Is this $1000 gaming/rendering PC build any good?

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fport

fport

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I'd say off the top of my head go with Mac070's build. It's in your budget and puts you
in a solid position for your next upgrades.

I prefer to see the proposed solutions immediately without chasing them to another tab
and back. cut and paste [bb] from partpicker.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($325.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($50.40 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($88.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($40.50 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($326.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($41.40 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive ($12.33 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1171.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-28 13:34 EDT-0400

What's missing? An SSD. What's there, a cheaper monitor. If you don't need a monitor then the SSD is in and that makes your system
so much more responsive complementing the i7 and the RAM and the GPU. You can change a lot of the details here but the look of the
system won't really change because you should be concentrating on CPU/GPU/MB as the central components and supporting them.

Or you could extend your build theme a bit forward:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($282.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($96.49 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($40.50 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($299.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.60 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.20 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($229.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $1317.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-28 14:03 EDT-0400
 
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Firstly in case of perhaps you want to improve it you may want to sli with another gtx 970??
So if you want that in future you will want more power so get a 800watt psu i think
Like fport said you will want an SSD for that sort of stuff i think.
For a monitor i use a cheap 28 inch tv haha so don't ask me about them
i would like to see a slightly better cpu cooler but intel isn't as bad for heat as AMD
other than that i think its good and you dont need more power really its only a future investment if you plan on upgrading later on you never really know how it will perform until you have it in comparison to your uses for it
case fans? will you want one or two extra haha just another thought
 
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