Workstation Build (first-timer) (AU$1600)

[theelectricfire7]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.00 @ Scorptec) 
Motherboard: Asus H170-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($169.00 @ Centre Com) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($135.00 @ Centre Com) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.00 @ Centre Com) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ Centre Com) 
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($165.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($128.00 @ IJK) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Edimax EW-7722PnD 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter 
Total: $1124.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-14 20:59 AEDT+1100

 

Store and budget: MSY, AU$1600

 

Intended build use: Productivity (high school stuff), CAD/CAM/3D animation(occasionally) (Autodesk Inventor/Flow Design/Maya), light-moderate gaming (and recording/possibly streaming with OBS), development (HTML editors, Android Studio, Netbeans and other IDEs), Android Virtual Machines (these eat ~3GB RAM)

 

I/O: Type-C is a must. About 6+ USB connectors

 

RAM: Should I stick with 16GB or go down to 8?

 

Monitor setup: Currently one 1920x1080, might get a second monitor soon, or even go 1440p/2160p

 

My GPU dilemma:

 

I'm going to go with one of three choices:

 

- Upgrade to an i7-6700 and go with a 4GB GTX 960

- Stick with the i5-6600 and go with a 4GB GTX 970

- Stick with the i5-6600 and go with a 4GB GTX 960

 

I'm most likely going to lean towards the first option. Thoughts?

 

PSU: Should I stick with the 550W PSU for future builds or grab a 420W to get $40 back?

Besides the above costs, the only potential additional costs I see are lighting. I've already got access to a Windows 10 Pro license key. 

 

Overall, are these parts first-timer friendly?

 

Leave your thoughts below. Thanks!

 

 

 

 

[techguru]

1 minute ago, theelectricfire7 said:

 

 

 

bad paste

redo it

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.00 @ Scorptec) 
Motherboard: Asus H170-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($169.00 @ Centre Com) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($135.00 @ Centre Com) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.00 @ Centre Com) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ Centre Com) 
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($165.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($128.00 @ IJK) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Edimax EW-7722PnD 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter 
Total: $1124.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-14 20:57 AEDT+1100

 

[techguru]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.00 @ Scorptec) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler 
Motherboard: Asus H170-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($169.00 @ Centre Com) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($135.00 @ Centre Com) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.00 @ Centre Com) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ Centre Com) 
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($165.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Total: $1125.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-14 20:58 AEDT+1100

[theelectricfire7]

4 minutes ago, techguru said:

 

 

Fixed. Thoughts?