My first build. Need help and suggestions please!

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Using this build for 1080p gaming. Keep the build around $1,100. Black and white. Mainly concerned about the case, SSD, and GPU. I'll be playing CPU-intensive games (Cities: Skylines). Need extra RAM for light video editing. Is it worth it to upgrade to 80+ gold?
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/k6XDTH
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/k6XDTH/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z270 Killer SLI/ac ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($141.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($116.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($93.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SSC GAMING Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($52.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $1084.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus STRIX B250F GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($116.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($93.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1043.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Do you have a budget for monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc. ? Or do you already have those?
 
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Another way to optimize...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($327.49 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($146.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Node 304 Mini ITX Tower Case ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($46.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $1090.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I already have those so it's all good lol
 
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A more powerful equivalent to my first one, but nothing pretty to look at.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-E/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($111.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Western Digital AV-GP 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card ($379.00 @ Jet)
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.58 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1050.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Cannot overclcok.
 
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Everything looks good for this one. I'll look into the case a bit more. Thanks!
 
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The i7-7700k will provide a considerable all around performance boost and will have a longer useful life. I wish I spent extra on an i7 several years ago.

Everything else is minor differences. This system is well worth going slightly over budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($327.49 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($114.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($93.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.96 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GT OCV1 Video Card ($239.99 @ Jet)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($52.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $1123.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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No problem.
 
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An i7 7700 or 7700k will do you much better.
Here's a list which outperforms the above options.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($327.49 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($19.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z270 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($113.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($99.97 @ Jet)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($379.99 @ Jet)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1112.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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**edit** - I just saw your B&W request. Obviously I didn't comply with that. I'm not going to waste my time looking at colours unless you're actually interested in the build. Just throwing another perspective into the mix.

So Ryzen 5 CPUs launch on April 11. You could actually get a 6 core 12 thread CPU that should OC to 4Ghz, with a GTX 1070 on budget.

You might not quite be able to squeeze a cooler in to your $1100 budget up front, but the bundled Wraith Spire cooler is likely decent for a bit of an OC. And you could add a decent cooler down the track and push the CPU a bit harder.

Here's an example of what you'd be looking at (no cooler and no case - choose whatever case you like).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: ASRock AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($93.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card ($379.00 @ Jet)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Other: Ryzen 5 1600 ($219.00)
Total: $1005.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-21 20:31 EDT-0400

I'm not saying it's necessarily a better build. There will no doubt be some games where the i5 is better a pure gaming CPU. But streaming and video editing pushes heavily in Ryzen 5's favour. Plus the extra money gets you to a 1070 which is miles better than the 1060 in your current build.

If you do decide to go that way, you'll need to wait for launch articles (April 11) to check that Ryzen 5 performs as expected (it really should game identically to similarly clocked Ryzen 7 CPUs - but that needs to be independently verified).
ALSO - you'd want to spend a bit more time finding a RAM set that's on the QVL list for that mobo. The new platform seems very picky with RAM, but scales well with fast RAM, so worth doing a bit of research to get a fast and verified compatible kit.

I'm not saying this is definitely the way to go or criticising the build above. It's really just the "streaming" and "video editing" goals, along with the ability to get a 6 core processor and a 1070 in your budget. That's the way I'd go personally, assuming of course that the 6 core Ryzen 5's perform as we expect them to.
 
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