couldn't find higher core speed single ram for ther Asrock Z170M PRO4S )

The budget range I mentioned is one of my biggest outlay and because the VGA (the card will cost around $930, thanks for our 27% VAT), I have to go for the cheaper parts. I don't want to order parts, because it feels safer for me if I personally buy them (I don't want to "gamble" with valuables like these, ordering them abroad). I didn't consider to change my SSD and HDD (yet), mainly because my OS runs just fine on the 60GB SSD, my programs don't take up much space on my HDD, and for my games, I'm going to buy a TOSHIBA Canvio Basics 500GB HDTB305EK3AA.

I hope with these picks my planned upgrade will still be acceptable.
 
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