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explorerlyon

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I would like a review of my system please. Primary use is home computing, minor gaming (Steam games, Planet Coaster, Minecraft) video editing (Photoshop, Lightroom, GoPro). Plan to purchase today.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($324.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($96.99 @ Jet)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($92.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.41 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini ITX OC Video Card ($383.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define Nano S Mini ITX Desktop Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ B&H)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($128.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1456.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-19 13:46 EST-0500
 
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logainofhades
Made some changes, to get you better deals, on hardware. Also do not think pro version is needed, either, for Win 10.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($324.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($57.22 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($154.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($91.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($124.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.41 @...
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viewtyjoe

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If you're truly only doing "minor gaming" then the 1070 is overkill. A 1060 is fine for most things at 1080p maxed, or a 1050 if you aren't playing anything super demanding. Also, have you independently verified that that PSU will fit in an ITX case? I don't see a huge need for OCing if you are primarily doing more workstation-oriented tasks because the stability is more valuable than the extra performance.

Unless you absolutely need to cram everything into an ITX case for some reason, I'd say move up to a mATX board and case and get yourself some more room. Doubly so if you don't have a lot of build experience.
 
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greens

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CAS15 @ 2133 is pretty slow considering you can get CAS14 @ 3200 for not much more.

Do you need a mini GPU? A full size GPU might actually fit in that case. I fit a full size card in my ITX rig.

$95 for a 250GB seems rather expensive.

Overall not a bad build at all!
 
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Herc08

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Everything looks good to me. Don't know about liquid cooling, tho. It looks like budget is not a true concern, but if you wanted to save $50, a Cryorig C7 would work in that ITX case. Other than that, everything looks good to me, and should be able to handle gaming, streaming, and editing.
 
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logainofhades

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Made some changes, to get you better deals, on hardware. Also do not think pro version is needed, either, for Win 10.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($324.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($57.22 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($154.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($91.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($124.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.41 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini Video Card ($389.99 @ Jet)
Case: Fractal Design Define Nano S Mini ITX Desktop Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ B&H)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($90.72 @ B&H)
Total: $1438.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-19 14:45 EST-0500
 
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