A long time lurker is here and finally spending some money on a PC build. Any advice on what is a better part or what I may be overpaying for is more than welcome. Apologies for any formatting errors, first post attempt here.

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9x65 33.8 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.89 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($97.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($314.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: XFX TS 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($77.98 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-118CB/BEBE DVD/CD Drive ($18.89 @ OutletPC)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($87.95 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: Asus VS228T-P 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($98.89 @ Amazon)

Monitor: Asus VS228T-P 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($98.89 @ Amazon)
Total: $1344.39

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Posted by fouldeliverer

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Member since Nov 2008

13538 posts

Posted on 3/20/16 at 11:22 am to CajunBanker

I'm not knowledgeable enough to give solid opinion but I know most times in order to help they'll ask what do you intend to use it for? Just gaming? If so what type of games? Knowing That helps when offering advice

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Posted by LSU Coyote

Member since Sep 2007

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Posted on 3/20/16 at 11:32 am to CajunBanker

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Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Go with a HGST of the same specs. More reliable and $10 cheaper.

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Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($314.99 @ NCIX US)

If you must buy now, get a R9 390.

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Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)

This series from Crucial is slow for a SSD, but you won't really notice the difference.

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Monitor: Asus VS228T-P 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($98.89 @ Amazon)

Why are you getting 2 tiny shtty monitors?

You might want to settle on 1 decent monitor instead of dual turds. Will post some suggestions.

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Posted by boXerrumble

Member since Sep 2011

52300 posts

Posted on 3/20/16 at 1:54 pm to CajunBanker

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CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9x65 33.8 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Newegg)

How much are you gonna OC? You could save about 20 bucks getting the EVO. I'm not too experienced with OCing, so someone could give you a better answer here.

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Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)

If you're just gaming, you could save and get 8 GB now, and upgrade later. Of course, I just did a build and bought 16 GB so

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Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($314.99 @ NCIX US)

I guess this is sort of your budget. If you have the money, this is a great card. For bang for your buck, you could get a GTX 960 or a R9 380 for about $100 less.