Building a Gaming PC, and I want to make sure all the parts are compatible.

MajesticLemons

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I'm first time building a gaming pc (I have help from somebody who has experience building pcs), and I want to make sure all the parts are compatible with each other, here are my components and prices (I'm buying this all from Newegg):

Motherboard: GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard ($224.99)

Case: DIYPC D780-BK Black SECC ATX Full Tower Computer Case ($139.99)

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K Devil's Canyon Quad-Core 3.5 GHz LGA 1150 88W BX80646I54690K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4600 ($239.99)

SSD: ADATA Premier SP550 2.5" 120GB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) ASP550SS3-120GM-C ($59.99)

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL ($34.99, Out of stock as of the time of posting, but i'm buying late/mid summer)

HDD: Seagate Desktop HDD ST1000DM003 1TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive ($69.99)

Keyboard & Mouse: Devastator II LED Gaming Keyboard and Mouse Combo Bundle with Blue LED Edition by Cooler Master ($29.99)

Optical drive: ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM ($19.99)

OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home - 64-bit - OEM ($99.99)

WiFi (Usb dongle) Rosewill RNX-N150NUB, Wireless N150 Nano USB Wi-Fi Adapter, IEEE 802.11b/11g/11n, Up to 150 Mbps Wireless Data Rates, USB 2.0 Interface ($9.99, not sure if necessary, first time building so Mobo may have WiFi.)

Fans: DEEPCOOL WIND BLADE 120 Hydro Bearing Semi-transparent Black Fan with Blue LED ($7.99 x2)

PSU: EVGA 110-B1-0750-VR 80 PLUS Bronze Modular 750W NVIDIA SLI Ready and Crossfire Support Active PFC ATX12V EPS12V Power Supply ($85.99)
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Side notes: The gpu i'm getting will be the GTX 1070 ($379.99) Is the memory and clock speed decrease too much? And am I better off going for the GTX 980 Ti (Assuming there is a price drop)

Thanks in advance!

 
Solution
No the Z170X is a socket 1151 mobo that uses DDR4, where the selected CPU is for an 1150 mobo (DDR3). For your mobo would suggest a 6600K and 2x4GB DDR4 2133. Or if wanting the 4690K and the selected DRAM maybe look at the Asus Z97-A or their Pro Gaming mobo in Z97
No the Z170X is a socket 1151 mobo that uses DDR4, where the selected CPU is for an 1150 mobo (DDR3). For your mobo would suggest a 6600K and 2x4GB DDR4 2133. Or if wanting the 4690K and the selected DRAM maybe look at the Asus Z97-A or their Pro Gaming mobo in Z97
 
Solution
Alright, thank you, glad I asked, would have been really upset.

I've changed my i5 4690 to a 6600k, and my Ram: G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2133 (PC4 17000) Intel Z170 Platform / Intel X99 Platform Desktop Memory Model F4-2133C15D-8GVR
 
Get DDR4 2666 bus ram.With 2133 bus ram you will be limited in overclocking.
That power supply is also not that good.
You can save some money by getting the Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 3 and buy the Samsung 850EVO 250GB SSD.

Consider this build -

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($244.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($142.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($64.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.85 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Case: DIYPC D780-BK ATX Full Tower Case ($98.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($18.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($9.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Cooler Master OCTANE Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $975.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-17 16:44 EDT-0400

This is $56 less then your initial build. Has a more speedy wifi adapter.
Your case comes with 5 fans preinstalled. The case fan i added is to add to the CPU cooler.
If you will not overclock, get this cpu , this motherboard, this ram, exclude the cpu cooler and the extra case fan. With the saved money you can buy the GTX 1080.