Budget: $1800.00 for complete build, excluding games
Purpose: Gaming (WoW, SCII, HotS, Dawn of War II and III, Possibly Planetside 2)
Limitations: I only want Intel and NVidia, unless there's evidence to the contrary that AMD and Radeon can compete per $. No more than $1800.00 for the build.
Link: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($5.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3400 Memory ($112.88 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($91.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($299.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($71.90 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Software: Microsoft Office Home and Student 2016 Software ($118.95 @ Amazon)
Monitor: LG 25UM56-P 25.0" 60Hz Monitor ($150.98 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Corsair K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Corsair Scimitar RGB Wired Optical Mouse ($74.99 @ Micro Center)
Headphones: Corsair Raptor HS40 7.1 Channel Headset ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1766.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-30 18:34 EDT-0400