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feelinfroggy777
The 8400 comes with a stock cooler. I would hold off on a CPU cooler for now and see how it runs. It do fine to keep the CPU cool, it may just be a little loud. But the Hyper 212 EVO is not too quite either.

I would get a b360 motherboard and save some money. Z boards support overclocking, but the 8400 is a locked CPU, so you cant overclock. Therefore you are paying for a feature you cant use.

You are running on a dual channel board, therefore you should get 2 sticks of RAM.

I also swapped out for a better PSU. The fans will work fine, but the case will come with fans and you may want to wait and see how it cools and sounds. What is provided may be more than enough.

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feelinfroggy777

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The 8400 comes with a stock cooler. I would hold off on a CPU cooler for now and see how it runs. It do fine to keep the CPU cool, it may just be a little loud. But the Hyper 212 EVO is not too quite either.

I would get a b360 motherboard and save some money. Z boards support overclocking, but the 8400 is a locked CPU, so you cant overclock. Therefore you are paying for a feature you cant use.

You are running on a dual channel board, therefore you should get 2 sticks of RAM.

I also swapped out for a better PSU. The fans will work fine, but the case will come with fans and you may want to wait and see how it cools and sounds. What is provided may be more than enough.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Lpn84q
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Lpn84q/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($195.79 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($70.25 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Dual Video Card ($292.89 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.98 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: ARCTIC - Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($3.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: ARCTIC - Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($3.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $828.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-31 09:06 EDT-0400
 
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logainofhades

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Made some changes, to get you a better PSU, and GPU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($195.79 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Patriot - Signature Line 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($78.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: ADATA - SU800 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini Video Card ($399.99 @ Amazon)
Case: EVGA - DG-73 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $900.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-31 11:04 EDT-0400
 
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EpIckFa1LJoN

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If you can't overclock the MB there's no point in getting RAM faster than 2133MHz, don't waste the money if the board can't OC the RAM will be at 2133MHz regardless of what speed you buy. So I'd stick with whatever you can find that is cheap, yet reliable, which is generally 2133MHz/2400MHz.

Also the 1060 6GB is a bit much for WoW (the most graphically demanding game on this list), you should still be able to max out graphics with a 1060 3GB. Actually just looked it up. Fornite is the most graphically demanding game on your list and a 1060 3GB is still capable of averaging 59.9fps on Epic settings with grass. Don't waste your money unless you intend on playing other games not on your list.

Storage is going to fill up FAST. WoW alone takes up around 70GB of data. Add your OS and the rest of the games on this list are another 60GB. Storage starts slowing down at about 50% capacity, so unless that's literally ALL you will have on it, I would highly recommend getting an additional drive.

Also threw in a better PSU that's cheaper without the mail-in rebate.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($195.79 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B360-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($79.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($72.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($70.25 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($19.15 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB GAMING Video Card ($229.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: ARCTIC - Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($3.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: ARCTIC - Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($3.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $796.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-31 11:07 EDT-0400
 
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EmiloBrothers

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Thanks for your reply, you sound like you know what you are talking about.
SO this is what my custom pc build looks like now ...
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GZmFKB
Do you think it willl be good and compatible?
 
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feelinfroggy777

feelinfroggy777

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RAM will run natively at 2666mhz with the 8400 on that board. But I agree, there is no point of going higher than that as you cant overclock.
 
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EmiloBrothers

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Thanks for your reply, you sound like you know what you are talking about.
SO this is what my custom pc build looks like now ...
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GZmFKB
Do you think it willl be good and compatible?
 
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EmiloBrothers

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Do you still think I should use the stock cooler, or buy the hyper 212 evo?
Also, I've seen some fps test video of fortnite running with 1060 3gb vs 1060 6gb, there was only a 10 fps difference, most of the time. Should I consider buying the 3gb instead of the 6gb? If I were to play a more demanding game in the future, maybe I should just stick with the 1060 6gb. Whats your opinion?
 
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feelinfroggy777

feelinfroggy777

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I agree with logainofhades, I would go with the 6gb 1060. The 1060 has been out for 2 years now and if you want longevity, you really need to get the best GPU you can afford. There is more to the 6gb model than just more VRAM as the 6gb model has more cuda cores. In fact, I would be leery of getting a 1060 at all right now. For the long term, the 1070 would be the better option.

If you want to save money, use the stock cooler. As far as performance, there will be zero gain. The 8400 on a stock cooler will get the same fps as a 8400 on a aftermarket cooler. The only difference is noise. The stock cooler is kinda loud and ugly, but performance is the same. If you game with a headset, you wont ever hear it.

I am more of a form over function guy. I would skip the CPU cooler and get a cheaper case and you will be very close to getting a 1070 over a 1060.
 
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