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notloganmac

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So I have decided to build my first gaming PC after having a pre-built for 3 years. I have done a fairly large amount of research on the topic and was wondering if the parts were good enough for an around $1400 price cap. Any tips to make the PC stronger for gaming would be very helpful!

These are the specs;

Intel Core i5-6600k $285

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO $35

Asus Z170 PRO GAMING $200

Kingston HyperX Fury 8gb ram (2x4) $63

2 Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB hard drives $126

MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GAMING X $385

NZXT S340 Case $80

EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W $105

Noctua NF-A15 140mm fans $27

All prices are Canadian

 
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Herc08
I have a similar build. Same case, CPU, GPU, and cooler. I have two Noctua fans, but those are not needed. The top and rear fan will be fine for now. I would drop one of those 1TB and invest in an SSD. For comparison, I ahve a 500GB 750 EVO from Samsung. It does great. A 120gb, or 250gb should suit your needs.

If you are gong to get the Noctua fans, do not use the extneder or low-noise adapter, because it will not spin when it needs to. Other than that, looks good to me. With that motherboard, you can upgrade to a i7-6700K in the future for even better performance.
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I have a similar build. Same case, CPU, GPU, and cooler. I have two Noctua fans, but those are not needed. The top and rear fan will be fine for now. I would drop one of those 1TB and invest in an SSD. For comparison, I ahve a 500GB 750 EVO from Samsung. It does great. A 120gb, or 250gb should suit your needs.

If you are gong to get the Noctua fans, do not use the extneder or low-noise adapter, because it will not spin when it needs to. Other than that, looks good to me. With that motherboard, you can upgrade to a i7-6700K in the future for even better performance.
 
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That's a great point. My mind read $1000, so I'm thinking that's not bad with including shipping. But you are right. However, I do believe the MSI is a bit pricey as well. If it is over $275 USD, it is not worth it.
 
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notloganmac

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I just fixed that thanks, and yes its in Canada
 
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notloganmac

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Okay thank you! Is the SSD card necessary though? Because they seem to be a lot of money that honestly, I dont have
 
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geofelt

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A very nice build; you need change nothing.

FWIW.
I will never again build without a ssd for the "C" drive. It makes everything you do much quicker.
120gb is minimum, it will hold the os and a handful of games. If you can go 240gb, or 500gb you may never need a hard drive.

I would defer on both the hard drives unless you need to store large files such as video's.
Then, use a single 2tb drive.
It is easy to add a hard drive later.
Samsung EVO is a good choice for performance and reliability.
 
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For $1400 this is something you can consider.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($284.98 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 33.8 CFM CPU Cooler ($48.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($129.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($119.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($114.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.94 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($499.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.00 @ shopRBC)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ NCIX)
Total: $1368.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-25 17:54 EST-0500
 
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I say you should get different ram, In my system I have 8gb G-skill RipJaws X 1866 they are amazing. I recommend you get 8gb G-Skill RipJaws X 1866.
 
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