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Question

Is this a good setup for High performance?

Aug 14, 2017 9:37PM PDT

I have been saving up for a while now so that i can buy a really powerful set up. I plan to do a lot of video editing, graphic design, and gaming. Before i buy everything i would like to know what others think. I don't know very much about computers so please help me out.

MONITOR: Dell P2415Q 24" Ultra HD 4K Monitor
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1106148-REG/dell_p2415q_2415q_3840x2160_24_hd.html

CPU
1 x AMD RYZEN 5 1600 6-Core 3.2GHz AM4 Processor YD1600BBAEBOX https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113435

Motherboard
1 x Gigabyte AORUS GA-AX370-GAMING K5 AM4 DDR4 Motherboard ATX https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128992

Memory
1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 2666MHz Memory CMK16GX4M2A2666C16
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233834

Primary Hard Disk
1 x Samsung 960 PRO NVME M.2 2280 512GB PCI-Express 3.0 x4 SSD MZ-V6P512BW https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147596

Secondary Hard Disk
1 x WD Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6.0 HDD WD10EZEX
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339

Video Card
1 x Asus ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1060 6GB DDR5
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814126113

Optical Drive
1 x Asus DRW-24B3ST 24X DVD SATA Optical Drive DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

Cooling
1 x Corsair Hydro Series H60 Intel/AMD High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler CW-9060007-WW https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181030

Power Supply
1 x Corsair CS Series 750W Modular 80Plus Gold CP-9020078-NA https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139061

Case
1 x Corsair Carbide Air 540 Mid Tower Case CC-9011030-WW https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139022

1 x Asus Wifi AC1200 Bluetooth 4.0 PCIe/mPCIe Adapter PCE-AC55BT/CA https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320293

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Answer
Looks nice
Aug 14, 2017 10:29PM PDT

At least on paper.

You realize your going leading edge so expect some growing pains.

Make sure you put the ram in the proper slots to enable dual channel.

Make sure you put the gpu in the proper pcie slot.

Given any thought to testing with the stock cpu cooler?

Not sure how well that gpu will feed a 4k monitor for gaming.

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Thanks!
Aug 14, 2017 10:36PM PDT

Thank you for your reply! Yes I will try to make sure of those things.

I looked at many coolers. I think that the liquid one would be the quietest. Am I wrong about that? Have you ever used liquid cooling before? Does it need a lot of upkeep?

What monitor would you suggest? I was looking and this one just seemed really cheap for being 4K so that's why i wanted to get it. But if it won't work well for gaming what would you suggest?

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Cooling
Aug 14, 2017 11:01PM PDT