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Graphics Card- MSI GAMING GeForce GTX 1050 GB GDDR5 DirectX 12

Cpu Cooler- Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED CPU Cooler with PWM Fan, Four Direct Contact Heat Pipes

Ram- Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB Kit (2x8GB) 1866MHz DDR3 CL10 DIM

Hard Drive- WD Blue 1TB SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 RPM 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch Desktop Hard Drive

Board- MSI Intel Skylake B150 LGA 1151 DDR4 USB 3.1 Micro ATX Motherboard

Processor- i3 6100

Power Supply- Apevia ATX-BT700W 700W Power Supply

Tower- DeepCool ATX Mid Tower TESSERACT SW-RD

 
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Build looks good but why an i3 6100 + DDR3 RAM + Aftermarket cooler?

Better off getting a Pentium G4560 instead, it offers equal performance for cheaper and on the refreshed socket with DDR4 RAM. Price all up should be equal, the DDR4 and B250 Motherboard might cost a bit more but the G4560 should be cheaper than the i3 6100 to balance it out. You also don't need an aftermarket cooler on locked CPUs, the stock cooler should suffice and save you some cash for other parts. Finally, how much are you paying for that Power Supply? I would recommend swapping it out for something like a SeaSonic S12-II series which are solid for a budget. Hope this helps :)

Link to Power Supply >...
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Build looks good but why an i3 6100 + DDR3 RAM + Aftermarket cooler?

Better off getting a Pentium G4560 instead, it offers equal performance for cheaper and on the refreshed socket with DDR4 RAM. Price all up should be equal, the DDR4 and B250 Motherboard might cost a bit more but the G4560 should be cheaper than the i3 6100 to balance it out. You also don't need an aftermarket cooler on locked CPUs, the stock cooler should suffice and save you some cash for other parts. Finally, how much are you paying for that Power Supply? I would recommend swapping it out for something like a SeaSonic S12-II series which are solid for a budget. Hope this helps :)

Link to Power Supply > https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nB3RsY/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii620bronze

Link to Pentium G4560 vs i3-6100 > http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2017-intel-pentium-g4560-budget-cpu-king-review
 
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Get this.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($69.99 @ B&H)
Memory: ADATA XPG Z1 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($86.48 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 4GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 100R Silent ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.90 @ Amazon)
Total: $544.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-12 03:18 EDT-0400`
 
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