$750 gaming/editing pc

[jake_lydick]

Hello i am looking for a pc to play games on high settings while recording game play. I am willing to spend about $750 but i will spend more if needed, i just do not want to over pay when there is a cheaper alternative. I have never built a pc before and this will be my first time and i need help finding the right components. I have done some research and have come up with this build. http://pcpartpicker.com/list/qZC8QV
Any help at all would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

 

[Ethanh100]

This is a far superior build, for the same price as the total for your pc part picker list.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.95 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($87.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($69.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($37.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 4GB NITRO+ 4G Video Card ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($43.33 @ OutletPC)
Total: $831.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-24 11:02 EDT-0400

 

[Hlsgsz]

This. A bit overbudget, but that Xeon is equivalent to an i7 4770 and will help alot with recording.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($252.55 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($55.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: *Team Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($37.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.71 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($259.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($28.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $799.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-24 11:13 EDT-0400


EDIT: better yet, for an additional 40 you can get the whole, latest gen, shebang:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($294.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($37.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.71 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($259.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($28.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $841.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-24 11:16 EDT-0400

 

[FD2Raptor]

You can have a Skylake Xeon with DDR4 for about the same as the Haswell Xeon E3:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V5 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($251.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X150M-PLUS WS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($37.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GAMING Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($28.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $798.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-24 11:38 EDT-0400