Is this a good pc for my needs? (W/ lots of other questions)

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PrankDudeTb

PrankDudeTb

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Hi everyone!

I'll cut straight to the point because I don't want to bore anyone. I'm looking to build a roughly £1000 (Slightly expandable if necessary) PC by the end months of this year for editing and gaming.

Here is what I put together: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/nVwrJx

I want to OC my CPU and GPU, I'm a real newbie to this so I picked out a good looking Z170 GAMING M3 mobo by MSI, to go with this I have chosen the Kraken X61 which has great reviews overall on it to OC my 6600k and an overclock on the R9 390 would be great too since I saw reviews and videos saying it was a good overclocking card. I chose the CSM 750w Gold 80+ psu as a good quality option with a reasonable price.

Any ideas for improvement or could you teach me something, I have a little bit of room for extra money to put in so any recommendations over my current list would be great!
 
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superninja12

superninja12

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£201.97 @ More Computers)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£100.12 @ More Computers)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£121.60 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£33.48 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£52.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.95 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card (£269.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case (£62.00)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£79.99 @ Novatech)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£20.00)
Total: £982.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-18 20:34 BST+0100

if your aim is 1080p grab teh gtx 970 its an higher average fps on 1080p
if you are doubting to step to 2k with this card(new cards release in june) grab the r9 390.

have fun ocing to the moon , you might need add some case fans alter.
 
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PrankDudeTb

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Thanks! What case fans do you recommend that are cheap and match the red and black colour scheme. Also, how come you changed the mobo? I don't know jack about motherboards so if you could tell me would be awesome :). And I'll stick with the 390 probably since I prefer AMD cards ngl lol :)
 
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superninja12

superninja12

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everyone has got their brand prefer but it could matter.

- asus is higher quality and for that i pick asus.
- you will need 3 of these

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($15.14 @ OutletPC)
Total: $15.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-18 15:48 EDT-0400

replace the kraken fans with these (you need 2 )and 1 on the top.
for the rear u could get the 120mm variation, and u can go wild with less ands custom sleeves .

however about the fans again i would recommend you noctua fans they're expensive like 20 pounds ea but the airflow is that good and they're dead silent.
however they don't looks the best. however i doubt u can actually see the fans or you need to look deep inside the case.
 
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