Looking for extra advice for a $550 Build

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With the exception of the OS I already have, the build is supposed to have a budget around $550 (That's USD just in case). The parts I have are listed below with their current prices. Some of the parts I have already purchased will be marked. Any advice would be great. If I made a bad purchase and has already been purchased, I will take that info into my next build. If there is a thread that I need to post in that I forgot about, please mention that to me as well. Thanks in advance.

CPU: Pentium G4560 - $77.77
CPU Cooler: Deepcool Gammaxx 300 55.5 CFM CPU Cooler - $12.89
Thermal Paste: ARCTIC MX-2 4g - $3.44
Motherboard: Biostar B250GT5 ATX LGA1151 - $69.99 (PURCHASED)
Memory: GeIL Super Luce RGB Sync 2x4 gb ddr4-2400 - $77.99 (PURCHASED)
SSD: SanDisk SSD Plus 120 gb 2.5" - $54.99
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 500 gb 3.5" - $29.00
GPU: EVGA Geforce GTX 1050 2gb - $104.99 (PURCHASED)
Case: Zalman Z11 Neo ATX Mid Tower - $44.99 (PURCHASED)
PSU: Raidmax 530w Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply - $34.99 (PURCHASED)
ODD: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer - $16.29
Wifi Adapter: TP Link TL-WN821N USB 2.0 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter - $13.09

Total: $540.42
 
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volkgren
You don't need an aftermarket cooler on a G4560, unless you want silent or something that looks better to you.
With a budget build the power supply isn't as critical as with high-end builds. Raidmax has a lot of low quality power supplies. I prefer EVGA (not there low end though), Corsair, and especially SeaSonic.
500GB HDD isn't much, but get what you can afford I guess.



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You don't need an aftermarket cooler on a G4560, unless you want silent or something that looks better to you.
With a budget build the power supply isn't as critical as with high-end builds. Raidmax has a lot of low quality power supplies. I prefer EVGA (not there low end though), Corsair, and especially SeaSonic.
500GB HDD isn't much, but get what you can afford I guess.



 
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In regards to your message, I didn't say this, but I was going for a black and blue theme, so this CPU Cooler was well rated and supported my theme a little more than the intel stock cooler.
In terms of the power supply, I was thinking about upgrading some other components after a year or two, so I wanted the PSU to be at least somewhat capable of a higher end component rather than buying a new PSU as well, but I will look into better PSU's the next time around.
In terms of the HDD, I am not a heavy duty media creator or obsessed with gaming, plus, HDD's are growing to be a bit cheaper. Maybe during Black Friday or Cyber Monday or other sales I might invest into a terabyte.

Thanks for your advice in the meantime.
 
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