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Crazy D0G

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Hi guys!
Can you help me with some advice or suggestion for my configuration:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($190.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($62.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($399.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool WAVE V2 MicroATX Mini Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $871.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-29 14:53 EST-0500

Should i replace CPU on Intel Core i5-6600 or even Intel Core i5-6700?I'm not interested in overclocking, so did not consider -z chipset & -k CPUs. I plan play with full hd TV.

P.S. I'm going to use the computer only for games for the first time and in the future, perhaps to develop VR games for HTC Vive
 
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Herc08


If you can afford a bigger SSD, then grab a 1TB hard drive from WD. They are only about $50
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For RAM, look for a 8GBx2 set, they are usually cheaper in a bundle. Also is 240GB going to be enough? Windows takes up 20GB itself. Games can take up 30-60GB per game. I hear that PNY is not the best bring. Kingston or Samsung or more popular (I have a 750 EVO). You can drop down to the 6400 if you are purely gaming. Yes, it's a bit slower, but as a gamer, you will hardly notice it.
 
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Crazy D0G

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Thanks for your suggestions! No, 240GB is enough for my purposes, because i have external 2Tb hdd drive.
 
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Largely agree with this. Get 2x8gb ram kit. It will likely be cheaper that way. And your selected SSD is fine, [strike]but you may either want to go toward a 480GB+ SSD or add a 1TB HDD to the mix for storage.[/strike]
 
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Well if you plan on playing the games off that 2TB drive, it will degrade performance because it's going through USB, and can slow things down. Unless you plan on download games and saving the installation it, and then install it on the SSD.
 
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Crazy D0G

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Ok, so maybe i should replace ssd to internal hdd in this case?
 
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If you can afford a bigger SSD, then grab a 1TB hard drive from WD. They are only about $50
 
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