Skylake System for a $1,200 budget

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Hello,
I'm looking into building a pc for $1,200, this pc will be used for daily video editing, 3d art and animating, as well as recording and streaming games. My budget is $1,200 for the tower alone so no OS,monitor, or keyboard because I have those already. I have a 50 dollar over budget limit so I can go up to $1,250 but its preferred to be at $1,200.
 
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My build from a month ago.6600k/Asus z170 pro gaming/corsair ddr-4 2666/corsair h-90 cooler/850evo 500g /phanteks enthoo pro case/1tb Seagate hdd. Came in around 1200 with OS so knock off 100 for that. Runs like a champ. Forgot Rosewill Capstone 750 PSU and already had vid card.
 
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DonkeyOatie

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What you said you wanted.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($369.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z170M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($119.74 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($99.92 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.66 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($294.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1225.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-31 10:46 EDT-0400

GPU supportsd CUDA if you can use it. Reduce price with cheaper case or less powerful GPU.

Something I would look hard at if I were you, NOT Skylake.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($144.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Redline 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($99.92 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.66 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($294.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1263.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-31 10:52 EDT-0400

Cheaper case or GPU to reduce budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($144.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Redline 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($99.92 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.66 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($294.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master N400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($50.40 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1213.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-31 10:53 EDT-0400

This second system has six very powerful cores with twelve threads and can be overclocked to 4.5 Ghz-ish. It is better for what you want to do than the Skylake; the six last generation cores will beat for new generation cores.

 
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