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Hey guys, like the title says i'm going to be building a new computer for the first time. Its not going to play high end games all the time on it, so it's mostly for daily home usage. I'd love to hear some thoughts before I order the parts, so here's the list.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/6wG4sJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/6wG4sJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($198.88 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 33.8 CFM CPU Cooler  ($38.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($150.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($88.48 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($259.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($50.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $970.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-02 21:47 EDT-0400

 

EDIT: Changed i5 6600k to a 6500

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1 minute ago, zMeul said:

why are you putting that cooler on a unlocked CPU?!?! there's enough clearance in that case for something bigger or even a 240mm AIO

It just seems a bit unnecessary to spend more money on a liquid cooling system with my build. But this is my first time, so I could be wrong too. What would you do?

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Just now, Pizzalord said:

It just seems a bit unnecessary to spend more money on a liquid cooling system with my build. But this is my first time, so I could be wrong too. What would you do?

why are you buying a K series CPU if you don't plan to overclock?!

the 6600K has a TDP of 91W, the Noctua L9i is rated for 95W TDP

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4 minutes ago, zMeul said:

why are you buying a K series CPU if you don't plan to overclock?!

the 6600K has a TDP of 91W, the Noctua L9i is rated for 95W TDP

Yeah, I do plan on overclocking it. Couldn't I just get some more, smaller case fans to add if heating becomes a problem?

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Just now, Pizzalord said:

Yeah, I do plan on overclocking it. Ill just get some more, smaller case fans to add if heating becomes a problem

heating will become a problem because that cooler is not designed to deal with an overclocked CPU: http://noctua.at/en/tdp-guide

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Just now, Pizzalord said:

Yeah, I do plan on overclocking it. Ill just get some more, smaller case fans to add if heating becomes a problem

heating will become a problem because that cooler is not designed to deal with an overclocked CPU: http://noctua.at/en/tdp-guide

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