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Is this for gaming? If so, comments:

1. 8350k not worth the money, either 8400/8600k or 8700k is beset bang for the money right now. The mb is not very good for overclocking, but may be fine for 8350k, definitely not good for 8600k
2. too expensive ram
3. 960 evo NVME is overkill for gaming, regular any brand will perform similarly for gaming
4. 1060 3gb is not good enough for ultra 1080p gaming.
5. psu is no good
6. use black keyboard as white ones get dirty quickly.

this is a better build:
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CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.89 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 HD3 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($101.49 @...
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Is this for gaming? If so, comments:

1. 8350k not worth the money, either 8400/8600k or 8700k is beset bang for the money right now. The mb is not very good for overclocking, but may be fine for 8350k, definitely not good for 8600k
2. too expensive ram
3. 960 evo NVME is overkill for gaming, regular any brand will perform similarly for gaming
4. 1060 3gb is not good enough for ultra 1080p gaming.
5. psu is no good
6. use black keyboard as white ones get dirty quickly.

this is a better build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.89 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 HD3 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($101.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($269.49 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ B&H)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($92.99 @ Best Buy)
Keyboard: Corsair - K55 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($48.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1128.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-21 19:22 EST-0500
 
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g-unit1111

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1. Yeah true, but you could also go for the R5-1600 for the same price and you'll get performance comparable to the current generation i5s and two extra CPU cores.
2. You're not going to find anything cheaper - RAM prices are what they are right now due to the B-Die shortage. It sucks but there really isn't a whole lot we can do about that for the time being. Hopefully they will subside in the forthcoming months.
3. I don't see anything wrong with using a 960 Evo. I like M2 drives as opposed to regular SSDs because they reduce cable clutter, perform slightly faster than average SSDs, and free up drive bays in cases. There's a lot more benefits to using an M2 drive than you would think.
4. Yeah I'd at least bump that up to a 6GB which shouldn't be that much more expensive.
5. Yes - completely agree there 100%.
6. That doesn't really matter - I've seen some extremely dirty black keyboards.
 
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Yeah if you do need to cut costs, I typically cut storage first.
 
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