Please help!!! I'm building my first desktop pc

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I'm building a esktop pc on a tight budget to try and run games such as black ops three on mediumto high settings. if anyone could help me revise my liist and give me suggestions that are within my budget, ($600) that would be great.

Components:

Cpu- Intel pentium 4560 3.5 GHz $77.89

Motherboard-msi - Z270 - A Poro ATX 1151 Motherboard $89.99

RAM-G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory $91.99

Hard Drive-Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $43.60

GPU-EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB GAMING Video Card $199.99

Case-Deepcool - TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case $39.99

Power supply-EVGA - 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply $36.49

Total $580
 
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MB overkill for that cpu
2x4gb dual channel is better
psu is no good

My edits for gaming only, two routes.

Pentium route (rebate is ~ 35, so you pay ~600 up front):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($77.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI - B250M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($259.99 @ Amazon)
Case:...
MB overkill for that cpu
2x4gb dual channel is better
psu is no good

My edits for gaming only, two routes.

Pentium route (rebate is ~ 35, so you pay ~600 up front):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($77.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI - B250M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($259.99 @ Amazon)
Case: DIYPC - P48-W ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $556.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-10 23:07 EST-0500

Ryzen 3 route:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.77 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($259.99 @ Amazon)
Case: DIYPC - P48-W ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($23.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $597.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-10 23:10 EST-0500
 
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