• Happy holidays, folks! Thanks to each and every one of you for being part of the Tom's Hardware community!

My friend went off on my parts list for my build. Is it okay?

That PC will be a beast... There's no problems I see other than maybe a different Mobo because the kraits had bad reviews last socket but I haven't looked into them for this new chipset. Some may say a smaller PSU but I'd keep it in case you ever want to SLI
 
Here's a build if you're NOT overclocking.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($204.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 74.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.48 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($61.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($429.00 @ B&H)
Case: Zalman Z1 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.88 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link Archer T4U USB 3.0 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($28.95 @ B&H)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24.0" 144Hz Monitor ($251.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1367.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-30 19:38 EDT-0400
 
If you ARE overclocking, get this, the motherboard comes combo'd with a free wireless adapter atm.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 74.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($21.24 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($112.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.48 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($61.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($429.00 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($62.98 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24.0" 144Hz Monitor ($251.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1462.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-30 19:39 EDT-0400
 
Yall xD hahahha I'm laughing so hard. Yes he totally tore me to shreds about how bad of a performance I'm gonna have with the i5 6600k especially with my video card but it's nice to know that I shouldn't be taking his opinion on it anymore
 
I did check yours out and I'm gonna compare and stuff later on my list. I'm not sure if I'm gonna overclock or not, maybe not. I want to be able to run high and ultra and be able to record and edit videos with it is my main use
 


Maybe he believes 8 cores is better than 6 (not in his case when the IPC is significantly lower), or maybe he believes the AMD hype based on clock speed, of a processor that is about to be completely obsolete.
 
This is much better if you're streaming/editing/rendering.
What is your budget? You never told us.
I can bring this to $1500 easily if need be.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 74.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($21.24 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($112.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.48 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($61.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($429.00 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($62.98 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24.0" 144Hz Monitor ($251.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1562.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-30 20:05 EDT-0400
 
Here's what you want. 😉
Enjoy!
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($204.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.48 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($61.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($629.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Zalman Z1 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24.0" 144Hz Monitor ($251.99 @ Amazon)
Other: Be Quiet! Pure Rock CPU Cooler ($24.90)
Total: $1544.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-30 21:11 EDT-0400