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Erudar

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Hi everyone!

I'm buying my first gaming PC and have little to no experience with choosing parts and building. I'm looking to get a system which is able to play the majority of games on high to ultra settings and can be further upgraded when I'm confident enough to do so myself.

Right now my basic idea is this:

CPU: INTEL® Core™ i7-6700K Quad Core 4.00 GHz
CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator
Motherboard: ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming INTEL Z170 Chipset
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4/3200mhz
Storage: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive
Storage: 250 GB Samsung 850 EVO SATA III
Video Card: MSI GeForce® GTX 1060 6GB Video Card
Power Supply: Corsair 750 Watts CX750 Gaming Power Supply
Case: Cooler Master Cosmos SE

Any comments on if this is a viable rig, where I could cut costs or where I need to alter components would be greatly appreciated. As I said I've never actually dealt with anything other than pre-made home use desktops.

I would also love to know if it would be worth someone like myself, a total newbie, attempting to build a machine like this or should I stick to purchasing it pre-made, as I intend to.

Many thanks!
 
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CPU: Intel Core i5 6600k
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX White
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth Z170 S
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB DDR4-2400MHz x2
Storage: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive
Storage: 250 GB Samsung 850 EVO SATA III
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX1070 DUAL OC
Power Supply: Be Quiet Pure Power 9 600W Semi Modular+ White sleeved cables
Case: NZXT s340 white + cool white ledstrips or blue-ish

Do this and u got a beast and good-looking gaming pc to show off

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Benab3

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Hey,

Overall a pretty good choice of parts, with only a few things I would change.
The core I7 I would swap out for an I5 6600k and used the saved money for a better graphics card, like a GTX 1070.
Also would definitely swap out the CX Power Supply, they are low quality units. Swap it for something like an EVGA G2 650.

You should would absolutely build it yourself, saves you lots of money. There are tonnes of great video tutorials online.

EDIT: Do you have a budget in mind, and I'll put a parts list together for you.
 
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The only few things I'd like to advise are these:
Take a look at the GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-UD3, it has 2 UEFI chips, an extra phase and 2 M.2 slots for the same price.
Your RAM is a bit of an overkill, speed is far less important than the actual amount of mem as long as it's not too low (above 2000 DDR4 for high end builds, or less if you are ready to OC).
The GPU is kinda weak when comparing to the other parts, you'll need at least a 1070 or even a 1080 (nVidia), or RX470 and RX480 (AMD).
You should replace the PSU, this one is well known for failing in a short amount of time, the SeaSonic M12II 850W is a good one. The only known issue is the problem with transport, yet this is something that occurs pretty often.
 
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Erudar

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Thanks for the advice, I'm looking to spend at most £1600 (Around $2100)

From what I'm hearing is the PSU is a definite one to change but I'm also wondering if anyone has any idea on what OS I should look into running? I've heard terrible things about gaming on Windows 10 but is it and inevitable change I'd have to take?

Thanks again!
 
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Niklas_13

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this build would be a 1080p to 1440p build single gpu no OCing on the cpu for 1200

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($294.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($103.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($449.00 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($103.42 @ Amazon)
Total: $1204.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-18 14:16 EDT-0400
 
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SomeDude_GR

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CPU: Intel Core i5 6600k
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX White
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth Z170 S
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB DDR4-2400MHz x2
Storage: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive
Storage: 250 GB Samsung 850 EVO SATA III
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX1070 DUAL OC
Power Supply: Be Quiet Pure Power 9 600W Semi Modular+ White sleeved cables
Case: NZXT s340 white + cool white ledstrips or blue-ish

Do this and u got a beast and good-looking gaming pc to show off

 
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Windows 10 is far from bad, sure it's quite new for an OS, which is the reason why there might still be some compatibility issues, but it's still really good. I have 3 PCs running on it without any issues.

Also, don't get the non K skylakes, in my experience they aren't worth the price, especially the i7. You can't OC them even by changing the base clock, and even if you do, it'll be far too low to be considerable.
 
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