My Gaming PC Build ($1750): Look Good? Any suggestions?

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I'm thinking of building this PC for mainly gaming and some CAD. I'm haven't built anything recently but I am pretty experienced with computers in general. Any suggestions/comments on brands or components please let me know!

Here is what I'm thinking:

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master V8
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 ATX
RAM: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3400 Memory
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM + ADATA Premier SP550 2.5" 240GB SATA III
GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card
Case: Rosewill THRONE-Window ATX Full Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA 220-GS-0850-V1 80 PLUS GOLD 850 W
OS: Windows 10
Wireless Card: TP-Link Archer T9E

When it's all said and done it comes to be around $1750
Thanks for the help!!!!
 
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If you're going ATX that entirely depends on budget. The only motherboard manufacturer I personally wouldn't purchase from is Biostar, but just about everything else is good - Asus, Asrock, MSI, Gigabyte... take your pick. I've used all of those and they're all good. I personally like the Asrock because they offer a good mix of performance and features and have relatively easy overclocking features, but then again you can't beat MSI's auto OC feature.
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Unless you just gotta have the CM V8 for it's looks, I think the Cryorig H7 would be a better cooler. You can also scale back on your RAM speeds to save a few bucks as Skylake doesn't scale well past 2666 mhz. Maybe the Samsung EVO over the ADATA, but it still looks like a very good drive. Nice build.
 
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I will take a look at that cooler and the EVO. Also,I didn't know that about the Skylake so that's good to know.So Thanks, I appreciate it!
 
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Power supply is a little over-sized for a single GTX980. In this build I would probably try to work the GTX980Ti into it as that is a better product for only slightly more then the 980.

Why the full tower case, single GPU, and standard motherboard? Nothing wrong with it, just going to be a rather empty case.

Pretty sure the V8 will out-cool an H7, those things are massive. Have to be careful with ram clearance, but Trident Z aren't that tall.
 
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Gaming & CAD. With this budget i would suggest something like that:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($364.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: LEPA AquaChanger 240 103.6 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty X99X Killer ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($244.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team Elite 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($629.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($56.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($92.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1742.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-23 11:23 EST-0500

PS. There is some gossip about the thin Skylake and big cooler (skylake bendgate).
You should check this before go this route.
 
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Do you think a set up like this would look funny in a full tower? I am not familiar with the size difference between the two. In the future, I would like to add another GPU. Would it still fit in a mid?
 
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What do you need a full tower for? Unless you're setting up a full blown custom CPU - GPU loop there's absolutely no reason to buy them anymore. Towers are getting smaller, not bigger. If you're just running on air cooling, I might suggest going in the opposite direction. These days you can pack a lot of PC into not a lot of space. Even most micro ATX motherboards support full SLI and Crossfire functions.

I might suggest this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($364.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($42.25 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99M-GAMING 5 Micro ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($188.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($649.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($124.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($115.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1689.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-23 13:13 EST-0500

That's $70 cheaper and should give you plenty of money for OS license.
 
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I actually have dual GPUs and a custom loop in a mid-tower...

I had nearly forgotten about the mounting issues for Skylake, that is a very good point. Large air coolers should be avoided.

Filippi's build has the appropriate quad channel DDR4, but I would take g-unit's power supply suggestion for future SLI plans with 980Ti.
 
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The smaller case sounds like a good idea. Also, I think I will check out the 980ti and see if I can fit it in my budget. Should I switch my CPU to the 6-core or stick to the Skylake? What are the pros/cons?
 
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Haswell-E chips are just a bit bigger, consume a little more power. You get more cores, and a little more cache. Also a lot more effective memory bandwidth. They share an architecture with the high end workstation processors. On the motherboards you will also generally find some nicer things, but that may not matter much here.

Skylake is technically the latest processor family, but they are considered 'consumer' class chips.

Haswell E Pros: More cores, memory bandwidth, cache memory. Cons: More power consumption
Skylake Pros: Latest architecture (may have some instructions sets or other improvements that are useful) A lot less power consumption. Cons: High price right now

Overclocking is likely in favor of the Haswell-E chips due to the soldered heat spreader and greater power limits. Easy to run them over 4 Ghz like Haswell and Skylake.

 
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If you're going SLI I'd increase the wattage to a 1KW Platinum unit (EVGA P2 or Seasonic X). But if you're going SLI I'd absolutely go X99 over Z170. Sure, Z170 can handle it, but you're really only limited to two way due to the restraints of the CPU. Supposedly you can run 3-way on some Z170 boards but that's only the really ultra high end (we're talking $350+ motherboards) that's capable of that.
 
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Depends on which direction you plan to go in. If you want to do 3 or 4 way SLI then you will need an EATX motherboard and the full tower. A single or 2-way 980TI then I would go micro ATX or ATX. If you're just running a single card with no intention of SLI then you could even go mini ITX.
 
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If you're going ATX that entirely depends on budget. The only motherboard manufacturer I personally wouldn't purchase from is Biostar, but just about everything else is good - Asus, Asrock, MSI, Gigabyte... take your pick. I've used all of those and they're all good. I personally like the Asrock because they offer a good mix of performance and features and have relatively easy overclocking features, but then again you can't beat MSI's auto OC feature.
 
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