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Build check - is this worth it?

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Participants slywalker12crimsonstag84Kimberly Gomez34
slywalker12 slywalker12 NewcomerOP
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joined Mar 2015
#1 ·
Hey there,
I was wondering if I could get some thoughts on this build I'm looking to order from an online retailer over in Germany??
The total price is coming out way cheaper than what I'd find locally... especially that processor...

Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5 skylake box - 210 EUR

MSI GeForce GTX 960 4GD5T OC 4GB GDDR5 - 170 EUR

MSI Z170A GAMING PRO - 120 EUR

Kingston HyperX Fury Black DDR4 2133MHz 16GB - 56 EUR

Corsair 630 Watt - 50 EUR

Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003
1TB, 7200U/min, SATA3, 3.5" - 41 EUR

ADATA Premier SP550 240GB (this one gets amazing reviews in every single benchmark out there...) - 54 EUR

TOTAL - $2167 including shipping!

If I were buying here in the States, I'd probably grab a Zalman power supply too and have them pack it all up... or maybe even pick out a case and pay them to do the full assembly for me... I just can't decide...
slywalker12 slywalker12 NewcomerOP
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joined Mar 2015
#2 ·
Wait, so I can't get an answer unless I'm buying from Micro Center, Best Buy, or Future Tech!? Seriously? If I built this exact setup at Micro Center, it would actually end up costing me $333 more!
🙂
crimsonstag84 crimsonstag84 Regular
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joined Jun 2010
#3 ·
I might pick up a cooler too... maybe a Cooler Master 212 EVO.

That power supply isn't exactly high quality.

https://www.computeruniverse.net/en/...c-vpf-550f.asp
Kimberly Gomez34 Kimberly Gomez34 Regular
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joined Jul 2009
#4 ·
If we're talking about a dedicated gaming rig, why wouldn't someone go for a non-K CPU—say, an Intel Core i5-4460 on an LGA 1150 socket paired with a non-Z motherboard—and just stick with 8GB of RAM? It seems like a logical way to budget if the ultimate goal is just to snag an NVIDIA GTX 970 or an R9 390 rather than overspending on parts that won't boost performance much at that level.
slywalker12 slywalker12 NewcomerOP
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joined Mar 2015
#5 ·
I had this idea that I wouldn't need to touch this PC for quite some time... you know, just let it sit there and run my games without any issues, and maybe eventually swap out the graphics card down the road...

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