Complete Gaming-PC Setup ~1400 Euro ok?

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Froggy35

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Heyo tomshardware forum!

I´m planning on setting up a PC for gaming and just wanted to ask if the following setup is OK or if you have better suggestions:

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600, 4x 3.30GHz, boxed
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6
GPU: Sapphire Radeon R9 390
RAM: Crucial DIMM Kit 16GB, DDR4-2133
HDD: Seagate Desktop HDD 1TB, SATA 6Gb/s
SSD: Samsung SSD 850 Evo 250GB, SATA
Monitor: Dell Professional P2416D, 23.8" (2560x1440)cCa
Case: Nanoxia Deep Silence 3, black
Keyboard: Sharkoon Skiller Pro+
PSU: Enermax Platimax 850W

The reason for the 850W PSU is that I whant to keep me the Crossfire Option open since I plan on using this setup for at least 5 years or so. But due to the higher resolution of the monitor sooner or later I will need a better GPU or Crossfire. I heard many negative things about Crossfire/SLI, but the ones who get it to work properly seem to have no regrets.

I don´t necessarily plan on overclocking, but maybe I will give it a try if needed one day.

The keyboard is not the best, but since I´m very happy with my Sharkoon mouse I thougt to just give them another try.

I hope to have provided all necessary information; sorry for eventual mistakes, I´m not a native speakter.
many thanks in advance
 
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ZaidRadeon

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Your PC looks pretty good.
The GPU is definitely high end and powerful enough to play virtually every game on max settings. I have the Asus variant of the R9 390 and it meets my standards. Although, make sure you purchase a few extra case fans, as most AMD cards, including the 300 series cards run fairly hot. As for the pricing, it's fairly good. The power supply is expensive, however your decision is justified since you may Crossfire in the future. Both the R9 390 and GTX 970 are one of the best GPUs when it comes to price to performance, or Euro to FPS ratios.

I do see a small "hiccup" in your build. You're combining a "Z" series motherboard that supports processor overclocking with a "non-K" processor that doesn't support overclocking. If you don't plan on overclocking, you could go with a less expensive "B" series motherboard from MSI that's Skylake ready but doesn't overclock. On the other hand, you may want to invest an extra 20 euros into a 6600k that supports overclocking. (Note that the 6600k doesn't come with an Intel cooler) Also, whether you get the k variant or not, you may want to look into more expensive air cooling, or even low end water cooling to increase the lifespan of your processor, since you want to use it for a fair period of time. Lastly, I haven't seen the best reviews on ASRock motherboards. MSI, Asus and EVGA Z170 boards tend to have better support and warranties. I hope this helps and have a good day :)
 
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Froggy35

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Thanks for the fast answer!

Initially I went for the Asus version of the GPU, but seems like they aren´t the best manufactorers for GPU. Read much about bad cooling and stuff. Sapphire is supposed to be much better, so I hope the 3 Case fans are enough for now.

Well...didn´t notice that the non-k isn´t OC-able^^
My first moderboard selection was a Asus B150 Pro Gaming, but since I may plan on Crossfire I need 2x16 lanes (of course too expensive, but 1x16 and 1x8 seems also fine) and the only mobos that come with that (and USB 3.1 for future-proving) are Z170 ones. As for ASRock there is a purchase action going on and with ASRock I´ll geht AC Syndicate for free.

I don´t really plan on overclocking though I would like to give it a try.
the 6600k not coming with a cooler is kind of a problem since it would add at least another 20 euros to the costs to purchase an extra one.
 
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Looks good! Three case fans should definitely be enough. Whether or not you get the 6600k or the 6600 non-overclockable variant, I'd recommenced swapping out the stock Intel cooler with something similar to a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO (extra thirty Euros). It will keep your processor significantly cooler than the Intel cooler, and should also increase it's lifespan. If you are combining two graphics cards in the future, you could definitely get impressive 1440P or even 4K game-play. Keep that in mind when choosing your monitor.

Other than that, everything looks good. You should definitely get some enjoyable gaming out of this powerful build. Have a great day :)

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO: https://www.amazon.es/Cooler-Master-Hyper-212-Evo/dp/B0068OI7T8
 
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