Building a new PC $2,300. Can I do any better than this?

RJK1107

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Jul 13, 2016
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($345.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($110.04 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($207.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($317.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Video Card ($649.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 5 ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.88 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($169.99 @ Best Buy)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse ($57.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2336.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-13 18:26 EDT-0400

I also want to get a good gaming monitor but I can't spent a penny more than $3,000 for everything. I was looking at the ROG SWIFT PG278Q but the backlight bleed scares me.

EDIT: By the way, I will be overclocking so I need a good motherboard.
 
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Personally, unless you're going to use it for major applications I would say scrap the M.2 and just grab a $50-100 240GB SSD. Put the rest of that money towards a better monitor, a second monitor, possibly a better CPU+Motherboard with Broadwell E, but the big thing that the build is missing for nearly 2.5k is 32GB of RAM IMO.

But, just my opinion. If you're 100% on the M.2 then that build looks solid.

genthug

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Personally, unless you're going to use it for major applications I would say scrap the M.2 and just grab a $50-100 240GB SSD. Put the rest of that money towards a better monitor, a second monitor, possibly a better CPU+Motherboard with Broadwell E, but the big thing that the build is missing for nearly 2.5k is 32GB of RAM IMO.

But, just my opinion. If you're 100% on the M.2 then that build looks solid.
 
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