Help wanted to review boyfriends system build

[ericy11]

Boyfriend asked me to help him create his 'dream computer,' which will mainly be used for gaming. I've built off of a gaming build found on the internet, with some modifications for cost and preference. Because I've never built a computer from scratch, I'm coming here to see if anyone would be willing to offer advice or suggestions towards the build. Price is an issue with the system and, excluding the monitors on there, we would like to keep it under $1.3-1.4k. Any comments are appreciated, and we thank you in advance!

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/43hNK8

 

[jollypirate]

You mean 1.3k -1.4k right?

 

[ericy11]

You mean 1.3k -1.4k right?

Aah, yes...That certainly does make a difference, doesn't it? Thank you, it has since been corrected.

 

[jollypirate]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/k3KVMp
I quickly made this , its more balanced for gaming than the one you put togheter. You dont need an i7 and 16gb of ram for gaming and a 500gb ssd is better since newer games have a huge install size.
Does your boyfriend plan to overclock? if he dosent you can change the cpu to an i7 6700 without going over budget

 

[ericy11]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/k3KVMp
I quickly made this , its more balanced for gaming than the one you put togheter. You dont need an i7 and 16gb of ram for gaming and a 500gb ssd is better since newer games have a huge install size.
Does your boyfriend plan to overclock? if he dosent you can change the cpu to an i7 6700 without going over budget

One thing that was left out to me is his interest to stream his gameplay via twitch, though I am unsure how much of a difference that will make towards the system.

Overclocking has not been discussed; however, may happen if necessary. I reviewed the items on your list and had a few comments. SSD size was limited on our build to reduce cost, though we made up for it in getting a hybrid hard drive (will probably be changing to a different brand however). and the ram you have listed for $52, paying an extra $20 for double that seems better, though I may be wrong. Unfortunately, I am very unfamiliar as to CUP differences and can only go by benchmarking tests between the two having a noticeable difference. I know he wants this computer to last quite awhile, as well as stay upgradeable for future upgrading.

 

[jollypirate]

If he wnats to be twitch streaming than an i7 is a better choice and so is the 16gb of ram.
I upgraded the list and it just fits in your budget.I upped the ram to 16gb and went for the i7 6700, i stuck withe the z170a mobo since skylake non k cpus can still be overclocked and that board is good quality.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8nsFQ7