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    Computer build for wife

    My wife will mainly use this computer for playing WoW, doing digital art, and playing games like Fallout 4. Her primary art program is paint tool sai and sometimes photoshop. I made this list in PC part picker and just wanted some second opinions. I intend to give her my old GTX 660 until I upgrade my own computer to a 1070 and give her my 970. My main point of contention is in the motherboard, I really don't know what the difference is in all the different options and what benefits more different ones might have for her.

    I'd rather keep the total cost of the build under $850

    http://pcpartpicker.com/list/X48TWX

    Thanks for any advice

    also she keeps telling me she wants a "cool looking colorful case" IE not black or white. I think I found a decent one but I'm open to suggestions.

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    Doesn't make much sense to buy a non "k" cpu with a Zmobo. You will also not find a good case with many colors other than white/black. All decent manufacturers last few years go for minimalistic looks, which means mostly black/grey. The case you picked is at least 7 years old and not good to start with. Getting something that works. A little faster ram will help as well. Same goes for cpu cooler, hyper evo is old as hell, was awesome back in 2009 but its not anymore.

    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

    CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.99 @ SuperBiiz)
    CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($74.90 @ Amazon)
    Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($136.89 @ OutletPC)
    Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($59.99 @ Amazon)
    Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.69 @ Amazon)
    Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
    Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.95 @ Directron)
    Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
    Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
    Total: $854.78
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-08 02:25 EDT-0400
    Last edited by mmoc73263b3bd5; 2016-06-08 at 06:29 AM.

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    You can save some money if you buy the OS from Kinguin.

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