New PC build, suggestions, comments, etc. :)

[Zaptecc]

So I decided to build a new PC since the one I'm using is getting a bit old. By old I mean not even a year old but insanely terrible. I have an oddly specific budget of about $850 (for things I haven't purchased), and I want the new Skylake i7. I will be using the hard drive from the PC I am currently using, and I found an old optical drive laying around which still works perfectly fine and has an LED on it. Another thing I will be recycling is the wifi adapter. I spent way more than I should have on this one, but the wifi kept dropping on the built in wifi, so I needed a new adapter. So far I have this:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RZY3pg

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RZY3pg/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($359.99 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($63.99 @ B&H) 

Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($6.75 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($54.99 @ Adorama) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($173.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $49.99) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $65.99) 

Fan Controller: NZXT Sentry Mesh Fan Controller  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 

Other: DVI to HDMI Cable ($6.99)

Other: DVI to DVI Cable ($9.95)

 

Total (Not Yet Purchased): $851.52

Total: $967.50

 

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-10 17:44 EDT-0400

 

 

I'm not a super hardcore gamer, so a 950 should be good, and if I need an upgrade, I can put another in for SLI.

[007agentHP]

use a site known as pcpartpicker for your setup.

dont sli 950s, they are bad at 2 GB vram

get an i5 and a 380/390, a much better system

[Killervolt]

Please use pcpartpicker.

You don't need the skylake i7 for gaming, an i5-6600K will do fine

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($111.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: MSI Z170 Krait Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($103.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card ($239.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $840.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-09 22:16 EDT-0400

I left out your purchased parts.

[sohaibshtf]

You build is really uncanny(no offense)

I7 6700k with gtx 950... Just.doesn't add up,aslo you don't need an extra fan controller, motherboard will do most work

Here take a look at this

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2KWNhM

[brob]

SeaSonic M12II 520 Bronze would have been a much better psu choice.

 

I would suggest saving a bit on the cpu cooler, getting something like Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler.

 

Go with a better motherboard like Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard. It has 4 fan headers and comes with an excellent utility for setting fan profiles. A discreet fan controller would not be necessary.

 

Get memory with better timings, Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory.

 

And get a better gpu like Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($359.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card  ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $832.95
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-10 12:44 EDT-0400

[BigDay]

i5-6600k

z170-p

380 over 960, 390 over 970

cpu cooler: u12s, Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK, or the corsair h60

8gb of ddr4 ram with strong timings

[Zaptecc]

Thank you everybody for the suggestions, here are some things I would like to point out:

 

• I don't know why, but I strongly prefer NVIDIA over AMD graphics cards, so I would like to stick with NVIDIA
• I will be running servers for friends sometimes, so I would like to have the extra processing power with an i7 vs an i5
• I do occasionally render videos, and the i7 would probably render faster
• I know I can use software and certain motherboards to control fans, but I would prefer having a physical fan controller and the one I chose goes INSANELY well with the style of my case
• I want to water cool the CPU, as I will be overclocking it
• It appears that my case only supports 120mm or 280mm rads, but I will do a bit of research and see if I find anything

 

By the way, I did use pcpartpicker, but I didn't know you could click the text button and use it instead of copying and pasting.