Building a Desktop for $1000 USD

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I’m helping a friend build a new desktop computer but I’m running into some issues as far as meeting his target price. He doesn’t want to spend more than $1000.00 (USD) and the goal of his system is to

A) Play League of Legends at Maximum Settings at a High Framerate
B) Record and possibly stream League with Open Broadcast Software and Twitch.

In my build I have tried to stick with brands I trust (i.e. good experience with them in the past) and I’m trying to give him a little future proofing. Maybe this is trying too much for his budget, but I’m not sure where to cut costs. Below is my build and any advice on where I might cut costs would be appreciated.

Thanks!

***EDIT: See Updated System in my lower post. Thanks!****

-----System Internals------
-CPU-
Model: Core i5-6600 6M Skylake (3.3 Ghz)
Price: 229.99
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117562

-Motherboard-
Model: ASUS Z170M-PLUS
Price: 129.99
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132573

-Random Access Memory-
Model: CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB (DDR4 2133 [PC4 17000])
Price: 99.99
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233832

-Graphics Card-
Model: EVGA GeForce GTX 970
Price: 329.99
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487075

-Power Supply-
Model: SeaSonic SS-750KM3 750W ATX12V (750 Watt)
Price: 129.99
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151087

-Hard Drive-
Model: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB (7200 RPM)
Price: 50.49
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840

-Sold State Drive-
Model: SAMSUNG 850 PRO 2.5" 256GB SATA III
Price: 139.99
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147360

- Optical Drive –
Model: ASUS 24X DVD Burner
Price: 19.99
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

-System Case-
Model: Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
Price: 99.99
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021

-----System External------

-Monitor-
Model: ASUS VS Series VS247H-P Black 23.6" 2ms
Price: 159.99
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236174

-Mouse-
Model: LOGITECH G502 Proteus Core
Price: 49.99
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA6BM2TW1428

-Keyboard-
Model: Corsair Vengeance K70 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
Price: 129.99
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823816010

-Operating System-
Model: Windows 10 Home (32 & 64 bit)
Price: 119.99
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832588528&cm_re=Windows_10_home-_-32-588-528-_-Product

- Or –

Model: Windows 7 Home (64 bit)
Price: 99.99
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832416806&cm_re=Windows_7-_-32-416-806-_-Product

-SSD Mounting Bracket- (Technically Internal)
Model: Rosewill RXC200M - 2.5" SSD / HDD Mounting Kit
Price: 4.79
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817997068&cm_re=ssd_mounting_bracket-_-17-997-068-_-Product

Total Cost: $1,695.00 ($695.00 above Budget)

 
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PsyKhiqZero
The build is too ambitious for the price point IMO. All he is doing is playing and streaming twitch.
1. Ditch the GTX 970. It's super over kill. Sub in a GTX 960
2. Drop down to 8GB of Memory.
3. Ditch the optical drive. You can install windows from a USB stick.
4. Replace the SSD with a lower end model. They pretty all perform the same real world.

All that should shave about 400 off the build. If you can't squeeze more out of him then your looking at making some big changes.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147372
5. The Antec 900 is a terrible case by today's standards. Believe me I've owned both the 900 and the 1200. Get a more practical case...
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The build is too ambitious for the price point IMO. All he is doing is playing and streaming twitch.
1. Ditch the GTX 970. It's super over kill. Sub in a GTX 960
2. Drop down to 8GB of Memory.
3. Ditch the optical drive. You can install windows from a USB stick.
4. Replace the SSD with a lower end model. They pretty all perform the same real world.

All that should shave about 400 off the build. If you can't squeeze more out of him then your looking at making some big changes.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147372
5. The Antec 900 is a terrible case by today's standards. Believe me I've owned both the 900 and the 1200. Get a more practical case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139057&ignorebbr=1
6. Power Supply is too expensive. Replace it with a cheaper unit.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438014
7. Ditch the mechanical keyboard. He can do with a standard one for now.
 
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Does he really need a mechanical keyboard or that mouse? You could save a lot of money just getting him something generic instead.

Optical drive, why?

You can drop down the power supply size a bit.

You can save some money going refurb on that GPU. EVGA cycles them through their store, none right now, EVGA B-Stock. Got a 980 from there for around $150 off the new price. I think the 970s knock of 50 or 75 bucks.

That's not a K series CPU so why the motherboard to support that feature. This is the K series, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117561&cm_re=i5-6600k-_-19-117-561-_-Product
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($232.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H97 GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($41.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($175.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Enermax ECA3253-BW ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($87.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $906.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-16 17:41 EDT-0400
 
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You can go with i5 skylake, h110/b150 mobo, 8gb of ram, gtx 960, 500-550w psu atleast 80+ bronze, and x64 bit PRO based system
 
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Thanks everyone for your input! My friend decided get his own Monitor, Mouse, and Keyboard so I removed that from my updated build. Below is my new build and likely final build. All I'm looking for now from you guys is a "Yes all of these components appear to be compatible and will fit" or a ".... isn't compatible because ..."

-----System Internals------
-CPU-
Model: Core i5-6600 6M Skylake (3.3 Ghz)
Price: $229.99
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117562

-Motherboard-
Model: ASUS Z170M-PLUS
Price: $129.99
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132573

-Random Access Memory-
Model: CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 2133 (PC4 17000)
Price: $54.99
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233824

-Graphics Card-
Model: EVGA GeForce GTX 960
Price: $209.99
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487091

-Power Supply-
Model: SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold (650 Watt)
Price: $109.99
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151088

-Hard Drive-
Model: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB (7200 RPM)
Price: $50.49
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840

-Sold State Drive-
Model: SAMSUNG 850 PRO 2.5" 256GB SATA III
Price: $139.99
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147360

-System Case-
Model: Corsair Carbide Series CC-9011069-WW (White)
Price: $89.99
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139044

-Operating System-
Model: Windows 10 Home (32 & 64 bit)
Price: $119.99
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832588528&cm_re=Windows_10_home-_-32-588-528-_-Product

-Case Fan-
Model: Rosewill RFA-80-BL - 80mm Computer Case Cooling (2x Blue)
Price: $11.90 (For two)
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835200045

Total Build Cost: $1,147.39

If he wants a little faster of a system I was going to present him with these other CPUs.
---Potential Upgrades----

-CPU-
Model: Intel Core i5-6600K 6M Skylake Quad-Core 3.5 GHz
Price: $269.99
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117561

-CPU-
Model: Intel Core i7-6700 8M Skylake Quad-Core 3.4 GHz
Price: $329.99
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117560


 
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