Is This A Nice Build?

GenericUser1

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Would these be a nice build for gaming,

Asus Strix Z270F
i5 7600k @4.2GHz Overclock
Cooler Master, Masted Liquid Lite AiO
G.SKILL CL15 Trident Z 16GB 2400MHz
Asus GTX 1060 6GB Turbo
Standard 7200RPM 1TB Harddrive
No SSD (no use for me)
NZXT S340 Elite

Just wondering to see what people think, and what power supply would I need to power this, I was going to go for around 650 watts, but I don't know if this is too much, keep in mind I'll be wanting to add preripherals on the side so I need some headroom with the PSU... Thanks!
 
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It's a solid setup, yes.

As for the PSU, a quality 500W would give you ample headroom. You have about a 250W (approx) max draw with that setup.
If you're ok with mail in rebates, you can't go wrong with the SeaSonic G550 for ~$50
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: SeaSonic - G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.90 @ Newegg)
Total: $49.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-21 11:56 EDT-0400

As for the SSD having no use to you - you won;t benefit from improved boot times? or application load times? or file save times?
Yup, looks neat. But i would still recommend an SSD, at least 120GB for windows and other daily programs. My 3 years old rig still loads up in like 10-15 seconds and is ready to use without any lag, so SSD is a worth investment.
 
If you are not adding a second GPU (which couldn't happen anyway due to the 1060 not having SLI), then 550 Watts is enough. Hell, even 500 is good. I would recommend a SSD for faster boot times, but if you are ok with 20-30 seconds, then go for it. I can tolerate not having an SSD, but as I used my PC more, I needed it.

Some may say switch to Ryzen, but if you are strictly gaming, then keep the 7600K and call it a day, especially if you are not rendering or streaming.
 
It's a solid setup, yes.

As for the PSU, a quality 500W would give you ample headroom. You have about a 250W (approx) max draw with that setup.
If you're ok with mail in rebates, you can't go wrong with the SeaSonic G550 for ~$50
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: SeaSonic - G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.90 @ Newegg)
Total: $49.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-21 11:56 EDT-0400

As for the SSD having no use to you - you won;t benefit from improved boot times? or application load times? or file save times?
 
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