1st time building a gaming PC, what should i choose?

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Hey guys, I'm currently in the process of choosing my parts for my first build ever and my budgbet is about 1200$ CAD before taxes. My main goals were to have a Mini-ITX form Factor and have a versatile PC for gaming AND content creation that I can overclock a bit. I did some research on my parts and here's the setup I've come up with:

- Intel I5-6600k w beQuiet Pure Rock Slim Cooler (the 7600k is about 50$ more here for a very small gain in performance)

- ASRock Z270M-ITX/ac Mobo (I have not found a Z170 board that had enough usb connections for cheaper)

- 2x G.Skill NT series 8gb sticks

- 1x 120gb SSD (as a boot drive and for main programs)
- 1x 1 or 2tb HDD (just looking for the cheapest one)

- Zotac GTX 1060 6gb Mini OR EVGA GTX 1060 Gaming 6gb (basically, I need a small GTX 1060 6gb since I plan on running a LOT of texture packs on games like Skyrim, so if you don't think I need more than 3gb, let me know)

-Corsair 450w 80+ Bronze

- Thermaltake Core V1 (+ 80mm fans for airflow)

I'm currently waiting for the Ryzen launch, so if it turns out to be the bomb as it is advertised, I may change the build for an AMD one, but if not, is there anything obvious I should change or do you have any suggestions on rearranging my budget?
Thanks!

PS: Also, if anyone has any tips on shopping for pc parts, let me know, it would be much appreciated!
 
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Don't buy a small GPU they are loud, hot, and slow. Get one with 2 fans. Only other suggestion is to buy a seasonic or xfx PSU in the 450-550 range. They should last longer/give cleaner power
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Thank you, I wasn't aware of that and will definetly check out for those!
 
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I would also suggest thinking more about small form-factor, and whether it's necessary for you. Restricted airflow (tough for overclocking systems), no mGPU options, and more limited I/O make the platform inherently less flexible over time.....which should be major benefit to PC gaming platforms.

Unless you absolutely need the small size, say for HTPC, or if it's meant to be a traveling machine like for LAN parties or whatnot.....then mATX setups are far superior (in my humble opinion anyway).

Cases like this:

http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/products-model.aspx?id=C_00002559

Are very compact and affordable, super easy to work on and put together, and offer lots of flexibility.
 
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I checked the US pricing and you are right I would save money doing so, but in Canada, the 6600k is 35$ cheaper than the 7600, so with the cooler, they're about the same price, and I currently use 6 usb ports in the back of my computer. The cheapest motherboards with the H270 that I found with 6 usb or more are about 180$, so the total is 10$. But I planned to maybe travel to the US, so if I do, i'll definitely consider this.
 
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That makes sense, and it would adress the compatibilty issue for mobos and such mentionned by TMTOWTSAC.
 
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