How's this $1500 Gaming System?

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SuavePotato

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I'm helping a buddy build his system, but its been a few years since I've built anything and I'm a bit unfamiliar with all the options out there these days, so could use some feedback.

He's just on 1 monitor at the moment but he's planning on maybe doing some vr stuff when the hardware makes it on the market. He wants newer games to run smoothly such as Ark Survival Evolved, or Star Citizen.

He's in Canada and is planning on buying from MemoryExpress.

You can find the build here: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/TRKYjX

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard:Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card
Case: Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case
Power Supply: Thermaltake 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)


Thanks for the feedback!
 
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I'm recommend holding off on Skylake / Z170 until we get into 2nd or 3rd steppings. Been bitten too many times with design defects that were fixed after 3 months on market.

CPU cooler unnecessary unless he moves to k series processor. If he does move to a k series, might have to wait until later as barely under $1500 limit. It will also take some careful attention as many don't fit in MicroATX.
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Storage - This would save ya $40 and get you a 50% speed increase in gaming (9.76 vs 6.34 MB/s). That would just about pay for a 4690k. In fact, I generally don't put SSDs in systems unless they have Z97 / k series CPUs. I have desktops / laptops with SSDs, ones with SSHDs and ones with both and nobody can tell which one is which.
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st2000dx001

GFX - really don't see the 390 over the 970. The 970 is faster outta the box at 1080p / 1440p and has a huge overclocking headroom advantage.

PSU - way oversized since your system is not SLI / CF capable./...save another $25 if ya wanna keep the size and get a superior PSU. You could go smaller. The cost savings should just about cover a Z97 MicroATX Board
http://www.ncix.com/detail/evga-supernova-750-b2-80-e6-97531.htm

The PSU cost savings should just more than cover a Z97 MicroATX Board
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz97mds3h
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97mg43


http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz97md3h
 
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If you drop the SSD entirely and switch the 390 to a 970 you might have enough to upgrade to a skylake cpu. Plus the 970 will run cooler and not dump as much hot air into the case, which is especially important in small cases. Also don't forget a cpu cooler.
 
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I'm recommend holding off on Skylake / Z170 until we get into 2nd or 3rd steppings. Been bitten too many times with design defects that were fixed after 3 months on market.

CPU cooler unnecessary unless he moves to k series processor. If he does move to a k series, might have to wait until later as barely under $1500 limit. It will also take some careful attention as many don't fit in MicroATX.
 
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