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PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/rZTkYJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/rZTkYJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($238.71 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($154.69 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($66.66 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($55.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($309.98 @ DirectCanada)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.75 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($82.00 @ shopRBC)
Total: $977.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-20 19:59 EST-0500

 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/n7Nb3C
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/n7Nb3C/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($225.71 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.25 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($56.00 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.71 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($448.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($82.00 @ shopRBC)
Total: $940.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-20 19:59 EST-0500

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Those who know much are aware that they know little. - Slick roasting me

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I want the build to be optimized for longevity (4-5 years) and upgradability (i7, Xeon)

He who asks is stupid for 5 minutes. He who does not ask, remains stupid. -Chinese proverb. 

Those who know much are aware that they know little. - Slick roasting me

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AXIOM

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I want the build to be optimized for longevity (4-5 years) and upgradability (i7, Xeon)

 

want to put i7, Xeon in a $50 us motherboard

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This one is better.

 

 
Motherboard: ASRock B85M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.98 @ NCIX) 
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($46.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($55.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($409.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.75 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($84.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $973.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-20 20:03 EST-0500
 
Make sure you get a good PSU like the one here.

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HDDs: 4x HGST Deskstar NAS 3TB  // PSU: EVGA 650GQ // Case: Fractal Design Node 304 // OS: FreeNAS

 

 

 

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want to put i7, Xeon in a $50 us motherboard

That doesn't matter.

 

Also @OP you forgot a case in the second build.

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Mass SSD: Crucial M500 960GB  // PSU: EVGA Supernova 850G2 // Case: Fractal Design Define S Windowed // OS: Windows 10 // Mouse: Razer Naga Chroma // Keyboard: Corsair k70 Cherry MX Reds

Headset: Senn RS185 // Monitor: ASUS PG348Q // Devices: Note 10+ - Surface Book 2 15"

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Prosumer DYI FreeNAS

CPU: Xeon E3-1231v3  // Cooling: Noctua L9x65 //  Mobo: AsRock E3C224D2I // Ram: 16GB Kingston ECC DDR3-1333

HDDs: 4x HGST Deskstar NAS 3TB  // PSU: EVGA 650GQ // Case: Fractal Design Node 304 // OS: FreeNAS

 

 

 

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Yeah, not a good idea probably...

He who asks is stupid for 5 minutes. He who does not ask, remains stupid. -Chinese proverb. 

Those who know much are aware that they know little. - Slick roasting me

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CPU- Intel i5-6500 GPU- EVGA 1060 6GB Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H RAM- 8GB HyperX DDR4-2133 PSU- EVGA GQ 650w HDD- OEM 750GB Seagate Case- NZXT S340 Mouse- Logitech Gaming g402 Keyboard-  Azio MGK1 Headset- HyperX Cloud Core

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Oops

He who asks is stupid for 5 minutes. He who does not ask, remains stupid. -Chinese proverb. 

Those who know much are aware that they know little. - Slick roasting me

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AXIOM

CPU- Intel i5-6500 GPU- EVGA 1060 6GB Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H RAM- 8GB HyperX DDR4-2133 PSU- EVGA GQ 650w HDD- OEM 750GB Seagate Case- NZXT S340 Mouse- Logitech Gaming g402 Keyboard-  Azio MGK1 Headset- HyperX Cloud Core

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PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/7Krb3C
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/7Krb3C/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($225.71 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.25 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($56.00 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.71 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($448.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.75 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($82.00 @ shopRBC)
Total: $1010.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-20 20:06 EST-0500

He who asks is stupid for 5 minutes. He who does not ask, remains stupid. -Chinese proverb. 

Those who know much are aware that they know little. - Slick roasting me

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AXIOM

CPU- Intel i5-6500 GPU- EVGA 1060 6GB Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H RAM- 8GB HyperX DDR4-2133 PSU- EVGA GQ 650w HDD- OEM 750GB Seagate Case- NZXT S340 Mouse- Logitech Gaming g402 Keyboard-  Azio MGK1 Headset- HyperX Cloud Core

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PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/7Krb3C

Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/7Krb3C/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($225.71 @ Vuugo)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.25 @ Vuugo)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($56.00 @ Vuugo)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.71 @ Vuugo)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($448.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.75 @ Vuugo)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($82.00 @ shopRBC)

Total: $1010.40

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-20 20:06 EST-0500

Looks good, but Curufinwe is right about his choice of mobo being better.

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Why isn't the skylake build better? If I put in a 390 would it be the better one?

He who asks is stupid for 5 minutes. He who does not ask, remains stupid. -Chinese proverb. 

Those who know much are aware that they know little. - Slick roasting me

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AXIOM

CPU- Intel i5-6500 GPU- EVGA 1060 6GB Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H RAM- 8GB HyperX DDR4-2133 PSU- EVGA GQ 650w HDD- OEM 750GB Seagate Case- NZXT S340 Mouse- Logitech Gaming g402 Keyboard-  Azio MGK1 Headset- HyperX Cloud Core

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Why isn't the skylake build better? If I put in a 390 would it be the better one?

Possibly. But look at the clockspeed of the 6400. You can get a faster clockspeed with a 6100.

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Why? I'd figure the higher number is better :P that's why I picked it

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Those who know much are aware that they know little. - Slick roasting me

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And I want 4 cores, just remembered the 6100 is dual core

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Those who know much are aware that they know little. - Slick roasting me

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AXIOM

CPU- Intel i5-6500 GPU- EVGA 1060 6GB Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H RAM- 8GB HyperX DDR4-2133 PSU- EVGA GQ 650w HDD- OEM 750GB Seagate Case- NZXT S340 Mouse- Logitech Gaming g402 Keyboard-  Azio MGK1 Headset- HyperX Cloud Core

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Wow, thats a low clock :/

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Those who know much are aware that they know little. - Slick roasting me

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AXIOM

CPU- Intel i5-6500 GPU- EVGA 1060 6GB Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H RAM- 8GB HyperX DDR4-2133 PSU- EVGA GQ 650w HDD- OEM 750GB Seagate Case- NZXT S340 Mouse- Logitech Gaming g402 Keyboard-  Azio MGK1 Headset- HyperX Cloud Core

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Hows this?

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AXIOM

CPU- Intel i5-6500 GPU- EVGA 1060 6GB Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H RAM- 8GB HyperX DDR4-2133 PSU- EVGA GQ 650w HDD- OEM 750GB Seagate Case- NZXT S340 Mouse- Logitech Gaming g402 Keyboard-  Azio MGK1 Headset- HyperX Cloud Core

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PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/WHCRcf
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/WHCRcf/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($165.50 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($154.69 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($66.66 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.71 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($448.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.75 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.93 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1094.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-20 20:34 EST-0500

He who asks is stupid for 5 minutes. He who does not ask, remains stupid. -Chinese proverb. 

Those who know much are aware that they know little. - Slick roasting me

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AXIOM

CPU- Intel i5-6500 GPU- EVGA 1060 6GB Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H RAM- 8GB HyperX DDR4-2133 PSU- EVGA GQ 650w HDD- OEM 750GB Seagate Case- NZXT S340 Mouse- Logitech Gaming g402 Keyboard-  Azio MGK1 Headset- HyperX Cloud Core

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Which of the 2 would be better?

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AXIOM

CPU- Intel i5-6500 GPU- EVGA 1060 6GB Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H RAM- 8GB HyperX DDR4-2133 PSU- EVGA GQ 650w HDD- OEM 750GB Seagate Case- NZXT S340 Mouse- Logitech Gaming g402 Keyboard-  Azio MGK1 Headset- HyperX Cloud Core

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Here's one I think is better:

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/FZc8Vn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/FZc8Vn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($225.71 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.98 @ NCIX)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($54.95 @ NCIX)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.71 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($448.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.75 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($82.00 @ shopRBC)
Total: $1050.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-20 20:45 EST-0500

He who asks is stupid for 5 minutes. He who does not ask, remains stupid. -Chinese proverb. 

Those who know much are aware that they know little. - Slick roasting me

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AXIOM

CPU- Intel i5-6500 GPU- EVGA 1060 6GB Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H RAM- 8GB HyperX DDR4-2133 PSU- EVGA GQ 650w HDD- OEM 750GB Seagate Case- NZXT S340 Mouse- Logitech Gaming g402 Keyboard-  Azio MGK1 Headset- HyperX Cloud Core

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Literally mine is still better than ALL OF THE ONES YOU'VE POSTED.

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CPU: i7-5820k // GPU: SLI MSI 980ti Gaming 6G // Cooling: Full Custom WC //  Mobo: ASUS X99 Sabertooth // Ram: 32GB Crucial Ballistic Sport // Boot SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB

Mass SSD: Crucial M500 960GB  // PSU: EVGA Supernova 850G2 // Case: Fractal Design Define S Windowed // OS: Windows 10 // Mouse: Razer Naga Chroma // Keyboard: Corsair k70 Cherry MX Reds

Headset: Senn RS185 // Monitor: ASUS PG348Q // Devices: Note 10+ - Surface Book 2 15"

LINK-> Ainulindale: Music of the Ainur 

Prosumer DYI FreeNAS

CPU: Xeon E3-1231v3  // Cooling: Noctua L9x65 //  Mobo: AsRock E3C224D2I // Ram: 16GB Kingston ECC DDR3-1333

HDDs: 4x HGST Deskstar NAS 3TB  // PSU: EVGA 650GQ // Case: Fractal Design Node 304 // OS: FreeNAS

 

 

 

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If you really need a z97 mobo, then do this build.

 

 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($82.49 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($55.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($55.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($409.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.75 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($84.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $1004.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-20 21:34 EST-0500
 
Gigabyte graphics cards are voltage locked so don't buy it.

LINK-> Kurald Galain:  The Night Eternal 

Top 5820k, 980ti SLI Build in the World*

CPU: i7-5820k // GPU: SLI MSI 980ti Gaming 6G // Cooling: Full Custom WC //  Mobo: ASUS X99 Sabertooth // Ram: 32GB Crucial Ballistic Sport // Boot SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB

Mass SSD: Crucial M500 960GB  // PSU: EVGA Supernova 850G2 // Case: Fractal Design Define S Windowed // OS: Windows 10 // Mouse: Razer Naga Chroma // Keyboard: Corsair k70 Cherry MX Reds

Headset: Senn RS185 // Monitor: ASUS PG348Q // Devices: Note 10+ - Surface Book 2 15"

LINK-> Ainulindale: Music of the Ainur 

Prosumer DYI FreeNAS

CPU: Xeon E3-1231v3  // Cooling: Noctua L9x65 //  Mobo: AsRock E3C224D2I // Ram: 16GB Kingston ECC DDR3-1333

HDDs: 4x HGST Deskstar NAS 3TB  // PSU: EVGA 650GQ // Case: Fractal Design Node 304 // OS: FreeNAS

 

 

 

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