Proposed 2016 Build

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($59.90 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII IMPACT Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($96.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($139.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($197.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($659.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Silverstone 600W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply ($117.99 @ Directron)
Monitor: Asus PG279Q ROG Swift 165Hz 27.0" Monitor ($799.00)
Mouse: Asus ROG Gladius Wired Optical Mouse ($69.95 @ Newegg)
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset ($99.90 @ Amazon)
Other: Mercury S3 ($224.95)
Other: WASD Keyboard ($150.00)
Total: $3186.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-06 16:16 EST-0500

Thought I'd take the dive into Skylake. So what does everyone think? Of course I'm going to acquire a job to pay for it, but I think it'd be worth it.

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I'd personally get Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive and get rid of the HDD, but thats just taste thing.
Then go liquid AIO, which is again just taste thing.

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Any reason why an 850 instead of a 950? Also, don't laugh at me, but I prefer air coolers. I'm always afraid that AIO cables would break, making a mess of my system.

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Also, I wanted the HDD because I have a ton of files and a huge steam library. Plus, I want to get into content creation and data collection. Otherwise, I would go all SSD.

EDIT: maybe over time I should just add 1tb and 2tb SSD's as needed.

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Ditch the Black 4TB 3 and 4 TB drives have a higher fail rate. I would get a Hitachi ultrastar or deskstar. they are cheaper and Hitachi is the best when it comes to read/write reliability.

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It's has just smaller gains than moving from 840 or Kingston 3k one to 850 Evo.
So I don't simply see the value at that 850 pro double price tag.

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Wow didn't know this. I thought I read that Hitachi Ultrastar has high failure rates...

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The 950 is an m.2, it uses nvme but it is a bit more expensive and faster.

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I rely on over 24TB of data to run my business, I swear by them

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Any particular model number on those Hitachi Ultrastars?

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Once I get the money, it would not be a problem. I want the best!

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Most recently I bought the 7K2000

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In that case totally.

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So i said 950. I actually meant 850 pro. My mistake!, but yeah I'll still get whatever is the fastest at the time.

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I'd do this:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wnYvMp
But I'm not the average computer user... If I only that board and cooler.. and RAM

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If it's a 2016 build, why not wait for the GTX 1000 series aka Pascal?

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So this build aint going to happen until next year...... no point in parts lists - prices change, tech changes etc
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Would be a nice build if you were going to order like in the next week or so. Yeah but nah..

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oh yea thats great too.

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Aye, by this time next year the prices'll be different, new parts may be out etc.

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Or you could go with hgst because they make very good hard drives.