Building from scratch

[cLashez]

1. Budget & Location

$2000-$2500, AUD

2. Aim

Mainly high end gaming, running most games like Battlefield 1, WoW, Titanfall 2 - Pretty much all mainstream upcoming games on the multiple digital platforms out there.

3. Monitors

Currently running 2x 27" on 1920x1080 and plan to stay on those with a possibility of upgrade in the future, but not near.

4. Peripherals

I have an idea on what I need which is listed below.

5. Why are you upgrading?

I enjoy building a new pc every 5 or so years to try and keep up with technology trends etc. 

 

Hey all,

 

So here is my build so far, I'm looking for feedback of any kind as it has been a while since I have build a new computer. Surprising for a gaming pc there isn't an insane amount of information out there or at least that related to me. Also looking for any compatibility issues i may have missed.

 

• Intel Core i7 6700  Intel Core i7 6700K

• ASUS B150M Pro Gaming Motherboard ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 Motherboard
• EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC Gaming ACX 3.0 8GB
• Corsair Vengeance LED CMU16GX4M2A2666C16 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4
• EVGA SuperNOVA B2 750W Power Supply
• Seagate Barracuda 3TB ST3000DM001
• Samsung 750 EVO 250GB SSD  Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD
• Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass Edition
• Razer Kraken 7.1 Chroma RGB USB Gaming Headset
• Razer Firefly Chroma RGB Hard Gaming Mouse Mat
• Razer Mamba Tournament Edition Chroma RGB Laser Gaming Mouse
• Ducky One TKL RGB Cherry MX Brown Mechanical Keyboard
• Thermaltake Riing 120mm RGB Fan 3 Pack with Controller

As you can tell I have chosen the RGB path. In any case if someone thinks this is overkill or I am missing something please add to this and let me know - main issue is everything being compatible. The current price is sitting at $2490AUD

 

Additional; I don't plan on overclocking, I spend a lot of time on my computer and have quite a few programs running at any time, avg ram usage sits at 30%~ and CPU around 8% when I am not doing anything.

 

Thanks in advance,

Andy

 

Edit: Alright so I have made some adjustments to the build. This has now put me at $2,485 AUD 

Any other feedback? Any changes or someone noticing compatibility issues?

 

Thanks

Edited September 13, 2016 by cLashez

[Matu20]

CPU - Get a K version, resell value and regret may come into play

Mobo - a Z170 one

SSD - get an 850 EVO

Headphones - Razer sucks at headphones, get something else

 

Other than that, its very solid.

 

[Guest]

Why 750 evo? Get a 850 instead?

Like @Matu20 said get k version if not too much. Even if not oc. Higher clock speed