EddieHero

Hello there, the build above is quite decent and can definitely satisfy your needs. however, theres somethings you might want to take note such as that the motherboard does not support SLI and if you go with the 970 you cant add another one in the future, also the new RX480 and GTX1060s might be good alternatives if you might want to consider those especially the rx480 since the gtx1060 does not support sli. the current motherboard supports crossfire though so two rx480s would work fine.

Hello there! I personally feel that you should spend the extra money to get the i7-6700k, in addition, you should not get the founders edition of the GTX1070 and instead opt for the cheaper and better ones with an aftermarket cooler. I also think a smaller SSD with a bigger hard drive would be better if you plan to store media and some larger games instead of a large ssd. Also, getting a monitor with a lower respond time as the one in your part list was 25ms which can be quite noticable. I made a partlist for reference, feel free to change any part to your liking. If you want to watercool your cpu it would be more significant if you were to get a 240mm or 280mm aio watercooler, but I placed a aircooler in my partlist as i feel its quite comparable to a 120mm aio watercooler and also so it can fit the 1500 budget. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($344.99 @ SuperBiiz) CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($150.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($64.99 @ B&H) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($92.00 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ B&H) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($429.99 @ NCIX US) Case: Corsair Carbide 400C ATX Mid Tower Case ($96.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon) Monitor: Asus VP228H 21.5" 60Hz Monitor ($109.99 @ B&H) Total: $1485.92 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-20 09:01 EDT-0400

Something like this? PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.99 @ Newegg) CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($56.60 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($150.88 @ OutletPC) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($64.88 @ OutletPC) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.89 @ OutletPC) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Founders Edition Video Card ($699.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case: NZXT H440 (Matte Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Directron) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Amazon) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.95 @ Amazon) Total: $1653.16 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-21 09:29 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz) CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($174.98 @ Newegg) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.66 @ SuperBiiz) Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($626.99 @ Amazon) Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz) Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($96.99 @ SuperBiiz) Total: $1650.57 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-02 02:54 EST-0500

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Micro Center) CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($91.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($89.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($96.29 @ Amazon) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($619.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center) Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.00 @ Newegg) Total: $1375.23 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-31 01:13 EDT-0400

Hello there, thank you everyone for their posts. Hi there, I understand I do not have to remove my cooler in order to clean it, however I do find it quite hard to clean out the CPU cooler that is why I've decided to remove the cooler. Hi there, thank you for sharing your personal experience and I would take that into account while making decisions. It has been almost 3 years since my cooler has been on my CPU and I've sort of neglected it in the 6months which explains the thick dust buildup almost everywhere. I took a look in the side panel to realize that the stock cooler is really dusty and dirty. Hi there, there isn't any Best Buy(s) here in Singapore, but I would look around and if its not overpriced from US prices, I might consider it. Hi there, thanks for the suggestion! I would take this suggestion into consideration, thanks' Hello there, I am not really looking into the performance gain in different thermal compounds, just wanted to know which thermal compound are good as some cheaper ones may be bad. I've found some nameless ones online and I felt it was quite shady. Nevertheless, I am just trying to clean out my CPU cooler as it would be easier if I had taken it out.

Hey there, this is my first topic so hey... I'm looking into getting myself new thermal compound soon as I wish to clean the cooler out from dust, but can't seem to decide on which thermal compound to replace the stock one with, therefore I require some input from the community Thank you. I live in Singapore and plan to get the thermal compound locally... Also I'm upgrading my cooler after christmas maybe? But for the time being my CPU is going over 100 degrees and it needs some cleaning...

Get a cheaper Keyboard or mouse if you want to fit in a the OS, Keyboard, Mouse and Monitors are very personal decision but I just put in some of my favourites. [PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8tKG8d) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8tKG8d/by_merchant/) Type|Item|Price :----|:----|:---- **CPU** | [intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i76700k) | $369.99 @ B&H **CPU Cooler** | [CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cryorig-cpu-cooler-h7) | $34.50 @ Newegg **Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz170hd3p) | $91.99 @ SuperBiiz **Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmk16gx4m2a2400c14r) | $89.99 @ Amazon **Storage** | [samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e250bam) | $96.29 @ Amazon **Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $47.66 @ SuperBiiz **Video Card** | [Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr939wf28gd) | $289.99 @ SuperBiiz **Case** | [Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-spec01redled) | $47.99 @ Micro Center **Power Supply** | [Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cp9020091na) | $79.00 @ Newegg **Monitor** | [AOC I2269VW 60Hz 21.5" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/aoc-monitor-i2269vw) | $99.99 @ Best Buy **Keyboard** | [Logitech G710 Plus Wired Gaming Keyboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/logitech-keyboard-920003887) | $96.99 @ Best Buy **Mouse** | [Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/logitech-mouse-910004074) | $59.99 @ Amazon **Headphones** | [Kingston HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-headphones-khxhscpgm) | $99.95 @ Amazon | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* | | Total (before mail-in rebates) | $1524.32 | Mail-in rebates | -$20.00 | **Total** | **$1504.32** | Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-10-29 22:51 EDT-0400 |

Hello there! Sorry for the late reply, If you are willing to wait, I think the next biggest sale on tech would be on Black Friday. Goodluck for your build!

This could work out too for a little more money thou. but you do get a i7, non overclockable thou. you can drop the cooler to a cheaper one PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jX4s23 Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jX4s23/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($325.89 @ OutletPC) CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg) Motherboard: MSI B150 PC Mate ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($82.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Intel 730 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $0.00) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.33 @ OutletPC) Video Card: *Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($299.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center) Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $0.00) Keyboard: Logitech G710 Plus Wired Gaming Keyboard ($90.99 @ Amazon) Total: $1024.67 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available *Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-25 05:21 EDT-0400

My bad, I must have messed up when i was picking out the board.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FZpHHx Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FZpHHx/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($252.99 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg) Motherboard: *ASRock H170 Pro4S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Newegg) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Intel 730 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $0.00) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.98 @ OutletPC) Video Card: *Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($299.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center) Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $0.00) Keyboard: Logitech G710 Plus Wired Gaming Keyboard ($89.00 @ Amazon) Total: $992.43 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available *Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-25 04:37 EDT-0400 EDIT : changed the motherboard and hard drive. PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GVk9Mp Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GVk9Mp/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($252.99 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg) Motherboard: *Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($109.69 @ Amazon) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Intel 730 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $0.00) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.33 @ OutletPC) Video Card: *Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($299.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center) Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $0.00) Keyboard: Logitech G710 Plus Wired Gaming Keyboard ($90.99 @ Amazon) Total: $978.47 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available *Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-25 05:02 EDT-0400

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Alright, sounds great!

Looks great imo good luck and all the best