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This is my first time building a PC, so I might have made some bad choices. Any suggestions will be appreciated.

CPU: Intel Core i7-6850k ($589.99)
CPU cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H100i v2 Liquid Cooler ($102.99)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-UD5 WIFI ($310.65)
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 Series 64GB DDR4 (F4-2666C16Q2-64GRB) ($394.99)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 G1 Gaming ($409.99)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO SSD 500GB ($157.10)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 550 GS ($81.57)
Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case ($89.99)
Total: $2137.27
 
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My thoughts:

1. The 6850K is just a 6800K but slightly higher clocked. You can save quite a great deal by going with the 6800K.
2. Dunno about the others, but I'm always opposing Liquid all in one coolers for something like Noctua NH-D15. You won't believe how close this thing performs against the H100. I'm using the Source 530, I'd say the NH-D15 will fit easily on that case.
3. With RAM prices rising up again, I'd stay with 32GB for now. A couple of months ago a 64GB kit will cost below $300, but now I don't think it's going to be worth it paying that much for something that you can't take benefit of in the near future.
4. Don't get the EVGA "GS" power supply, the "G2" power supplies are comparable in price but marginally better.
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My thoughts:

1. The 6850K is just a 6800K but slightly higher clocked. You can save quite a great deal by going with the 6800K.
2. Dunno about the others, but I'm always opposing Liquid all in one coolers for something like Noctua NH-D15. You won't believe how close this thing performs against the H100. I'm using the Source 530, I'd say the NH-D15 will fit easily on that case.
3. With RAM prices rising up again, I'd stay with 32GB for now. A couple of months ago a 64GB kit will cost below $300, but now I don't think it's going to be worth it paying that much for something that you can't take benefit of in the near future.
4. Don't get the EVGA "GS" power supply, the "G2" power supplies are comparable in price but marginally better.
 
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