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bwana1997
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Current parts i have picked are: 

 

Corsair CX 750
- £57.99
 
Asus Z170-A Intel Skylake SLi/CrossFire ATX Motherboard
- £116.60
 
CPU - Intel Core i5 6600K Unlocked Skylake Desktop Processor/CPU - RAM CAP (2133Mhz)
- £205.38 - (91W)
 
Corsair H105 Hydro Cooler
 - £92.46 - 240mm fan support needed
 
Corsair Obsidian 450D Mid Tower Case
- £99.98
 
Gigabyte NVIDIA GTX 970 Windforce 3 OC Graphics Card - 4GB
- £269.96 (550W)
 
Corsair 16GB DDR4 Vengeance LPX 2133MHz Memory Kit for Skylake
 - £75.01
 
Total: £917.38
 
All parts are from Scan.
 
Any recommendations as to what i should change?
 
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Swap PSU for something like Seasonic or XFX. And I would not recommend Gigabyte 970, coilwhine is a problem sometimes. Get EVGA or MSI.

My friend has the g1 970, and he has had no problems. I would say the gigabyte 970 is fine.

Agreed on the PSU side of things :)

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My friend has the g1 970, and he has had no problems. I would say the gigabyte 970 is fine.

Agreed on the PSU side of things :)

Sure, not each Gigabyte variant is shit, but most of them are. I tested a couple. And trust me 4 out of 10 are pretty bad coilwhiners.

Give me a boost. 

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Sure, not each Gigabyte variant is shit, but most of them are. I tested a couple. And trust 4 out of 10 are pretty bad coilwhiners.

Shure, ive only had one gigabyte 970 in my hands so you probably know better than be.

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Switch the Psu for another Corsair one or Seasonic , Superflower 

And Get a 390 over the 970 it performs better and and has more vram 

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