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Putting a pc together with new parts and some old parts to save money until I need or want to upgrade ( I just lost my lga 1366 socket mobo) This is not for serious gamming but will be used for work and entertainment almost 24/7
New parts CPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117559&ignorebbr=1 Intel Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 91W BX80662I76700K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 530 MOBO http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188181&ignorebbr=1 EVGA Z170 Classified K 142-SS-E178-KR LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard COOLER http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099&ignorebbr=1 Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438064&ignorebbr=1 EVGA 220-T2-0850-X1 850W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS TITANIUM certified Full Modular Power Supply MEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231896&ignorebbr=1 G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2800 (PC4 22400) Intel Z170 Platform Desktop Memory Model Old parts CASE http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112159 LIAN LI PC-P80 Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case SSD https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LF10KTO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1Samsung 850 PRO 512GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-7KE512BW) GPU https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IZXOW80/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB GDDR5 DVI-I/DVI-D/HDMI/DP Dual-X with PCI-Express Graphics Card Boost 11230-00-20G Any advice on differant mem. maybe 64gb manufacture suport list is short. I will also be using older sata II hard drives and a tv tuner
 
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this is too confusing.

when you are on pcpartpicker, up at the top you will see a [bb] symbol which you will need to click. that is what you need to copy paste here. try again.
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Well an i7 is useless for gaming and jsut casual entertainment so just getting an i5 6500 is good enough. Then you can get a cheap h110 motherboard as you won't be overclocking. The stock cooler will do but something le a hyper 212 won't hurt. Wait for the rx 480 it's better value and much better than the r9 280 and is 199 usd. Just get a 850 evo it is cheaper and you won't notice the difference. Also just get the cheapest ddr4 you can find that is still from a decent brand because the speed really doesn't matter at all anymore. You can also just come by with the w evga powersupply.
 
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Why is an i7 useless over an i5?
Are you referring to using a stock cooler with the i5 you recommended or the i7 he picked?
Why is the RX480 better and how long should he expect to wait?
What is the difference between a H110 and another board?
Why won't he notice a difference between the EVO and the PRO?

Just an example of why you should be a little more specific and well organized in your recommendations jaslion. I don't disagree with what you typed for the most part, other than the useless i7 comment.
 
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1) and I7 has 4cores/8threads most modern games only use 4 threads at max thus this will render a i7 useless compared to an i5 in games. No reason paying more for having the same experience.
2) And i5 6500 with a stock cooler will be fine. The hyper 212 will just make it run cooler (handy if in a hot room).
3) Rx 480 is pretty much a gtx 970 whilst a r9 280 can't even come close to a gtx 960. It will launch in about 2 weeks I think
4) An h110 board has less features and does not support overclocking. As the i5 6500 is non overclockable a h110 board is a good option but if this lacks features you want you can get a bit higher end board with the features you like
5)The evo and pro have about a 1 degree celcius difference and it just doesn't matter. Get whichever one is cheaper.

The useless i7 comment is just gaming focussed if you are doing video editing, rendering of anyway shape or form that cannot be done realtime or other situations the i7 is a nice addition.
 
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