Holy crap sack I was tagged, that must mean you have faith in me, there for I must deliver!!!
~ @fasehed
Alright, we're gonna go one by one here.
Oke so first I really like how it looks, solid choice with the 970 and i5
~ @fasehed
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An R9 390 is better in every way than a 970, and costs the same. Unless OP is overclocking, getting an unlocked version of any intel processor is a bad idea. I'd stay way from Skylake aswell, get a 4670 instead. Cheaper overall, and you aren't making the jump from DDR3 to DDR4.
PSU seems pretty low though, get a 600-700 watt because a nice monitor like a g sync 144 hertz is gonna be like 100 watts itself and you need room for upgradability.
~ @fasehed
.....Come again? Since when does the monitor draw from the power supply? I don't follow you, at all.
idk if you like win 8.1 more than 10, but if not 10 home 64 bit is 4 dollars cheaper and in my opinion better.
~ @fasehed
Personal preference, at this point. As long as OP is getting a 64-bit copy of Windows, it doesn't matter what he gets as long as it's the cheapest copy.
I think that 16 gigs of DDR4 is over kill, unless of course you are going to be rendering/intense photoshoping. So unless its a very small difference I would go with like 8 gigs.
~ @fasehed
This is probably the only thing I slightly agree with you on. RAM is funny in that it's only wasted if it's not being used. Getting a 16gb kit over an 8gb kit would be a waste if OP never used more than 8gb, but if he went over, it's definitely not a waste. That reason can be more than just rendering or editing.
So you said you need to keep it under 2.5k so that means you have leeway so ima recommend you go for the i7 6700k that's the best cpu for gaming right now and its only $100 more, I don't have to much intel experience so I'm not sure if you would need a new motherboard socket or not. But the i5 you got is great right now but in maybe 2-3 years it will be the equal to my x4 860k especially if you get into virtual reality so I think it would really be worth it to spend that extra 100.
~ @fasehed
No, this whole paragraph is wrong. The fact that you couldn't be arsed to find out if he needed a new motherboard or not is enough to tell me you don't know what you're talking about. Getting an i7 over a better GPU is not at all what OP should be doing.
An x4 860k is not at all comparable to the latest Intel processors. Not at all. When did OP mention anything about VR?
I left this as the bottom because your probably not gonna be able to do this and the i7 but if you can get your hands on a EVGA 980 ti wind force or 980 ti strix I really do recommend that.
~ @fasehed
OP should be getting a better GPU rather than a better CPU if all OP is doing is gaming. A Fury or Fury X would be better anyways, especially with DX12 coming into play soon.
Please do your research before trying to help.
Your computer basically has all the specs mine has and mine can basically run any game around 1080 which to be honest is all you need if not a bit more. And 2.5k on a gaming pc when your a kid is kind of a little pricey and you dont even have job. I think if you want to make your computer any better either get better liquid cooling and overclock it or bump up the processor but even after all that your computer is still really good.
~ @M0W0G
Better liquid cooling and overclocking is not the answer for OP, not at all.
I plan on a gaming and HDMI- enabled monitor. Going for function, rather than form. I have the space, just need the machine.
~ @lfpnub
What games will you be playing? I'll assume you aren't gonna overclock or do anything fancy.
