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So this is my first build I will be purchasing in less than a month. Please take a close look if you have the time and let me know if anything could be improved.

 

GFX Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 6GB Video Card                 $460
PSU: Thermaltake SMART 650W 80Plus Bronze Power Supply                                $120
CPU: Intel Core i5 6600K Quad Core LGA 1151 3.5 GHz Unlocked CPU Processor $330
Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S Multi Socket CPU Cooler                                                    $130
SSD: Samsung 750 EVO 120GB 2.5" SATA SSD MZ-750120BW                               $70
HDD: WD WD10EFRX 1TB Red 3.5” IntelliPower SATA3 NAS Hard Drive                 $90
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR4 2400Mhz Memory                   $115
Mobo: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 LGA1151 ATX Motherboard                       $210
Case: Corsair Carbide Clear 400C ATX Windowed Mid-Tower Case                           $150

 

Thanks for your time!

(I will be using this PC for gaming, hopefully being able to record games like CS:GO with 130+fps)

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5 minutes ago, BlakeThePCScrub said:

So this is my first build I will be purchasing in less than a month. Please take a close look if you have the time and let me know if anything could be improved.

 

GFX Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 6GB Video Card                 $460
PSU: Thermaltake SMART 650W 80Plus Bronze Power Supply                                $120
CPU: Intel Core i5 6600K Quad Core LGA 1151 3.5 GHz Unlocked CPU Processor $330
Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S Multi Socket CPU Cooler                                                    $130
SSD: Samsung 750 EVO 120GB 2.5" SATA SSD MZ-750120BW                               $70
HDD: WD WD10EFRX 1TB Red 3.5” IntelliPower SATA3 NAS Hard Drive                 $90
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR4 2400Mhz Memory                   $115
Mobo: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 LGA1151 ATX Motherboard                       $210
Case: Corsair Carbide Clear 400C ATX Windowed Mid-Tower Case                           $150

 

Thanks for your time!

(I will be using this PC for gaming, hopefully being able to record games like CS:GO with 130+fps)

use pcpartpicker for your build

wheres the os 

for the mobo you can get an asus maximus viii hero (i am buying it for a similar price point)

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10 minutes ago, BlakeThePCScrub said:

So this is my first build I will be purchasing in less than a month. Please take a close look if you have the time and let me know if anything could be improved.

 

GFX Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 6GB Video Card                 $460
PSU: Thermaltake SMART 650W 80Plus Bronze Power Supply                                $120
CPU: Intel Core i5 6600K Quad Core LGA 1151 3.5 GHz Unlocked CPU Processor $330
Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S Multi Socket CPU Cooler                                                    $130
SSD: Samsung 750 EVO 120GB 2.5" SATA SSD MZ-750120BW                               $70
HDD: WD WD10EFRX 1TB Red 3.5” IntelliPower SATA3 NAS Hard Drive                 $90
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR4 2400Mhz Memory                   $115
Mobo: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 LGA1151 ATX Motherboard                       $210
Case: Corsair Carbide Clear 400C ATX Windowed Mid-Tower Case                           $150

 

Thanks for your time!

(I will be using this PC for gaming, hopefully being able to record games like CS:GO with 130+fps)

Bad PSU, get a better quality one, why are you getting a NAS drive? Get something else besides the 750, ain't worth $70. Recording and editing videos I assume? What's your budget? Location?

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12 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

Bad PSU, get a better quality one, why are you getting a NAS drive? Get something else besides the 750, ain't worth $70. Recording and editing videos I assume? What's your budget? Location?

Australia, overall budget is 2.2k aud but I have reached that on peripherals and my monitor. 

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14 minutes ago, courtiousdoge said:

use pcpartpicker for your build

wheres the os 

for the mobo you can get an asus maximus viii hero (i am buying it for a similar price point)

that is $320 aud. Im good. OS is windows 10 64/32 bit or something

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18 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

Bad PSU, get a better quality one, why are you getting a NAS drive? Get something else besides the 750, ain't worth $70. Recording and editing videos I assume? What's your budget? Location?

Is it worth not overclocking to spend more money on the HDD ?

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10 minutes ago, BlakeThePCScrub said:

Is it worth not overclocking to spend more money on the HDD ?

You won't have to :

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/vBLH3F
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/vBLH3F/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($317.00 @ Shopping Express) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler  ($35.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($159.00 @ IJK) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($99.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Video Card  ($385.00 @ Scorptec) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Total: $1237.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-15 00:04 AEDT+1100

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