Thoughts on my first gaming PC build

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Ericisspicy

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MSI z170a m7 (motherboard)
EVGA supernova 650w g2 (power supply)
Intel core i5 6500 (processor)
WD desktop 1tb (hard drive)
EVGA geforce GTX 1060 6gb (graphics card)
DDR4 8GB 2133 MT's crucial (memory card)
Asus 24 inch (monitor)
Razer DeathAdder Chroma (mouse)
Corsair carbide 200r (mid tower)
Razer blackwidow ultimate (keyboard)
Note:I'm not building anything fancy just something decent/good.
 
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the difference is, that it's enough for your needs.
a 600$ Z170 XL-ATX board is way better than any other board. but all the features it has will be going unused by 99% of all users.
the H170 board brings everything with it that you'll need in terms of personal needs while being significantly cheaper than a Z170 board of the same quality.
the Z170 chipset is more expensive. so if you don't use it's features (overclockablilty, SLI capability) there's no need to spend money on it as this money can be saved and reinvested elsewhere
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Isokolon

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- downgrade your PSU to 550W. your build will barely hit 300W.
- go with ASUS or Gigabyte for Mainboards. MSI lacks quality control.
- if you can afford 16GB RAM it'd be preferable
- instead of a 120€ keyboard go with something significantly cheaper and get a Crusial Mx300 or Samsung 750 Evo SSD instead for you OS
 
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game junky

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it'll get the job done - all the stuff I have to say are just preferential.

Z-series motherboards are a little overkill vs their H-series counterparts but they usually add features and in some cases improve internal components so nothing wrong with going with a z170. Not a fan of evga for power supplies (had 2 fry before I switched) - Corsair's CS & HX series are incredibly reliable (CX is garbage) if you wanted to do a price comparison with their skus. I like Corsair's low profile memory options personally, but crucial is a good option as well. I love my chroma keyboard and mouse - good feel and performance though the price makes you wait for a discount to snag them.

The most noticeable upgrade you could make would be to go with an SSD for your OS disk. It won't do much impact for gaming performance, but for day to day usage it's a game changer. File transfer speeds, load times, it makes everything seem quicker.

If you had the wiggle room in your budget, you could easily go to a 1070 just to extended the life of your build but that 1060 is more than sufficient to game at 1080p at a high level. My 770 superclocked 4GB is still getting the job done, so it's all about what you're willing to spend and what you're happy with.

I think it's a good rig, just a couple of tweaks IMHO.
 
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The CX is terrible, the CS decreased the failure rate slightly and extended the warranty to make failures less painful, the HX is overkill I agree but I like having the piece of mind of a 7 year warranty. I usually wait for a sale for those.

Maybe the CPU price will drop next year when the 7th gen desktop CPUs ship
 
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From what I've learned on this forum it's better in terms of your personal needs. Z Series mobo are most used if you want to overclock, but since you want a decent build (casual gaming), H Series which are more for average users (no overclocking possible) is a better option in your particular case.
 
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Isokolon

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the difference is, that it's enough for your needs.
a 600$ Z170 XL-ATX board is way better than any other board. but all the features it has will be going unused by 99% of all users.
the H170 board brings everything with it that you'll need in terms of personal needs while being significantly cheaper than a Z170 board of the same quality.
the Z170 chipset is more expensive. so if you don't use it's features (overclockablilty, SLI capability) there's no need to spend money on it as this money can be saved and reinvested elsewhere
 
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