How much for a Skylake-based system? Very rough and ready component selection from MSY.
CPU |
i5 6600 (modest) |
325 |
CPU |
i7 6700K (one-off cost for ongoing performance) |
519 |
Mobo |
Asus H170-PLUS |
169 (H170 PRO GAMING would be a solid choice too, at $230) |
RAM |
whatever |
100 |
SSD |
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 120G/250G/500G |
99 / 135 / 243 |
Case |
Antec P280 |
169 |
PSU |
whatever |
100 |
OS |
Windows 10 |
??? |