Micro ATX Gaming/Workstation PC Build - Thoughts?

[wSwizzle]

Hello all,

 

For the past few months, I been considering building my own $1,500 micro ATX gaming/workstation PC. After countless amounts of PC configurations, I finally settled on one that seems work nicely. That being said, I need some input from the community. How does the configuration look? If you make any changes, please keep the configuration in the $1,500 range and the all black color scheme. All advice/help/input is extremely appreciated. Here is the configuration I came up with. 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Lr7zNN

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Lr7zNN/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($344.80 @ Amazon) 

 

CPU Cooler: Rosewill RCX-Z775-LP 33.5 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($12.99 @ Newegg) 

 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($134.99 @ B&H) 

 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($76.99 @ Newegg) 

 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($88.48 @ Amazon) 

 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($429.99 @ B&H) 

 

Case: Fractal Design Define Nano S Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($69.99 @ NCIX US) 

 

Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($88.89 @ OutletPC) 

 

Total: 1,447.10

 

Sincerely,

 

wSwizzle

[TheProfessionalAmateurs]

I would recommend a better cooler. The hyper 212 is an excellent cpu cooler that's also very quiet, and can give you a pretty good overclock. It's also does not interfere with your case.

[wSwizzle]

Just now, TheProfessionalAmateurs said:

I would recommend a better cooler. The hyper 212 is an excellent cpu cooler that's also very quiet, and can give you a pretty good overclock. It's also does not interfere with your case.

Thank you very much!

[rn8686]

My only suggestion is that you use an AIO water cooler instead as they are very compact and deliver much better temps than most low profile air coolers. Also you can get windows OEM keys off Kinguin or reddit for $15 (Unless you really want a retail one). 

[wSwizzle]

Just now, rn8686 said:

My only suggestion is that you use an AIO water cooler instead as they are very compact and deliver much better temps than most low profile air coolers. Also you can get windows OEM keys off Kinguin or reddit for $15 (Unless you really want a retail one). 

Thank you for the recommendations!