PC Build for Witcher 3 MAX Settings 1080p

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Looking to build a PC around playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt at maxed out settings with the following specifications:
Resolution: 1920x1080
Refresh Rate: 60Hz
FPS: 55-60
Max settings on everything else.
Budget: $1100.00 USD - $1400.00 USD

Thanks!
 
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There definitely are benefits to overclocking. Some games you will see a greater performance increase over others. Witcher 3 is pretty GPU intensive so you might get a 5% average FPS increase going from stock frequencies to a 4.5Ghz OC. You'll notice more benefit in Novingrad as opposed to out in the wilderness.

However, if I were in your shoes I would either go i5-6500, i7-6700 or OC'd i7-6700k. I think hyperthreading is going to become more important.
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An i5 + GTX 1070 combo will serve your purposes very well here. I'm going to come in at the low end of the budget in case you needed a monitor included in that price. In case you didn't, I'm sure someone will post a build at the high end of the budget very soon anyway.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H170A-X1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($419.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $1118.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-07 12:23 EDT-0400
 
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Are there any benefits to upgrading the CPU to an i5 6600K w/ Z170 Mobo?
 
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Can't go wrong with the 1070, but nvidia just announced the 1060 which is said to be slightly faster than the 980, which should be more than enough to max out witcher 3 @ 1080p while saving some money.
 
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There definitely are benefits to overclocking. Some games you will see a greater performance increase over others. Witcher 3 is pretty GPU intensive so you might get a 5% average FPS increase going from stock frequencies to a 4.5Ghz OC. You'll notice more benefit in Novingrad as opposed to out in the wilderness.

However, if I were in your shoes I would either go i5-6500, i7-6700 or OC'd i7-6700k. I think hyperthreading is going to become more important.
 
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Always get a overclockable processor if you can aford it. The ability to overclock can make the PC performance let you keep the PC s couple more years before you need to upgrade again.
Witcher 3 is a brutal game on video cards get the GTX 1070.

 
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