Gaming PC build opinions/suggestions

jaged

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Good day,

I've been going over some builid options for a new gaming PC.

The PC will be used for Fallout 4, Skyrim, GTA V, Overwatch, No Man's Sky, CS:GO.

Are there parts you would switch out to something similiar that just makes it that much better?

I want to stay around this price range though.

I won't be doing any VR, video editing, anything like that.

Also I don't intend on buying a 4K monitor. I have a regular HDMI monitor already that I'll be using.

Thanks in advance.


http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/Dphk9W

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($255.90 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($68.98 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16GB (1 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($82.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($47.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.93 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Mini Video Card ($324.48 @ shopRBC)
Case: Corsair Vengeance C70 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($108.98 @ DirectCanada)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($23.98 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($114.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1228.19

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basically any 1060 is fine. they're all about the same. just go with what you get cheapest.
it comes equipped with an Intel Stock cooler
you can change it to an aftermarket cooler for better performance and lower noise, but it isn't mandatory.

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I didn't pick all of these parts, I had it spec'd by someone else and I changed a couple of small things(case, optical drive).

I would have thought x2 sticks of RAM as well. Any suggestions on what to change it to?
 

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The main "guts" of this quote was designed by someone else for me. I changed the case and added the optical drive.

I wondered about the mini card. which model should I change it to?
 

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Does it need another CPU Cooler. I notice there isn't one on the PCPART list.
 


basically any 1060 is fine. they're all about the same. just go with what you get cheapest.
it comes equipped with an Intel Stock cooler
you can change it to an aftermarket cooler for better performance and lower noise, but it isn't mandatory.
 
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