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The CPU cooler isn't very good. I recommend putting $5 more into the Cryorig H7. The performance you get out of it is well worth it.

The Samsung 850 EVO is a well performing, however overpriced SSD. The crucial MX300 can be found at a cheaper price, has a high storage capacity, and real world performance (OS boot and games/program load times) difference is unnoticeable.

Other than that, the build seems fine. Do note if you are not purely gaming the Ryzen 5 series CPU could be a better path to go.
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Good system. Can't say there's anything I would've done better with it, maybe went with the Ryzen 5 platform, but Intel is still dominant before AMD whips the kinks out of their system. One thing I will say, though, is that I don't know how much I'd trust a bundled keyboard/mouse for 40 bucks. Based on reviews given, people seem to say it's pretty good, with some general complaints about the mouse and such.
 
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The CPU cooler isn't very good. I recommend putting $5 more into the Cryorig H7. The performance you get out of it is well worth it.

The Samsung 850 EVO is a well performing, however overpriced SSD. The crucial MX300 can be found at a cheaper price, has a high storage capacity, and real world performance (OS boot and games/program load times) difference is unnoticeable.

Other than that, the build seems fine. Do note if you are not purely gaming the Ryzen 5 series CPU could be a better path to go.
 
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Multiple people told me that I needed to change the CPU cooler. The problem is, the Cryorig H7 is around $26 more in my country and I am already a bit over my budget already so I was trying lower the cost, not increase it. Can I know your opinion about this cooler https://www.amazon.com/MasterAir-Cooler-Continuous-Technology-Master/dp/B01M5K6DKW?tag=bom_tomshardware-20&ascsubtag=site:thus as it is almost the same price as the 212x.

The Crucial MX300 is just $8 cheaper, in my country, which in my opinion, is not a very good option especially for looks as my case is tempered glass and I want it to look as best as possible.

I am not planning to do any CPU intensive tasks, so I won't need to go with a Ryzen 5 CPU.
 
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AtomicSnipe

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Most reviews about the keyboard and mouse are positive. So... yeah...
 
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My only criticism is more of a personal preference. I would drop the Asus STRIX motherboard, get something a little cheaper, and use that extra money to bump up to a GTX 1080. I've seen them on sale for $450 recently, and that would obviously put you in a different league performance-wise. Like I said though, that's kind of personal preference, I'm just looking at it from a cost/performance point of view.
 
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Yes, from a cost/performance view, you are right. But if I would want to take full use of the 1080, I would upgrade to at least a 1440p monitor which would add more cost.
 
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Not necessarily, there will definitely be some games that you won't be able to hit 144 fps with using the 1070. If you get a 1080, you'll be able to utilize that 144hz monitor more than you would with the 1070. Here's a reddit thread with some people talking about using a GTX 1080 with 1080p.

https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/5awd25/is_a_gtx_1070_wasted_on_a_1080p_144hz_monitor/
 
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Alright can you recommend me a good motherboard (preferably from ASUS and has WiFi and Bluetooth).
 
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