yet another -=new rig=- thread - help?

[Deleted]

hello fellow gamers.

I've been contemplating for a couple months whether i should get a new rig. I am pretty much starting from scratch due to a move halfway across the world. Anyways, I would appreciate some advice on parts, I know some of you out there love to help the next door newbie! I've helped build PCs before, never done it on my own. However I am pretty savvy, careful and not afraid - plus it's something on my bucket list.

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Budget: up to 2000 CAD (~1530 USD). Preferably 1800. I.e. after tax.
Resolution: 1920*1080
Games / Settings Desired: WoW 7.0 (maxed out). Other: Cities Skylines, Hearthstone, wanna try Overwatch (not usually FPS gamer).
Country: CANADA - BC
Parts that can be reused: I have already purchased a monitor
Do you need an OS? Yes
Do you need peripherals (e.g. monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers, etc)? Yes: mouse, keyboard, speakers

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Here's what I have come up with so far, mainly inspired by the mmo-c build, forum threads and a good friend. Targeting WoW Legion and want to be set up in time for Release. I do want the rig to be somewhat future-proof, however I was never one to play all newest games. I focus on 1-3.

I AM ORDERING FROM CANADA. All US prices have been converted using XE Currency converter. Taxes not included.

Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 (69.98 CAD ~ 54.55 USD)
CPU: INTEL® CORE™ I5-6600K 3.50GHZ (309.99 CAD ~ 237 USD)
Heatsink: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO Do I need a more expensive one? (25.38 CAD ~ 19.41 USD)
Motherboard: ASUS Z170-A ATX (203.02 CAD ~ 155.55 USD)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16G 2X8GB 2133MHZ DDR4 (89.99 CAD ~ 68.85 USD)
Storage: CRUCIAL® BX200 240GB SSD SATA 2.5” 7MM (With 9.5MM Adapter) (84.99 CAD ~ 65 USD)
Storage: Western Digital 1 TB SATA III 7200 RPM (89.99 CAD ~ 68.85 USD)
Video Card: I believe one of the RX 480 partner cards will be sufficient for me and push the price down a bit. I also do not believe in paying premium dollar for a non-fully developed GPU so.. anything above the 1060 is kind of a no-go in my eyes. In Canada the RX 480s partner cards are not available as of yet, price point should be between 300-380 CAD before tax. Any thoughts?
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 750G2 80 Plus Gold Certified I would normally go for the 650, however this one is available for the same price right now. (134.99 CAD ~ 103.25 USD)

Monitor: Dell UltraSharp 24 InfinityEdge Monitor | U2417H got it on sale. (315 CAD ~ 240 USD)
Mouse: Logitech G402 Hyperion Fury (69.98 CAD ~ 54.55 USD)
Keyboard: Logitech G105 6 Programmable G-KEY Gaming Keyboard (40.76 CAD ~ 31.18 USD)

Total: 1431.07 CAD (~1095 USD) W/O Graphics Card. I.e. 1603 CAD (~1226 USD) after tax here in BC.

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This leaves me with 200-400 real dollars left to work with for the graphics unit. As I mentioned before, 2000 is ok. However if there's any way to decrease this to 1800 without sacrificing anything significant - or simply getting a better bang for the same buck - or maybe I have overestimated my needs somewhere... That's where I need you guys to come in. I would highly appreciate it. Cheers.

[hellhamster]

If you are not an avid gamer, especially FPS games, and you use your computer just for Overwatch, Cities, Hearthstone and WoW, the 1070 is complete overkill, especially since you bought a 1080p monitor. A 1060 becomes a much better choice and will save you ~200 CAD. Also, I assume you're overclocking, because if you aren't, you can shave off another 150-200 CAD by getting a non "k" i5 with a motherboard and memories to match, as well as scrapping the cpu cooler. But anyway, here you go:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($305.95 @ shopRBC)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($49.98 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($149.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($564.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($94.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ NCIX)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($115.95 @ shopRBC)
Keyboard: Logitech G105 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($59.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Mouse: Logitech G402 Wired Optical Mouse ($71.00 @ Newegg Canada)
Speakers: Logitech Z323 30W 2.1ch Speakers ($80.99 @ PC Canada)
Total: $1828.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-01 07:53 EDT-0400

[Thunderball]

Are you overclocking?

[Deleted]

If you are not an avid gamer, especially FPS games, and you use your computer just for Overwatch, Cities, Hearthstone and WoW, the 1070 is complete overkill, especially since you bought a 1080p monitor. A 1060 becomes a much better choice and will save you ~200 CAD. Also, I assume you're overclocking, because if you aren't, you can shave off another 150-200 CAD by getting a non "k" i5 with a motherboard and memories to match, as well as scrapping the cpu cooler. But anyway, here you go:

Hi hellhamster! First of all thanks a lot for putting so much effort into this, appreciate it. And I totally agree on the 1070 being overkill with you - I do not think I mentioned it in the op but it does not matter. I will go for one of the partner variants of the RX 480. I believe its the bigger bang for the buck even compared to the 1060.
I like the savings on the Motherboard. What's the crucial difference between the Gigabyte GA-Z170X and the Asus Z170-A ATX?
I like the be quiet! CPU heatsink too. Seems a lot better than the Cooler Master and it's pretty much the same price.

Are you overclocking?

Hey Thunderball, I am not sure. I have never done it and no experience with it. However I was told that it is pretty easy nowadays - so I figured getting a K variant is more future proof? Correct me if I am wrong. Also comparing prices, the i5-6600 was just 20 CAD cheaper. At least what I found. So that was my thought process. I know there is no generic answers to this, but what kind of overclocking potential does the i5-6600K even have? If I just played the games mentioned above and tried a new title here and there - would I need to overclock in the next 5 years or would it mainly come down to upgrading the graphics unit?

Thanks for your help guys, cheers

[Fascinate]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($305.95 @ shopRBC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.38 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($89.98 @ NCIX)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($76.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: A-Data S511 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($60.53 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GAMING Video Card ($339.84 @ shopRBC)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $1088.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-01 14:08 EDT-0400

[lockedout]

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($115.95 @ shopRBC)

G2A or Kinguin has windows 10 pro for about 40 bucks.

[Thunderball]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($305.95 @ shopRBC)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Frio Silent 14 71.2 CFM CPU Cooler ($48.00 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($149.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($76.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Sandisk X400 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GAMING Video Card ($339.84 @ shopRBC)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($115.95 @ shopRBC)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($36.99 @ Memory Express)
Speakers: Cyber Acoustics CA-3602 30W 2.1ch Speakers ($24.88 @ Canada Computers)
Total: $1398.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-01 18:29 EDT-0400