This will be my first build and I have already done a fair amount of research. My budget is around $800-$1,000 USD and I will use this computer for gaming (WOW, modded Skyrim), school work and other light use.
I pretty much knew from the start that I wanted an i5 6500 and gtx 1060 6gb, as I felt that was a good starting point with decent performance.
My targeted resolution is 1920x1080p, so my monitor fits that criteria. Also, I decided that for now a 250gb SSD will fulfill my storage needs for my OS, games and other files ( I will not have mountains of music, tv shows, movies, etc. on my pc).
I would say the most difficult part to narrow down was the mobo, I picked this one as it received generally good reviews, fills my needs for now, while allowing for some more wiggle room in the future.
I still plan on purchasing a keyboard, headphones, and probably an optical drive as well.
Here is the Part List:
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/list/yxLfvV) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/list/yxLfvV/by_merchant/)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/xwhj4D/intel-cpu-bx80662i56500) | $198.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-H170M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/7tp323/gigabyte-motherboard-gah170md3h) | $88.98 @ Amazon
**Memory** | [GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/KF8H99/geil-memory-gpr416gb2133c15dc) | $62.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/3kL7YJ/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e250bam) | $88.48 @ Newegg
**Video Card** | [Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/7RKhP6/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1060-6gb-windforce-oc-6g-video-card-gv-n1060wf2oc-6gd) | $268.50 @ B&H
**Case** | [Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/cTQypg/corsair-case-200r) | $44.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/DPCwrH/seasonic-power-supply-ssr550rm) | $73.00
**Monitor** | [Asus VS239H-P 23.0" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/6NtCmG/asus-monitor-vs239hp) | $126.89 @ B&H
**Mouse** | [Logitech M510 Wireless Laser Mouse](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/2GCwrH/logitech-mouse-910001822) | $24.94 @ Amazon
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $987.76
| Mail-in rebates | -$10.00
| **Total** | **$977.76**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2016-08-31 13:24 EDT-0400 |
I don't have any interest in Overclocking now. The price of the PSU is reflective of a discount from jet.com and I plan on getting a discount for the GPU from there as well. Again, I would love to hear any ideas, suggetions, etc. Thank you!
I pretty much knew from the start that I wanted an i5 6500 and gtx 1060 6gb, as I felt that was a good starting point with decent performance.
My targeted resolution is 1920x1080p, so my monitor fits that criteria. Also, I decided that for now a 250gb SSD will fulfill my storage needs for my OS, games and other files ( I will not have mountains of music, tv shows, movies, etc. on my pc).
I would say the most difficult part to narrow down was the mobo, I picked this one as it received generally good reviews, fills my needs for now, while allowing for some more wiggle room in the future.
I still plan on purchasing a keyboard, headphones, and probably an optical drive as well.
Here is the Part List:
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/list/yxLfvV) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/list/yxLfvV/by_merchant/)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/xwhj4D/intel-cpu-bx80662i56500) | $198.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-H170M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/7tp323/gigabyte-motherboard-gah170md3h) | $88.98 @ Amazon
**Memory** | [GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/KF8H99/geil-memory-gpr416gb2133c15dc) | $62.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/3kL7YJ/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e250bam) | $88.48 @ Newegg
**Video Card** | [Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/7RKhP6/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1060-6gb-windforce-oc-6g-video-card-gv-n1060wf2oc-6gd) | $268.50 @ B&H
**Case** | [Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/cTQypg/corsair-case-200r) | $44.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/DPCwrH/seasonic-power-supply-ssr550rm) | $73.00
**Monitor** | [Asus VS239H-P 23.0" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/6NtCmG/asus-monitor-vs239hp) | $126.89 @ B&H
**Mouse** | [Logitech M510 Wireless Laser Mouse](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/2GCwrH/logitech-mouse-910001822) | $24.94 @ Amazon
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $987.76
| Mail-in rebates | -$10.00
| **Total** | **$977.76**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2016-08-31 13:24 EDT-0400 |
I don't have any interest in Overclocking now. The price of the PSU is reflective of a discount from jet.com and I plan on getting a discount for the GPU from there as well. Again, I would love to hear any ideas, suggetions, etc. Thank you!
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