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I would avoid that PSU.
Novatech Power Station is a bit of a gamble, they typically just re-brand other companies hardware, but the gamble is that it literally could be anything.

Looking at the 600w model, it doesn't even output 600w on the 12v rail, it only does 500w.
It's based on the Sirfa reference model, but uses teapo capacitors, which are pretty mediocre... And even horrible if your PC runs fairly warm.

Get a decent Corsair and be done with, it will outlast that PC and end up in your next.
Not only that but you got a gaming motherboard with multiple PCI-E Slots, you might as well get a high-end PSU to take advantage of multiple GPU's later if that is your intention.

Core i5 6600K 3.5ghz is a solid choice. You could save a bit more cash and go with the 6400/6500/6600-non K variants if you don't intend to overclock.

Ram is solid. Nice low-profile heatsink, good price and capacity.

As for the Motherboard... I would personally go for an Asus Sabertooth out of reliability and longer warranty length.
Or save some cash and go with the MSI H170 Gaming M3.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition is a solid choice, but you can do better.
You could go with the MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Armor OC 8GB. It's faster and has better cooling.

Or... If you are like me and want a metal back plate so the GPU's PCB doesn't warp over time... Then go for the ASUS ROG GeForce GTX 1070 Strix Gaming 8GB OC. It's faster, more reliable, but also more expensive.

MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming X 8GB is another good choice, same with the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 G1 Gaming 8GB.

And I can't believe I have recommended nVidia Cards. D:

You could also go with two Radeon 480's in Crossfire for less money than the Geforce 1070. If you play your (pun) cards right.

Don't forget to sprinkle some SSD too.



--::{PC Gaming Master Race}::--