Polaris Rig Project

Hey guys, I recently decided to build a new PC as my current one isn't really cutting it. My goal is to play upcoming major titles at 1080p and over 60fps. I would appreciate any criticisms or suggestions regarding what I have put together. Price range is $700-750.

Here's what I came up with:

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CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($0.00)
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($0.00)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ NCIX US)
Other: RX 480 ($200.00)
Total: $712.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Looks pretty solid to me.
The only thing I could imagine you possibly wanting to change would be maybe going back to socket 1150 to grab a 1231v3 if you'd benefit from the hyperthreading.

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Skylake on air cooling and polaris gpu. try to get a lower wattage but better quality psu. Something gold, maybe semipassive.

The A-Data are supposedly not the fastest ssds. Maybe look at Mushkin or Crucial for good value and decent performance. (Disclaimer: have never owned an A-Data ssd myself.)

Other than that..... seems good.

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@SpaceCat
I think I will stick with the 6600k as my workload won't benefit too much from hyperthreading and I would rather be on the newer architecture. Great suggestion though!

@noenken
How much wattage do you think I would need? would a 550 or 650 suffice if it were 80+ gold?
I'll keep that in mind about ssd's when I'm actually ordering it.

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Absolutely. I would say a 6600K + polaris, 400W is enough even when massively overclocked. Add some drives and other components and around 500W will serve you very well for a very long time.

Solid build, I've been seeing other new pcpartspicker builds here for roughly around the same price but going with 380s. This is what they should've done...wait.

Motherboard is on the lower end of the Z170 boards, not sure how far you could OC with it

Otherwise go for a higher quality PSU, 750W would give you plenty if you ever wanted to try an RX 480 crossfire set up if AMD pushes it harder and DX12 fixes the dual GPU issues

PSU
http://pcpartpicker.com/product/rt8H99/evga-power-supply-210gq0750

80+ Gold isn't necessary as 80+ Bronze is still plenty efficient and of good quality, however, Gold is nice to have if you want to save a coffee or 2 a year on your power bill.

The build looks pretty good. I'd get a motherboard with great power delivery if you're going to be overclocking (I hope so since you have a Z chipset and a K sku CPU) @MisteryAngel seems to know a lot about motherboard VRM design so she'll be able to point you in the best direction for that.

Yeah I don't know too much about overclocking but looking to get into it with this unlocked chip. Is something like this any better or recommended mobos?

Power bill doesn't really matter to me living in a dorm XD I'll still try to fit in one with gold efficiency.

Only thing I can say is that I had no problems overclocking on an Asus Z170 A. And that isn't that expensive.
(6600K, 4.5GHz at variable voltage 1.35V max.)

$30 isn't a lot more to spend in the long run when it's generally going to be a higher quality product

plus most of the cables on the gold version are flat rather than just bundled together, makes it easier to route at times, and it's just a nice series

http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Cases-and-Cooling/EVGA-750W-GQ-Power-Supply-Review/Final-Thoughts-and-Conclusions