Feedback for Upcoming Build Needed

[xwboy]

Hi!

 

I'm about to buy the parts for a new gaming, editing, streaming, and general productivity build. I'll be playing a variety of games at 1440p, but some of my favorites are Battlefield 1, the Total War series, and RPGs like the Witcher 3 and Skyrim (heavily modded).

 

I'd like feedback on what I have planned and any recommendations to improve it. Here it is: 

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PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wfFVGf
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wfFVGf/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($260.00) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG R1 Universal 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($70.00) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($120.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($409.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Anidees AI-Crystal ATX Mid Tower Case  ($125.00) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ B&H) 
Monitor: Acer G257HU smidpx 25.0" 60Hz Monitor  ($233.99 @ Jet) 
Keyboard: 1STPLAYER FIRE ROSE MK3 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($45.00) 
Total: $1633.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-26 09:12 EST-0500

Thanks!

[KeFy]

Looks like a solid build

Good Job !

[xwboy]

Just now, KeFy said:

Looks like a solid build

Good Job !

Thanks!

[KeFy]

Just now, xwboy said:

Thanks!

oh forgot 1 thing that you could do is drop the i7 do a i5 and get a 1080 instead it will give you more preformance at 1440p

[Herman Mcpootis]

very good build, you did well. 

[xwboy]

Just now, KeFy said:

oh forgot 1 thing that you could do is drop the i7 do a i5 and get a 1080 instead it will give you more preformance at 1440p

I could do that but it would be pushing the limits of my budget. A 6600k is only $40 cheaper where I live and a 1080 is $200 more.

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, KeFy said:

oh forgot 1 thing that you could do is drop the i7 do a i5 and get a 1080 instead it will give you more preformance at 1440p

he's doing editing and streaming, both of which benefit greatly from the extra threads.

[KeFy]

Just now, xwboy said:

I could do that but it would be pushing the limits of my budget. A 6600k is only $40 cheaper where I live and a 1080 is $200 more.

hmm in that case go with the 1070

[The Belgian Waffle]

If you plan on streaming, wouldn't it be better for you to have 2 monitors?

[xwboy]

Just now, KeFy said:

hmm in that case go with the 1070

I think that price combined with what herman said is reason enough to stay with the 6700k. Thanks for the feedback though.

[xwboy]

1 minute ago, The Belgian Waffle said:

If you plan on streaming, wouldn't it be better for you to have 2 monitors?

I have an old monitor that I can reuse if I need to. Not sure about the resolution (900p?) but it would work fine for monitoring stream chat and such.

[The Belgian Waffle]

Just now, xwboy said:

I have an old monitor that I can reuse if I need to. Not sure about the resolution (900p?) but it would work fine for monitoring stream chat and such.

Then you're good I guess  

[xwboy]

Just now, The Belgian Waffle said:

Then you're good I guess  

 

Ok thanks for the feedback!

[Castdeath97]

You maybe able to squeeze a 1080 there if you get a cheaper drive and SSD.

[xwboy]

Just now, Castdeath97 said:

You maybe able to squeeze a 1080 there if you get a cheaper drive and SSD.

Any recommendations? All of the cheap HDDs I've seen have reports of common failure. I haven't done too much research for the SSDs though.

 

[Castdeath97]

2 minutes ago, xwboy said:

Any recommendations? All of the cheap HDDs I've seen have reports of common failure. I haven't done too much research for the SSDs though.

 

You could pick a 1TB Blue and a 120GB Trion 150 or something.

 

No, I don't think the blue drive have had any serious failure issues.

[xwboy]

1 minute ago, Castdeath97 said:

You could pick a 1TB Blue and a 120GB Trion 150 or something.

 

No, I don't think the blue drive have had any serious failure issues.

Thanks for the recommendations but I need the extra capacity for videos and my games library.

 

The failures I was talking about were cheap 2 TB drives.

[Matias_Chambers]

Looks good.

[Castdeath97]

38 minutes ago, xwboy said:

Thanks for the recommendations but I need the extra capacity for videos and my games library.

 

The failures I was talking about were cheap 2 TB drives.

Even with the cheaper 2TB drivers, it will probably be fine.