Advice wanted!

[Red Tempter]

Hello, all. I'm building my first PC soon and have been doing a fair bit of planning. Here's what I've got so far:

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Epsilon_Coppen/saved/T3HPxr

 

I'm still iffy on the case, because I like that case but I prefer the S340, but the S340 doesn't have a 5.25" drive bay for an Optical Drive, and I want an Optical Drive to install my OS and whatever other drivers with. But is there a way I can do all that without an Optical Drive? 

 

EDIT: I found a solution. Thanks for your help!

[HKZeroFive]

You could grab a Windows product key and install it that way by activating it

 

Any reason on why you want a reference GTX 970? Because $380 is pretty overpriced for one IMO.

[Aytex]

3 minutes ago, Red Tempter said:

Hello, all. I'm building my first PC soon and have been doing a fair bit of planning. Here's what I've got so far:

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Epsilon_Coppen/saved/T3HPxr

 

I'm still iffy on the case, because I like that case but I prefer the S340, but the S340 doesn't have a 5.25" drive bay for an Optical Drive, and I want an Optical Drive to install my OS and whatever other drivers with. But is there a way I can do all that without an Optical Drive? 

get a usb and install 

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

[shadowbyte]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/m6WqD3
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/m6WqD3/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($153.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($69.84 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.49 @ 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 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Other: Windows 10 key ($20.00)
Total: $1140.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-19 23:45 EST-0500

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/m6WqD3

[Ryoutarou97]

Would go for an SSD and a 390 or at least a non-reference card. Otherwise, it looks good. Thank you for using that PSU initially instead of a $100+ 750w one.

[Red Tempter]

1 hour ago, HKZeroFive said:

Any reason on why you want a reference GTX 970? Because $380 is pretty overpriced for one IMO.

I want the reference cooler.

[brob]

1 hour ago, Red Tempter said:

Hello, all. I'm building my first PC soon and have been doing a fair bit of planning. Here's what I've got so far:

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Epsilon_Coppen/saved/T3HPxr

 

I'm still iffy on the case, because I like that case but I prefer the S340, but the S340 doesn't have a 5.25" drive bay for an Optical Drive, and I want an Optical Drive to install my OS and whatever other drivers with. But is there a way I can do all that without an Optical Drive? 

You can get Windows 10 on a usb or download to your own. Once the machine is attached to the web, everything can be downloaded. Some systems need network controller driver installed but that too can usually be put on a usb for installation.

EVGA 210-GQ-0650-V1 and SeaSonic SSR-550RM are better psu.

There are many less expensive, higher performing, better cooled GTX 970.

An ssd should be included.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i GT 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($87.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($125.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($39.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($324.00 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Other: SAMSUNG USB 2.0 (3.0 Compatible) External DVD Writer Model SE-208GB/RSBD ($24.99)
Total: $1183.91
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-20 01:13 EST-0500