Please Help: DDR4 System Build

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IceMage123

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Hi,
I need help building my PC. I intend to use it for gaming, video recording/editing and rendering.
My budget is $2000 but my max is $2050. I am going to be building it myself.

My current specs are:
CPU: Intel i5 6600 - $329
CPU Cooling: Corsair H55 Liquid CPU Cooler - $99
Motherboard: MSI Z170A Krait Gaming - $265
Graphics Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming - $529
Memory: Corsair 16GB (2x8) 2133MHz DDR4 - $169
HDD: Seagate 2TB Desktop HDD - $105
Case: NZXT Phantom 820 White - $325
Power Supply: Corsair 750W Bronze Power Supply - $149
Optical Drive: 2x Samsung SH-224DB Black Internal 24x - $29

I would really appreciate some feedback about my system, please tell me if it works and if those parts are good enough.

Thanks
 
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C12Friedman
Oh yeah, IMO they would seem to be a nice fit to the build

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IceMage123

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Hi C12Friedman,

Would I need to overclock the CPU, because that would cost extra. And do you recommend a Power Supply that is a good price, I just didn't know how much watts I needed.

Thanks
 
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Here are a few PSU's that I feel would be better (and less expensive)
1) EVGA 220-G2-0750-XR 80 PLUS GOLD 750 W Made by SuperFlower, it offers a 10 year warranty this review may help http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=380
2) SeaSonic S12G-750 750W 80 PLUS GOLD Non-modular but offers a 5 year warranty reviewed here http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Cases-and-Cooling/Seasonic-S12G-Series-750W-Power-Supply-Review/Final-Thoughts-and-Conclusio
With a 750W PSU in there you would be able to add a second GTX970 if desired in the future. If not considering that possibility, you could go to a 550W PSU without issue. We can look into ~550W PSU's if you might want to go that way.

Without the option to overclock, the aftermarket cooler would be overkill, the stock cooler should work fine (unless noise is a consideration) and you'll save another ~$100

Last, out of curiosity, why the Phantom 820? There are other NZXT Phantom models that would seem to be a bit more appropriate fit to this build IMO (and less expensive) - you can ignore this, just a curiosity question
 
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With those prices, it almost has to be Australia, the Land of Everything Electronic Costing Double For No Good Reason.

My main comment build-wise is to lose the $300 case and use the savings for at least a 250 GB solid state drive, 500 if possible. It's generally not a great experience to have a 2 TB mechanical hard drive as your main/only drive, and for those uses it's really going to be chugging.

Also, I'd say you don't need a $250+ motherboard unless you're planning on extreme overclocking or triple SLI, so since neither of those are on the menu, it's OK to step that down a notch as well.

 
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IceMage123

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Ok, thanks I'll just stick to a fan cooler. But won't that make a lot of noise.

I really wanted to have the Phantom 820, it looks very nice and has plenty of room to upgrade later on.
 
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Do you recommend any good motherboards, I don't know what motherboard to buy.
 
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Would the GPU and Memory work well with the EVGA power supply and the ASRock Fatal1ty H170?
 
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