Help with a gaming PC build (Skylake)

[Bofferbrauer]

mtu9356 said:

Bofferbrauer said:
Very nice build for a first try.

I would upgrade the RAM to 16 GiB however, I doubt the price will continue to go down for long, so you would be safe in that area. As DDR4 is on the rise, investing now into DDR3 rather than later sound more prudent to me. A bigger Hard Drive would be an idea, but that depends also on how much you want to install. Still, 1 TB is pretty small nowadays and 2 TB Drives are not much more expensive than a 1 TB Drive.

Another suggestion could be another CPU cooler. The boxed coolers tend to be rather loud as they lack reserves, especially if you want to overclock your system.

Your right, about $80 for 2 TB.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822149397

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA67S2157636

The Toshiba should be faster, as WD Green run at 5400rpm  and the Toshiba at 7200rpm. On the other hand, the difference is relatively small nowadays and the 5400rpm will be less noisy. So it's a toss-up between speed and noise.

Your CPU cooler is way over the top. Even when overclocking, you won't need such an expensive piece. There are better options for you for half the price, like this Cooler Master:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099

Or this Be Quiet!:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA68V2326642

The PSU should suffice, if you don't go overboard with overclocking.