New 900-1000€ PC (not for gaming)

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Hi, I need some judge about the components that I'd like to use for my new PC.

As now, I’ve got only a laptop and, when I’m at home, I usually plug it into an external monitor (24-inch Dell U2415). I’d like to build a proper desktop PC and use the laptop only for travel purposes.

Those are my needs:
I use a lot the browser, Photoshop (for editing photos), MS Office, AutoCAD (usually in 2D applications with some raster images). I plan for sure to start using Android Studio for building mobile apps and to start coding a little bit general. Maybe in the future I will try some 3D modelling software and games (but I don’t think I will become a crazy gamer); I would like to have a snappy machine and in some way to be “future proof”.
Budget:
Less than 1000€ (900€ is better)

According to my needs, what do you think about this configuration?

CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-6600, 228€
Cooling: Built in
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2x8 GB) DDR4, 3000 MHz, CL15, 86€
Case: Corsair Carbide Spec-Alpha, 93€
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3-EU, 148€
PSU: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold, 112€
Storage: SanDisk SSD Ultra II, 240GB, Purchased
Graphics: Gigabyte GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3G, 238€

I don’t care about spending let’s say 20€ more on piece if the brand is better; the idea is to stick with Corsair and Gigabyte. All the prices in the list are from Amazon Italy.

Thanks a lot!
 
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Good i5-6500 build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (€203.30 @ Amazon Italia)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer i32 CPU Cooler (€26.41 @ Amazon Italia)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-K Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€59.95 @ Amazon Italia)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (€75.61 @ Amazon Italia)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For €0.00)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card (€286.12 @ Amazon Italia)
Case: Corsair SPEC-ALPHA ATX Mid Tower Case (€85.04...
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If you're not going to game, wait for the 1050/1050Ti that will come in maybe 2-3 weeks if you're in no rush. I would also recommend an aftermarket cooler because you're going to do heavy workloads, might not feel like needed because you're not overclocking but your CPU will feel way better in the length if it has to work hard from doing CAD and so on, not sure what exactly but aftermarket cooler is always better. Also I would recommend maybe looking into a less overkill PSU, 550W 80+ Gold will 100% do it unless you're planning on adding another GPU in the future.

Corsair 550W 80+ Gold
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (€240.87 @ Amazon Italia)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (€61.57 @ Amazon Italia)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€117.91 @ Amazon Italia)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (€85.54 @ Amazon Italia)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Windforce OC Video Card (€238.43 @ Amazon Italia)
Case: Fractal Design FD-CA-CORE-3300-BL ATX Mid Tower Case (€77.98 @ Amazon Italia)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (€82.06 @ Amazon Italia)
Total: €904.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-05 13:20 CEST+0200

And the i7k is ~€100 more, so around the top end of your build budget.
 
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A great build for your needs while keeping the Corsair and Gigabyte desire.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (€337.00 @ Amazon Italia)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H75 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (€92.73 @ Amazon Italia)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€116.06 @ Amazon Italia)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (€86.13 @ Amazon Italia)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For €0.00)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card (€286.12 @ Amazon Italia)
Case: Corsair SPEC-ALPHA ATX Mid Tower Case (€79.56 @ Amazon Italia)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (€183.01 @ Amazon Italia)
Total: €1180.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-05 13:45 CEST+0200

It's pricy but with it you get much better performing PC which fully supports overclocking (CPU, GPU and RAM).

Here's also a bench between your current setup and my suggested one. For your needs, the "Work" criteria should be as high as possible.

Userbenchmark PC Build Comparison
Baseline Bench: Game 77%, Desk 71%, Work 46%
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 €196
GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB €178
SSD: SanDisk Ultra II 240GB €71
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB €71
MBD: Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 €115
Total: €631

Alternative Bench: Game 84%, Desk 82%, Work 61%
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K €274
GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB €222
SSD: SanDisk Ultra II 240GB €71
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB €71
MBD: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P €89
Total: €728
 
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There is no need for such an expensive PSU, getting a cheaper PSU will require you to put more money towards for example the processor you could get an i7 6700 instead of i5 6600 for example. The PSU I selected is semi modular and is more than enough for an i7 6700+gtx 1060. The price of this pc is only 830€, you can even get a gtx 1070 instead 1060 for it which will only cost 1015€. (second link)

http://it.pcpartpicker.com/list/fPsyWX

http://it.pcpartpicker.com/list/X29spb
 
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@aecus: Not only your build is ~20% overbudget, you've also operated under a false assumption that PCPartPicker provides both accurate and up to date info on pricing/availability.

The Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P is €116,06 + €5,00 Shipping = €121.06 (+€5).
The Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 Windforce OC 6G is €286,80 + €7,99 Shipping = €294.79 (+€8.67).
The Corsair Spec-Alpha CC-9011083-WW is €89,60 w/Free Shipping. (+€10.04)

And you can find the RMx for cheaper than what the listed price on PPP, i.e. the 550W for €101.48 which would have been sufficient for non-SLI/CF build while the 650W is €112.07.



People! PCPartPicker is a starting point, not the alpha-and-omega in recommending build.

@hdgaming: neither of your build include the cost of the PSU which is another €74,98.

i7 6700 is €305,00 + €2,90 (+€2.9)
Gigabyte B150M-DS3H is €80,32 (+€6.27)

Total cost of build 1: €915.01
Total cost of build 2: €1098.88
 
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Yes, my build is over the budget but it's only a suggestion about parts. From where and in what condition the OP decides to get his parts (new/used, local store/online) is up to him to decide.

As far as PSU goes, 550W is enough for non-SLI/CF but if you throw the OC into the mix then atleast i would feel safer if PSU is atleast 650W.
 
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You know...
i7 6700k OC: ~120W
GTX 1060: ~140W (6GB version; 3GB version should consume less)
MB: 40W max
2xDDR4 DIMMs: 6W
1xSSD+1xHDD: ~10W
2xfans: ~3W

Sum: 319W or 58% capacity of a 550W PSU. Even accounting for momentarily spike with 50% increases in power consumption, it would still be less than what a good 550W can deliver.

When you SLI the GTX 1070 (~200W each, totaling 579W) then a 650W would be the minimum.
 
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Thanks for all the answers!

I updated the built, switching from Gigabyte to Asus and changing other pieces. I don't plan to overclock so no 6600k or i7. Since I've got to sell some stuff to get the money (10-15 days), I can further refine the list!

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus Z170-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Turbo Video Card
Case: Corsair SPEC-ALPHA ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter
Total: €972.58 (from the amazon.it basket, PCPartPicker struggles on actual prices)

Do you think that is worth investing on a better Wi-Fi card or I can choose the basic listed above?
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-AC56 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (€305.00 @ Amazon Italia)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€57.50 @ Amazon Italia)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (€71.64 @ Amazon Italia)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€114.02 @ Amazon Italia)
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€70.34 @ Amazon Italia)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 460 2GB Video Card (€122.99 @ Amazon Italia)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case (€39.09 @ Amazon Italia)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€63.49 @ Amazon Italia)
Total: €844.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-06 15:59 CEST+0200
 
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You're right, seems logical to have twin fans... I updated the list with the Asus dual
PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus Z170-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Dual Video Card
Case: Corsair SPEC-ALPHA ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter
Total: €994.36
 
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Good i5-6500 build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (€203.30 @ Amazon Italia)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer i32 CPU Cooler (€26.41 @ Amazon Italia)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-K Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€59.95 @ Amazon Italia)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (€75.61 @ Amazon Italia)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For €0.00)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card (€286.12 @ Amazon Italia)
Case: Corsair SPEC-ALPHA ATX Mid Tower Case (€85.04 @ Amazon Italia)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (€84.92 @ Amazon Italia)
Wireless Network Adapter: D-Link DWA-582 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter (€36.69 @ Amazon Italia)
Total: €858.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-06 17:36 CEST+0200

As far as Z-series MoBo goes, it's for overclocking and best used with K-series CPU. Since you prefer non-K CPU, there's basically no point in getting Z-series MoBo. H-series MoBo will do just fine. It's also cheaper.
 
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