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  1. 1. Do you think that this PC would be difficult for a beginner to build?

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I'm building a pc for the first time, and I've been using PC Part Picker to check for issues/incompatibility.  But I'd like the compatibility to be checked from experienced pc builders before I buy or do anything because I'm afraid that the website or I may have overlooked something.

 

PC PART PICKER LINK:   2016 White Build

Or if you'd rather see the parts listed (along with Amazon links for your convenience):

 

CPU:   Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor

CPU Cooler:   Enermax ETS-T40F-W 105.9 CFM Cooler

Thermal Compound:   Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste

Motherboard:   Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

Memory:   Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory

Storage:   Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

                 Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Video Card:   EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card

Case:   Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case

             (Comes with: 1 x 200mm fan in front, 1x 140mm fan up top, and 1 x 140mm fan in the rear)

Power Supply:   EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

 

Operating System:   Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit

Keyboard:   Corsair K70 LUX RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard

Mouse:   Corsair Scimitar RGB Wired Optical Mouse

 

NOTE:  The following parts are not included on PC Part Picker but these will also be included in the build.

 

Monitor:   ASUS MX279H 27" Full HD 1920x1080 IPS HDMI DVI Frameless Monitor

Optical Drive:   ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U/W/G/ACI/AS Computer International Direct External Slim White 8X DVD-RW - Stylish Diamond Cut Design External Slim DVD-RW

Wireless WIFI Card/USB:  Currently need help to choose one

 

I'd also appreciate it if someone could look over the power supply.  I've done research on how to choose a psu, but I became confused and randomly chose the cheapest one from a list on the website.  I think it may be important to add that I would prefer a fully modular psu.  I would like to get custom cables, so it would be very helpful to me if you could list which cables I would need to purchase as well.  I used the Cooler Master Power Supply Calculator and here are my results:

 

Load Wattage:  375 W

Recommended PSU Wattage:  425 W

 

Also, just in case you wanted another source's estimate...

PC PART PICKER Estimated Load Wattage:  392

 

Any advice or recommendations is very much appreciated.  Thank you for taking the time to help me out!

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change the ssd to 850 evo and for the love of all gods please change the cpu cooler to an cryorig h5

 

 

 

EDIT: if you want to keep the white theme buy the cryorig R1 

CPU-i7 6700k O.C. 4.6Ghz-Motherboard-Asus z170-a-RAM-24gb DDR4-GPU-EVGA GTX 1080 FE-Case-Corsair 400c (white)-Storage-HDD: 2xWD Blue 1TB SSD: PNY SSDSC120GLC709B121-510 120GB-PSU-1000 watt coolermax-Display-ASUS VG248QE Black 24" 1080p 144 Hz -Cooling-Corsair H115i-Keyboard-G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX blues (Red backlight)-Mouse-Logitech G602-Sound-Logitech 5.1 z506

Need a budget headphone for under 100$? Sennheiser HD 558 Headphones

Got a Skylake CPU (k) Here is a guide to OC it!

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Most newbies don't take their time when building. I'd suggest you do one last pass on your gear before continuing since it looks like you could cut costs in and improve some areas.

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CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K

CPU Cooler: be quiet! - PURE ROCK 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste 
Motherboard: ASRock Z370 Extreme4
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ RGB 2x8GB 3200/14
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: EVGA - 970 SSC ACX (1080 is in RMA)
Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 750W with CableMod blue/black Pro Series
Optical Drive: LG - WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit and Linux Mint Serena
Keyboard: Logitech - G910 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse
Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel  Headset
Speakers: Logitech - Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers

 

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