Hi, I'm looking to build a new PC. The last time I put a system together was a socket 775 (Q6600) build in 2008, so I'm well out of the loop. Uses: Gaming, photo editing, video editing, general workhorse PC. Will definitely be overclocking. Would be great to have this spec looked over to see if there's likely to be any compatibility issues before I hit the buy button. The monitor I'm using is 1920x1200 60Hz, but considering a G-Sync 2560x1440 144Hz as future upgrade. I could save money on PSU, cheaper case, CPU cooler and SSD, but I wanted to build something quiet and efficient, also with good warranty for the individual components. Will be temporarily using a GTX 960, but looking at purchasing a GTX 1070 in near future. Also want to leave the door open as regards SLI, hence the overkill on PSU. HDDs already covered. Thanks for looking. Asus Maximus VIII Hero Intel Z170 Motherboard + Intel Core i7 6700K bundle EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum 256GB Samsung 950 PRO, M.2 PCIe 3.0 (x4) NVMe SSD Fractal Design Define R5 Case Noctua NH-U14S Ultra-Quiet Slim CPU Cooler 16GB (2x8GB) Corsair DDR4 Vengeance LPX, PC4-24000 3000MHz Microsoft Windows 10 Home, 32-bit/64-bit
It all looks good to me, but if I were going for SLI, I'd opt for a 750w model *just* to be sure that it will handle the rig for some years (with cap ageing and such) to come ...
