First Build! Opinions

[Ergoproxyyy]

Hi guys,

So im building my first gaming build and i wanted to get some opinions on it
Im hoping to game on this rig on max settings or ultra settings.
I left some options open for future expansions like more ram, M.2 Storage, PCIe Storage

Motherboard: GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-H170-Gaming 3 140CND from NEWEGG

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 8M Skylake Quad-Core 3.4 GHz 405CND from NEWEGG

CPU COOLER: Cooler Master V8 GTS 115 CND from AMAZON

GPU: MSI R9 390 GAMING 8G AMD Radeon R9 390 8GB 404CND from AMAZON

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 75CND from NEWEGG

POWER SUPPLY: COUGAR CMX 1000 COUGAR-1000CMX 1000W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 130CND from NEWEGG

HDD: Seagate Desktop HDD ST2000DM001 2TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 90CND from NEWEGG

SSD(OS on it): SAMSUNG 850 PRO 2.5" 256GB SATA 155 CND from NEWEGG

TOWER: Phanteks Eclipse Series P400 Steel ATX Mid Tower 85CND from AMAZON

 

[chizrah]

I'd wait until tomorrow to see how good the RX 480 is. Best case scenario, it'll outperform a 390, worst case, it'll push down the prices of other cards. Also, buy a different PSU. 1000w is way more than you will ever need with a single GPU. That system will take maybe 300w at load. Just buy a 500w and save yourself the money. I'd stick to Corsair, EVGA and Cooler Master for power supplies.

 

[CV_Taihou]

Definitely hold off till the 480 launches. I will also second the thoughts of chizrah and say get a different PSU. You also don't even need to buy a CPU Cooler as the locked CPU's all come with one that performs perfectly fine

 

[Ergoproxyyy]

Yea i know that 1000w is like pretty over kill and for sure ill not be over 500w work load. Im just planning on overclocking the GPU,CPU so i kinda wanted to be safe with the power. Ill search for a 850w PSU. Also the CPU cooler will keep things cool. Ill wait for the 480

 

[CV_Taihou]

About the only thing the cpu cooler is going to do is look neat in the case. The stock cooler is fine. There's no reason to spend a bunch on that cooler. As far as wanting to overclock you'll need to go for a Z series board and an unlocked cpu to actually do any real overclocking

 

[Ergoproxyyy]

Ah okay. Well maybe ill leave the CPU cooler off and safe me some money. After all it is my first build. Im just hopping to game on this rig on max settings or ultra on any given game