Building my first gaming PC from scratch!

[Charlie78]

Like I mentioned in the title, I'm building my first gaming PC from scratch and was wondering if you guys could let me know if I'm making the right choice with the parts.

Case - Thermaltake Versa H15 M-ATX Gaming Case with Side Window USB 3 and Black Interior.
Motherboard - Asus Z170 Pro Motherboard (Socket 1151, Z170, DDR4, S-ATA 600, ATX, SupremeFX, Sonic Radar ll)
CPU - Intel I5-6600k
RAM - 16GB of Corsair RAM DDR4 3000MHz - 2 x 8GB sticks.
GPU - Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 1060 WF2 6GB GDDR5 PCI-E
SSD - HyperX FURY 240 GB SATA 3 2.5 inch SSD
PSU - EVGA 600 W 80+ PC Power Supply Unit - White
HDD - Seagate ST1000DM003 3.5 inch 1TB Barracuda Hard Drive
CPU Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler
OS - Windows 10 Home

 

[Herc08]

It's actually not bad. I'd say that's probably $1000 to 1100. One thing though, I would look for a 80+bronze/silver/gold PSU, to have better efficiency. Never skimp out on the PSU as it can fry anything. But it's not bad at all.

 

[Vic 40]

You've got an m-atx case and want to use an atx motherboard,that's not going to work.With that case do you need a m-atx motherboard or use an atx case.
For an ssd is the Samsung 750 series often about as expensive and imo better.
You don't need a 600watt psu and that one isn't really great quality,try using soemthing else,maybe the Corsiar CX550M,the new black/white ones.

 

[skoadro_lekip]

Hi Charlie78,

I was rather thinking that if this is a PC that truly looks for max performance in gaming, I would go a little cheaper on some parts and rather get a better GPU. By no means am I saying the 1060 is bad, but the 1070 is quite a bit better. If you would like my opinion on what you could change in your list, just reply!

 

[The Paladin]

Windows 10 Home 64 bits I hope.

 

[Charlie78]

Hi Charlie78,

I was rather thinking that if this is a PC that truly looks for max performance in gaming, I would go a little cheaper on some parts and rather get a better GPU. By no means am I saying the 1060 is bad, but the 1070 is quite a bit better. If you would like my opinion on what you could change in your list, just reply!

Yes please, make as many changes as you can if it means that I'll be getting a better computer then I'm all for improvements.

 

[Vic 40]

Are you from the US or UK? Or ...
What is your budget?

 

[Charlie78]

Are you from the US or UK? Or ...
What is your budget?

I'm from the UK and my budget is £1000 - £1250.

 

[Niklas_13]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£214.95 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£29.98 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£123.16 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£102.08 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£66.94 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.95 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING Video Card (£413.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£62.79 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£82.84 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£89.97 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1229.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-15 03:56 GMT+0000

 

[Vic 40]

Made a "led" build with that window in the case just for the fun of it,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£215.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Riing Silent 12 Red 53.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£35.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£144.98 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£95.69 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£70.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.95 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card (£413.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£62.79 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£82.84 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£89.97 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1256.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-15 13:34 GMT+0000

abit over,i would use the Samsung 750 in this build,even when going for the other one.Maybe the ram is abit much led on the motherboard,but you can decide yourself.
Other case you might like,abit cheaper even,
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/VyKhP6/phanteks-case-phec416pag
abit darker side panel so the leds wouldn't come over as strong.