Is OC worth it for me? And is there any way for me to save money?

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Gunnar_m

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Planning on running games such as minecraft, skyrim, BO2, CS go, some games from steam, programs like autodesk inventor and android SDK. I also want it to last a while without need for upgrading as I learn new things. Also any help with cheap wireless keyboards and gaming mice would be helpful.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TkC2cf

I need help with everything and I want to get it right the first time.
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 KILLER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($92.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($182.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($76.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $865.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-13 17:16 EDT-0400

Add cooler master 212 evo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
 
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You'll get virtually no benefit from upgrading that CPU. I would look at the GPU and try to get something with at least 4GB VRAM. May be a 970 or 980?
 
Okedokey said:
You'll get virtually no benefit from upgrading that CPU. I would look at the GPU and try to get something with at least 4GB VRAM. May be a 970 or 980?
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Best option here.

There's only about a 10% performance boost between Skylake and the previous generation (Broadwell??) that can be made up for in overclocking and supplemented with a good graphics card.
 
If it's not much more expensive go for the latest generation and get an i5 6600K, an LGA 1151 Z170 board and DDR4 RAM.
 
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