I think I might just about be ready to pull the trigger on building a new gaming PC. I've taken information from various threads that people have helped with and these are the pieces I think will get me what I'm looking for; a PC that can be overclocked down the road if I need greater performance but should last me 3-4 years of gaming before upgrading. I'll be adding an ultrawide monitor in a couple months so it needs to be powerful enough to give me the resolutions the monitor requires as well. I was going to go with a liquid cooler but given the possibility of a failure that could ruin the other components(and my inability to just go out and replace my rig) I thought an ungraded fan heatsink would offer me the cooling I needed while still giving me peace of mind. I know when assembling the person doing it has to be grounded. Each component should be unboxed individually to confirm contents are present before assembling.
I was hoping the pieces could get one final look over for compatibility with each other and to make sure the case is acceptable to house everything. Have I missed anything or does anyone have any advice that I should keep in mind?
CPU
Intel Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 91W BX80662I76700K Desktop Processor Intel® HD Graphics 530
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117559&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-VigLink2-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3821802&SID=iilxpuwr4p000a1700053
THERMAL PASTE
Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound AS5-3.5G - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA9VM3N51132&cm_re=ARCTIC_SILVER-_-35-100-007-_-Product
HEATSINK
Noctua NH-D15 SSO2 D-Type Premium CPU Cooler, NF-A15 x 2 PWM Fans
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608045
The i7-6700k has had some reports of bending under the weight of a heatsink but one reported case seems to have been from the torque from a power screwdriver that was used during installation but I still tried to find one that wasn't too heavy...
MOTHERBOARD
MSI Gaming Z170A GAMING M7 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130872&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-VigLink2-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3821802&SID=iilxpvlbde000a1700053
RAM
CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3000 (PC4 24000) Desktop Memory Model CMK16GX4M2B3000C15R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233863&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-VigLink2-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3821802&SID=iilxpwe9km000a1700053
GRAPHICS CARD
MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti DirectX 12 GTX 980TI GAMING 6G 6GB 384-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support ATX Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127889&cm_re=msi_gtx_980_ti_gaming_6g-_-14-127-889-_-Product&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-VigLink2-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3821802&SID=iilxpxcntg000a1700053
This piece I'll be adding in 3-4 weeks AFTER the rest of the PC is assembled.
OPERATING SYSTEM SSD
SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 250GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-75E250B/AM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147372
A much larger secondary drive will be added after the build is complete; likely an external one in case I should ever have to take it to a repair shop.
POWER SUPPLY
EVGA 220-G2-0850-XR 80 PLUS GOLD 850 W ECO Mode Fully Modular NVIDIA SLI Ready and Crossfire Support Continuous Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438018
OPERATING SYSTEM
Microsoft Windows 10 Home - Full Version (32 & 64-bit) / USB Flash Drive
MONITOR ADAPTER
StarTech.com HD2VGAE2 HDMI to VGA Converter for Desktop PC/Laptop/Ultrabooks
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BUKO6CW?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_2&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
CASE
Thermaltake Core V71 Extreme Full Tower Chassis, Compatible With Extreme Liquid Cooling Builds (CA-1B6-00F1WN-00)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133244&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-VigLink2-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3821802&SID=iilxny3gcf000a1700053
Bluray optical drive to be added later
I was hoping the pieces could get one final look over for compatibility with each other and to make sure the case is acceptable to house everything. Have I missed anything or does anyone have any advice that I should keep in mind?
CPU
Intel Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 91W BX80662I76700K Desktop Processor Intel® HD Graphics 530
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117559&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-VigLink2-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3821802&SID=iilxpuwr4p000a1700053
THERMAL PASTE
Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound AS5-3.5G - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA9VM3N51132&cm_re=ARCTIC_SILVER-_-35-100-007-_-Product
HEATSINK
Noctua NH-D15 SSO2 D-Type Premium CPU Cooler, NF-A15 x 2 PWM Fans
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608045
The i7-6700k has had some reports of bending under the weight of a heatsink but one reported case seems to have been from the torque from a power screwdriver that was used during installation but I still tried to find one that wasn't too heavy...
MOTHERBOARD
MSI Gaming Z170A GAMING M7 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130872&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-VigLink2-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3821802&SID=iilxpvlbde000a1700053
RAM
CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3000 (PC4 24000) Desktop Memory Model CMK16GX4M2B3000C15R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233863&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-VigLink2-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3821802&SID=iilxpwe9km000a1700053
GRAPHICS CARD
MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti DirectX 12 GTX 980TI GAMING 6G 6GB 384-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support ATX Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127889&cm_re=msi_gtx_980_ti_gaming_6g-_-14-127-889-_-Product&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-VigLink2-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3821802&SID=iilxpxcntg000a1700053
This piece I'll be adding in 3-4 weeks AFTER the rest of the PC is assembled.
OPERATING SYSTEM SSD
SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 250GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-75E250B/AM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147372
A much larger secondary drive will be added after the build is complete; likely an external one in case I should ever have to take it to a repair shop.
POWER SUPPLY
EVGA 220-G2-0850-XR 80 PLUS GOLD 850 W ECO Mode Fully Modular NVIDIA SLI Ready and Crossfire Support Continuous Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438018
OPERATING SYSTEM
Microsoft Windows 10 Home - Full Version (32 & 64-bit) / USB Flash Drive
MONITOR ADAPTER
StarTech.com HD2VGAE2 HDMI to VGA Converter for Desktop PC/Laptop/Ultrabooks
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BUKO6CW?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_2&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
CASE
Thermaltake Core V71 Extreme Full Tower Chassis, Compatible With Extreme Liquid Cooling Builds (CA-1B6-00F1WN-00)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133244&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-VigLink2-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3821802&SID=iilxny3gcf000a1700053
Bluray optical drive to be added later
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