First PC Build: $1300-$2000 drafting/design/gaming PC, please advise

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DraftPunk

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Approximate Purchase Date: Within the next few months

Budget Range: $1300-$2000 (including peripherals/software)

System Usage from Most to Least Important: AutoDesk Inventor/AutoCAD, gaming, Adobe Illustrator, movies, browsing

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I was thinking mostly Amazon, some Newegg, but I'm open to suggestions

Country: United States

Parts Preferences: by brand or type I'm planning on an Intel CPU, Nvidia GPU, see parts list below for what I've picked out so far

Overclocking: Maybe in the future, to increase future utility

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe, see above

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200, plan to upgrade at some point

Additional Comments: This is my first PC build, my company is willing to help me pay for it as long as it's under $2000, so I want to take advantage of this and make a system that can be tweaked/upgraded to stay useful some years into the future. I have a preliminary parts list on pcpartpicker: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/3LL8Yr , but I don't want to accidentally get parts that won't actually work together, so I welcome any advice you all might have about that. Am I missing fans, do I need an optical drive to install Windows, will my motherboard/gpu/psu fit in my case, etc. Also, I'm not looking to save $10 here and there, but if you see something that I'm paying waaay too much money for, please let me know.

Parts List:

CPU: Intel Core i7 6700K

CPU COOLER: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

MOTHERBOARD: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3

MEMORY: 16GB Patriot Viper 4 3000MHz

SSD: Samsung 950 PRO Series - 512GB PCIe NVMe

CASE: Phanteks Enthoo Pro Full Tower Chassis

PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2

OS: Windows 10 Home Premium

MONITOR: Dell Ultrasharp U2415

KEYBOARD: Cherry MX-Board 3.0 w/ Cherry MX Brown Switch


I would greatly appreciate any guidance you guys can offer. Thanks!
 
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For general CAD and Adobe stuff I would agree that overclocking generally isn't necessary. For gaming it is but if you you can get a non overclocked system. If you do decide to go with an overclocked system I'd advise against getting a Hyper 212 Evo - there's much better coolers out there. I would also...
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What about this?

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($349.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($132.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($74.02 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($94.98 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Dell U2415 24.1" 60Hz Monitor ($275.81 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Cherry MX-Board 3.0 Keyboard Wired Standard Keyboard ($88.98 @ PCM)
Other: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC GAMING ACX 3.0 ($649.99)
Total: $1998.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-20 11:24 EDT-0400
 
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Thanks!

Is the GTX 1080 worth the extra $200 over the 1070?

Is there any advantage to the memory & motherboard you listed over the ones on my earlier list?

Also, from the reading I've been doing, I thought that the EVGA NEX power supplies were inferior to the G2 ones, and for the SSD, it looks like the read/write speeds are significantly faster for the 950 Pro M.2, rather than the SATA. Do these things not actually matter? Not trying to disagree or anything, I'm just trying to learn a bit through this process.
 
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The SSD you choose is faster but it is also 150$ more for only 500GB witch only 480 will be available and my neighbor had owned the 950 and the 850 s. ssd's and he said that he thinks that the 950 isn't worth the extra 200$ but he could be wrong. And 300$ worth of money for storage is way to much in my opinion at least for your budget

About the power supplies i choose the NEX because it was cheaper and the G2 was above your budget(2000).

The only difference between the MOBO'S are the price and the features and the overclock ability some MOBO'S overclock better then others but the diffrence is minor and more based on luck.


About the 1080, it depends on what res are you playing your games you said you will upgrade your monitor but you didn't said what res are you going to upgrade too.

If you are going to but a 4K screen the 1080 will be worth it, But if you will buy a 1440p screen then you should but the 1070 becasue the 1080 will be a overkill for 1440p. And you can use the extra money to buy a better CPU cooler.

And about the RAM... faster RAM will not give any performance boost in gaming (I don't know about AutoDesk Inventor/AutoCAD) But you can allways overclock your RAM if you really need too.
 
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Gotcha. When I do upgrade, it'll probably be to 1440p, so I think I'll go with the 1070. You mentioned a better CPU cooler; do you have any recommendations? I just picked one that seemed popular and well-reviewed; I really don't know much about what makes one better than another.

Do I need to buy another fan, especially if I go with the Pro M you suggested, which only has one rear case fan? I may overclock my CPU/GPU in the future, and I'd hate to damage all this expensive gear because I didn't put in a $30 fan.
 
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You can add more fans into your case but i doubt it will give your much better temps. And your CPU/GPU will not break because of that (but they will if you will put an extremely high overclock).
But if you don't want to take the risk you can buy 2 Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition (17.55 each) and put them inside.
About the CPU cooler i don't have much experience in that but i'm using the Noctua NH-D15 and im able to overclock my CPU to 4.8 with stable temps, I also heard a lot of good things about the Corsair H100i and the NZXT Kraken X61 so choose one of them but there is a chance(even a little one) that the pump of the water coolers will break...water + computer=not good.
Keep in mind that CPU'S aren't exactly the same there are CPU's that get hotter then others and its all based on luck.
Also, If you are going with the 1070 you should upgrade your PSU to a 750w one.
 
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Actually, I'd advise against that build layout, and hear me out. Your original build is one I would recommend. But if this is a company funded venture, then I would actually avoid overclocking. I myself have an overclockable processor and board, but I find no need to do the OC'ing, even when running heavily intensive tasks. DO NOT GO for the NEX Power Supply, it is LOW QUALITY and has been reported to FAIL. Stay with the G2 PSU.
 
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Really? I never heard of that... i was using a NEX power supply for all most 3 years and had no problems with it.
 
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For general CAD and Adobe stuff I would agree that overclocking generally isn't necessary. For gaming it is but if you you can get a non overclocked system. If you do decide to go with an overclocked system I'd advise against getting a Hyper 212 Evo - there's much better coolers out there. I would also advise against the NVMe drive. Yes it's a good choice but on that budget it takes up way too much of it. Alternately this is one area where I might actually suggest a Xeon based rig. If gaming were your first priority I would suggest the overclocked system without fail, but it looks like it isn't. This is an alternate rig I would suggest:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1245 V5 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($312.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X150-PLUS WS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($91.81 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($464.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case ($87.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($95.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($94.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $1401.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-20 17:33 EDT-0400

Then you can add whatever monitor and keyboard you want.
 
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