Air cooled OC machine

Thanks in advance for your help and suggestions -

Budget:
$2500 to $3000

Expectations:
Single monitor gaming on 30", second monitor for TeamSpeak, utilities, etc.

Usage:
Gaming, work machine with no advanced need for rendering, video processing etc. Just stability, browsing, email, spreadsheets etc. Machine will run 24x7.

Special Needs:
Best possible speed (level one overclock) on air cooling unless water cooling has advanced in the last 4 or 5 years. I want a machine I won't have to mess with for 4 or 5 years.

Saved Ticket #: 1350892

Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Corsair Carbide Series Air 540 <br><strong></strong>
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 6700K 4.0GHz (Codename Skylake) (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING (Intel Z170 Chipset) (Up to 5x PCI-E Devices)
System Memory: 16GB DDR4 2666MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX (High-Performance) <br><strong></strong>
Power Supply: 750W EVGA SuperNOVA (750 B1)
Expansion Bay: Option Not Available
Optical Drive: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (500GB Samsung 850 EVO) <br><strong></strong>
Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (1TB Western Digital - Black Edition) <br><strong></strong>
Storage Set 3: - No Thanks
RAID Config: - No Thanks
RAID Card: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Graphics Card(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB (ASUS Strix Edition) (VR Ready) <br><strong></strong>
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
HPC Processor: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-D15 (Extreme Performance) <br><strong></strong>
H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a custom HydroLux liquid cooling system selected
Chassis Fans: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: - No Thanks
Airflow Control: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock CPU - Up to 4.4GHz (Depends on Cooling and Motherboard) <br><strong></strong>
Boost Graphics Card(s): - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Professional (64-Bit Edition) <br><strong></strong>
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD)
Virus Protection: FREE: McAfee AntiVirus Plus (1 Year Service Activation Card) (Not Pre-installed) ($35 Value)
Office: - No Thanks
Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
Portable Gaming: - No Thanks
Branded Gear: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Part Replacement)]

Hi bonzoid,

I like your build but agree with no-name on his suggestions. You might think about getting the SSD M.2 (256GB Samsung 950 PRO) (NVM Express) (Extreme Performance) for another $100 over the 256 850. Then add a 512 850 as your second drive with no HDD.

I would also consider an A-I-O cooler for the CPU. The Noctua NH-D15 is a great air cooler but it is large and the intake fan may cover a memory stick. Not sure with that motherboard. Since you have 16Gb of memory then I think the first memory stick goes in slot 2. That might give you enough room. If the memory stick is covered, you will have to remove the fan to get at the memory. Not a problem unless you have a memory failure or you want to add more memory in the vacant slot one.

Frank   

Edited by FrankW - 07 Jan 2016 at 7:48am