Is This A Good Setup?

Modern Mo

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Hi, I'm getting a new computer by the end of this year and i want to make sure it is good.
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/Modern_Mo/saved/GXFt6h
The SSD Is For Games And Windows, 1 Of The Seagate Barracuda's Are For Misc Things For My PC And The 2nd Seagate Drive Is For Video Recording Of Gameplay.
I Mainly Play ArmA 3 (CPU Intensive On Low Setting's, While GPU Intensive On High Setting's), GTA 5 (Lots Of Ram I See Needed Here), Garry's Mod (Equal On Both GPU And CPU I Find).
These Games I Look To Record With High Or MAX Settings If Possible.
If You Need Anymore Info Just Ask Me!
Please Tell Me If You Think This PC Is Good Or If I Need To Change Things To It. I Look To Keep It Under $2,000 CAD.
 
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good PSUs cost some money.
but superninja is right, building a 2000$ rig and cheaping out on the PSU is kinda weird
get a quality unit, yes it might cost 100$ but it's an investment for up to 10 years.

also don't get this 1070. it's a 1fan blower design made for mITX cases.

personally I wouldn't get the 6700k on a B150 board as the performance between the K and the non-k is marginal and it reduces cost

sticking to your build, this is what one would come out with:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($443.74 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: Intel BXTS15A CPU Cooler ($36.02 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Asus B150 PRO...
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($439.98 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($72.99 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($224.98 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Mushkin ECO3 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.75 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Strix Video Card ($413.98 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.98 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($174.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1841.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-21 14:37 EDT-0400
 
Why 2x1TB instead of 1 2TB Drive?
The PSU is low grade , superninjas Suggestion is good. Alternatively Corsair Rmx.
I'd furthermore go for an Asus or Gigabyte Mainboard like the Asus Pro gaming or the Gigabyte Gaming 5 / UD5 instead of the MSI

Check Out crucial SSDs instead of mushkin
 


The OP stated the second one was where they would be recording to.

OP you do not need win 10 pro. Home is fine. PSU as earlier stated, isn't a very good unit. That cooler isn't really well suited to overclocking a 6700k. Personally, I would drop the overclocking, and get a faster GPU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($390.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper B7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($109.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($94.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($159.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.74 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.74 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING Video Card ($529.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ NCIX)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($114.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1665.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-21 15:05 EDT-0400

Or if you really want to try overclocking.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($439.98 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($72.99 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($164.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Team Elite Plus 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($159.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.74 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.74 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING Video Card ($529.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ NCIX)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($114.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1837.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-21 15:09 EDT-0400
 
Im Liking These Suggestions But, I Am Trying To Go With A Computer That Looks Good On The Outside Too. These Parts Dont Really Look Visually Appealing.
That Crucial SSD Is Alot For The Amount Of Storage You Get With It.
 
It's because he picked the faster m2 drives. The s-ata drives are a lot cheaper. The are usually even cheaper than the Mushkin.

The only difference he made was going for a different mainboard. Now yeah you either like the sniper or not. If you don't you can.always go with the Gigabyte H170 Gaming 3

As for the Z170 build, is the Gigabyte Z170x UD3 your taste?
Or the Asus Z170-A?

Also he changed the RAM to.sticks that won't interfere with your cooler. If you don't like the Kingston's design, go with Corsair Vengeance, they come in red, blue, black and white and actually use the same red as the Ripjaws in your original build. But these would give you troubles fitting it with this heatsink.
 
good PSUs cost some money.
but superninja is right, building a 2000$ rig and cheaping out on the PSU is kinda weird
get a quality unit, yes it might cost 100$ but it's an investment for up to 10 years.

also don't get this 1070. it's a 1fan blower design made for mITX cases.

personally I wouldn't get the 6700k on a B150 board as the performance between the K and the non-k is marginal and it reduces cost

sticking to your build, this is what one would come out with:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($443.74 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: Intel BXTS15A CPU Cooler ($36.02 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Asus B150 PRO GAMING/AURA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($132.98 @ NCIX)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($155.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.75 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB ACX 3.0 Video Card ($539.98 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.98 @ NCIX)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($115.95 @ shopRBC)
Total: $1814.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-24 13:52 EDT-0400
 
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