Need someone to critique pcpartpicker list for my multimedia production pc build

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wertciu

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Hi,
Here's my pcpartpicker list: AMD FX-8350 multimedia creation-station
The parts that have manual pricing are from Ebay, and the parts from Amazon do not have shipping fees because I have Prime.
There were some other options when it came to certain parts, so here's a list of alternative parts: Alternative parts for Multimedia station
I want this PC to be upgradeable in the future, and for moderate to heavy OC'ing to be an option. Any other advice regarding compatibility/performance issues would be awesome, cause I want to make sure of everything before I start building. Thanks!
 
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Honestly, starting a new build with an old FX8350 is a bad idea. Especially if you want to have an easily upgradeable system. If not, your first upgrade would be to get a new cpu, motherboard, and RAM, and that's just silly.

Start your build off with a Skylake 6th gen i5 and DDR4 RAM. It doesn't HAVE to be the 6600k. Even the lowest 2.7ghz 6400 would be a huge upgrade over the old 8 core AMD.

The rest is ok. $139 is a decent price for a 280x.
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CTurbo

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Honestly, starting a new build with an old FX8350 is a bad idea. Especially if you want to have an easily upgradeable system. If not, your first upgrade would be to get a new cpu, motherboard, and RAM, and that's just silly.

Start your build off with a Skylake 6th gen i5 and DDR4 RAM. It doesn't HAVE to be the 6600k. Even the lowest 2.7ghz 6400 would be a huge upgrade over the old 8 core AMD.

The rest is ok. $139 is a decent price for a 280x.
 
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Here's what you can do with that budget.
I suggest getting a CPU cooler for a little more to keep the i7's temps low under high load, but i'll let you decide whether you're willing to spend that little bit more.
Here's the link: http://pcpartpicker.com/product/93Crxr/cryorig-cpu-cooler-h7
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($294.68 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($65.85 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($60.00)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($139.99)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($16.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $787.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-06 18:43 EDT-0400
 
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wertciu

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Not sure what you mean by a better cooler, isn't the Noctua NH D14 the best thing you can get apart from a custom water rig?

 
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King Dranzer

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He was talking about stock Intel cooler which comes with non K CPUs
 
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wertciu

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OK, I got the i5-6600k and DDR4 RAM, here's the new rig: Multimedia creation station
So this build will work well for graphics design/video editing?
And the Noctua NH D14 is the best air fan right? Can I easily overclock the i5 with it?

 
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