Gaming PC setup by someone who doesn't know a lot.. requires clever eyes to check

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Frohike

Member
Hello!

So after having a lot of trouble with my old system - being too slow for gaming and streaming - I think I have put together a system that should stand up to the task of running the lastest games also being able to stream live on twitch and record well on dxtory.

Below is the setup. Suggestions and recommendations welcomed!

Case
InWIN GT1 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-6700k (4.0GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 3 ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
16GB HyperX SAVAGE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB Kit)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060 - DVI, HDMI, 3 x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Hard Disk
3TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
2nd Hard Disk
1TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 32MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet Titan DragonFly Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Extra Case Fans
1x 120mm Apache Black Quiet Fan (fitted to extract from rear/roof)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Firewire
2 Port IEEE 1394a Firewire PCI-E Card (2 x 6 pin)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
For £1500 or a bit higher I would consider at least the gtx 1070, an ssd as the main drive and a caviar black as the secondary drive. Are you planning to overclock your cpu?
 
Oussebon

Oussebon

Multiverse Poster
I would suggest waiting a week or so for the new Kaby Lake CPUs to be released. While a modest upgrade over Skylake (e.g. the i7 6700k), they are an upgrade and are expected to retail for a similar price. You might as well hold off and see where the dice land then. :)
 
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Frohike

Member
True. Might have to wait until mid-February for the Kaby Lake though. It does sound like a good move though.
 
Oussebon

Oussebon

Multiverse Poster
Who said mid February? They were sent out by Intel for review weeks ago and many new motherboards have already been pictured.

They've been officially announced by Intel now as well, and laptops with the new CPUs (and indeed new GPUs) have already had pricing unveiled.
 
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