About to build a $1000 rig. would like input

[t0mmygunn0r]

It's mostly for gaming. I am in school for programming though, so I will be doing coding (not sure how much that changes things).

Here's the think: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8vK2gs

Basically, I would like to save money on it, so anything you see where I can save money, that would be awesome, if you have any suggestions for less expensive components without sacrificing quality.

I'm really wanting to go with Skylake because I want to it be semi-future-proof, and since we now know Kaby Lake will be LGA 1151, I should be able to upgrade in 4 or 5 years to get a couple more years out of it. My first upgrade will be within a couple years though and that will be to Crossfire some video cards.

Am I off base? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[g-unit1111]

Don't worry about "future proofing" because there really is no such thing and that does not matter how much you spend on a rig. You're off to a pretty decent start, but could use some tweaking before I would say it's ready for prime time. Definitely needs a better PSU for one thing. Here is what I would suggest:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($244.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($153.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.49 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($204.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($19.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $949.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-17 16:00 EDT-0400

Main differences:

- Swapped Hyper 212 for much newer Cryrorig H7
- Better power supply
- Swapped 512GB SSD for 250GB SSD and 1TB mechanical hard drive

Then you can add whatever monitor you want. And don't forget OS license.

 

[t0mmygunn0r]

- Better power supply

I'm curious, why would the new power supply be a better solution?

 

[Archaic59]

- Better power supply

I'm curious, why would the new power supply be a better solution?

The EVGA model you picked is a relatively low quality unit made with some inferior components. Seasonic is one of the highest quality power supply makers around.