RagingWrath

This is the alternative build with everybody's suggestions.I also changed the wi-fi adapter to include ac protocol. Thank you all for your input. I might not be able to find the listed case and liquid cooler where I live so if anybody has any suggestions for alternative good mid tower case and a low noise cooler please feel free to share. http://pcpartpicker.com/user/RagingWrath/saved/rvdZxr

Oh I had no idea about that. Thanks a lot, this will most likely change the equation for me.

Thank you both for raising this point. I might very well do that. Are there any future-proof advantages/disadvantages between the X99 and the Z170? My initial choice was the 5820k but then it was suggested to use a Z170 with a 6700k and then wait for the future release of 6820k.

Hello everyone, I'm trying to build a new gaming PC for the first time and my friend suggested that I post what I think in this website and see what guidance I can get. So this will be my first post and I thank everyone for their help in advance. I'm trying not to go over 2500$ with the monitor included. The build that I'm thinking of currently is this: CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K Cooler: Swiftech H240-X 90.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (I was looking for a low noise liquid cooler and this is what I came up with) Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 (Still debating whether to take this or z170 A or z170 Pro gaming or switch to X99 altogether and go with a 5820K cpu) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive and Seagate 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (To be honest I didn't know the difference between the different versions of 980 Ti so I just chose this) Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Titanium) ATX Mid Tower Case PSU: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (I might add another GPU later for 2-way SLI, bringing the wattage to 720/760. I this OK / safe?) Optical Drive: LG UH12NS29 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer Monitor: Acer G257HU smidpx 60Hz 25.0" Monitor Wi-fi adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter Case fans: Do I need additional? case fans? Current wattage is 470 and overall price is around 2400$. The build can be found here: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/RagingWrath/saved/Jp37YJ I'm making the jump from a casual laptop to a gaming PC and I don't understand a lot about the different parts. Please let me know if there are any suggestions or if what I'm doing is completely wrong or is not cost efficient. EDIT: current alternative build is: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/RagingWrath/saved/rvdZxr