Hello everyone. I'm not a frequent poster on VGChartz but I do notice that there are quite a few knowledgable people on here when it comes to PCs. So I would like to ask for a bit of advice on a new build.
Now, I'm not a total newb when it comes to putting together a PC. In fact, I just finished helping my brother put together a very low budget PC to replace his over 10 year old machine that was constantly freezing up on him. As for myself, I'm also badly in need of an upgrade as my current laptop is nearing 7 years in age so I figure, what the heck, I have the money, maybe I should do a new build for myself as well. Only problem is that it's been over 10 years since I last built a PC (not counting the one I just finished for my brother). A ton has changed and I feel there are more options than ever that it is a bit overwhelming.
So with that said, let me run some ideas by you guys and give you an idea of what I'm looking for in a new PC.
Ok, first of all, budget wise I would like to keep it as close to $1000 as possible. I would like a system I can game on, but it doesn't have to have top of the line stuff. I would more like to focus on future proofing it so I can upgrade components later.
The CPU I was thinking of using is the core-i5 6600 Skylake but there is also the 6600k and other than a slightly faster clock speed I don't really know what makes the 6600k better. It would be a tad more expensive and I would have to buy a CPU cooler seperate since it isn't included. Is it worth the extra money when it comes to gaming?
The motherboard doesn't have to be anything fancy but I would like it to have m.2 support and at least 1 USB 3.1 slot. I was thinking of something like this Gigabyte one.
As far as the graphics card goes, I don't want to spend too much as I might upgrade it when the new cards from Nvidia start rolling out. Something to get me by until then will do. The one I was looking at was the GTX 960 as there were several cards available for near $200.
Then there is RAM. Does speed matter much for gaming? I don't think I'll put more than 16GB, but I is it possible to even get by with 8 GB if gaming is my main concern?
Well, those are my main concerns, I can probably figure out storage/case/power supply solutions on my own. I'll need a monitor too so if you guys have any suggestions there for an inexpensive one (It doesn't have to be huge, something along the lines of 23" would do just fine). Thanks in advance guys!
