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Hello, my old Z68 motherboard crashed a week ago, and im going to buy the new 6600k and z170 MOBO, my question is, is my Corsair A70 cooler adequate for this CPU? I wont do any extreme OC, maybe just 4.3 - 4.4

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it is adequate, but i would recommend haswell i5 4690k cause skylake is only %5 better form like $60 more

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it is adequate, but i would recommend haswell i5 4690k cause skylake is only %5 better form like $60 more

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($145.89 @ OutletPC)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.89 @ OutletPC)

Total: $425.77

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-26 17:10 EDT-0400

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $449.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-26 17:12 EDT-0400

 

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($145.89 @ OutletPC)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.89 @ OutletPC)

Total: $425.77

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-26 17:10 EDT-0400

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $449.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-26 17:12 EDT-0400

Yeah but you picked an over expensive z97 board

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Yeah but you picked an over expensive z97 board

No it's like the best bang for da moneh?

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($145.89 @ OutletPC)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.89 @ OutletPC)

Total: $425.77

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-26 17:10 EDT-0400

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $449.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-26 17:12 EDT-0400

stop the bs on haswell, this should be it

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($91.55 @ Amazon) 
Total: $361.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-26 17:14 EDT-0400
 
and skylake needs a cpu cooler
 
game, set, and match

Rigs I've Built

The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 ||  MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait

The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4

The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac

The Mom Gaming PC A10-7890K @ 4.4 || iGPU + ASUS R7 250 ||  8 GB Klevv DDR3-2800 Mhz

 

 

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stop the bs on haswell, this should be it

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($91.55 @ Amazon) 
Total: $361.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-26 17:14 EDT-0400
 
and skylake needs a cpu cooler
 
game, set, and match

 

I'd still prefer Skylake. It offers more than just a 5% increase in performance. Why do you think its a contest lmao

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($118.89 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($54.99 @ Adorama)

Total: $413.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-26 17:19 EDT-0400

 

 

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No it's like the best bang for da moneh?

explain how this is different from a baseline sli supported z97 board. Well... It can support ddr3 3300... and thats about it. 

http://myanimelist.net/animelist/VLRose I like anime, I'm missing at least 50 off this list.

 

R9 390, i5 6400, 8GB Ram

 

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I'd still prefer Skylake. It offers more than just a 5% increase in performance. Why do you think its a contest lmao

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($118.89 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($54.99 @ Adorama)

Total: $413.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-26 17:19 EDT-0400

yeah but that $60 could go towards the gpu and could make a big difference.

what else is it besides a 5% performance increase?

Rigs I've Built

The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 ||  MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait

The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4

The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac

The Mom Gaming PC A10-7890K @ 4.4 || iGPU + ASUS R7 250 ||  8 GB Klevv DDR3-2800 Mhz

 

 

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yeah but that $60 could go towards the gpu and could make a big difference.

what else is it besides a 5% performance increase?

Well that's the thing. I'm not in a position where the $60 would matter enough to break budget. I'm sure from some perspectives there is "absolutely no reason to get it over haswell" but they are only playing games or browsing the internet.

Features? Sata Express, DDR4, PCIe 4, and a couple of other things.

 

 

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Well that's the thing. I'm not in a position where the $60 would matter enough to break budget. I'm sure from some perspectives there is "absolutely no reason to get it over haswell" but they are only playing games or browsing the internet.

Features? Sata Express, DDR4, PCIe 4, and a couple of other things.

ddr3 vs ddr4 doesnt make much of a difference

pcie 4 is coming in 2017, so by then there will be a new architecture and skylake will be outdated, and youll most likely need a new motherboard anyway

sorry, but to me skylake is an upgrade for those who have no budget and are upgrading from sandy bridge or lower

Rigs I've Built

The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 ||  MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait

The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4

The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac

The Mom Gaming PC A10-7890K @ 4.4 || iGPU + ASUS R7 250 ||  8 GB Klevv DDR3-2800 Mhz

 

 

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who have no budget and are upgrading from sandy bridge or lower

Pretty much. And in this case the OP is going from sandy bridge to Skylake.

 

 

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The extra IO on skylake makes it really nicer if you might actually use more than 1 SSD and a couple HDDs...

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