I'm stuck with the Intel Core 2/Quad era and DDR2. I lost track to modern hardware and I need some advice. So I have chosen for starters high performance parts and that are tested and approved by professionals. I don't know if they're blatantly marketed either.
Note: I thought of getting to try AMD Cpu's, I made a small search about AMD's most powerful 8-core FX 9590, in a result that is performs a lot poorly than Intel's i5 6500 and It does that with a lower price.
Motherboard: MSI Z170A Gaming Pro Recommended by PC GAMER
Graphics Processing Unit (GPU): AMD Radeon R9 380 Recommended by TechSpot
RAM: Awaiting recommendations!
Drive: I'll stick with HDD's because I love their price, speed and monstrous capacity. I currently own a Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm 1TB and I love it. If i create a RAID mode with these drives I will be more satisfied with the speed an capacity than SDD's. I also realized that SDD's die out quickly.
I suspect my PC which I built right before Christmas will last 7 years or so (presumably barely keeping up at the 7 year mark). That said it has a bit better parts than yours does already. I'll list them for you to compare which will hopefully help you make some decisions.
SSD: SanDisk Extreme PRO 240GB SATA 6.0Gb/s 2.5-Inch 7mm Height Solid State Drive (SSD) with 10-Year Warranty- SDSSDXPS-240G-G25
HDD (I personally stay away from Seagate. I've had two HDDs die on me in the past and swore them off): WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD10EZEX
CPU Cooler (I recommend getting a better one than this one): Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan (RR-212E-20PK-R2)
Since when do SSD's die out quickly? Whoever told you that isn't a smart person.
Also I want to note that the 9590 is a few years old and compromises single core performance for higher clock speeds and superior multicore performance, while the skylake i5 was released a few months ago and has a modern approach. Zen is also coming out soon so it might be worth the wait.
G Skills DDR4 works pretty much on any platform and usually can find Ripsaws super cheap.
You want an SSD in todays world. I had one Phenom II with SATA 2 and it breathed so much life into my computer. RAID 0 HDDs won't even give you near the performance and will put your data at a higher risk. Just go with a reputable brand. Samsung drives also come with a great warranty. I have had a Samsung 840 128GB drive for over 3 years now.
Everything else is good. Just make sure to pick up a 4GB 380 and a decent cooler for your 6500K. I like my Be Quiet! PURE ROCK cooler for my 2500K. Or go with an AIO from people like Corsair.
Yeah I'm not sure who said SSD's die out quickly, but they should have their geek status revoked.
An SSD to run your OS and applications is probably the best bang for buck performance upgrade you can buy. Not as much for games, but for everything else... definitely.
I recently purchased an R9 380x... and while I can say while it is a good card for the money, the performance did not meet my expectations. I ended up replacing it with a G1 Gaming GTX 970, which was a bit more money, but well worth it.
Paired with an FX-8730E @ 4.6Ghz, I am running the latest AAA titles at high to ultra settings at 60+ FPS. I think a 4790 or 6600 or 6700 CPU would be better for the most part, but regardless, gaming performance on this rig is still limited by the GPU.
CPU: An i5 6500K is perfectly fine and should last for quite a while.
Motherboard: Whatever gets good reviews/ratings and is a decent price. My preferred brands are ASRock and MSI, I don't like ASUS much, but that's personal preference.
GPU: In my opinion the sweet spot is the R9 390 right now. It performs admirably in 1080p and is a reasonable price for what you get.
RAM: RAM is RAM is RAM. Pretty much choose whatever and it will probably work.
Storage: As much as you like HDDs, an SSD will make things significantly faster. And with prices having dropped quite a bit recently, one can get a 240/256 GB SSD for fairly little compared to even just a year ago. And like others have said, whoever said that SSDs die quickly is pretty much straight up wrong. Even cheap SSDs will last many, many years.