First time building a gaming PC, need to know if these parts are good

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Hey guys so it is my first time building a gaming pc. I had an old laptop but it broke a couple of weeks ago and all my friends told me to build a pc. I'm not really a hardcore gamer I just play casual games like LoL, csgo and slight video editing and school work. So I don't really need an amazing graphics card but a decent budget graphics card that can run csgo above 100 fps in high settings. My budget is $850 but I can go up to $900 if needed. Here is my build please let me know if there's anything I should change and if I should wait for any deals coming up on these parts. I plan on upgrading some parts when Black Friday comes later on in the year. Btw I've heard the Rx 470 is better but it is a bit more expensive and I prefer nvidia , but let me know if there's a really good deal on it. Thanks guys

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/MbQ2TH

i5 6500 Quad core 3.2ghz CPU
Gtx 1050ti EVGA 4gb SC gaming
Corsair vengeance lpx ddr4 8gb RAM
600w bronze certified EVGA power supply
Asus h110m/e motherboard
Adata 120gb ssd for os and boot times
1tb WD hdd
Corsair Spec-02 case
TpLink wifi adapter
 
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If I had to give you some advice, the 6500 isn't bad, however it isn't amazing and it won't get better. I'd go with the i5-6600K (only $20 more) and a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO. The 6600k will allow you to do some minor overclocking with that cooler, seeing as how I've gotten 4.5Ghz without raising voltages on my 6700k.

Anyways, even if you didn't feel comfortable with overclocking, the base clock is higher so you will automatically get slightly more out of it. Because of the cost of the CPU cooler, you could remove the SSD, seeing as how it only has 120gb, making it next to useless for anything other than an OS. Personally, owning a Samsung 750 500gb, I decided not to reinstall my OS onto my SSD simply because the boot times on my...
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IRekNoobz

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I wanted a faster processor just in general because I do slight video editing my budget is $850 CAN which is roughly $650 US i don't game too much but I just play some light games like csgo but if there's a better gpu for the value please let me know
 
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If I had to give you some advice, the 6500 isn't bad, however it isn't amazing and it won't get better. I'd go with the i5-6600K (only $20 more) and a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO. The 6600k will allow you to do some minor overclocking with that cooler, seeing as how I've gotten 4.5Ghz without raising voltages on my 6700k.

Anyways, even if you didn't feel comfortable with overclocking, the base clock is higher so you will automatically get slightly more out of it. Because of the cost of the CPU cooler, you could remove the SSD, seeing as how it only has 120gb, making it next to useless for anything other than an OS. Personally, owning a Samsung 750 500gb, I decided not to reinstall my OS onto my SSD simply because the boot times on my HDD was more than fast enough for me. Niether have I really noticed reasonably faster load times for games that I've installed on it, then again, it might just be a case of taking it for granted.

With that out of the way, a 600w power supply just isn't necessary in my opinion. I had an older rig running a gtx 980, i5-4690, and 16gb of ram on a 550w EVGA. If you can, get a slightly lower voltage and save a couple bucks, unless you plan to upgrade down the road.

Lastly, if possible, try to save a bit more for a gtx 1060. You might not think it, but it can make all the difference. I would go as far as saying that it's the sweet spot for decent 1080p gaming as of now.
 
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IRekNoobz

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I've never done overclocking before. How does it work? Is it easy? Also I'll try to go for a 1060 but what is the cheapest but decently reliable one? Thanks for the feedback
 
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As you can se here they all OC well
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Gigabyte/GTX_1060_Xtreme_Gaming/29.html
But it all comes down to the silicone lottery.
Don't raise voltages. Not worth it.
Start raising core clock first to as much as it can handle (in 50-100mhz steps). Then start OC in the same manner but at 25mhz steps.
After each step test it with future mark (or other "torture tests") for stability issues for 1h.
After the final OC do another test for 6h to be certain (afterall its gonna remain like this). Usually enthusiast go with 24h testing.
 
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IRekNoobz

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I'm not sure if I might be interested in overclocking but thanks for the help man. It just seems like extra work but I'll try to get an rx 470 or 1060 if I can, is it gonna be a huge difference from a 1050ti?
 
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