3. First time building a PC for uni and gaming.

First time building a PC for uni and gaming.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor $358.00 @ Umart
CPU Cooler CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler $55.00 @ PCCaseGear
Motherboard MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $199.00 @ IJK
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory $131.00 @ IJK
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $69.00 @ Centre Com
Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card $499.00 @ PCCaseGear
Case Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case $139.00 @ PCCaseGear
Power Supply SeaSonic EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $135.00 @ Mwave Australia
Optical Drive LG BH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer $85.00 @ CPL Online
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) $139.00 @ CPL Online
Sound Card Asus Xonar DSX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card $68.00 @ Umart
Wireless Network Adapter Asus PCE-AC56 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter $74.99 @ Mwave Australia
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $1951.99
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-05 20:18 AEDT+1100

9590 is a god awful processor. Not worth the money at all. 6600K is worth the money though. Is around the same price.

H7 is better than the 212 EVO.

Latest DDR4 RAM.

Better power supply.

Faster Wi-Fi adapter.

Stuck with a white/black theme.

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