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[Build Ready] First Build, Anything I Should Change Before I order?

Build Ready

###Build Help/Ready:

Have you read the sidebar and rules? (Please do)

Yes

What is your intended use for this build? The more details the better.

Gaming and general use. Watching films etc.

If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, FPS, game settings)

CSGO at 250+ FPS, just high/ultra on reasonable FPS on most games.

What is your budget (ballpark is okay)?

£800

In what country are you purchasing your parts?

UK

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

TypeItemPrice
CPUIntel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor£182.49 @ Amazon UK
CPU CoolerCooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler£26.99 @ Novatech
MotherboardMSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard£66.98 @ Novatech
MemoryCrucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory£23.99 @ Ebuyer
StorageSandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive£55.26 @ CCL Computers
StorageWestern Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive£39.95 @ Amazon UK
Video CardMSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card£272.28 @ Aria PC
CaseCorsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case£52.50 @ CCL Computers
Power SupplyEVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply£41.99 @ Novatech
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total£762.43
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-09 17:19 BST+0100

Posted May 9, 2016, 4:18 PM UTC

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Skylake, better RAM, no need of cooler, better ssd and much better PSU.

Are you planning on upgrading upgrading to the new 1070? It would be awesome in this build. Also, why 250 fps? Most monitors will only run 60 or 144

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

TypeItemPrice
CPUIntel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor£169.99 @ Amazon UK
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B150M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard£71.86 @ More Computers
MemoryCorsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory£27.44 @ Amazon UK
StorageSamsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive£71.98 @ Amazon UK
StorageWestern Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive£39.95 @ Amazon UK
Video CardMSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card£272.28 @ Aria PC
CaseCorsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case£52.50 @ CCL Computers
Power SupplyEVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply£74.99 @ Amazon UK
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total£780.99
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-09 18:11 BST+0100
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