Are These Decent Specs for Mid-High Level Gaming?

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Monstercjr

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I am ordering a pre-built computer off of Digital Storm. I would like suggestions on these part choices.

Chassis: Digital Storm Eclipse
Processor: Intel Core i7 6700K 4.0GHz
Mobo: Asus Z170I Pro Gaming
RAM: 8GB DDR4 2800MHz Digital Storm Performance Series
Power Supply: 600W SilverStone SX600-G
Optical Drive: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (doesn't mention brand, I'm assuming Digital Storm due to case compatibility).
SSD: 250GB Samsung 850 EVO
HDD: 2TB Western Digital/Seagate/Hitachi
Graphics Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4GB
Sound Card: Integrated Mobo Audio (I use headphones anyway, does not affect me)
Chassis Fans: Standard for Case
Extreme Cooling: "High Performance Cooler with Five Heatpipes" (assuming that this is their "HydroLux Cooling")
OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit

Thanks for your input
 
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geofelt
A very reasonable gaming build.
My thoughts:

1. few games can make use of more than 2-3 threads making the I& hyperthreads largely useless. I think a i5-6600K would serve you just as well if you will OC to about 4.0.

2. Skylake 14nm does not generate heat, a modest air cooler does the job.

Use any savings to make that a GTX980ti and you will have a better gaming package.
More so if you have any intent to use a 4k monitor.
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Geekwad

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Everything looks great for mid/high level gaming (though depends on the resolution you'll be playing at).

I would make the suggestion to build it yourself though. It really isn't that difficult, and may open enough up in your budget to get a better PSU/GPU. A 980 will offer a great experience at 1080, but if you wanted to give G-Sync 1440 a try or even SLI'ing in the future for 4k, the 980ti is the GPU to have in your system right now.
 
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A very reasonable gaming build.
My thoughts:

1. few games can make use of more than 2-3 threads making the I& hyperthreads largely useless. I think a i5-6600K would serve you just as well if you will OC to about 4.0.

2. Skylake 14nm does not generate heat, a modest air cooler does the job.

Use any savings to make that a GTX980ti and you will have a better gaming package.
More so if you have any intent to use a 4k monitor.
 
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Monstercjr

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I do not have any current intent to use a 4k monitor (however I do have plans to keep this thing running for at least 6 years).

To completely future-proof the machine, would an i7 6700K still be justifiable, or do you think a i5 6600K would do the job?



I will definitely consider the 980ti, however for personal reasons I will not be building the computer myself.
 
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