Skylake Z170 Build - Feedback and Final words.

[Irask]

Hi

I am planning to build a new Z170 Skylake system for Ultra 1440p Gaming, occasional Streaming, Recording, and Overclocking when necessary and Moderate to heavy Multi-Tasking when needed.

Any feedback and/or opinions really appreciated.

Here is the current plan.


CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Thermal Compound: Gelid Solutions GC-Extreme 3.5g Thermal Paste
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory
Storage: Samsung 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX Video Card
Case: Corsair 760T White V2 ATX Full Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer

Total: £1683.52

Thanks in advance.

[EndlessWaves]

As a 'throw money at it' build it really comes down to what you want.

The only thing that jumps out is that your storage looks a little stingy capacity-wise when video uses are mentioned. I take it that's an SM951 or 950 Pro, not just an SATA M.2 drive?

[Irask]

As a 'throw money at it' build it really comes down to what you want.

The only thing that jumps out is that your storage looks a little stingy capacity-wise when video uses are mentioned. I take it that's an SM951 or 950 Pro, not just an SATA M.2 drive?

Thanks for your feedback.

It's an M.2 256GB PCIe NVMe.

I have 2 TB drives from my old builds so that's why I didn't add any more.