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I want to build a new gaming rig for myself, with high probability of streaming in the near future. I've selected the following build after some long research, but I'm not sure about some aspects of it. The monitor, case and PSU are some gray areas for me (this is my first custom build). I would like to know if the GTX 1070 is a good option and if the i7 6700K is good for this purpose. I'm pretty satisfied with my mobo and RAM.

I will be gaming at ultra high settings and want some stable FPS. I will definetly overclock. I intend on streaming while I play some demanding games, such as Witcher 3 etc.

My budget is around 1700-2000 dollars, and I'll be buying it all in the US. I want this build to be future-proof, at least for the next 3-5 years.

I also need to know if all these parts are compatible, so I don't screw it up and end up with spare parts. I've checked it and think I'm good, but always nice double checking.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/K4dRGf
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/K4dRGf/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($345.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($88.49 @ Amazon)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($5.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($150.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($74.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($92.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($429.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Micro Center)
Keyboard: Corsair K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: SteelSeries Rival 300 Wired Optical Mouse ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Headphones: Logitech G430 7.1 Channel Headset ($59.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1866.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-03 16:10 EDT-0400
 
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The 1070 cards have not been out long enough for most of the forum users to give an real answers to their quality (myself included), but everything read online raves about them. MSI is an amazing manufacturer choice for the card, and I would also strongly recommend their Z170A Gaming motherboard over the asus model you have listed here. Its a little more at $175 but well worth the money for piece of mind where reliability is concerned (also a tomshardware 2015 editor approved award winner). I would also probably spring a little bit more money on a power supply as case cooling is going to be a major player here and you just want the additional overhead if you can afford it. A Corsair CX750 will run you less than the SuperNova will and...
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The 1070 cards have not been out long enough for most of the forum users to give an real answers to their quality (myself included), but everything read online raves about them. MSI is an amazing manufacturer choice for the card, and I would also strongly recommend their Z170A Gaming motherboard over the asus model you have listed here. Its a little more at $175 but well worth the money for piece of mind where reliability is concerned (also a tomshardware 2015 editor approved award winner). I would also probably spring a little bit more money on a power supply as case cooling is going to be a major player here and you just want the additional overhead if you can afford it. A Corsair CX750 will run you less than the SuperNova will and it is also fully modular. The only real question here is what case and fans you go with. if you have the space and the money i recommend a Full-ATX case (better airflow, room for larger/more case fans, as well as more room to work in) and as far as im concerened Cougar is the only name that matters for case cooling. The last thing I would leave you with is that Im just not an Intel guy, and would much rather recommend the AMD FX-8350, same clock speed, more effecient, half the price (and an MSI AM3+ motherboard of course, the 970 Gaming board has done me wonders)
 
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I'm going with the MSI Z170A Gaming M5, the Corsair RM 750 for PSU and the Corsair 750 D ATX Full Tower for case. Do you think I need a case fan? Isn't the one that comes with the case enough?

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/9QCYr7
 
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Alright! Is this good?

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($349.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($88.49 @ Amazon)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($5.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($154.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($74.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($92.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.05 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($429.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($159.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Micro Center)
Keyboard: Corsair K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: SteelSeries Rival 300 Wired Optical Mouse ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Headphones: Logitech G430 7.1 Channel Headset ($59.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1977.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-03 20:51 EDT-0400
 
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If your going for an intel build, then I love this. As far as Case fans are concerned yes. The case fans that are coming with your case are ok, but i still recommend Cougar fans at some point to replace them. and aside from more dust (but im assuming you will clean this very expensive computer regularly) more case fans only equals better cooling. benchmark it when you get it built. make sure it performs the way you want and if temperatures stay acceptable under load dont worry about it. but i have a 240 mm side case fan, 2 120mm top mounted fans, 1 rear mounted 120mm and a front mounted 140mm fan. all wired to a built in fan controller on my case. i can turn it down when im not gaming to reduce noise and unnecessary dust intake. thats a choice you have to make for yourself based of how bad your build heats up. aside from that, this rig will do you well for years to come, except for the day you decide to spring for a second 1070 and SLi that is lol
 
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PouBoss

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I'll keep it with the case fans for now and when I get it built, I'll benchmark it and see if I really need more fans. I'll definetely go with Cougar fans and get myself a fan controller if things start to heat up a lot! Thanks a lot for your help, it really straightened some things up! I'll post some pics when I've built it! Hope I don't get that eager to put up another 1070 so quickly lol!

 
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