is this a good build for skylake

Mohammed Kayed

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I am planning to build this pc is it good ? the price is 1197.95 $

INTEL CORE-I7-6700 PROCESSOR
MOTHERBOARD H170-D3H
RAM DDR4 8GB 2400MHZ *2=16GB DDR4 "corsair "
WD BLACK HDD 1TB SATA 7200RPM
DVD R/W 24X SATA
VGA CARD GTX 950 2GB DDR5
POWER SUPPLY 500WATS 80 PLUS "corsair "
CASE ATX DESKTOP CASING
WINDOWS 10 PROFESSIONAL 64 BIT OEM
 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($153.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.49 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($309.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($95.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM (64-bit) ($125.85 @ B&H)
Total: $1245.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-23 14:29 EST-0500

this would be a better investment with more upgrade room
 
Definitely not a good build. For the same price (a few dollars more) you can get a far superior build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H170A-X1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390X 8GB Tri-X OC Video Card ($389.99 @ Newegg)
Case: DIYPC Solo-T1-BK ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.89 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM (64-bit) ($125.85 @ B&H)
Total: $1208.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-23 14:35 EST-0500