build $~1000 Gaming PC Build

[3r1kGressett]

I am looking to build a decent gaming PC for around $1000 dollars. I am going for a white/black and blue color scheme. I want at least 16GB of RAM, a GTX 1070, a fully modular power supply, the Corsair Spec Alpha Case (White & Blue), and parts to match my color scheme. Everything else is undecided so far. I also plan on sleeving my own cables in the near future.

 

I want my PC to be able to play all games at 1080p@60hz, MAX Settings, for now, and for years to some. I am not certain yet, but I would love to upgrade to two, or even three 1080p monitors, to complete the gaming experience. I also plan to use this computer for school work, and (MAYBE) light Video Editing.

 

 

Links:

 

Case:

Corsair Carbide Series CC-9011093-WW White/Blue SPEC-ALPHA Mid-Tower Gaming Case

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139078&cm_re=spec_alpha-_-11-139-078-_-Product

 

HDD:

WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD10EZEX - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339&cm_re=wd_blue_1tb-_-22-236-339-_-Product

 

SSD:

ADATA Premier SP550 2.5" 240GB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) ASP550SS3-240GM-C

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820211984

 

RAM:

G.SKILL Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-2133C10D-16GAB

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231659&cm_re=g.skill_16gb_ares-_-20-231-659-_-Product

 

CPU Cooler:

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099&cm_re=212_evo-_-35-103-099-_-Product

 

OR

 

Corsair Hydro Series H100i GTX Extreme Performance Water / Liquid CPU Cooler. 240mm

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181090&ignorebbr=1

 

CPU/MOBO:

Intel Core i5-6600K 6M Skylake Quad-Core 3.5GHz LGA 1151 + ASUS Z170-A Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.2432901

 

OR

 

Intel BX80662I76700K Processor + Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P Motherboard bundle

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-BX80662I76700K-Processor-Gigabyte-GA-Z170-HD3P-Motherboard-bundle/121978560443?customid=4dd93ec859a411e69c01369a134c92c10INT&pub=5574652453&campid=5335869999&afepn=5335869999&afepn=5335869999&rmvSB=true&rmvSB=true

 

GPU:

ASUS GeForce GTX 1070 STRIX-GTX1070-8G-GAMING 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready Video Card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814126111&cm_re=1070-_-14-126-111-_-Product

 

PSU:

EVGA 220-GS-0550-V1 80 PLUS GOLD 550 W ECO Mode Fully Modular NVIDIA SLI Ready and Crossfire Support Super Silent Continuous Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438049&cm_re=550_evga_power-_-17-438-049-_-Product\

 

Case Fans:

I have not selected any case fans so far, and if anybody could recommend me some case fans, that also match my color scheme, that would be great!

 

Any Recommendations, Constructive Criticism, Tips, or any other helpful information, would be GREATLY appreciated, as it has proven a difficult task to select all of these parts.

[pcshme33]

That ram is incompatible with the cpu and motherboard. You need DDR4 for skylake and socket 1151.

[pcshme33]

You can put all those parts into https://pcpartpicker.com/ and it will tell you what is compatible and what isn't. 

[3r1kGressett]

Thanks for the response. Which motherboard were you referring to as I have two combos selected. Also which would you recommend?

[Starelementpoke]

10 minutes ago, 3r1kGressett said:

Thanks for the response. Which motherboard were you referring to as I have two combos selected. Also which would you recommend?

Both. DDR3 no good with Skylake.

[Yttrizy]

Asus one, because i7 6700k is too overkill for 1070 already

[Matias_Chambers]

14 minutes ago, Yttrizy said:

Asus one, because i7 6700k is too overkill for 1070 already

No the i5 will bottleneck especially in CPU intensive games. 

[Matias_Chambers]

By the way remember to quote people when you reply or else they might not see it. 

[Gokufighther]

23 minutes ago, Matias_Chambers said:

No the i5 will bottleneck especially in CPU intensive games. 

only in 1080p... you are such a stickler for slight bottlenecks at lower resolutions you know that?

[Matias_Chambers]

2 minutes ago, Gokufighther said:

only in 1080p... you are such a stickler for slight bottlenecks at lower resolutions you know that?

 

1 hour ago, 3r1kGressett said:

I want my PC to be able to play all games at 1080p

 

[Gokufighther]

1 minute ago, Matias_Chambers said:

 

 

again, i said slight. 15% is like 10 fps average across multiple games... woop de doo, you are still around 70ish fps

[Matias_Chambers]

4 minutes ago, Gokufighther said:

again, i said slight. 15% is like 10 fps average across multiple games... woop de doo, you are still around 70ish fps

Well a bottleneck is a bottleneck and it is higher than 15% most of the time. More like 20-30%. Even 40% sometimes. Usually only in CPU intensive games though.