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Thanks i might go with that or the NZXT source 210

I haven't, but i decide on a mid atx tower so that in case I upgrade or add anything down the line I don't have to worry about the space. Personal preference I guess.

Hmm i'll take that into consideration. I'm looking at more cases at the moment. Do you recommend any cases?

I don't really care much about aesthetics, but what makes it disappointing?

Using the i5 6600k was what I was looking into before, but I realized that I probably won't be tinkering with overclocking any time soon.

This is my first time looking into making my own PC I've looked at a lot of articles and watched quite a few Linus videos. Here is the current and rough list of what I have in mind to get. I want to use it for 1080p 60+ fps gaming (in most new AAA games out at the moment) as well as some CAD software usage for school work. The only thing i'm missing is the monitor keyboard and mouse. My budget would be around $1000 USD not including monitor and peripherals. Any way to make it slightly cheaper without changing the CPU, Video Card, and Case? Thanks in advance! PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/6H3r6X Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/6H3r6X/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($100.66 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($37.88 @ OutletPC) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ B&H) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($429.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($48.98 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair CXM 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Amazon) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($83.89 @ OutletPC) Total: $1088.86 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-20 19:42 EDT-0400 I will probably be purchasing the components as money allows me to. Edit: I also want to note that I will not be overclocking