How does my Build look?

mrgamer

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I am about to build my first gaming PC and i just want to make sure that everything looks perfect and compatible. I will mostly be gaming on 1080p but will probably buy a 1440p screen soon. My Budget is $2000. If you think i should change something please tell me 😛. I want to make sure that i will be able to game at 1080p on maxed out settings on most if not all games with a High FPS, and also in 1440p. I will not be OC'ing anything anytime soon. This Build will also be used for Streaming.

Thank you!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($419.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB HYBRID Video Card ($727.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black/Green) ATX Full Tower Case ($118.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1945.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-06 12:52 EST-0500
 
There's a few changes I would make, but not to really "improve" performance, simply to stop you wasting money.

The i7 is totally unnecessary for games. An i5-6600k would be more than enough to do what you want to with it.
16GB....again, unnecessary, but given how cheap it is, I would keep it.
The WD Black is probably wasted as secondary storage (the black series is more of a "performance" drive - if you were still using mechanical drivers as your OS drive it would make sense). WD Blue, Green or even a Seagate Barracuda would be more sensible options. (but that's really nitpicking).

Saves $200 and you wouldn't notice any difference.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($259.57 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB HYBRID Video Card ($727.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black/Green) ATX Full Tower Case ($118.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1762.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-06 13:02 EST-0500
 
The 16GB RAM is probably a good idea then, as I believe streaming can be fairly memory-intensive. The CPU though, I still think an i5 is sufficient. If you don't mind spending the extra, obviously there won't be any downside to the i7, I just don't believe there will be any benefit either.
 


Yea i do not mind spending the Extra money as i am getting the newest and best CPU out there which will be good for the future. Thank you for the help :).