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A little clarification. The Asrock motherboard above is not the model which allows bclck overclocking. The correct one for that is the K4 Hyper series. It has an onboard clock generator. In addition, you would need a very good cooler to ensure temps stay low, and higher speed RAM, since the RAM gets overclocked as well as the CPU. Using the i5 6500, you would want to use at least DDR4 3000.

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/jrDzK8/asrock-motherboard-b150gamingk4hyper
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CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B150 Gaming K4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($34.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($250.00)
Case: Zalman Z1 Neo ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $716.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-25 03:52 EDT-0400

I would probably get a SSD instead of a HDD for now and either use an old HDD for bulk storage or an external one if you have any of the two already.
 
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Edit: Nevermind I did it again! 🙁
That's an amazing deal for a 750w B2, ignore what I just said. :)
 
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Here is the build i've put together.
If you ever find you have a little extra to spare, get the Hyper X Fury 240GB, it typically goes for around $70 and would make a great boot drive.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/7RQq3F
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/7RQq3F/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($57.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($58.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($250.00)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $713.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-25 05:12 EDT-0400
 
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Why the overkill PSU? It's pulls like ~280W under load. Couldn't I save money and go with a 430W power supply? And a G-H110M mobo for 50 bucks less?
 
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The reason I picked this PSU over smaller wattage ones is that it is cheaper than all the smaller wattage ones that have similar build quality. Yes you can find something cheaper than it with a lower wattage but it will be inferior in terms of quality.

The reason I suggested this motherboard over cheaper ones is that it allows you to overclock non K processors and I think the price difference is worth giving yourself that option in the future but feel free to pick a lower priced one if you prefer.

edit: The EVGA 500B is an OK PSU but uses inferior quality components. I personally would avoid it unless my budget could not stretch further. On the tier list on this site it is considered a tier 3.
 
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Costs the same as a good 500w PSU, as it is on sale, not much point there. 430w isn't really worth it, as it will only allow you to run a single 1060, leaving no upgrade room and saving a negligible amount of money, about $10. Under load it will pull around 400, as the min recommended spec for the 1060 is a 400w power supply.
You could save money for going for a cheaper motherboard like i've said, but anything below the one i've listed is of questionable quality, and I have invested said money into an extra 8GB of ram which is well worth it.
 
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Yup, a good choice.
Pretty much either of our builds are good. If you want to overclock your CPU, go with RabMac's suggestion, potentially picking up 16GB of Ripjaws V 2400Mhz instead of 8 due to the only $25 difference for a long term solution, or get my build if you want to stick with stock speeds and save a little bit of money.
I do recommend his build though personally, but I just thought i'd throw another option out there for those who aren't overclocking. Very similar, but just because we both picked good value parts! :)
 
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A little clarification. The Asrock motherboard above is not the model which allows bclck overclocking. The correct one for that is the K4 Hyper series. It has an onboard clock generator. In addition, you would need a very good cooler to ensure temps stay low, and higher speed RAM, since the RAM gets overclocked as well as the CPU. Using the i5 6500, you would want to use at least DDR4 3000.

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/jrDzK8/asrock-motherboard-b150gamingk4hyper
 
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Ah, I see, I assumed the entire K4 series was BCLK overclocking enabled! :)
If you're going for that board and intend to overclock, as mentioned above you will need a higher frequency RAM kit, a good value one is the G.Skill Ripjaws V 3000Mhz 2x8GB kit, which I think goes for about 70 from memory.
 
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