Another first gaming computer build. Help Needed! Canada is expensive!

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So after a few days research and still little knowledge i have put together this pc, originally i was thinking about really splashing out, but have decided to tame it down, to see if i am going to use this as much as i think i am. SO i do play a lot of dota that is my main game, i know that this doesn't require much of anything to run. But i do wanna create a pc that will work well with BF1 and SC when they are released. Would this build run these games ok and if not would it be easy to upgrade components like the GPU in a year or so's time. Also keeping in the same budget, is there anything i could maybe spend less on to save money or use elsewhere to improve this system.
Thanks any help will be appreciated :D

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/GRXhyf
 
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Hi thanks for the reply. So I can understand dropping the cpu to spend more on gpu but why the change in motherboard. Do u think it would be worth still upgrading the cpu. To 6600k or even i7?
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Dropping overclocking means you don't need a $150 motherboard anymore. You never really realize how much overclocking actually costs. $152 CAD by my math. That's a lot of money for something that's relatively unnecessary.

No there will never be a time when you're going to need to upgrade from the 6500 to the 6600k. By the time the 6500 is not strong enough, Intel would have released several more generations of cpus and you'll want the new hot stuff at the time.
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This would be a lot better.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock H170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($74.98 @ NCIX)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($75.95 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card ($541.98 @ NCIX)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.45 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($84.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Wired Network Adapter: Intel EXPI9301CTBLK PCI-Express x1 10/100/1000 Mbps Network Adapter ($35.98 @ DirectCanada)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24.0" 144Hz Monitor ($348.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1662.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-13 00:43 EDT-0400
 
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Hi thanks for the reply. So I can understand dropping the cpu to spend more on gpu but why the change in motherboard. Do u think it would be worth still upgrading the cpu. To 6600k or even i7?
 
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Hi thanks for the reply. So I can understand dropping the cpu to spend more on gpu but why the change in motherboard. Do u think it would be worth still upgrading the cpu. To 6600k or even i7?
Click to expand...

Dropping overclocking means you don't need a $150 motherboard anymore. You never really realize how much overclocking actually costs. $152 CAD by my math. That's a lot of money for something that's relatively unnecessary.

No there will never be a time when you're going to need to upgrade from the 6500 to the 6600k. By the time the 6500 is not strong enough, Intel would have released several more generations of cpus and you'll want the new hot stuff at the time.
 
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