Hey guys. I'm building my first ever gaming PC. I'd like your opinion on the components I've chosen after a whole day of research.

CPU | Intel Core i5-4690K
CPU Cooler | Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150
Memory | Kingston HyperX Fury 4GBx2
Storage | Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM
Video Card | Palit/Gainward/Zotac Nvidia GTX 970 (Can't really decide yet)
Case | Corsair 200R ATX
PSU | COOLER MASTER V550 / Super Flower Leadex Silver 650W / THERMALTAKE TOUGHPOWER 650W (can't decide)

I don't plan on going any higher than 1080p/60fps but still want max details so please comment and give suggestions especially if there are better and cheaper alternatives.

I haven't really set a budget yet. I'd like to see where this goes and cut down from there if it seems overkill.

Thanks.

This post has been edited by silentxoblivion: Nov 10 2015, 11:33 PM

I did consider the 6600k but then I'd need a 1151 motherboard. Does a 1151 mobo fully support DDR3 RAM? Will there be any drawbacks to the other hardware I've chosen by getting a 1151 mobo?

I have almost zero knowledge about building a gaming PC until the last past 12 hours or so of googling on building a gaming PC. So please advise..

Nope. I haven't bought anything yet. I read that Intel warned about using DDR3 with Skylake can damage the processor. Skylake only officially supports DDR3L. I'd go DDR4 but still too expensive.

For real?! I'm getting the wrong price reference then. 😛

Fine. Skylake it is then. Now a question of i5 or i7. i7 may not be very beneficial for gaming but I'm also interested in going 60fps watching movies. Will i7 be worth it?

I see. I'd like to try smooth video project for Watching movies is what i meant. Any recommendations on which i7 you can recommend?

Missed a word there. I meant what MoBo would you recommend. SLi capable would be nice or do you think a single GPU setup is good enough.

Rig 1.0
CPU | Intel Core i5-4690K
CPU Cooler | Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150
Memory | Kingston HyperX Fury 4GBx2
Storage | Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM
Video Card | Palit/Gainward/Zotac Nvidia GTX 970 (Can't really decide yet)
Case | Corsair 200R ATX
PSU | COOLER MASTER V550

Rig 1.1
CPU | Intel Core i7-6700
CPU Cooler | Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Motherboard | Asrock Z170 Extreme 4
Memory | Kingston HyperX Fury 8gb DDR4
Storage | Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM
Video Card | Palit/Gainward/Zotac Nvidia GTX 970 (Can't really decide yet)
Case | Corsair 200R ATX
PSU | COOLER MASTER V550

So how much for these 2 builds?

Cool. Thanks a lot for your help.

I can't afford to buy everything in one shot. Need to buy the parts monthly around 1.5k/month. or should i just wait till i have enough money and buy everything?

Any suggestions on when is the best time to buy PC parts? Wait for year end or beginning of next year?

This post has been edited by silentxoblivion: Nov 15 2015, 11:09 AM

This is what I've decided so far:

Intel Core i7 6700k
Cryorig H7
Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI
EVGA GTX970 FTW+ ACX2.0 / Gigabyte GTX970 G1 Gaming
Seasonic M12II-520 EVO

Need suggestions for the cheapest SSD and 2x4GB DDR4 RAM.

Also still can't decide which of the two graphics card I should go for.

Now you make me want to get a 980. Back to Googling.

Need monitor recommendation.

24" 1080p IPS panel preferably with hdmi port. Speaker doesn't matter.

In consideration:
Viewsonic VX2370SMH
Acer 24ghyl
AOC I2476VWM
Dell u2414h

I'm really considering the U2414H but the others are almost half the price. Is it really worth it? Can't find any reviews online comparing any of these monitors.

I already bought the Galax GTX970 HOF.

Already decided on the 6700k.

Now i need the cheapest recommendation for the following items:

CPU Cooler: Cryorig H7?
Motherboard: Z170 Sli-capable
RAM: 4GBx2 DDR4
SSD: HyperX Fury?
PSU?
Casing?

Hope to complete the rig before Christmas.

Around 1.5k.

Can recommend the cheapest 120GB & 240GB SSD and 8GB DDR4 RAM I can get?

So far I found:

Kingston RAM: 2x4GB - RM230 / 1x8GB - RM206
SSD: 120GB Samsung EVO RM300

I'd like to avoid the Kingston V300 as I read poor reviews about it's only slightly higher speed than HDDs.

Earlier I wanted to get the 6700k and sli-capable motherboard just to keep my options open so I can OC and SLi in the future. Considering this is my first ever PC, I doubt I'll ever do it in the near future.

So, what is the most budget-friendly rig I can make?

GPU: NVIDIA GTX 970 (bought)

CPU: i7 6700
PSU: SeaSonic
RAM: 8GB DDR4
Motherboard?
Case?
SSD?

Non-K. I won't be doing OC any time soon and doubt that I ever will. Rather invest on the U2414H instead.

Now just need to decide on what motherboard to get. H170 or Z170. No need to be sli-capable. I think I'll just upgrade to a new GPU when the time comes instead of going SLI.

Please recommend the cheapest DDR4 H170 and Z170 motherboards I can get. Really wanna complete the build by next week.

Yes. I'd get one tomorrow if I can find a good deal.

Maybe I'll give them a call. For now just seeing if I can get a good deal around here.