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I'm pretty ignorant on the products on the market, currently. I just got a decent job so I plan on saving up and parting together a solid PC. I like to run games like League and I have several titles like Skyrim, Witcher 3, Shadows of Mordor and I like to run emulators, as well. I'm not looking to drop three grand on a computer, but I am looking to spend a decent amount. Any help?
 
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Approximate Purchase Date: None yet, saving up and parting out probably for a while

Budget Range: Up to $1500

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, photoshop, multitasking programs, streaming video and music

Are you buying a monitor: Yes '

Country is USA, sorry for the lack of info
 
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Do you need an OS? Do you want cpu overclocking capability?
 
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I do need an OS, and I don't think I need the overclocking.
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/txYHyc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/txYHyc/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($350.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($67.99 @ Newegg)


bignastyid what do you think to this, I put this together for him haven't put os in or monitor etc, was wondering what you thought as I have never done a skylake build for someone!


Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($116.91 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($339.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1443.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-04 18:16 EDT-0400
 
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CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card ($459.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($93.75 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer G257HU smidpx 60Hz 25.0" Monitor ($264.34 @ B&H)
Total: $1509.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-04 18:28 EDT-0400

The aftermarket cooler isn't required but will run cooler and quieter than the stock intel cooler.
 
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What is the difference practically between the Skylake processor and the Xeon? Besides about $100. I know the Xeon works out to be similar to i5 and the Skylake is i7, I was just wondering the difference in more layman's terms
 
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The Zeon is a like an i7. It's a quad core with hyperthreading, but its locked(no overclocking) and has no igpu(not needed). For gaming a skylake i5 is a bit faster but not by alot, For your other tasks the Xeon would be better since it has 8 threads versus the i5s 4 threads.
 
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CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($350.00 @ Amazon)

That's the one Oli suggested, and it's an i7, not a 5. Does it not have the 8 thread hyperthreading like the Xeon does? If it's not that much faster, then I'd probably stick with the Xeon, I was just under the impression that with i7 it was faster. I don't know a whole lot
 
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Opps i was thinking i5. The i7 skylake will be a bit faster for all tasks but will cost more(cpu is and motherboard cost more). I could do a i7 6700 build but its going to have either less ram, slower gpu or a lower resolution monitor or a mix of those.
 
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Well, your setup had pretty much everything, and if it isn't going to be a markedly large difference in performance, then I think your setup will work just fine! Thank you for your help!
 
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