I don't Think I'm Getting my bang for my buck.

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Me and my dad are building a PC for the first time. We intended it to be a simple task but ended up finding it to be a bigger problem. What parts should we get, how can we save money, how can we get the best bang for our buck. I know this is a lot to ask, but can someone revise my system build and tell me how to fix it to make it great. The tricky part is we already started buying parts. We already have the motherboard, case, CPU cooler, wifi card, hard drive, and power supply. Please look it over and help us make this build worthy of good, 60 fps modern gaming experience. Here's our list, thanks so much for your help in advance. (We have a budget of 1100 to 1200, anything in between or lower is appreciated. The highest we can manage is 1300 and that's kinda pushing it. Thanks for the help!)

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2VJvHN
 
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This is tricky. First, you've already started buying parts. Second, you are buying EVERYTHING. Monitor, OS, keyboard, mouse, headset, wifi card, etc. You are basically buying a COMPLETE system which will cost a lot. Most of the builds we see are for $700-1K, but they already have the monitor, keyboard, etc. Buying the parts before checking wasn't a good idea either as some of them aren't best "bang for buck". The case looks like it's more than it should have been, the PSU isn't the best. I would honestly try to return that. At this point the only thing I can suggest is to delay buying the headset. And the mousepad. Otherwise you already have the "best" parts.
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This is tricky. First, you've already started buying parts. Second, you are buying EVERYTHING. Monitor, OS, keyboard, mouse, headset, wifi card, etc. You are basically buying a COMPLETE system which will cost a lot. Most of the builds we see are for $700-1K, but they already have the monitor, keyboard, etc. Buying the parts before checking wasn't a good idea either as some of them aren't best "bang for buck". The case looks like it's more than it should have been, the PSU isn't the best. I would honestly try to return that. At this point the only thing I can suggest is to delay buying the headset. And the mousepad. Otherwise you already have the "best" parts.
 
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There isn't much of a point spending extra for an unlocked CPU if you're going to put it on a B/H-chipset motherboard which doesn't support overclocking, you'll need a Z-series motherboard for that. Going with an i5-7600 non-K saves you a few bucks on the CPU and then you can simply use the stock HSF to save another $27.
 
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