Approve/Disapprove of my friends build?

soldier5637 · Sep 28, 2016

So my friend is getting big, or trying to at least, into PC gaming and streaming to Youtube. He mainly plays ARMA III. Only thing is, he's doing it on a $500 HP Laptop. He doesn't know much about PC's, so he's relied on me to put this together for him. All he knows is that he wants the best, which makes sense when he's wanting to Play, record and stream ARMA III as opposed to League of Legends. So what do you guys think? Would you change anything?
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/soldier5637/saved/Drr7P6

getochkn · Sep 28, 2016

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/28mJnn

I would lower the CPU and up the GPU to keep in the same budget but better performance.

bignastyid · Sep 28, 2016

Price/performance is poor. For that price you can get a GTX 1070 system.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($435.94 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($189.99 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($110.74 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($118.89 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($547.50 @ shopRBC)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Acrylic ATX Mid Tower Case ($114.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($128.98 @ DirectCanada)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($44.99 @ Memory Express)
Monitor: Acer GN246HL 24.0" 144Hz Monitor ($249.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset ($112.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $2209.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-28 12:56 EDT-0400

soldier5637 · Sep 28, 2016

Does that not make less sense though? ARMA III is a ridiculously CPU heavy game, not to mention recording it at the same time as well. That's my thoughts at least.

GraySilencer · Sep 28, 2016

GTX 1070 Build;

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($435.94 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: *Cooler Master Hyper 612 Ver.2 44.2 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler ($52.75 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: *Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($203.75 @ Vuugo)
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: *Crucial MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($155.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: *Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($87.99 @ NCIX)
Video Card: *Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card ($532.25 @ shopRBC)
Case: *Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: *EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($128.98 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($115.48 @ DirectCanada)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($44.99 @ Memory Express)
Monitor: Acer GN246HL 24.0" 144Hz Monitor ($249.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Headphones: Logitech G430 7.1 Channel Headset ($78.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $2267.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-28 12:57 EDT-0400

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