Micro ATX Gaming/Workstation PC Build

Tropical · April 8, 2016

Hey guys!

So, for several months now, I been planning on building my own gaming/workstation PC. Before I dump loads of money into this build, I would like some feedback on the build I'm going with. The color theme I wanted to go with this build was straight up black. I was originally going to with a black and red build, however, I didn't see any black and red micro ATX motherboards that I liked, so I decided to go with just black. Another thing I wanted for this build, was for it to be future proof. I wanted something that would last me a good while, without the need to upgrade anything right away. With that all being said, is this a pretty good configuration? If you decide to change any of the parts around, please stick with the black theme I want, the micro ATX form factor and the $1,700 budget. All help is very much appreciated. Thanks in advance!

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TXjb4D
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TXjb4D/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($348.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI B150M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($77.99 @ Amazon)

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

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($68.75 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($196.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($629.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($44.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ NCIX US)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($86.49 @ OutletPC)

Total: $1663.56

Starelementpoke · April 8, 2016

1 minute ago, Tropical said:

Hey guys!

So, for several months now, I been planning on building my own gaming/workstation PC. Before I dump loads of money into this build, I would like some feedback on the build I'm going with. The color theme I wanted to go with this build was straight up black. I was originally going to with a black and red build, however, I didn't see any black and red micro ATX motherboards that I liked, so I decided to go with just black. Another thing I wanted for this build, was for it to be future proof. I wanted something that would last me a good while, without the need to upgrade anything right away. With that all being said, is this a pretty good configuration? If you decide to change any of the parts around, please stick with the black theme I want, the micro ATX form factor and the $1,700 budget. All help is very much appreciated. Thanks in advance!

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TXjb4D
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TXjb4D/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($348.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI B150M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($77.99 @ Amazon)

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

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($68.75 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($196.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($629.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($44.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ NCIX US)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($86.49 @ OutletPC)

Total: $1663.56

This is more just me, but if your going small forum factor you should probably lean more over to the Fury X. Literally was made for those kinds of builds. Also, why a B150 with a K series cpu?

Aytex · April 8, 2016

Get a better cooler if your planning to overclock like a X61, H100i, NH-D15/14

Tropical · April 8, 2016

5 minutes ago, Aytex said:

Get a better cooler if your planning to overclock like a X61, H100i, NH-D15/14

At this point in time, I'm not going to be overclocking. Should I change it anyways?

Aytex · April 8, 2016

1 minute ago, Tropical said:

At this point in time, I'm not going to be overclocking. Should I change it anyways?

You may as well spend less money and get a locked cpu

Magikarpdrowned · April 8, 2016

1 hour ago, Tropical said:

At this point in time, I'm not going to be overclocking. Should I change it anyways?

Regardless your MOBO isn't z170, which is the chipset meant for K series chips.

Tropical · April 8, 2016

1 hour ago, Magikarpdrowned said:

Regardless your MOBO isn't z170, which is the chipset meant for K series chips.

Oh. I didn't know that. Thanks for pointing that out. I've made some changes to the system. This is what I came up with.

Configuration without changes