First time PC builder, need help with $1640 budget.

[Mullen_S]

So as the title suggests this is my first time building a pc for myself, I've been wanting to do this for a year and even convinced my friend to change to PC gaming and helped him build a PC (so I have experience building) while I'm still here gaming on my prebuilt. I've made more money so I can extend my budget and take full advantage of PC gaming so I'm ready to pull the trigger. I would like to game at 1440p high-ultra settings without dipping below 45 fps, anything higher than that is welcome. So this is what I have come up with:  

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

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

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: OCZ Trion 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 

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

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Video Card  ($609.99) 

Case: Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($48.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.89 @ OutletPC) 

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

Monitor: Acer G257HU smidpx 60Hz 25.0" Monitor  ($254.10 @ B&H) 

Keyboard: Logitech G710 Plus Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Logitech G402 Wired Optical Mouse  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 

Headphones: Logitech G230 Headset  ($37.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1623.67

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-20 16:33 EST-0500

I have discussed this with the community and have decided that although I could probably get a better PC for my money, there would be marginally better performance and I would rather purchase peripherals that give me a better gaming experience rather than 5 more fps. I also have a i5-4460 over the i5 4690k because I'm not really comfortable with overclocking even though I know it is easy, I really don't want anything to go wrong because if that happens my Dad would probably never allow me to build a PC again until I'm 18 so I'd rather not risk it and again as I say, it saves a lot of money with the motherboard aswell which allows me to save money for games on steam. If you were wondering why I went with the H97M anniversary over the H97M Pro 4 even though the latter is better and cheaper, the Pro 4 is sold out so I would have to buy it from another store which would make it $20 more expensive. So please advice me on this and tell me any mistakes because although I do have plenty of knowledge on this stuff, I've never actually built one for myself. Sorry for the long post but I think it explained everything I wanted to say, anyways thanks for reading.

TL;DR need opinions on first time build\

EDIT: I've already put this into shopping carts on various sites and I added it up and it adds up to 1586, instead of 1623, does anybody know why? I've double checked that I have included everything

EDIT 2: I will be upgrading in 2 years with $1000 if need be but I won't upgrade before then so I want to relatively ^futureproof it 

[grayblizzard]

So as the title suggests this is my first time building a pc for myself, I've been wanting to do this for a year and even convinced my friend to change to PC gaming and helped him build a PC (so I have experience building) while I'm still here gaming on my prebuilt. I've made more money so I can extend my budget and take full advantage of PC gaming so I'm ready to pull the trigger. I would like to game at 1440p high-ultra settings without dipping below 45 fps, anything higher than that is welcome. So this is what I have come up with:  

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

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

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: OCZ Trion 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 

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

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Video Card  ($609.99) 

Case: Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($48.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.89 @ OutletPC) 

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

Monitor: Acer G257HU smidpx 60Hz 25.0" Monitor  ($254.10 @ B&H) 

Keyboard: Logitech G710 Plus Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Logitech G402 Wired Optical Mouse  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 

Headphones: Logitech G230 Headset  ($37.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1623.67

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-20 16:33 EST-0500

I have discussed this with the community and have decided that although I could probably get a better PC for my money, there would be marginally better performance and I would rather purchase peripherals that give me a better gaming experience rather than 5 more fps. I also have a i5-4460 over the i5 4690k because I'm not really comfortable with overclocking even though I know it is easy, I really don't want anything to go wrong because if that happens my Dad would probably never allow me to build a PC again until I'm 18 so I'd rather not risk it and again as I say, it saves a lot of money with the motherboard aswell which allows me to save money for games on steam. If you were wondering why I went with the H97M anniversary over the H97M Pro 4 even though the latter is better and cheaper, the Pro 4 is sold out so I would have to buy it from another store which would make it $20 more expensive. So please advice me on this and tell me any mistakes because although I do have plenty of knowledge on this stuff, I've never actually built one for myself. Sorry for the long post but I think it explained everything I wanted to say, anyways thanks for reading.

TL;DR need opinions on first time build\

EDIT: I've already put this into shopping carts on various sites and I added it up and it adds up to 1586, instead of 1623, does anybody know why? I've double checked that I have included everything

dont know about budget but this will accomplish your goal may want to color match that headset though

[Mullen_S]

dont know about budget but this will accomplish your goal may want to color match that headset though

I tried to get the G430 but it doesn't fit the budget, atleast I don't think it does but know I'm not sure because it doesn't add up right

[cortexcortex]

I'd rather go with this instead:

 

Performance improvement on the CPU, a nice cooler for having good temps while OCing, DDR4 memory (not an improvement for gaming, yet, but it's faster), a better PSU, and 16 GB of memory. You can downgrade it to 8GB if you want for it to be more suitable with your budget, though.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($258.89 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Silverstone TD02-LITE 92.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($73.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Asus Z170I PRO GAMING Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($157.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: OCZ Trion 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 

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

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Video Card  ($609.99) 

Case: Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($139.00 @ Amazon) 

Keyboard: Corsair Raptor K40 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Logitech G402 Wired Optical Mouse  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 

Headphones: Logitech G230 Headset  ($37.99 @ Newegg) 

Other: Windows 10 ($20.00)

Total: $1712.77

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-20 16:43 EST-0500

 

 

--- This is if you can go a bit over budget, helps on the long run.

[Ghostay]

 

I'd rather go with this instead:

 

Performance improvement on the CPU, a nice cooler for having good temps while OCing, DDR4 memory (not an improvement for gaming, yet, but it's faster), a better PSU, and 16 GB of memory. You can downgrade it to 8GB if you want for it to be more suitable with your budget, though.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($258.89 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Silverstone TD02-LITE 92.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($73.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Asus Z170I PRO GAMING Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($157.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: OCZ Trion 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 

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

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Video Card  ($609.99) 

Case: Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($139.00 @ Amazon) 

Keyboard: Corsair Raptor K40 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Logitech G402 Wired Optical Mouse  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 

Headphones: Logitech G230 Headset  ($37.99 @ Newegg) 

Other: Windows 10 ($20.00)

Total: $1712.77

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-20 16:43 EST-0500

 

 

--- This is if you can go a bit over budget, helps on the long run.

 

This is a great build, i'll try and best this but I doubt it.

[Mullen_S]

 

Total: $1712.77

 

--- This is if you can go a bit over budget, helps on the long run.

 

I can't push the budget this much

[Memories4K]

 

-snip-

 

This is a great build, i'll try and best this but I doubt it.

You guys need to actually read OP's post.

[Ghostay]

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DqYFQ7

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DqYFQ7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($258.89 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($152.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.89 @ OutletPC)

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

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card  ($379.99 @ Micro Center)

Case: Corsair 760T Black ATX Full Tower Case  ($169.00 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($82.98 @ Newegg)

Monitor: Dell U2515H 60Hz 25.0" Monitor  ($348.30 @ B&H)

Other: Peripheals ($130.00)

Total: $1759.88

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-20 16:54 EST-0500

Ta-da!

 

Much further over the budget, but you can dumb the monitor down if you want or the GPU, there is absolutley no need for a 980 TI for 1440P, I have a 1440P and am maxing with an R9 390; the PSU is actually the RMI 750 but that is not an option. You mentioned not wanting to overclock, but this gives you some flexibility later if you decide to do so.

 

Case is personal preference and I own the 760T so I am biased towards it, it is glorious. The build theme is red and black.

 

Monitor is personal preference as well, that's upto you.

[Ghostay]

You guys need to actually read OP's post.

You need to actually point out what we've done wrong.

[Memories4K]

You need to actually point out what we've done wrong.

 

You guys need to actually read OP's post.

[cortexcortex]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DqYFQ7

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DqYFQ7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($258.89 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($152.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.89 @ OutletPC)

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

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card  ($379.99 @ Micro Center)

Case: Corsair 760T Black ATX Full Tower Case  ($169.00 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($82.98 @ Newegg)

Monitor: Dell U2515H 60Hz 25.0" Monitor  ($348.30 @ B&H)

Other: Peripheals ($130.00)

Total: $1759.88

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-20 16:54 EST-0500

Ta-da!

 

Much further over the budget, but you can dumb the monitor down if you want, the PSU is actually the RMI 750 but that is not an option. You mentioned not wanting to overclock, but this gives you some flexibility later if you decide to do so.

980 Ti > 390X though

 

 

-snip-

The CPU is better either way, and even if he doesn't want to overclock now, he might want the extra performance in the future. I have read the thread, and I don't see why you're doubting it?

[Ghostay]

980 Ti > 390X though

 

 

The CPU is better either way, and even if he doesn't want to overclock now, he might want the extra performance in the future. I have read the thread, and I don't see why you're doubting it?

He get's a better monitor and a better case, and I would argue a better PSU and motherboard, and honestly in my opinion (Not saying its right) he will be fine with an R9 390X for 1440P max.

[Ghostay]

 

Very sociable aren't we? It gives him the flexibility to overclock in the future, and flexibility is always better and also much better performance, I5 6600K > I5 4460 with DDR3

[Mullen_S]

 there is absolutley no need for a 980 TI for 1440P, I have a 1440P and am maxing with an R9 390;

I know there is no need for 980ti at 1440p because I will get around 90 fps in all games but with multiple graphical mods and without upgrading for another 2 years atleast I want it working perfectly until then.

[cortexcortex]

He get's a better monitor and a better case, and I would argue a better PSU and motherboard, and honestly in my opinion (Not saying its right) he will be fine with an R9 390X for 1440P max.

Yeah, you're right. The 980 Ti would still be a more viable option for gaming at 1440p for future games, though.

[Ghostay]

I know there is no need for 980ti at 1440p because I will get around 90 fps in all games but with multiple graphical mods and without upgrading for another 2 years atleast I want it working perfectly until then.

Its upto you, Cortex's build is better for long term, I concede that, but my build is more premium with the case and monitor, it's just what you prefer; that extra performance and future reliability, or the better monitor.

[Mullen_S]

Yeah, you're right. The 980 Ti would still be a more viable option for gaming at 1440p for future games, though.

That's what I think, I don't want to be some guy who upgrades every 6 months because he didn't spend enough in the first place

[Ghostay]

Yeah, you're right. The 980 Ti would still be a more viable option for gaming at 1440p for future games, though.

Thanks for the friend request!

 

Edit: Thread hijack, oops.

Edited January 20, 2016 by Ghostay

[SteveGrabowski0]

So as the title suggests this is my first time building a pc for myself, I've been wanting to do this for a year and even convinced my friend to change to PC gaming and helped him build a PC (so I have experience building) while I'm still here gaming on my prebuilt. I've made more money so I can extend my budget and take full advantage of PC gaming so I'm ready to pull the trigger. I would like to game at 1440p high-ultra settings without dipping below 45 fps, anything higher than that is welcome. So this is what I have come up with:  

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

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

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: OCZ Trion 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 

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

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Video Card  ($609.99) 

Case: Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($48.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.89 @ OutletPC) 

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

Monitor: Acer G257HU smidpx 60Hz 25.0" Monitor  ($254.10 @ B&H) 

Keyboard: Logitech G710 Plus Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Logitech G402 Wired Optical Mouse  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 

Headphones: Logitech G230 Headset  ($37.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1623.67

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-20 16:33 EST-0500

I have discussed this with the community and have decided that although I could probably get a better PC for my money, there would be marginally better performance and I would rather purchase peripherals that give me a better gaming experience rather than 5 more fps. I also have a i5-4460 over the i5 4690k because I'm not really comfortable with overclocking even though I know it is easy, I really don't want anything to go wrong because if that happens my Dad would probably never allow me to build a PC again until I'm 18 so I'd rather not risk it and again as I say, it saves a lot of money with the motherboard aswell which allows me to save money for games on steam. If you were wondering why I went with the H97M anniversary over the H97M Pro 4 even though the latter is better and cheaper, the Pro 4 is sold out so I would have to buy it from another store which would make it $20 more expensive. So please advice me on this and tell me any mistakes because although I do have plenty of knowledge on this stuff, I've never actually built one for myself. Sorry for the long post but I think it explained everything I wanted to say, anyways thanks for reading.

TL;DR need opinions on first time build\

EDIT: I've already put this into shopping carts on various sites and I added it up and it adds up to 1586, instead of 1623, does anybody know why? I've double checked that I have included everything

EDIT 2: I will be upgrading in 2 years with $1000 if need be but I won't upgrade before then so I want to relatively ^futureproof it 

 

I wouldn't buy that SSD. OCZ seems to have a pretty crappy reputation lately and a 120 GB SSD fills up really easily. Note that 120 GB = 111.7 GiB, and GiB is what Windows measures your storage in (this comes from 1GiB = 2^30 bytes while 1GB = 10^9 bytes, so that 1GB = 0.93GiB). Then you want to setup 10% for overprovisioning, so your 120 GB SSD is really 100.5GiB usable space. Take 30 GiB for Windows, 10 GiB for programs, and you have room to install one large game and that's it. And then some games you can use a lot of space quickly in savegame files. I can easily end up with a couple of GB of savefiles in Fallout 4 for instance in just a couple of days. I'd pay the $80 or so for a 250 GB (= 233 GiB lol) Samsung 850 EVO. You're getting a much more trusted brand and enough space to install a few games at once. When the 250 GB SSDs are so cheap now it doesn't make much sense to get a 120 GB one. The whole point of an SSD in a gaming build is to make your games load fast. Who cares about shaving 8 seconds off your bootup into Windows time?

[SteveGrabowski0]

I know there is no need for 980ti at 1440p because I will get around 90 fps in all games but with multiple graphical mods and without upgrading for another 2 years atleast I want it working perfectly until then.

 

The 980 Ti is perfect for this build. On this high a budget and for 1440p gaming anything other than a 980 Ti is lunacy.

[Memories4K]

What i recommend

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($183.88 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus Z170M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($115.99 @ NCIX US) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($67.99 @ NCIX US) 

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

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390X 8GB Tri-X OC Video Card  ($398.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Monitor: Acer XG270HU 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($453.99 @ Mac Mall) 

Keyboard: Logitech G710 Plus Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Logitech G402 Wired Optical Mouse  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 

Headphones: Logitech G230 Headset  ($37.99 @ Newegg) 

Other: Windows 10 (Buy from s5ean on r/Microsoftwareswap) ($30.00)

Total: $1644.75

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-20 17:33 EST-0500

 

A 6400 will run you just fine, in fact better than the 4460 you listed even at stock with the ability to overclock in the future should you want to experiment; just slap a cooler on in the future.

I would go with the 390x over the 980ti just for the simple fact that while 6GB is definitely more than enough for 1440p, i had replaced the 1080p panel @cortexcortex had to a 1440p like you wanted ,OP, but also with a higher refresh rate and sync technology.

 

(TRUST ME OP. YOU WANT THAT SYNC TECHNOLOGY)

 

All that while meeting the budget.

 

EDIT: HOLD YOUR HORSES. OP doesn't want more than 8GB of RAM (background programs? I use more than 8 but sure OP) and also some earlier commentor said there was a problem with the OCZ drives (I was going to go Samsung but looked up the drive and saw favorable reviews)

 

EDIT 2: Alright, now i'm confident @Mullen_S you'll like this

$4 over budget, fight me.

[Mullen_S]

I have discussed this with the community and have decided that although I could probably get a better PC for my money, there would be marginally better performance and I would rather purchase peripherals that give me a better gaming experience rather than 5 more fps.

 

 

 

I'd rather go with this instead:

 

Performance improvement on the CPU, a nice cooler for having good temps while OCing, DDR4 memory (not an improvement for gaming, yet, but it's faster), a better PSU, and 16 GB of memory. You can downgrade it to 8GB if you want for it to be more suitable with your budget, though.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($258.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($139.00 @ Amazon) 

Keyboard: Corsair Raptor K40 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Logitech G402 Wired Optical Mouse  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 

Headphones: Logitech G230 Headset  ($37.99 @ Newegg) 

Other: Windows 10 ($20.00)

Total: $1712.77

 

--- This is if you can go a bit over budget, helps on the long run.

 

This was my point, I would rather be underbudget with better peripherals that actually enhance my expirience such as a 1440p monitor with the 980ti and nice peripherals rather than having things that don't effect me such as 16gb of ram when I don't use my setup for productivity and a skylake processor that barely actually improves my system. I thought I made this clear in the post.

[Memories4K]

Very sociable aren't we? It gives him the flexibility to overclock in the future, and flexibility is always better and also much better performance, I5 6600K > I5 4460 with DDR3

I was busy. Look at my build recommendation. Read OP's post. Look at yours. Fight me.

[Mullen_S]

(TRUST ME OP. YOU WANT THAT SYNC TECHNOLOGY)

But do I really, need that sync technology, don't get me wrong, it sounds great but is it worth it

[Mullen_S]

Who cares about shaving 8 seconds off your bootup into Windows time?

I heard that your pc would boot in around 10 seconds and currently my computer takes around a minute and a half to boot and it's quite annoying if I have to restart during a CSGO match and I only have 3 minutes to restart and sort out the problem