Planning my First Build!

[10acious_]

I've put together my first parts list on PCPartPicker, and I would like opinions and suggestions. The things I will mostly be doing are gaming, video editing, and producing music. I would preferably like to have this build be $950 or under, so suggestions that will lower the current total cost of the entire thing that don't sacrifice performance or sacrifice very little would be appreciated. Ideally, I want to run at least 90% of games on Ultra at 60 fps, 1080p resolution (Possibly 2 monitors at some point, but probably not any time soon). Also, it is likely that I will be overclocking the CPU so tips for a beginner would also be cool. Thanks, and I look forward to hearing from you guys.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LW3TdC
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LW3TdC/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($325.00) 
 

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($29.95) 
 

Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($119.00)
 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($64.49 @ Newegg) 
 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($35.99) 
 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($34.95) 
 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380X 4GB DD XXX OC Video Card  ($231.99) 
 

Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99) 
 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

 

Total: $971.35 (Prices in U.S Dollars)

 

[Aytex]

why the hell are all these prices weird

[GarnetDevil]

You can't really have 90% gaming on ultra at 60 fps with a 380X

 

I'd say drop the CPU to an i5 6600K and get a R9 390

[10acious_]

33 minutes ago, Aytex said:

why the hell are all these prices weird

I used the lowest prices I could find, not the prices listed on PCPartPicker. I made custom prices for each because I found them on eBay for less.

[10acious_]

33 minutes ago, GarnetDevil said:

You can't really have 90% gaming on ultra at 60 fps with a 380X

 

I'd say drop the CPU to an i5 6600K and get a R9 390

Will an i5 6600k still video edit well? I still want a smooth experience editing videos as well as my games looking great.

[GarnetDevil]

6 hours ago, 10acious_ said:

Will an i5 6600k still video edit well? I still want a smooth experience editing videos as well as my games looking great.

It's not on the same level as an i7 but I think it will do the job good

[Frame Drops]

Change that SSD, that budget SSD is not good.