Upgrading to a new rig how does this look

[acharris]

Hi all, I fancy treating myself this Christmas to a new rig as it has been a while since I built the PC in my sig. I want it for gaming but I also use Photoshop a lot to do editing of my astronomy images and also I want to get into doing videos for a YouTube channel I plan to start 2016.

So I picked the following parts and using the PSU, Cooler and HDD's from my rig in my sig. What do you all think of the selection below.

Thanks all for any advice you can give me on the build.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Kingston Fury Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C15 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX424C15FBK2/16= £79.99
• 1 x Asus GeForce GTX 970 TURBO OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £249.95
• 1 x Intel Core i7-6700 3.40GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £269.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £97.99
• 1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU)= £65.99
• 1 x Zalman Z11 Plus HF1 Midi-Tower - Black / Red= £49.99

Total: £813.90
(includes shipping: £0.00)
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[dacads]

Might as well get a last gen chip for that money, at least it will be unlocked

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK - Devil's Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£20 Saving + Gigabyt= £359.98
• 1 x Kingston HyperX Savage Red 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11SRK2/16)= £73.99

Total: £444.47
(includes shipping: £10.50)
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Skylake is a disappointment in terms of pricing.

 

[FixupSellon]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Asus H97M-E Intel H97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard= £72.95
• 1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM= £179.99
• 1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 32GB (4x8GB) PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Quad Channel Kit (KHX16C9T3K4/32X)= £179.99
• 1 x Silverstone Sugo SG11B USB3.0 Chassis - Black= £52.99
• 1 x MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - Red= £169.99
• 1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU)= £65.99

Total: £733.00
(includes shipping: £11.10)
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[koolpc]

Do you need high end components to start developing a youtube channel?

 

[FixupSellon]

no, you could start youtube on a socket thats probably pentium 3 era, but for my suggestion i put in 32gb ram as you said photoshop and editing which requires lots of ram and you said gaming, so we suggest stuff that would work for all of it whether its spread out or better at the one sector more.

 

[ExRayTed]

Do you need high end components to start developing a youtube channel?

Behave..

'I want it for gaming but I also use Photoshop a lot to do editing of my astronomy images..'

 

[koolpc]

Behave..

'I want it for gaming but I also use Photoshop a lot to do editing of my astronomy images..'

Ok, i know but was wondering if high spec is needed for a youtube channel?

 

[acharris]

Thanks all for the advice for me to consider. I know you don't need high spec for a YouTube channel (yes I do understand computers as got HNC in IT and various other qualifications including networking and worked in a PC shop for 4 years)

I just mentioned what I wanted it for beside gaming as video editing and Photoshop editing can be CPU intensive. Thanks again though.