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First build advice and criticism

Sep 18, 2017 6:11PM PDT

Here is what I have so far, please comment, advice and criticism is welcome.
Budget: $1100

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6 cores
MoBo: MSI B350 Gaming pro ATX AM4
Cooler: NZXT Kraken x52
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x 8GB, DDR4-3000
Storage: Western Digital Caviar blue, 1TB 7200RPM
Graphics card: EVga GeForce 1050 Ti 4GB (Can I get away with something lower than 1050?)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNova NEX 650 watts 80+ gold full modular (Can I go lower than 80+ gold?)
Case fans: Corsair Air series 2 pack
Ext. Storage: Toshiba Canvio Basics 1TB

Other:
Corsair K55 RGB keyboard
Corsair M65 mouse
Asus 23 inch monitor

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Psu
Sep 18, 2017 7:18PM PDT
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Ok
Sep 18, 2017 7:34PM PDT

I recently changed my build, here is the updated build:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6 cores 3.2GHz and stock cooler
MoBo: MSI B350 Gaming Pro Carbon ATX AM4
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x 8GB DDR4-3000
Storage: Visiontek Go Drive 240 ssd
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 7200RPM Hard drive
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Gaming vc
Case: NZXT S340 ATX mid tower
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12g 550watts 80+gold
Fans: Corsair Air series 2 Pack
Wireless adapter: TP-Link WiFi adapter

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Build
Sep 19, 2017 3:56AM PDT

That psu is not modular so you'll have a bunch of extra cables to hide.
Gaming over wifi can be iffy, go wired if possible.