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Below is my build for my GTX 970 Gigabyte G1 or whatever it's called. It's total price sits under 480 dollars WITHOUT the GPU because I already have the GPU. I was wondering if this build would bottleneck anything and if any other components would be better for another without increasing the price. I was planning on having the price under 450 dollars. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. If you find a better case for cooling or a better CPU and MOBO that would be especially appreciated
MOBO: ASUS P8Q77-M/CSM LGA 1155 Intel Q77 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008DWGXR6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_qr8Fxb8TTRGHX
RAM: Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB Kit (2x4GB) 1600MHz DDR3 CL10 DIMM - Blue (HX316C10FK2/8) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J8E8ZLK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_ws8FxbJMCAA6F
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53570K https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007SZ0E1K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_9s8Fxb6WQMPQ0
HDD: Seagate 1TB Desktop HDD SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive (ST1000DM003) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005T3GRNW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_tt8FxbNWFVK50
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO - 120GB - 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-75E120B/AM) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OAJ5N6I/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_St8FxbXKB1DHV
CASE: Zalman ATX Mid Tower PC Case Z1 Neo https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019OSCMYK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_uQ8FxbC7Z2VGN
PSU: EVGA 500 W1 80+, 500W Continuous Power, 3 Year Warranty Power Supply 100-W1-0500-KR https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00H33SFJU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_.u8FxbHBA98NP
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming GDDR5 Pcie Video Graphics Card, 4GB https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NH5T1MS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_TR8FxbZTC9TCW
 
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PSU is low quality, for EVGA you want a B2,G2,GS,P2,PS or T2 model. And no there's no bottleneck.

EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold
http://pcpartpicker.com/product/qYTrxr/evga-power-supply-220g20550y1

For around $500 you could get a i5-6500/16gb DDR4. Also I don't think you can overclock that i5-3570K on that Q77 MB.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($67.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard...
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PSU is low quality, for EVGA you want a B2,G2,GS,P2,PS or T2 model. And no there's no bottleneck.

EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold
http://pcpartpicker.com/product/qYTrxr/evga-power-supply-220g20550y1

For around $500 you could get a i5-6500/16gb DDR4. Also I don't think you can overclock that i5-3570K on that Q77 MB.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($67.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Case: Zalman Z1 Neo ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $479.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-08 12:08 EDT-0400
 
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Corsair CX Series, CX600, 600 Watt (600W) Power Supply, 80+ Bronze Certified https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0092ML0OC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_X-8FxbT92ZYRJ
how does this look too?
Also what different would a locked 6500 and 16 gb of ddr4 ram? Ddr4 doesn't really attract me enough to switch out the whole CPU and MOBO
 
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With a I5-3570K you can get added performance if you will overclock.
Unfortunately, a Q77 motherboard does not permit proper cpu multiplier overclocking.
'You would need Z77, P68, P67, or Z75.
Here are the differences:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGA_1155

Really, with skylake available, I would not build buying new parts from old generations.

Skylake I3 or I5 would be my choice. Most any lga1151 motherboard will do.
Only if you buy a top end I5-6600K would you need a Z170 motherboard.


 
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Corsair CX aren't very good units. Your 3570K may be unlocked but if its on a locked MB then there's really no way of overclocking it. Gaming performance you probably won't be able to tell the difference between them when paired with that GTX 970, figured I would just offer newer tech if you only have your GPU considering prices are fairly close.
 
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