Need some help with a new build

Kontra

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So, i'm planning on building my first pc. I've been a laptop gamer for a few years now and I've grown tired of the constant lag and stuttering. Basicly i need some help double checking the parts. Here's a link to my pcpartpicker list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/gxjMHN
I'm thinking of changing the i5 7500 to an 7600k, which also means changing to a z270 board. is it worth the extra money?
I could also use some help with the psu, the one i picked costs almost £20 more in my country (sweden), so I'd like some help picking a psu, I've looked at the seasonic S12II 520w.
Also, most of the parts are more expensive where i live, so the build costs around £950 instead of the £870 listed on pcpartpicker and I'd like to stick around that price point.
Any comments are welcome and feel free to point out any flaws in the build.
 
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This is a much more powerful build and will last you longer with better performance...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£188.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard (£97.48 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£122.52 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£72.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.95 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini ITX OC Video Card (£225.59 @ Amazon...
This is a much more powerful build and will last you longer with better performance...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£188.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard (£97.48 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£122.52 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£72.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.95 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini ITX OC Video Card (£225.59 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair - SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.11 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£48.44 @ Ebuyer)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link - TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter (£26.98 @ PC World Business)
Total: £872.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-04 20:20 BST+0100
 
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I've heard some bad things about corsairs cxm lineup, is it still good despite the critique?
 


Thats the old lineup you are talking about, identified by Green Label.
Corsair has since upgraded the unit bottoms up with better parts last year, and relaunched it with the Grey Label. Its a very efficient unit and recommended by a lot of experts around here.
 


How big of a difference is there between the i5 7500/7600K and the ryzen 5 1600 in terms of performance and value? I've had some bad experiences with amd in the past so i'm a bit hesitant to buying an amd processor.
 
Current performance just for gaming the ryzen are somewhere between the 7500 & 7600 i5's.

For everything else though they are much much stronger.

You're talking a 4 core 8 thread or 6 core 12 threaded CPU for less money than Intel's straight quad

The i5's currently make very very little sense for a new build .
Don't tar & feather amd from past experience , the ryzen is a legitimate competitor for intel now .
Very similar single core IPC & absolutely loads more physical mulrithread processing power on a hardware level
 


ok, if i go for a ryzen 1600 is there anything i'd need to consider with the other parts? and the stock cooler for that cpu is quite good and silent, right?
 


Ok, thanks for all the help! :)