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First gaming rig, advice would be appreciated
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Build Help/Ready:

Have you read the sidebar and rules? (Please do)

Hell yes!

What is your intended use for this build? The more details the better.

Gaming: FPS, Overwatch, Witcher 3,and possible VR in the future.

If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, FPS, game settings)

1980x1080 @ 60fps now and at tax time buying a nicer monitor for 2560x1440. I'd like to be at ultra for everything.

What is your budget (ballpark is okay)?

$1100

In what country are you purchasing your parts?

USA

Post a draft of your potential build here (specific parts please). Consider formatting your parts list. Don't ask to be spoonfed a build (read the rules!).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor $249.99 @ Newegg
CPU Cooler Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $59.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $147.98 @ Newegg
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory $34.98 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $154.62 @ Amazon
Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0 Video Card $193.98 @ Newegg
Case Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case $129.79 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair 650W 80 Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $119.99 @ Amazon
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $85.95 @ Amazon
Case Fan Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan $17.61 @ Amazon
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates) $1212.89
Mail-in rebates -$30.00
Total $1182.89
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-09 13:55 EDT-0400

Provide any additional details you wish below.

This is a placeholder video card as I will be purchasing this build over a few months, that being the last item. With the upcoming goods I might just wait for something newer around the $200 range.

Thanks for looking!

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