Building a medium level gaming rig, under 1200$

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Derpypirate

Derpypirate

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I'm building a new computer. The main objective with it is to be able to play almost every game comfortably, and with decent upgradabilty/futureproofness.

The budget is fairly flexible but less is better.

I've built 3 In pcpartpicker so far.

She really likes that case so it's not really an option to change it right now

Build 3
the cheapest, lowered the CPU to the 6500 and removed water cooler and ssd.
I don't need storage I already have a hard drive on hand

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/derpypirate/saved/HgTCJx

Build 2
Middle of the ground
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/derpypirate/saved/FLCLkL

Build 1
Most expensive and highest end
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/derpypirate/saved/9yskLk

I'm looking for any recommendations on parts.
Also is that CPU going to be way too much for the 960 to handle?

Thanks for any help
 
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Zerk2012
Your buying a very cheap power supply you need to change that for 1K more like this adding a extra case fan for the front since that case only comes with one fan. Add a SSD if you can spend the extra money on one for the OS and programs.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($289.99 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($124.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($64.90 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.94 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX...
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Derpypirate

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Yes please, really only request is the corsair 100r but if there's something similar that's a lot better then go for it. Budget would be under 1200$ under 1000$ under 900$ if that's at all possible
 
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Zerk2012

Zerk2012

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Your buying a very cheap power supply you need to change that for 1K more like this adding a extra case fan for the front since that case only comes with one fan. Add a SSD if you can spend the extra money on one for the OS and programs.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($289.99 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($124.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($64.90 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.94 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB SC GAMING Video Card ($269.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.98 @ NCIX)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N250PCe PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($14.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Case Fan: Fractal Design GP12-WT 52.3 CFM 120mm Fan ($11.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $944.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-16 18:20 EST-0500
 
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ryguybuddy

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<$900 Build w/ i5-6600k and GTX 1060

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($235.49 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.90 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($106.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($61.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING X Video Card ($272.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $904.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-16 18:23 EST-0500

*Not worth it to build a <$1000 build, not many upgrades would be made till $1040 range*

<$1100 Build w/ i5-6600k and GTX 1070

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($235.49 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.90 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($404.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1107.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-16 18:25 EST-0500



 
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Zerk2012

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For 1200 very good build.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($307.74 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer i11 74.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($154.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($114.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.94 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Video Card ($329.98 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.98 @ DirectCanada)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N250PCe PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($14.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Case Fan: Fractal Design GP12-WT 52.3 CFM 120mm Fan ($11.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $1207.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-16 18:31 EST-0500
 
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Zerk2012

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Canada not the US.
 
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ryguybuddy

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Oh. My mistake.
 
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Hellfire13

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You can also look at this build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($398.74 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($87.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($81.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card ($315.00 @ shopRBC)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.98 @ NCIX)
Total: $1053.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-16 18:34 EST-0500
 
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Natsukage

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Just saying it's a 140$ more, so don't forget to calculate it. ^^

Nowadays you can get a prebuilt pc with an i5 6th gen, 16GB of RAM and windows 10 pro for less than 600$ CAD... Add a GTX 1060 and you've got a decent gaming build?
 
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Hellfire13

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Please post such links with parts details to check parts quality of such prebuilds, specifically the psu.
 
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Derpypirate

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i already have copies of windows and all the programs shell need so no worries about that, i also have another hard drive so the ssd can be cut until more funds are avalible.
 
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Derpypirate

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I like this build, I cut all the storage and got it to a reasonable level, thank you for the build
 
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Derpypirate

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Is is ok to run the 6700k with just the stock cooler?
 
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Hellfire13

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That is not the K version and it comes with a sufficient cooler. Also the board is decent for its category and does its job pretty well.
 
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