First Time Gaming PC

[GenialGiraffe]

Ok so I edited my initial build and after Cyber Monday sales I imagine I can get this to cost ~$600. Any thoughts/advice? (I already have a Corsair 100R case, a 1TB hard drive, and a DVD Drive)  https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3csrYr

[aSpoink]

3 minutes ago, GenialGiraffe said:

Ok so I edited my initial build and after Cyber Monday sales I imagine I can get this to cost ~$600. Any thoughts/advice? (I already have a Corsair 100R case, a 1TB hard drive, and a DVD Drive)  https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3csrYr

Looks pretty good, although I would go for a single 8gb stick so you can add another 8gb later for 16gb.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($190.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.89 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card  ($249.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $655.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-24 17:30 EST-0500

[Bangflop]

3 minutes ago, aSpoink said:

Looks pretty good, although I would go for a single 8gb stick so you can add another 8gb later for 16gb.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($190.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.89 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card  ($249.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $655.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-24 17:30 EST-0500

I do like the list that aSpoink created here but you do have to keep in mind that if you ever want a K series CPU you should also upgrade the motherboard because with that motherboard, you will not be able to overclock CPU's at all. But for a starting build, this is VERY solid and a good list.

[GenialGiraffe]

Thanks for the help! I'm fine with a non-K CPU. GPU overclocking shouldn't be affected, right? 

17 minutes ago, aSpoink said:

Looks pretty good, although I would go for a single 8gb stick so you can add another 8gb later for 16gb.

Does performance degrade at all when two single sticks are used versus two sticks designed to be used with one another? 

[gtx1060=value]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($190.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($48.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.90 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card  ($234.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $614.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-24 18:10 EST-0500

 

small edit - the psu is better if you don't mind the mail in rebate and the 240gb sandisk ssd might not be better than the 850 evo but it's very good for the price to storage ratio