Thoughts on this build

[Doc268]

Looking for some advice on this build the cost can't go over 1,500 USD thats to include everything.

Case: Corsair C70 black

CPU: i5 6600K

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i

MOBO: MSI Z170A M5

Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 2x4GB DDR4 2400

GPU: MSI GTX 960 4GB

SSD: G.SKILL Phoenix FTL 240GB

PSU: Referbished Corsair TX650M 650W

Monitor: Acer GN246HL 24"

Keyboard: Perixx PX-1100

Mouse: MSI Interceptor DS

OS: Win7 Home Premium 64-Bit

[i_build_nanosuits]

gaming only?

[BarneyInMatrix]

Looking for some advice on this build the cost can't go over 1,500 USD thats to include everything.

Case: Corsair C70 black

CPU: i5 6600K

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i

MOBO: MSI Z170A M5

Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 2x4GB DDR4 2400

GPU: MSI GTX 960 4GB

SSD: G.SKILL Phoenix FTL 240GB

PSU: Referbished Corsair TX650M 650W

Monitor: Acer GN246HL 24"

Keyboard: Perixx PX-1100

Mouse: MSI Interceptor DS

OS: Win7 Home Premium 64-Bit

I don't really trust that psu. Get a 650watt evga supernova series psu

 

And for the gpu get a r9 380

[Streetguru]

Looking for some advice on this build the cost can't go over 1,500 USD thats to include everything.

What country?

[Doc268]

Mainly gaming but some work. America.

[Streetguru]

Mainly gaming but some work. America.

That builds' odd then, is the price at 1500 right now? It doesn't seem like it

You could potentially start here and just add in a cheap 1080p IPS display

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

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Asus H170M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($103.75 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($53.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.65 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card  ($309.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Rosewill HIVE 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $973.33

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-29 02:36 EDT-0400

[i_build_nanosuits]

Mainly gaming but some work. America.

i would build something like this instead then, the GTX 960 is fairly weak and many games will bring it to it's knees even at 1080p...the R9 390 is a MUCH more capable graphics card that can even handle 1440p gaming if you feel like it...and this is where you should dump more money...this CPU only a few percent slower than the skylake you've picked but with the motherboard cost and DDR4 ram this option should end up being quite a bit cheaper allowing you to get a better graphics card...that CPU cooler will handle quite a bit of overclocking on this i5 and will be perfectly adequate for gaming for a while:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($216.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($135.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($39.60 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($72.00 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.66 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($289.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Corsair Vengeance C70 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: Acer G257HL BMIDX 60Hz 25.0" Monitor  ($149.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $1231.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-29 12:58 EDT-0400

 

The monitor i included is nice because it's IPS and 25" so a little bigger and certainly much nicer looking than most 1080p TN monitors out there, it's really worth it if you can find it for a good price....

 

Now in case you would not trust me if it's worth the trade off to lower the CPU one notch and CPU cooling to afford better graphics, this is how much better then 390 is when compaired to the 960:

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-R9-390-vs-Nvidia-GTX-960/3481vs3165

around 70% faster overall...yep!..that's like night and day in terms of settings you can run and still get 60-70-80FPS....

 

 

Only missing keyboard and mouse pick what you like ..i like raser deathadder mouse maybe you don't...

good luck!

[Reagan Reese]

Looking for some advice on this build the cost can't go over 1,500 USD thats to include everything.

Case: Corsair C70 black

CPU: i5 6600K

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i

MOBO: MSI Z170A M5

Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 2x4GB DDR4 2400

GPU: MSI GTX 960 4GB

SSD: G.SKILL Phoenix FTL 240GB

PSU: Referbished Corsair TX650M 650W

Monitor: Acer GN246HL 24"

Keyboard: Perixx PX-1100

Mouse: MSI Interceptor DS

OS: Win7 Home Premium 64-Bit

Make sure to buy some fans for the C70 case. I have had that case for years and some extra fans go a long way.

[Doc268]

Not a fan of the 212 had one and wasn't impressed.

[Starelementpoke]

That builds' odd then, is the price at 1500 right now? It doesn't seem like it

You could potentially start here and just add in a cheap 1080p IPS display

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

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Asus H170M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($103.75 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($53.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.65 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card  ($309.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Rosewill HIVE 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $973.33

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-29 02:36 EDT-0400

I'd go with this one, although might switch the psu to xfx or etc.

 

Not a fan of the 212 had one and wasn't impressed.

Really? Interesting, it's hailed by most as the king of air coolers.

[Doc268]

Ya but knowing my luck it was just a bad one off the line but that can put a bad impression for anyone.

[EddieHero]

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 |