scorz wroteFor only gaming and development I don't think you need an SSD...
I brought an SSD a few years ago and the only "noticeable" thing I've found was booting windows in like 15 sec, a bit faster in rendering video as well.
I worked with and without SSD, it really does make a difference.
scorz wroteYou're buying an overclock motherboard with a locked CPU so it's a waste of money, get an unlocked CPU or if you're not into overclocking get a cheaper board (maybe Gigabyte GA-H110M-S2HP or Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H)
I highly recommend the Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 for coding(I use it at work it's great)
Noted.
scorz wroteThe 970 is the perfect gpu for a single full-hd monitor (I have it and I'm very satisfied! average fps: 50 - about 70 in the city, ~40 in the wood though-in GTAV with i7 2600K) But if I were you and I am not in a hurry I'd wait for Pascal.
I wanted to get the R9 390 which is better, but I have no idea why the 970 is cheaper here.
Pascal won't be released until June I guess and I can't wait that long.
scorz wroteI think 16GB are a bit overkill (I am using 6gb and play smoothly + (visual studio and a lots of opened firefox/chrome tab)) but hey if I were building one for myself I may get 64GB and create a ram disk(that's what I am planning to do soon honestly - I wanted to change my whole system before and move to lga-2011-v3 but I end up repairing my old buddy so I am waiting until it cracks)
Well, I know 8GB are enough, maybe 12GB at most, but it's like the cheapest part in the entire build, maybe I'll get 2 x 4GB first then another 4GB later if needed.
scorz wroteDitch the assembly and DIY!
I barely know anything about hardware, don't want to end up sticking something in the wrong hole.
Last question, what would you recommend for a CPU? You have the pcandparts items list, will an i7 (even if it's older) make any noticeable difference?
Thanks man.