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Just looking for some advice. How do all these parts look?

-Phanteks Eclipse P400S Tempered Glass Satin Black
-Intel Core i5 7400
-MSI GeForce GTX 1060 Gaming X 3GB
-Corsair TX550M 550W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply
-ASUS ROG Strix B250F Gaming Motherboard
-Kingston SSDNow A400 120GB SSD
-Be Quiet! Dark Rock 3 CPU Cooler
-Kingston HyperX Fury HX421C14FB2K2/16 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 Black

According to PCPartPicker all these components are compatible. And yes, I know that the CPU cooler is overkill but at least its future proof this way. Here are some questions I have:
-Is that PSU enough for this build? Should I get a stronger/weaker one?
-Is it worth paying an extra $50 or so for the 1060 6GB version?
-Am I forgetting anything?
 
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Yes, it's fine. EVGA 550W G3 is just about the same as far as quality. It is a little more popular. They both have a 7 year warranty. You picked a good PSU.

Upgrade is worth it.
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1. it's enough, great choice anyway, as it's a tier 1 GPU (https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/)
2. worth it!! as the price is so volatile right now, getting a 6GB variant for only 50$ more is really worth it, although, if the 3GB u're getting now is already well above 300$, i rather step down to the 1050ti as it's not really worth it... :eek:
3. u forgot that Ryzen exist as intel counterpart that offers cheaper price/performance (pay less for more core/thread count, u also get a free cooler, and all their CPU is unlockable)
also, r u sure u won't need a HDD on a gaming PC? (except if u already had it in your previous build or something)
it's a great build actually, but against what Ryzen offers in terms of price/performance (especially for multitasker like streamer etc) i rather go with Ryzen / if u're team blue, wait for coffelake, they gonna need a new motherboard chip (the 3XX mobo)
 
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aquielisunari

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-Is that PSU enough for this build? Should I get a stronger/weaker one? Yes. No.
-Is it worth paying an extra $50 or so for the 1060 6GB version? 100% YEs. I easily exceed 3GB VRM with higher end titles and have been for a while.
-Am I forgetting anything?[/quotemsg] Do you have the OS?

If you're going to spend that much on a motherboard it should also allow for OC'ing. MSI - Z270-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard I see you have a non-K CPU. THat's today. You still have an upgrade path that can include the K.

Overclocking is difficult. No need for it. There is an in-depth tutorial below. It shows how to OC a K CPU on a MSI board.

Open MSI Commend Center. Place check-mark below each core. Increase them to 43. Click apply

I have an OC friendly MSI board. That's exactly what I do to OC. It's gotten much simpler. It is possible to push mine further with more complicated steps. NOPE, there is no guarantees with OC'ing. Some CPUs will OC better than others.
 
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Thank you for all the responses. I have a 2tb HDD so storage probably wont be an issue and i have an OS on a USB
So just to recap... $50 upgrade is worth it and PSU is good, right? (the PSU is the thing i'm most worried/unsure about)
 
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Psu is more than enough , a good 450w will do .But get the 6gb variant of gtx 1060 .it's definitely worth spending extra 50$ .for same price you can get the rysen 5 1600 or r7 1700 (if budget permits).Ssd is the last option if u have extra cash then invest on it
 
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Yes, it's fine. EVGA 550W G3 is just about the same as far as quality. It is a little more popular. They both have a 7 year warranty. You picked a good PSU.

Upgrade is worth it.
 
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