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Updated the list again. Added some choices:
CPU: Intel i5-6600 vs. i5-6500
Any i5 from the Skylake series will handle all current games; your GPU will be the bottleneck. The 6600 is not a big improvement over the 6500, but with the currently small price difference (£8 on Amazon), I'd go for it.
Motherboard: Gigabyte Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H vs. Asus Z170M-Plus
The Z170 chipset supports full CPU overclocking (only available with K-model CPUs) and faster RAM. This Z170 board in particular also comes with an additional year of warranty and Asus is generally a very good brand. However, it won't cause a significant performance increase at this point - your RAM is gonna run at 2400MHz instead of 2133MHz, but that's generally not very noticeable. All in all, the Z170 board offers you more potential for the future, but it won't make much of a difference with the current set-up. It comes down to whether you want to spend the additional £25.
GPU: RX 480 vs. GTX 1060
The 1060 is cooler, quieter and more power efficient. The 480 has higher memory and better DirectX 12 support, so I'd recommend it, but they are both very equal performance-wise.
PSU: beQuiet Pure Power 9 vs. Straight Power 10
The 10 is slightly more power-efficient, has a larger fan (so it's quieter) and comes with two additional years of warranty. It will also support more power-hungry components. However, the 9 will also easily handle the current set-up, so it comes down to whether you want to spend the additional £30.
Storage: MX300 525GB vs. MX300 275GB + Seagate Desktop HDD 1TB
If you have an external HDD for storing data, you can go for the larger SSD. Otherwise, getting an SSD + HDD is probably better!
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