How do these components look? First time building pc

Googlicious

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I've decided to build my first pc and wanted to get some feedback on what I've chosen.

Motherboard: Asus z170 pro gaming LGA 1151
Processor: Intel i7 6700k
Graphics card: EVGA GeForce gtx 970 4gb
Memory: G.skill ripjaws V series 16 8x2
Hard Drive: Samsung 850 EVO 1TB SATA 3 ssd
Cooling: Cyrorig r1 ultimate dual tower heatsink (can't get water cooled because of case)
Power: thermaltake smart series 650w bronze

Any feed back is appreciated
Thanks

Edit: For gaming but I don't play graphic demanding games on pc as much as processor demanding. Eu4 ck2 civ5 etc. Also multitasking is needed
 
Overall this build is quite good, however I would get a better psu (for example a corsair RM650x). Other than that, you won't need a i7 cpu if you intent to use this pc as a gaming rig (and for some casual use) only. You are better off getting a i5 6600k and investing the remaining money into the gpu (for example a gtx 1070/1080?). The i5 6600k can easily hold it's own, even in the most cpu demanding titles. If you do want the extra processing power (for rendering/video editing ect.), then just go with the i7.

ps. I'm sure those components look amazing xD
 
The PSU is very bad, get something better like EVGA G2, proven quality, 10/10 by more than a few reviewers.
That motherboard is a good overclocker, so nice choice.
1TB SSD is a waste of money as the guy above me said, because SSDs have a limited lifetime, and the more you're doing on it, the shorter it's life.
Get a 250GB SSD and a 1TB HDD.
Wait for GTX 1070, it will be more powerful than GTX 980, they will be released at the end of this month(May 27th, I think).
What did you choose for the case? I think something like the NZXT S340 window will be good for this build.
 


Okay, your build looks good, and you play the same games I do but I would recommend getting something more like mine:

i7 6700k
H110 or Kraken X61
S340 (Mine is white)
that motherboard is fine but if you want a white and black colour scheme (Like mine, which imo looks great) Z170a Krait
Any DDR4 RAM you want
I have a EVGA G2 750w (Which is one of the best PSU's out there.
I also have bitfenix white sleeved cables if you want to keep the colour scheme.
For the GPU: If you want about GTX 970 performance, wait a while and get the RX 480. The GTX 1070 looks great if you don't mind the little extra dosh, but since you're buying the 970 anyway...

I have a i5 6600k at 4.5GHz, but its perfectly fine for Civ and such, and does fine at multitasking, so if you want to save some money there, you won't take any noticeable hit to performance.