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GarrettCM
By GarrettCM
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This is my first time building a gaming PC and wanted to get some opinions on it. 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WtnVJx

 

Primary use will be heavy gaming, I have about an extra $100 I could spend if you think it would be worth it. 

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Not much to really complain about. Everything seems good except for the PSU, which I would change to a EVGA G2 650W instead. I'd also personally save some money and grab a Sapphire R9 390 and a beQuiet! Pure Rock cooler instead.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/v9r8nQ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/v9r8nQ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($254.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($31.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($112.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($67.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($309.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1067.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-04 00:42 EST-0500

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Be nice to each other boys and girls. And don't cheap out on a power supply.

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CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K - 4.5 GHz | Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO | RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 | SSD: Samsung 850 EVO - 500GB | GPU: MSI GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6GB | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 | Case: NZXT Phantom 530 | Cooling: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate | Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Peripherals: Corsair Vengeance K70 and Razer DeathAdder

 

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Maybe spend the extra on a better CPU if you want to?

Don't think you can do much better on the GPU with $100 though

Intel i7 6700K | MSI Krait Z170A | MSI GTX 980 w/ NZXT Kraken G10/x31 | Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB | Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD/WD Blue 1TB HDD | NZXT H440 | K70 RGB/SteelSeries Rival

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If you really want to spend extra money, you can get the R9 390X: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127872

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CPU: Intel Core i7 6700k (OC'd 4.4GHz) Cooler: CM Hyper 212 Evo Mobo: MSI Z170A Gaming Pro Carbon GPU: EVGA GTX 950 SSC RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1x8GB) SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB Case: NZXT S340 Black/Blue PSU: Corsair CX430M

 

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Monitor: Acer H236HL BID Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum Keyboard: I don't even know Mouse Pad: SteelSeries QcK Headset: Turtle Beach X12

 

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13 minutes ago, GarrettCM said:

This is my first time building a gaming PC and wanted to get some opinions on it. 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WtnVJx

 

Primary use will be heavy gaming, I have about an extra $100 I could spend if you think it would be worth it. 

Not much too say either, very close to my build honestly

CASE: NZXT S340 CPU: Intel i5-4690K MOBO: Gigabyte GA-Z97X RAM: Corsair 16GB GPU: MSI R9 390 HDD: WD Blue 1TB SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB PSU: XFX ATX12V/EPS12V 650W

 

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