First build, looking for advice

[Sir_Gordon_DieHard]

Yooooo, so I am trying to build my first PC and am looking for advice. Could you tell me if some parts are overkill, underkill, not a good value, and which are a better value, that's what I'm looking for. I don't care about the colors of anything.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/f39C7P

 

1. Budget & Location
My budget is about $1500, but I can go a little bit over that. I live in the U.S. (Murica).
2. Aim
I'm building this system purely for gaming. I play mostly FPS, MMORPG, and RPG, but I play pretty much every other genre as well. My goal is to be able to play every game smoothly on the highest settings, so like 50-60fps? The game I used as a reference most the time was Witcher 3, and sort of GTA 5, but I probably won't be playing that game.
3. Monitors
I am looking to run two monitors (which you can see in my build), one that I use for gaming, and the other just to have a web page open. I figured the main one should be a TN panel and the second one should be IPS. They are both at 1080p.
4. Peripherals
Everything you see in my current build is what I am looking to include.

 

Could you also give me advice on the fans, I don't know how much cooling I'll actually need. I've done research on air flow and what not, but if you could tell me which fans you think would work the best for the build, if I need anything more then the default fans, that would be great. 

 

I should also mention that I will be experimenting with the system a little bit as well. So I might try some overclocking later on, but nothing huge. I might try G-Sync also.

[stealth80]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($273.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($143.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($80.62 @ Mac Mall)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($18.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($259.99 @ B&H)
Monitor: AOC I2421VWH 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1496.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-10 19:12 EST-0500

 

Get Windows from G2A for like $40

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[Starelementpoke]

Here:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/v4zPwP

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/v4zPwP/by_merchant/

 

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

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.54 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($144.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($71.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial BX100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($66.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.50 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($299.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: XFX TS 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($76.80 @ Amazon) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($18.88 @ OutletPC) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($94.99 @ Adorama) 

Monitor: Acer GN246HL 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($236.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Monitor: AOC I2421VWH 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1479.53

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-10 19:14 EST-0500

Changed the monitor to a similar one and a bit cheaper. Changed 970 to 390, and better ssd.

[PCPartPickerPro9171787]

You should get the same type of monitors for multi monitor configuration, especially if you plan on using it for video games. It will look weird otherwise because the monitors will display in two different colors.   

[Streetguru]

Yooooo, so I am trying to build my first PC and am looking for advice. Could you tell me if some parts are overkill, underkill, not a good value, and which are a better value, that's what I'm

You should go AMD as you could get a free-sync display for the same price as that one

 

Includes a 480gb SSD

 

now for the fun part monitors included are a 1080p 144hz Free-sync display and a 1440p IPS display that can be run in portrait(monitor arm needed)mode if you were to run a 1080p display in portrait you'll find you don't have enough horizontal space to fit stuff, with a portrait 1440p display you have so much more room for activities.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/C4cx8d

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/C4cx8d/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Directron)

Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.89 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: Acer G257HU smidpx 60Hz 25.0" Monitor  ($259.99 @ B&H)

Monitor: AOC G2460PF 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($269.99 @ Best Buy)

Total: $1482.78

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-10 19:23 EST-0500

[biotoxin]

I'd suggest a 6 core or better...

get win7 then do free upgrade to win10, you'll save a bit

the price per gb on your 1tb is not pretty, you would be better served spending an extra 20$ and getting anywhere from 2 to 4tb, I've literally seen 4tb for 99$ in the last month so holiday deals will definitely bring your price down.

do you need a disc drive? be honest and serious with yourself, are you really going to use it or can you get by with USB drives? I would remind you that you can install windows and other operating systems from the USB drive these days.

That is a nice card but look for a better price maybe from a different brand?

Maybe even look at AMD cards if you need extra room in the budget, on average the performance is comparable enough but much better price.

look for combo deals on the items, see if they can be swapped out for a better deal.

For ram G.Skill might have a better price to performance ratio than corsair, check timings and speed at your desired capacity, even kingston might come out on top there

 

I don't see a CPU cooler anywhere on the list!

please don't just plan on using stock cooler

the extra 30$ for a good cooler is worth it, or 100$ (estimate) for a closed loop liquid system depending on if you're overclocking

 

lastly, remember the mail in rebates, because that's up front cost you get reimbursed if you can be bothered to mail in for them, I prefer to avoid them and look for better deals up front. Most of them rebate via a card which you then have to take to a bank to cash out or know exactly how much  to charge at one time which can be a hassle.

[Streetguru]

I'd suggest a 6 core or better...

$30 bucks can almost double the capacity of an SSD

[stealth80]

I'd suggest a 6 core or better...

get win7 then do free upgrade to win10, you'll save a bit

the price per gb on your 1tb is not pretty, you would be better served spending an extra 20$ and getting anywhere from 2 to 4tb, I've literally seen 4tb for 99$ in the last month so holiday deals will definitely bring your price down.

do you need a disc drive? be honest and serious with yourself, are you really going to use it or can you get by with USB drives? I would remind you that you can install windows and other operating systems from the USB drive these days.

That is a nice card but look for a better price maybe from a different brand?

Maybe even look at AMD cards if you need extra room in the budget, on average the performance is comparable enough but much better price.

look for combo deals on the items, see if they can be swapped out for a better deal.

For ram G.Skill might have a better price to performance ratio than corsair, check timings and speed at your desired capacity, even kingston might come out on top there

 

I don't see a CPU cooler anywhere on the list!

please don't just plan on using stock cooler

the extra 30$ for a good cooler is worth it, or 100$ (estimate) for a closed loop liquid system depending on if you're overclocking

 

lastly, remember the mail in rebates, because that's up front cost you get reimbursed if you can be bothered to mail in for them, I prefer to avoid them and look for better deals up front. Most of them rebate via a card which you then have to take to a bank to cash out or know exactly how much  to charge at one time which can be a hassle.

 

its main purpose is gaming, I wouldn't bother with 6 core