Feedback on 1st computer build (Under or at $1000)

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carsonyoung

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I'm planning on building my first gaming CPU. Here is my current part list. Any feedback would be wonderful. Will probably get 8 more gb of ram...

Processor: Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700 $300.48

Motherboard: ASUS LGA1151 DDR4 DisplayPort HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 H170 ATX Motherboards H170 PRO GAMING $113.23

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING, ACX 2.0 (Single Fan), 06G-P4-6161-KR, 6GB GDDR5, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC) $249.99

Ram: Crucial 8GB DDR4-2133 UDIMM $48.00

Hard drive- WD Blue 1TB SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 RPM 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch Desktop Hard Drive (WD10EZEX) $49.99

Power Supply-EVGA 600 B1, 80+ BRONZE 600W, 3 Year Warranty, Includes FREE Power On Self Tester, Power Supply 100-B1-0600-KR $49.99

Case: Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-1 Mid Tower Gaming Case- $50.00

Cooling Unit: Master Hyper 212 EVO $28.00

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer $19.98


Total Price-$860.00
 
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FD2Raptor
I'd say that you're overpaying some parts and underpaying on others, here's a better balanced build for roughly the same:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI B150M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING X Video Card...
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FD2Raptor

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I'd say that you're overpaying some parts and underpaying on others, here's a better balanced build for roughly the same:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI B150M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING X Video Card ($269.99 @ B&H)
Case: Inwin 703 BLACK ATX Mid Tower Case ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ B&H)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $869.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-31 14:25 EDT-0400
 
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