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Hey there, now that Summer is coming, and I've got some money to spend, I'm planning on building a new system. Here's what I've put together, I'm planning on adding a GTX 1070 once its out next week. I'm going to be playing at 60fps in 1440p, on what ever the best settings I can push the system to. There is no specific budget, but, I'd prefer to not go much higher than it is going to be with the addition of the 1070. Any feedback is welcome, thanks in advance. 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/qB2hPs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/qB2hPs/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($233.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($137.98 @ Newegg) 


Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($39.95 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($95.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($83.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $890.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-05 15:51 EDT-0400

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2 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

I would swap out the SSD to the 850 EVO. 

Ok, that was what I had it as originally. I changed it out because I'm going to have this as my primary PC for as many years as I can, so I want to be as future proof as possible. Also, obviously, its super fast, so, I'm going to keep all my most used programs and games on it, and keep the larger files and less important stuff on my HD.

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7 minutes ago, JGunnz said:

Ok, that was what I had it as originally. I changed it out because I'm going to have this as my primary PC for as many years as I can, so I want to be as future proof as possible. Also, obviously, its super fast, so, I'm going to keep all my most used programs and games on it, and keep the larger files and less important stuff on my HD.

It won't make much real world difference though for most things.

 

http://techreport.com/review/29221/samsung-950-pro-512gb-ssd-reviewed/4

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28 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

It won't make much real world difference though for most things.

 

http://techreport.com/review/29221/samsung-950-pro-512gb-ssd-reviewed/4

Ok, thanks, I'll take that into consideration before purchase. I guess my final two questions are:

Between the CPU and GPU, is it pretty balanced? and...

Is the MotherBoard of decent spec for the others parts provided?

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15 minutes ago, JGunnz said:

Ok, thanks, I'll take that into consideration before purchase. I guess my final two questions are:

Between the CPU and GPU, is it pretty balanced? and...

Is the MotherBoard of decent spec for the others parts provided?

Yes the i5 6600K and GTX 1070 is a good match. The board is also fine.

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