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jaged

jaged

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Hey folks, as the title says I'd like some opinion on this build. I will be using it primarily for gaming on the following games:
Fallout 4(3/NV)
Skyrim
Battlefield 3 & upcoming BF1
OverWatch
I'm running this on regular monitors that I already have. I am not concerned with 4K or anything crazy. I have a 1tb hard drive already so that is why I didn't put an extra one in addition to the SSD(which I'm using only for the OS).
I don't need a fancy case with windows or anything. It sits under my desk in a cubby so I never see the thing.

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/2n8wr7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/2n8wr7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($149.98 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9S 46.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($74.95 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H DDR3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($99.95 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($75.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($219.99 @ NCIX)
Case: be quiet! Silent Base 800 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($149.62 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: Zalman 400W ATX Power Supply ($70.23 @ Amazon Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($116.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1042.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-31 15:34 EDT-0400
 
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This is a little more expensive but will serve you much better than your listed build.

The z170 is an overclocking chipset which is not necessary for your locked processor. I simply prefer it as it gives a lot of bang for the buck!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($254.45 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($39.95)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-E ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($112.77 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($112.98 @...
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This is a little more expensive but will serve you much better than your listed build.

The z170 is an overclocking chipset which is not necessary for your locked processor. I simply prefer it as it gives a lot of bang for the buck!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($254.45 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($39.95)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-E ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($112.77 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($112.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card ($269.99 @ NCIX)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: *SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($91.17 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($116.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1178.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-31 15:54 EDT-0400
 
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CV_Taihou

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Made a some changes to improve performance and reliability. GPU/CPU are now much better. Tradeoff is you only get 8GB of RAM, but it should be fine till you can buy a matched kit and expand to 16GB should you need too.

i5-6500
 
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