First Build Help?

[Coach Mystogan]

I recently saved up about 1600$ and was looking to either build (my first) a computer or purchase one without ridiculous marking up (100$ max mark up), I tried building one on pc part picker as well as researching prebuilts and ran into two options.

 

My build: My Build (pcpartpicker)

 

Found Build: Ibuypower (5% discount)

 

My goals with this system are generaly the ability to stream (ideally 1080p) and record video when necessary (not full time yt, just a video or two a week). My common games are usually low end such as League of Legends and CSGO but the ability to play some newer games such as Skyrim SE, Doom, and perhaps WoW would be great perks. The two remaining things I am looking for is ease of cleaning (live in a desert), ability to be upgraded, and longevity (no motherboard failure within 2 months).

 

Any advice on picking of the two builds, picking of one and suggestion of upgrade/part switch, or entirely different build presented is appreciated. For reference my Current PC Found Here (if you can even call it a PC)

[8-Bit Ninja]

Build it yourself, get the 6600k, as you can't overclock the 6500, also get a 2tb hard drive (not much more and twice the storage) also be aware that the evga 1070 has some vrm cooling issues, so you will need to install a new bios on the card, as well as contact evga so they can send you some thermal pads to place either side of the vrams for better cooling 

 

[SlipperyPete]

4 minutes ago, Coach Mystogan said:

I recently saved up about 1600$ and was looking to either build (my first) a computer or purchase one without ridiculous marking up (100$ max mark up), I tried building one on pc part picker as well as researching prebuilts and ran into two options.

 

My build: My Build (pcpartpicker)

 

Found Build: Ibuypower (5% discount)

 

My goals with this system are generaly the ability to stream (ideally 1080p) and record video when necessary (not full time yt, just a video or two a week). My common games are usually low end such as League of Legends and CSGO but the ability to play some newer games such as Skyrim SE, Doom, and perhaps WoW would be great perks. The two remaining things I am looking for is ease of cleaning (live in a desert), ability to be upgraded, and longevity (no motherboard failure within 2 months).

 

Any advice on picking of the two builds, picking of one and suggestion of upgrade/part switch, or entirely different build presented is appreciated. For reference my Current PC Found Here (if you can even call it a PC)

just a few things. you have a cooler for overclocking with a non-overclockable cpu. i would reccomend getting one that can be overclocked if your planning on streaming. also an i7 would be good if you could squeeze that in.

[Elehat]

looks pretty good, for evga psus get the g2 or gs versions, they're better than NEX g. Consider a cpu upgrade (or mobo downgrade). Also that particular 1070 has faf, as mentioned above. Lastly you can get the OS cheaper (e.g. at kinguin, g2a).

[m0k]

Your motherboard is a z170 chipset which is meant for k-series cpu's for overclocking
either upgrade Cpu to K part OR get a cheaper mobo on h170, h110 chipset

 

[Spork829]

Everything everyone else is saying. Also I have had VERY poor experiences with iBuyPower computers back before I was comfortable with building my own. Would not recommend. If you want a pre-built see if you can get something by PowerSpec, they are far and away the closest pre-builts to building it yourself. 

[m0k]

7 minutes ago, mok said:

Your motherboard is a z170 chipset which is meant for k-series cpu's for overclocking
either upgrade Cpu to K part OR get a cheaper mobo on h170, h110 chipset

 

or just ignore my suggestion because this i5 6500 is going to work just fine on z170,

our suggestions are just a better value proposition

[Coach Mystogan]

Ok, taking the Operating system savings and putting it into a 6600k cpu, is there any comparable replacement for the evga 1070 or if I handle the bios and heat issues (unsure about those two departments) is it still a worthy gpu?

 

(Also thanks for the replies everyone)

[Matias_Chambers]

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($293.98 @ NCIX US) Will be better for streaming and video editing. 
Motherboard: ASRock H170A-X1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($54.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($123.09 @ Newegg) Reuse your HDD alongside this. If you don't have enough space left on the HDD, get this: http://pcpartpicker.com/product/p8tCmG/hitachi-internal-hard-drive-hua723020ala640 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($388.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: NZXT S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) Better than the NEX PSU.
Other: Windows 10 ($20.00)
Total: $1111.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-03 10:52 EDT-0400

[Oswin]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/8p4rcc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/8p4rcc/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($236.98 @ NCIX US) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($77.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($83.31 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($94.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($433.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($84.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1263.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-03 10:55 EDT-0400

[Coach Mystogan]

25 minutes ago, mok said:

Your motherboard is a z170 chipset which is meant for k-series cpu's for overclocking
either upgrade Cpu to K part OR get a cheaper mobo on h170, h110 chipset

 

Upgraded cpu to the 660k, the evga 1070 to an asus 1070, and removed the 2 tb hdd and os in favor of reusing my current hdd. Any further comments or suggestions? http://pcpartpicker.com/list/x7B2r7

[SLAYR]

 

5 minutes ago, Coach Mystogan said:

Upgraded cpu to the 660k, the evga 1070 to an asus 1070, and removed the 2 tb hdd and os in favor of reusing my current hdd. Any further comments or suggestions? http://pcpartpicker.com/list/x7B2r7

That psu is really expensive for what it is is worth. I would suggest a cheaper better psu like this seasonic one.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/TgW9TW/seasonic-power-supply-m12ii520bronze

 

If you only have a 1080p monitor then a gtx 1060 would be good, the 1070 is way overkill, or spend some money to get at least a 1440p monitor.

[Coach Mystogan]

9 minutes ago, SLAYR said:

 

That psu is really expensive for what it is is worth. I would suggest a cheaper better psu like this seasonic one.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/TgW9TW/seasonic-power-supply-m12ii520bronze

 

If you only have a 1080p monitor then a gtx 1060 would be good, the 1070 is way overkill, or spend some money to get at least a 1440p monitor.

I don't know if this matters but https://www.amazon.com/Asus-MG248Q/dp/B01F9UC20Q/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1464819071&sr=8-2&keywords=mg248q are my 2 monitors, knowing that should i still downgrade to a 1060 or upgrade the monitors (or keep the 1070 and upgrade the monitors in a  few months post-holiday clearances)

 

Also, assuming downgrade to 1060, would have ruffly 150$ more to work with, any recommended upgrade with that?

[m0k]

20 minutes ago, SLAYR said:

 

That psu is really expensive for what it is is worth. I would suggest a cheaper better psu like this seasonic one.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/TgW9TW/seasonic-power-supply-m12ii520bronze

 

If you only have a 1080p monitor then a gtx 1060 would be good, the 1070 is way overkill, or spend some money to get at least a 1440p monitor.

some people prefer low res and max settings 

[Coach Mystogan]

1 minute ago, mok said:

some people prefer low res and max settings 

Ideally I just want crisp colors (atm im playing 1080 at low settings so its not hard to make any improvement) and the ability to play at the evry least, high (one step below ultra) settings while streaming. I have very little clue on so many things (resolutions, gpu's (never had a dedicated one), and maximising bang for buck out of monitor to pc)

[SLAYR]

22 minutes ago, Coach Mystogan said:

I don't know if this matters but https://www.amazon.com/Asus-MG248Q/dp/B01F9UC20Q/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1464819071&sr=8-2&keywords=mg248q are my 2 monitors, knowing that should i still downgrade to a 1060 or upgrade the monitors (or keep the 1070 and upgrade the monitors in a  few months post-holiday clearances)

That is a 144Hz monitor a 1070 should be fine to max that out at 100+Hz max settings. A gtx 1060 would only give about 60-70fps so go for the 1070.

 

[m0k]

17 minutes ago, Coach Mystogan said:

Ideally I just want crisp colors (atm im playing 1080 at low settings so its not hard to make any improvement) and the ability to play at the evry least, high (one step below ultra) settings while streaming. I have very little clue on so many things (resolutions, gpu's (never had a dedicated one), and maximising bang for buck out of monitor to pc)

accurate colors has less to do with the GPu these days. its mostly the monitor and the quality of the panel the manufacture uses