Help Computer Rebuild-Big Blue 2 was damaged by lightening.

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Thedlund

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Long story short, Big Blue 2 was damaged by lightening, and I'm looking to rebuild her, several of the item used on her are no longer available so I have included what was in the original build and what I'm thinking of.
This primary function of this computer is the same as previous build.

System Usage from Most to Least Important: It primary function will be editing pictures in Adobe Lightroom, Digital Photo Professional (Canon Software), online classes, Internet searches/ research, DCS, minor website maintenance and uploading.

Here are the requirements of:

Photoshop Lightroom 5 system requirements.
Windows; Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon 64 processor; Microsoft Windows 7 with Service Pack 1, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1; 2 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended); 2 GB of available hard-disk space; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices); 1024 x 768 display; DirectX 10-capable or later video adapter.

Digital Combat Simulator World (DCS World)
Recommended system requirements: OS 64-bit Windows Vista, 7 or 8; CPU: Core i5+; RAM: 8GB; Hard disk space: 10 GB; Video: Shader 3.0 or better; NVIDIA GeForce GTX560 / ATI 6950 DirectX 9.0c or better; Sound: DirectX 9.0c - compatible; DirectX: 9.0C; requires internet activation.


Here is the original build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($235.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($309.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Core X71 ATX Full Tower Case ($131.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Platinum 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM 64-bit ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $850.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-18 18:47 EDT-0400

And here is what I'm looking to change out.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($235.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($128.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($374.88 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Gold S 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($154.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $982.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-18 18:46 EDT-0400


Thanks in advance for any guidance.

 
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That Cooler Master CPU cooler is very popular, so it must be pretty good, but I always wonder about that sleeve bearing fan. You'd probably be fine with it. With any cooler just check that it is going to fit in your case and not crowd your memory sockets.

I think that 16GB is perfectly adequate, but then again, I am a gamer and do not do any photo editing. I think unless you get into video editing you probably don't need 32GB.

I recently built a Skylake rig and I opted to go with 16GB and spend the money I saved by not buying 32GB on upgrading my GPU to a GTX1070. I went with EVGA's GTX1070 SC card which I see on sale for $429 fairly often. Even at full retail, if you swap the extra RAM for the upgrade you would actually spend less...
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I am not sure what you are replacing. Many of the components are the same in both lists.

If everything in the original list is being replaced, I agree with Corwin65. It's a good time to move to Skylake. Go for maybe an i5 6600k CPU ($239 at Newegg) and a Z170 chipset mobo and DDR4 memory which you can find for the same prices as the mobo and RAM you have listed.

Basically, you can spend less than $10 more and upgrade considerably.

You wouldn't have to change any of the other components listed. The small additional cost would go a long way toward future proofing your rig. And if it isn't too nit-picky, you might want to consider a better CPU cooler. Sleeve-bearings are the fastest to wear out.
 
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I'm not sure what I did there, I think that I might have overwritten one of my saved list.

Thank you for the advise Corwin65 and dbratton54, here is what it looks like with a Skylake processor and changed the motherboard to match. Thank you for the suggestion on the fan.
I'm a little on the fence about the memory, do you think that I will see a big improvement going from 16GB to 32GB

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 13 CO 4.0 CFM Ball Bearing CPU Cooler ($37.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($142.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (1 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($85.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (1 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($85.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($374.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $955.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-19 20:45 EDT-0400
 
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dbratton54

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That Cooler Master CPU cooler is very popular, so it must be pretty good, but I always wonder about that sleeve bearing fan. You'd probably be fine with it. With any cooler just check that it is going to fit in your case and not crowd your memory sockets.

I think that 16GB is perfectly adequate, but then again, I am a gamer and do not do any photo editing. I think unless you get into video editing you probably don't need 32GB.

I recently built a Skylake rig and I opted to go with 16GB and spend the money I saved by not buying 32GB on upgrading my GPU to a GTX1070. I went with EVGA's GTX1070 SC card which I see on sale for $429 fairly often. Even at full retail, if you swap the extra RAM for the upgrade you would actually spend less money. Further, you can find the 1070 with other brands for under $400 if you shop a bit.

Again, I am a gamer, so I tend to put my money into the video card. The hardware you have there is fine, however.

A note -- when you put things together, your RAM is not going to be seen as PC3000. This is not a problem, but by design. In a new mobo, all DDR4 RAM shows up at a slower speed which slips my mind at the moment. No matter, just enter the BIOS and enable XMP. That should fix it. You have specced the same memory I am using so it should not give you a problem.
 
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