What do you guys think of this gaming rig build?

[Vizjerie]

I am budgeting around 1400-1500. keep in mind i live in Canada so every hardware cost about 10-15% more, so a 400 dollar GPU in the states is about 450 here and then + taxes.

The core stuff
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX56557 - GTX 960 - 329.99
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX58420 - CPU (i5-6660k) - 339.99
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX39097 - Ram (Vengeance LP 16gb) - 124.99 *will add more later)
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX58451 - Motherboard (GA-Z170-HD3 w/ DDR4) - 149.99
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX53794 - SSD (Ultra II 240gb) - 119.99

The other pieces
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX36523 - Hard drive - 59.99
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX45016 - Case - 79.99
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX49883 - Wireless Adapter (currently on wifi) - 39.99
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX40126 - Power - 109.99
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX36377 - CPU Cooling - 39.99

and of course a 125 dollars for the OS.

 

[Archgaull]

Use ca.pcpartpicker to make it SO much easier for us to review.

 

[Archgaull]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Memory Express)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.99 @ Memory Express)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($199.99 @ Memory Express)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($87.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($149.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Memory Express)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($249.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($124.99 @ Memory Express)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Memory Express)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($124.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $1482.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-19 14:54 EDT-0400

 

[Vizjerie]

ooh interesting! thank you!

but also, what do you think of the build it self? anything you would suggest changing?

 

[Archgaull]

Your build is pretty good. However, 8 GB of ram (2x4GB) is more than enough for gaming, so I'd suggest unless you're doing audio/video editing, just drop from 16GB to 8GB and put the saved money towards something else. The SSD I'd change to a Samsung 850 Evo if it's in your budget, the Samsung seems to be king of SSD's, but the Sandisk isn't bad either.

The only thing I'd absolutely change is the Seagate Barracuda HDD to a WD Caviar Blue. Seagates have much higher fail rates, so I'd pay the extra $3-$5 and have better reliability.

 

[Vizjerie]

awesome! thanks! ive also swapped some other parts around.. will post new build soon.

 

[Vizjerie]

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/yKnDHx

an other pass. memory express has a beat our price thing and it seems like it will go down to 1380

 

[Robbmrp1]

I'd swap out the GTX 960 for the GTX 970, or get two GTX 960's to SLI which ever is cheaper. With those changes you could get Ultra settings on most any game.

 

[Archgaull]

Also, you could do this and use a ethernet cable for internet.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.50 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.75 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.21 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.74 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($829.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case ($46.50 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($75.95 @ Vuugo)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($109.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $1513.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-19 16:50 EDT-0400

 

[ArchieD76]

Vizjerie, have you checked out G3 as a possible options to purchase from in Canada? They're really new in Canada and started up when Futureshop closed. Might be worth asking them as they do have a no-tax event going on right now so you might save 10-13%.