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I'll try and keep this short and sweet. I'm looking to upgrade for the first time in a long time (5+ years) and glad to see things haven't changed too much. I'm looking to game again, hence the upgrade. I'm going for a bang for your buck type set up. I'm not afraid of spending some $$$, but unlike my younger days I'm not interested in buying the most expensive thing just because it's the most expensive or because it gives me a tiny bit better performance. So with that said, tell me your thoughts on my part list below. Is there something slightly more in price, but a lot better in performance? Or perhaps for a slight hit to performance, I can save a good bit on the price?

 

Below are the parts and the prices (in Australian dollars FWIW):

 

Case: Corsair 450D - Price: $165
CPU: i5 6600 - Price: $309
MoBo: GA-Z170-HD3 - Price: $178
SSD: Samsung Evo 850 - Price: $205
RAM: Corsair Dominator - Price: $115
GPU: GTX 970 - Price: ~$500
Total - Price: ~$1472 

 

EDIT: It actually posted. Yay! First time I lost my whole post..anyways I forgot to add thanks for any tips you can give. It looks like there's some real knowledgeable peeps in here :)

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I5 6600K or a B150 mobo and a I5 6500, also a 1070 is just slighly more then retail for a 970 and will preforme way better :)

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Definitely wait for the 1070, if it is as good as they say it is you will get a whole lot more bang for your buck. You could probably go with a cheaper mobo since you won't be overclocking that CPU.

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Z170 motherboard for a non-k cpu is like throwing away money, you don't do it. Either get a h170/b150 motherboard or a i5 6600k

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  • BitFenix Comrade Window Black/
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Just now, BringBackLCT said:

Z170 motherboard for a non-k cpu is like throwing away money, you don't do it. Either get a h170/b150 motherboard or a i5 6600k

EDIT: Also, get a GTX 1070, it's dropping in June

"AMD is bringing DDR5 to the mainstream with their all new FX 8450 and FX 9690 Zen processors. Check out the link in the video description to learn more."

  • CPU
    Intel Core i5 4690K
  • Motherboard
    MSI Z87-I Mini-ITX
  • RAM
    16gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600
  • GPU
  • CHANGING 
  • Case
  • BitFenix Comrade Window Black/
  • Corsair 250D
  • Storage
    Hectron X1 60gb SSD "The China", Hitachi 500gb 7200rpm
  • PSU
    Corsair TX650
  • Cooling
    Hyper TX3
  • Keyboard
    AULA F2012 Mechanical
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1 minute ago, BringBackLCT said:

Z170 motherboard for a non-k cpu is like throwing away money, you don't do it. Either get a h170/b150 motherboard or a i5 6600k

Wow wasn't expecting so many responses so quickly. Definitely will wait and see for the 1070 now that you guys mention it. Thanks for all the input! 

 

BringBackLCT, could you elaborate on why Z170 would be a waste? Is it just an overclocked orientated chipset as opposed to a regular update? Thanks :)

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