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jnkweaver

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Doing a Black Friday build for my daughter. All in it has to stay under $2000 including all the peripherals and software so closer to $1700 as shown. My daughter picked out the case and the monitors so they stay. Here is what I have so far.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/GDsRFd
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/GDsRFd/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($117.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($83.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($123.09 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING Video Card ($388.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($87.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer G246HLAbd 24.0" 60Hz Monitor ($126.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer G246HLAbd 24.0" 60Hz Monitor ($126.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1636.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-04 14:27 EDT-0400

Thoughts on the MX300 as a boot drive? Is Win 10 safe for a gaming system? Should I go to 32GB ram at slightly over twice the price?
 
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i rather have one good monitor than two bad ones

but if you want a dual monitor setup i would get this one :D

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Monitor: Asus VS239H-P 23.0" Monitor ($127.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $127.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-05 17:18 EDT-0400

-> same resolution
-> same input lagg ( 5ms for 60 hz is perfect ( 1 ms wouldnt anything for 60hz))
-> hdmi port , yours didnt have one
-> an ips panel(to your tn), which makes this screen 10 times more beautiful than that acer one
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Isokolon

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it's a good build.
nice cooler, good mainboard, the MX300 will do fine as bootdrive (525 GB is actually plenty)

I'd definitely go for 32GB RAM for video editing
also I changed the PSU to a higher grade unit there while saving a dime. 750W is excessive.
Win10 is safe for a gaming system.
personally I would get one IPS screen & one TN screen instead of going TN on both. but that's not my decision ;)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($117.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($185.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($123.09 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING Video Card ($388.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($87.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer G246HLAbd 24.0" 60Hz Monitor ($126.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer G246HLAbd 24.0" 60Hz Monitor ($126.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1720.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-04 14:50 EDT-0400
 
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snurp85

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The MX300 drive is okay, though its far from the top of the line. For that I would go with a Samsung pro. Otherwise I would suggest switching over to M.2 form since that will eventually replace SATA and is much faster.

Win10 is safe for gaming, so long as you are familiar with its annoyances (auto-update, apps, etc).

16gb ram is more than enough. it will be more than a few years before anything will require more.
 
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The SSD as a boot drive is fine.
Win 10 has most of its initial bugs fixed from what I've heard from gaming friends.
16GB of ram is fine for a few years, no need to go to 32.
The HDD at 5400 rpm is a bit slow, I'd go for a 7200rpm as they are not that more expensive

Looks good overall
 
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jnkweaver

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Ok If you guys were picking monitors what two would you choose?
 
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superninja12

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i rather have one good monitor than two bad ones

but if you want a dual monitor setup i would get this one :D

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Monitor: Asus VS239H-P 23.0" Monitor ($127.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $127.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-05 17:18 EDT-0400

-> same resolution
-> same input lagg ( 5ms for 60 hz is perfect ( 1 ms wouldnt anything for 60hz))
-> hdmi port , yours didnt have one
-> an ips panel(to your tn), which makes this screen 10 times more beautiful than that acer one
 
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jnkweaver

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Thanks to everyone for the inputs. I will convince her to get this monitor instead.
 
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