I'm planning on building a new desktop to use while in college. I plan on using it for playing games when I got free time and for programming, Linux, and possibly virtual machines when school work comes about (I'm a computer security major). I don't really want anything too crazy, just something that gets the job done pretty well and has good airflow and performance.
Monitor an os as well?
overclock?
Intel vs AMD vs dont care
air vs water
ect ect
Probably just this
Just wait for the after market 480s, you could also drop the SSD and get an i7 6700 potentially
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CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($61.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($64.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Mushkin ECO3 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card ($269.99 @ B&H)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($42.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
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I have an OS and monitor, don't care, I prefer air but water is fine too
Yeah, I have to wait for an Alienware laptop refund anyway (one of the biggest mistakes I made). Might as well get aftermarket cooler because reference usually kind of suck.
then I would go with what Streetguru said above its a nice build If you want the K parts you can fit it in well as for an air cooler you can go with a hyper 212 evo thats a good one or my favorite fan brand a Phanteks
Isn't really worth getting a K i5 over the non K i7, price ends up about the same, and you can't really beat 8 threads at 4ghz turbo
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CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($297.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($63.98 @ Newegg)
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CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.49 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
the motherboard is much better on the z170
plus you can always just stick with the non k part and upgrade latter to a K part
why would you ever get a non z### motherboard I dont know
Why would you need one for a basic work and gaming rig?
The biggest addition is more PCI-e/Sata and overclocking, but paying extra for overclocking isn't going to be worth it at all over getting an i7 or jumping to X99 from the 6700K
All the MSI VD boards have solid power delivery and USB 3.1 on board, there isn't much more you really need
More memory options, Better audio, Better LAN, USB 3.1 type C and A, and the ability to go to a K part if one goes on sale. well worth.
more options more better
With DDR4 you can fit 32gbs in 2 slots if you really need to
for audio, if one really cares about audio they'll probably just buy a USB DAC
Is there any 1151 board that doesn't support at least gigabit?
A type C adapter is probably going to be fairly inexpensive
$8 I guess it only has USB 3.1 speed on one side or something, but I'm sure there's a better option
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA6V83UY9369&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC-_-pla-_-Cables+-+USB+Cables-_-9SIA6V83UY9369&gclid=Cj0KEQjwzZe8BRDguN3cmOr4_dgBEiQAijjVFlRbXxE1F9fersba0NieAm4ajsSxZ6ETk1Dn5r_HTy4aAlRQ8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds
And on that last front, even on a sale you can't get much faster than the 6700, at best with the 6700K you'll hit 4.5ghz which really isn't going to be worth the effort to get.