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I'm looking to purchase a gaming build, I had a recent post marked as solved, but my budget has changed slightly. Can someone offer any advice on the performance of this build?

My main use is gaming, specifically WoW at atleast 1920x1080 res. Secondary use would be for full screen blu-ray/mkv movies.

I don't plan any overclocking or sli in the future so this is a straight get what you get build. I want it to be "future proof" for atleast 5 or so years.

3 questions

1. Performance wise, could this handle most games at high/ultra?
2. Is the i5-6500 a good cpu or should I upgrade for fear of bottle necking the gtx 1070?
3. Power draw, I calculate i'm sitting at ~400 watts power, so should the power supply picked be sufficient?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: MSI Z170 Krait Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($161.19 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($32.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($41.90 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Other: GTX 1070 ($400.00)
Total: $991.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Don't buy a Krait board - they're not that good. Otherwise off to a pretty good start. Try to get an unlocked CPU if you can in your budget. I'm guessing the 1070 will not retail for $400, most likely what the current 970s are going for - around the $350 - $380 range.
 
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In answer to your questions:

1. that build will handle most games at high/ultra @ 1080p resolution
2. The i5-6500 is a good processor and I would be surprised if it bottlenecks.
3. The new GPUs are more power efficient so 750W is overkill.

There are a few issues with your build

1. Your motherboard is for overclocking but you choose a non-K processor. Either get k processor or change motherboard.
2. If you are building new PC it is recommende to get 16GB now because RAM is so cheap and we are starting to see games that recommend 16GB.
3. Your SSD is pretty slow comapred to many of the other SSDs.
4. Your Power Supply is overkill and 650W would give you plenty of power.

I have made another build for you to consider but it is slightly over budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($58.02 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($123.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($64.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($76.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $672.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-22 17:02 EDT-0400
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HJfMf7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HJfMf7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($150.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($57.10 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB AMP! Extreme Core Edition Video Card ($353.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $989.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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get this stuff. replace the 970 with a 1070.
 
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That SSD is a cheap one. Pay the extra $20 for a Samsung - I wouldn't buy anything else personally.
 
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The samsung is more expensive, but the performance and quality gained is not worth it. Also keep in mind that not all cheap things are bad. The 850 EVO is an extremely overpriced item. The ADATA premier is one of those SSDs that are effective, good quality and cheap.
 
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Honestly it isn't really when you compute the cost per GB. According to PC Part Picker a 250GB Samsung 850 Evo drive is currently $85.97, and when you compute the cost per GB - $85.97 / 250 = $0.34. That ADATA drive is $57.10 for 240GB, so $57.10 / 240 = $0.24. It's really a difference of 10 cents per GB when you get right down to it. But for me the question is more of reliability than it is of cost. I generally don't recommend a lot of cheap SSDs because I've had to RMA more than my fair share of them (*COUGH* Kingston SSDNow). For me it's worth it the extra $20 not to RMA something. I've used quite a few Samsung SSDs starting with the 830 through my current 950 Pro and I've never had to return any of them. Are there any reviews of this particular drive that I can check out?
 
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Here is the build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($41.33 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Other: GTX1070 ($400.00)
Total: $994.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-23 10:41 EDT-0400
 
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Here is i7 build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($57.10 @ NCIX US)
Case: Raidmax ATX-404WU ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Other: GTX1070 ($400.00)
Total: $1026.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-23 11:15 EDT-0400

A bit over priced but you get i7-6700K
 
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At the expense of a garbage case and barely adequate power supply, and a primary storage drive that will barely hold an OS and not much else. And stay very far away from those MSI Krait boards as well. Not what I would recommend at all. Plus the GTX 1070 is not going to be exactly $400, more like $350 - $380 once the non reference cards are available.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($58.02 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($65.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.79 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.95 @ Directron)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Other: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 TwinFROZR VI ($379.99)
Total: $1031.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-23 13:37 EDT-0400
 
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It is not garbage case it is a good quality case
For non SLI builds 650w 80+Gold PSU is good enough
 
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It's a garbage PSU though.

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($55.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($57.10 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Other: GTX1070 ($400.00)
Total: $1098.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-23 14:35 EDT-0400
 
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I do agree on the Krait boards. I was looking at them awhile back, and they are plagued with problems, that MSI has yet to fix. The Z170a SLI plus is a better board. Raidmax and quality do not go hand in hand, period. The Evga Nex PSU's are not good either, at tier 3. A 212 evo with a 6700k? Not to mention the mail in rebates, making the price seem lower than it really is. OP if your budget is $1k, and you want an SSD, then this would work. You are going to need more than just 250gb, so I included a 1tb HDD, as well. The i5 6500 is plenty for WoW.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-D3HP ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($97.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Inwin GT1 White ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Other: GTX 1070 ($379.00)
Total: $1007.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-23 15:15 EDT-0400
 
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You really expect to believe that for $20 you will get something that is not cheap? I find that hard to believe.

And just because a PSU is gold rated does not mean that it's always good. I've seen some total junkers rated 80+ Gold, and the Nex PSUs are definitely one of them. There's much better you can get for the same price. This is what I would suggest as far as a rig goes even if it is slightly over budget. Although for 1080 you don't really need a 10XX card. You can get by with a 960 for that matter. For the OP's needs this is all you really need:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.79 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $752.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-23 15:47 EDT-0400
 
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here gets OC and also closer to 1k

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($58.02 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($35.91 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($364.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1009.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-23 17:10 EDT-0400
 
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I disagree, on the GPU, if they are wanting to run ultra, for Legion. I know it is only in Beta, but I cannot run full ultra, with my 780ti. They have changed the graphics quality slider, from numbers 1-10. I can run a 7 comfortably.
 
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On budget:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-E/USB3.1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: *Mushkin Essentials 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.79 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($31.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Other: GTX 1070 ($400.00)
Total: $1005.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-23 17:49 EDT-0400
 
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I've collectively taken advice, does this build look more appropriate?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B150M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($35.91 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($289.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: *SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($68.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $842.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-24 15:01 EDT-0400
 
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Wait for the 1070 and get a 250ish gig SSD ffs :)
 
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