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Hephaestus - Intel i5 6600K, MSI GeForce GTX 960, NZXT S340

Hi Guys, I have been around the forums here lately, creating topics. I would reply to some but I feel like I am not experienced enough to provide some feedback :P . But anyway, I have talked and looked around and gotten feedback from you guys, and I present my final build. Is there any last minute changed I need to make? I get that I could get better performance with a R9 390, but I have asked for a G-Sync monitor for the holidays, and Im pretty sure Im getting it  ;) So yeah, have to keep it Nvidia  :P . Also my budget is $850, so everything below meets that.
 
My Build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($252.98 @ Micro Center) 
Motherboard: MSI H170 Gaming M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card  ($229.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $851.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-05 00:40 EST-0500
 
Thanks  :D ,
ConiferousJelly

Main Rig 1: Intel Core i5-6600k | Cooler Master Seidon 120V Liquid Cooler | Asus Z170-AR | Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB DDR4-2400 | Inland Professional 480GB SSD | WD Blue 1TB HDD | Zotac GeForce GTX 960 4GB | NZXT S340 White | Corsair CX 600W PSU | Windows 10 Pro | PCPartPicker Link |

Main Rig 2: Intel Core i7-6700k | CRYORIG H7 Air Cooler | EVGA Z170 FTW | Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR4-3200 | Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB SSD | EVGA GTX 1070 FTW | NZXT S340 Elite Matte Black | Corsair RM 750x PSU | Windows 10 Pro | PCPartPicker Link |

Laptop: 2018 15" MacBook Pro | 2.6GHz 6 core i7 | Vega 20 GPU | Mac OS Catalina 

 

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($91.45 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($32.99 @ Amazon) 


Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($319.99 @ Micro Center) 

Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($48.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $853.88

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-05 00:49 EST-0500

i5-4690k@4.5GHz || MSI GTX 970 || MSI z97 Gaming 5 || NZXT Kraken x61 || WD Black 1TB || Crucial MX100 || 8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro || Corsair RM750 || NZXT H440 || Corsair k70 RGB mx browns || Acer H236HL || ViewSonic VX2255wm-4

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Micro Center) 


Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg) 




Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($319.98 @ NCIX US) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 


Total: $840.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-05 00:59 EST-0500

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Some of the features the skylake i5 brings are not on the h170 chipset. If you don't get a z170 board the 6600k may not be worth it, and you'll probably be better off with the 4690k like Amazingasian and Curufinwe_wins mentioned.

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