What pc should i put together?

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hi im 15 going on 16 right before the beginning of summer and my moms boss will hire me over the summer and pay me 20 dollars an hour on business days only if i work my a** off but im wondering what is a good pc i could put together with the money i would get. Only asking for a bit of help because when it comes to this much money i would do something stupid

Preferably using an nvidia card/cards and an intel cpu and even an ssd if possible.
 

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congratulations on the job, sounds like a sweet deal
for your computer its easier and better if you decide on an actual budget and your "needs", since you might have a 2000$ budget but only the "Need for a 1000$ computer, or you could end up deciding you want to spend "less than you planned/earned" but want as much out of it you can get, despite your needs (say you want to "need" to game 1440p ultra, but you decide you refuse to spend more than 1000$ and would rather sacrifice quality than go over budget)
make your considerations, provide you needs/computer goals, gaming, streaming, editing, and decide on a budget range

then it gets alot easier to tell you what to buy
 

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+1
this of course is important too
 

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Only thinking of doing such a huge upgrade is because im using a pc i put together for 150 bucks and built in a dell e521
Athlon 64x2 6400+ 3.2ghz $9.99
Gtx745 $70
8gb of ram $15
320gb wd hdd $18
New cpu heatsink out of dell 755 $22
So its pretty obvious that i need an upgrade but when i have a limited amount of money i do pretty well but i get ridiculous when i get too much money
 

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unless you are doing a serious budget build there is no reason to take an AMD processor over Intel for gaming
have you got the money yet?/settled on a budget? i notice both builds are around the 1000$ range +-
 

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($127.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($149.45 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($71.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($293.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($97.00 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($20.00)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N53 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1257.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-29 23:11 EDT-0400

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850w PSU chosen for SLI options in future should you want, if you already know you will NEVER sli, save 30$+ go for 650w/550w EVGA SuperNOVA G2

Cheaper motherboards are available, chosen motherboards offers both great quality and SLI option, if you never wish to SLI and 20-30$ savings is important you can downgrade to a "lesser" mobo

3 storage drives, for "Ultimate gaming" i chose a 500g SSD for certain game storage, if you wish, you can save the money and remove it, and just use the 250gb ssd for OS and few games

Switched from AIO water cooling to a great air cooler, you dont "need" water cooling on this setup, but if you want for aesthetics so be it

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2vvymG the "cheapest" option
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($87.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.28 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($293.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($20.00)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N53 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1053.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-29 23:19 EDT-0400
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PSU only fits build, no SLI option in future, but will still allow overclock
best "cheapest" motherboard, still good tho, no SLI possibility
No SSD for dedicated storage like games

Should also note i didnt change case since you chose it in inital build, so assume you had a reason for it, like viewing hardware
but a windowed case will generate more noise since Fractal Design ofc dont have as much sound padding, because of the window, and a window in general also tend to generate more vibrations vs a solid panel,
just a note if a maximum noise dampening is important to you
 

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should note you should prob wait with buying a graphics card
Pascal should release anywhere from June-September,
reviews should be out mid/late may, will give you an idea if they are worth the wait/when the release date is
tho 970 price should probably be approximate to 1070 price anyway, so including it in build gives a sorta "base line" cost to expect
 

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I am thinking of going around the 1000 dollar range but i do like watercooling aesthetically but i also chose the m.2 ssd because i believe it is much faster than a sata one and its not bad on price and i thank you very much gnuffi for the parts suggestions
 

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I had setup the pc before without an ssd and watercooling and had it at 975 dollars but i knew i had some room and went with the watercooling and ssd but many improvements could be made on my selection of parts
 

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Also i dont really mind much on how loud the pc is my e521 is kinda quiet but is kinda noticeable when it is quiet in my room but i expect the newer pc to be much quieter but i usually use headphones when i game or I sit on my bed with a wired xbox controller and use the hdmi port on my gtx 745 for my tv and play the sound through that
 

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sry to disappoint but an M.2 ssd is not much faster than a regular ssd, infact, in most task/jobs/programs/applications they are only the same speed as a normal ssd
example, note the load times in such as games, and boot time
http://techreport.com/review/29221/samsung-950-pro-512gb-ssd-reviewed/4
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/10/950-pro-review-samsungs-first-pcie-m-2-nvme-ssd-is-an-absolute-monster/
you need to use some special, "heavy" duty programs, that does some serious number crunching and data work before a M.2 or even PCIe ssd gets faster than a normal ssd, because its all about how the program works,
if the program doesnt work any faster, then it doesnt matter how fast an ssd you use,
same with file transfer, if you transfer file via usb, or from a regular hdd, to or from ssd, the speed will always be limited to teh "slowest" factor/component
so for now m.2 ssds are just not worth it,, specially even less considering teh high price
but a normal ssd like teh Samsung EVO 850 is ofc strongly recommended for any system, because its a vast improvement over a hdd

also the m.2 ssd you had chosen was actually just a normal sata3 speed M.2. ssd, so that particular one is especially not faster than a regular ssd ;)
 

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the better a monitor you save up for, the better your experience is gonna be gaming, and watching content
and the more money you spend on a a graphics card, the better your monitor "deserves" to be, to display what that card can to the best

1080p is solid enough for gaming, and a good start, and especially price effective
but since your initial build you had opted for a high end graphics card, consider saving money and get a 1440p monitor, perhaps use your current monitor/tv til then
if you spend good money on a graphics card, like the gtx970 is that you had selected, (but i still strongly suggesting you wait and see what pascal brings, check reviews mid/late may), then you will love 1440p monitor,
and the monitor doesnt necessarily have to cost 1000$ to be 1440p, plenty cheaper ones out there
 

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Ok thank you for informing me that the m.2 ssd i chose was one that only ran at sata 3 speeds and i think i might end up getting a 1080p even tho it is a 970 but im used to using a 19" 1440x900 monitor som that will already be a huge improvement
 

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i wouldnt go with the gtx970 now, unless you can get it cheaper, the gtx1070 is alot + alot better, performing slightly better than the 980ti even, and for only slightly bit more than 970 (gtx970 300$ vs gtx1070 400$ but over +60%to almost 100% performance for 100$/25% more)
just make sure you get a partner board, not the reference founders edition

also, why you upped for 6700k i dont know, if for pure gaming the 6600k is good, could even say damn near perfect, would save some money, which could be put in the GPU where you would see the biggest gaming performance gain, and the 6700k is only a tiny bit better than the 6600k and only in a very few handful of games so far, if budget is of concern, no reason to get "the best of teh best" for only slightly performance difference, specially when overclocking, if you have the money and do want that "best of teh best" then okay, but know what you pay for.

and seems like you choose the absolute cheapest motherboard you could find, while its an ok board, the decision to go that cheap might end up annoying you later

so far i would at the very least swap out teh watercooling for a better yet cheaper/samey priced the NZXT Kraken x61

and since SSD's arent that expencive you really should add atleast 1 even if only a small one, since it will be highly noticeable from a regular hdd, 250gb for some 88$ or even a 120gb for 66$ (250gb better price/GB size wise)

also know a windowed case will be slightly more noisy, vs full panel (the Fractal case has sound padding material on the panel, but not on the window + window adds extra vibrations), ofc with a full panel you cant "see" all the goodness inside the case, so if viewing is important pick a windowed, but if you want to remove that last bit of decibels as possible for the quietest case pick a full panel non-windowed version of teh case
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($338.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($69.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.30 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.50 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($20.00)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N53 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Corsair STRAFE RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Other: GTX 1070 ($400.00)
Total: $1468.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-31 04:00 EDT-0400
 

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Lol ur telling me i dont need the best of the best when u have 32gb of ddr4 and the asus maximus board and all the other bells and whistles XD but seriously the only reason i didnt want to go with that watercooler is because my cousin had one bust on him recently and he didnt have it for very long and that kind of scares me and i like the look of the block on the corsair