is this too overpriced for skylake gaming?

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Gam3r01

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If you want to cut prices drop skylake and go with haswell, it will perform nearly the same in gaming while costing less.
The money saved can be put to a better graphics card such as a 980 or 980Ti.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($80.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: NZXT FN-140RB 62.5 CFM 140mm Fan ($6.99 @ Directron)
Case Fan: NZXT FN-140RB 62.5 CFM 140mm Fan ($6.99 @ Directron)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($26.99 @ NCIX US)
Headphones: Corsair Raptor HS40 7.1 Channel Headset ($35.69 @ Amazon)
Total: $1122.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-12 21:00 EDT-0400
 
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Willow196

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i just made a LITE version of that build using a non skylake processor, check it out: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Willow196/saved/mJs7YJ
 
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Willow196

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i got 16gbs because i have 2 monitors and like to watch netflix while gaming or designing, and its crashed my pc because ive ran out of memory a few times
 
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Willow196

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idk it was really REALLY slow but thats besides the point, im going to try and sell this rig on craigslist for around 1200-1000$ with my full setup and build the one i showed you. btw im talking about this new one http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gxMggs
 
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Mac266

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You definitely do not need an 850 watt power supply. I'd change it to something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($100.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($63.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($307.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($76.98 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: NZXT FN-140RB 62.5 CFM 140mm Fan ($6.99 @ Directron)
Case Fan: NZXT FN-140RB 62.5 CFM 140mm Fan ($6.99 @ Directron)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($26.99 @ NCIX US)
Headphones: Corsair Raptor HS40 7.1 Channel Headset ($35.69 @ Amazon)
Total: $1070.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-12 22:05 EDT-0400
 
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