Critique My Build!!

[fuegolego]

So, i've been working on building my first PC for quite a while now and I want to hear the community's thoughts on it.
So my build will be used strictly for photo editing and later, maybe in a couple or months or few years, I will add a GPU so it can better handle some video editing--which I will be getting into.

This is my current build. I'm thinking of getting a slightly cheaper CPU to save some cash and upgrade to a GPU faster. I'm looking to stay at, or below the price for my current build.

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/DhJNcc

 

[Ecky]

Looks good. I'd suggest downgrading to a cheaper board if you don't need the specific features the $160 Gigabyte board has; mostly it's just more USB and SATA ports, maybe a 2nd onboard LAN, sometimes they bundle different audio processing software with it. An $80 Z170 board should perform and overclock just as well.

You have a few options for fitting a video card in there. You could downgrade to an i5 6600K and get a GTX 750Ti or Radeon RX460. You could also move to an H170 motherboard and i7 6700 (non-K), and use the stock cooler, and that would save you about the same amount of money and probably outperform the i5-K even after overclocking. You could also downgrade to an i5 6500 (+ stock cooler) and H170 board and probably fit the very excellent GTX 1060 or RX 480 into your budget.

 

[CTurbo]

It's a very solid build. I made a few minor changes for the better like faster RAM for the same price, and a better cooler.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($150.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($67.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($78.98 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $842.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-29 16:45 EDT-0400

 

[Ecky]

This frees up $150 and should perform much better, once you add in a video card:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($295.52 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($67.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($78.98 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $671.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-29 16:49 EDT-0400

 

[fuegolego]

It's a very solid build. I made a few minor changes for the better like faster RAM for the same price, and a better cooler.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($150.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($67.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($78.98 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $842.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-29 16:45 EDT-0400

This looks pretty sick! If I were to get a i7 6700 (non-k) which mobo would you recommend?

 

[fuegolego]

This frees up $150 and should perform much better, once you add in a video card:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($295.52 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($67.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($78.98 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $671.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-29 16:49 EDT-0400

I like this. The price change is huge and since I don't think I will overclock the CPU the non-k 6700 looks preeetty decent.

 

[CTurbo]

Ecky's build is smart. Overclocking is not going to offer any noticeable upgrade in performance.

 

[fuegolego]

Ecky's build is smart. Overclocking is not going to offer any noticeable upgrade in performance.

Sweet you guys rock!