Taking the opportunity of not being able to add custom parts to have you guys take another look at this. Please also consider the other parts lists - Stage 1 will be purchased in January, Stage 2 about a year after.
Target is 1920x1080p medium-high settings, 60 FPS with some overhead for intense situations. Budget is no more than (for now) 1316.79€.
Flaws I see:
Sound Blaster Z. Not confident with "gaming" or "audiophile "hardware. Recommendations? (I am really satisfied with current setup: cheap onboard audio -> Pioneer VSK-828 -> SONY MDR-XB450)
STRIX 1050 Ti vs 1060 6GB EX OC
Some explanations:
Windows 7->Skylake because old games, used to it, like it
No 5.25" bay for standard internal optical drive. Fit next to HDD cage? (Internal (->SATA) ODD required for W7 and Skylake due to missing USB drivers, as well as PS/2 peripherals)
50€ rubber-dome keyboard because MX Brown's would drive my roommates insane (Setup will be in living room)
Somewhat expensive components (worst offender: STRIX B250 mainboard for 128€) because aesthetics (because the S340 Elite is the closest thing to a plain black box, except for the window. Would gladly take one with two steel side panels)
Thanks for reading.