Excellent gaming station for upcoming 3-4 years?

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Hello everyone,

This would be the build I intend to put together in 2-3 weeks time. I have made my picks after reading many articles, reviews and forum threads on many websites, while starting with Tom's. This is why I am posting my build here so I can get your thoughts, as from what I have read most members in here have pertinent and trustworthy opinions. I also would like to thank them for their time and implication.
So, please feel free to let me know if this is a good build or if there is room for improvement and should also consider some other parts / aspects, as in this job you can easily under or over appreciate something.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YxpgVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YxpgVn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: *Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus H170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: *Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($343.98 @ Newegg)
Case: *Thermaltake Core V51 ATX Mid Tower Case ($90.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: *EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($105.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1054.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-12 04:11 EST-0500
 
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Military Class V components is marketing - it´s also MSI own way of classifying a type of components, such as black capacitors, which is extemely high grade japanese capacitors. The very same capacitors that sits on MSI´s highend mobo MSI Z170A XPOWER Gaming Titanium Edition.

That said, this particular mobo isn´t an overclocking dream come true...
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You want a Z170 chipset mobo for overclocking, and possibly a k-series chip, though the non-k has reports of high BCLK overclocking on the non-k.
I´d also switch rams and up them to 16 GB. (Some games may improve a few frames). More better price/performance PSU.
Down below, better suggestion for less money.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($263.22 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: *Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($71.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($304.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: *Thermaltake Core V51 ATX Mid Tower Case ($90.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 660W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1010.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-12 04:24 EST-0500

 
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You could save a bit, especially on PSU. 550W is more than ample wattage if its a quality PSU.

You could also drop the Hyper 212 EVO cooler if you are not going to overclock and since your GPU would probably be louder than the stock Intel CPU cooler, it would not matter too much, but this is up to you. It would definitely mean more ambient noise if you do decide to drop the Hyper212 for a small saving.

Motherboard looks a bit overpriced. Could save there.

 
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The MSI PCMATE motherboards are BARELY capable of an overclock, its generally a bad idea to even attempt OCing on them. Sure, they are firmware capable, but the hardware is too stripped down and cheaped out on.
 
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It´s fine unless you´re enthusiast about overclocking. Almost all Z170 mobo overclocks decently and the MSI Z170A PC Mate has Military Class V components that efficiently handles voltage regulation. That coupled with the ultra tight PSU from Seasonic already helps alot. Whether or not you get a good chip to overclock or not is much more important whether you have a Krait or a PC mate mobo or Asus Hero series.
 
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"Military Class V components" is pure marketing. Unfortunately I don't have the exact details for the Z170 PC MATE, but in the past the PCMATE designated motherboards are all extremely low cost with 4+1 VRM phasing as well as cheap chinese/korean caps.
Branding doesn't matter but components do, and very often branding such as PCMATE is connected to ultra low budget components.

 
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Well, as the parts show it, I was not considering OC'ing the CPU. By the time this operation would be required (lets say end 2018 - start 2019) I guess new technologies would be available and would worth upgrading for. But that's just my point of view. Apart from this aspect, I would highly consider the other suggestions. Indeed, the 16GB of RAM will be a must and I will definitely go for it, but I guess I would be just fine with only 8GB for the time being and go up to 16GB somewhere by end of current year.

 
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Well, the power calculator at Newegg gave me on this build an approx power consumptionn of 69x W and thus directed me to the 650W PSUs. But I thought that I would add up a few things in the future (1-2 extra HDDs, 1 extra SSD, 1 optical unit & card reader, etc.) and I thought the 750W PSU would be required to be just fine on power consumption. But anyways, I woould rely on your opinion as the PSUs were not as researched as other parts; I just went for same models/specs I have seen in other similar builds. My bad here...

As for the MB, yes, I know it is overpriced. Was thinking in the beginning to go with the MSI H170A GAMING PRO (good MB and also I would have made a nice combo with the GPU) but it was here on Tom's where I have read that this ASUS is the best H170 chipset MB... Would it be ok if I go with the MSI for the MB?
 
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Military Class V components is marketing - it´s also MSI own way of classifying a type of components, such as black capacitors, which is extemely high grade japanese capacitors. The very same capacitors that sits on MSI´s highend mobo MSI Z170A XPOWER Gaming Titanium Edition.

That said, this particular mobo isn´t an overclocking dream come true. It´s a very budget friendly mobo that delivers standard OC-ability and some quality capacitors without many features or ports. No more or less.
 
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If you don´t need overclocking, consider this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($71.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($304.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: *Thermaltake Core V51 ATX Mid Tower Case ($90.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 660W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $898.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-12 05:55 EST-0500
 
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