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Skylake 6700k rig with a 7870 for a 6600k and an R9 390?

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Alright so here's something I'm being kinda skeptical about

So I bought and built my 6700k rig last week here are the specs

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($349.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i GT 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.24 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($217.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($70.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $1072.98

And then my used Sapphire HD 7870 from my first build ever

and get this rig

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($259.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: EVGA Z170 Stinger Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($199.99 @ Amazon) this is not the actual motherboard, the one I'm getting is the Z170N Gaming 5 from Gigabyte which I couldn't find on PCPP but they're both the same price here so I picked that one
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($313.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case ($118.75 @ Directron)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($70.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $1287.48

Note : I'm from the UAE and these prices are much higher for each part, I'm also going to get the parts from different shops so I can get the best price for all the parts

The thing is I want a really portable rig, and for the first build I was going to get the 380T but the only motherboard available was the Viii gene which is the only mATX board I found in the store I bought the parts from for the first build, but now after stumbling upon another shop I was able to find an ITX board and that means I can buy the 380T, and I have wifi with the board

My main uses for this rig is gaming, photoshop and cinema 4d mostly
I might render a video once or twice a month but I'll probably be gone when it renders which means I really don't care about render times, I'll also over clock the CPU t about 4.5Ghz I'm hoping and I hope that the h100i GTX can get the job done.

So what are your thoughts on this decision?

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Why not just buy a wireless card and new gpu? Seems kinda pointless putting all the time into selling your whole rig.

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Yeah, why not just sell your GPU and get a new one?  You have a better build than you are getting mostly.

Why not just get a new GPU and get a new case?  I don't know much about cooling, but I'd guess that your current cooler could take care of an OC.  ITX won't be much smaller than mATX if you get a small case.  At least keep your storage, PSU, and cooler if you don't need to upgrade it.

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Why not just buy a wireless card and new gpu? Seems kinda pointless putting all the time into selling your whole rig.

See the reason is I don't have my money and the prices here being high I can benefit from selling my whole rig with the 7870 for about 1400$ which means I can buy these parts and still have some left over money to buy new prefs or even get a beefier GPU

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Yeah, why not just sell your GPU and get a new one? You have a better build than you are getting mostly.

Why not just get a new GPU and get a new case? I don't know much about cooling, but I'd guess that your current cooler could take care of an OC. ITX won't be much smaller than mATX if you get a small case. At least keep your storage, PSU, and cooler if you don't need to upgrade it.

The point of selling the whole rig is so I can get a buyer, and I can profit from the build ya know?

Also the case doesn't support mATX only ITX

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See the reason is I don't have my money and the prices here being high I can benefit from selling my whole rig with the 7870 for about 1400$ which means I can buy these parts and still have some left over money to buy new prefs or even get a beefier GPU

Well your only option is to sell the rig I guess. I personally wouldn't. Id save the money.

Edit. If you can profit from it. I dont see how.. Then go ahead.

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sounds good.. maybe you should stick with n i7 tho

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sounds good.. maybe you should stick with n i7 tho

If I got the cash I will

Early 2020 Build : Intel i7 8700k // MSI Krait Z370 // Corsair LPX 8x2 16GB // Aorus 5700 XT // NZXT H500 

Early 2019 Build : Ryzen 2600X // Asus Tuff X470 // G.Skill Trident Z RGB 8x2 16GB // MSI RTX 2070 // NZXT H500 

Late 2017 Build : Intel i7 8700k // Asus Prime Z370-A // G.Skill Trident Z 8x2 16GB // EVGA GTX 1080 Ti  // NZXT S320 Elite 

Late 2015 Build : Intel i7 6700k // Asus Maximus VI Gene Z170 //  Corsair LPX 8x2 16GB // Gigabyte GTX 970 // Corsair Air 240

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