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I'm in Estonia. Mindfactory doesn't ship any goods to Estonia. Most places i've looked will add at least 15€ ~ 25€ for shipping & other fees. I don't want to go for a crazy OC in my first build anyway. So will the voltage lock still enable me to get a decent OC?

Fortunately my local store has every part i need in stock @ those prices. I already ordered the DDR4, so there's no turning back now

Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 Gaming G1, WindForce 2X 8GB. So i could get this card for 329 €, however some people say that this is a voltage locked card. Is it true? How much will it impact overclocking? I would go with MSI Radeon R9 390 Gaming 8G, Twin Frozr V 8GB, but that's 390€ here. My build http://pcpartpicker.com/p/N32YGX.

So the vote is pretty close. It seems that Skylake is the better because of future proofing with a bit better performance over Haswell. I will upgrade the mobo and go for a 2 slot ram. Thanks.

Build I - Haswell PCPartPicker part list: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/wjnNmG CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (€255.00) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (€34.96) Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€154.90) Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (€54.90) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€114.98) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (€389.00) Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (€59.90) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (€105.00) Monitor: BenQ XL2411Z 144Hz 24.0" Monitor (€259.90) Total: €1428.54 Build II - Skylake PCPartPicker part list: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/md9R3C CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (€259.90) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (€34.96) Motherboard: Asus Z170-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€119.90) Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (€63.01) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€114.98) Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card (€389.00) Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (€59.90) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (€105.00) Monitor: BenQ XL2411Z 144Hz 24.0" Monitor (€259.90) Total: €1406.55 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ So which route should i go for at this point? Skylake just arrived at my local store. I want the best overall performance for 2-3 years before upgrading. My budget forced me to cheap out on Skylake's mobo. Are there better alternatives? Thanks

So this would be with Skylake. http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/nf74WZ That is 120€ more. 1400€ was pretty much my planned budget. I don't really want to go over. Suggestions?

Current rig: http://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/332237 New planned build: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/zKDZyc (Will change my GPU for MSI R9 390 if I find a better deal; Adding more ram in the future) I don't have any big expectations as I have been playing on very low setting all my life. This is a big buy for me so i want to get the most bang for my buck. It seems that Skylake isn't worth it yet? CPU is roughly at the same price point, however the motherboard and ram are a bit more expensive. Same class Skylake parts would cost ~120€ more. Any advice would be much appreciated.

16GB of RAM goes a bit over my budget, but since upgrading it seems to be the easiest thing ever. I will do it as soon as i can. Thanks.

Thank you for the suggestion. I will consider this. They are at the same price point. 212 evo has better reviews overall. Bequiet does seem to have better temps and is quieter, but it comes with some awful paste and installation difficulties for some cases.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (€231.99) @ amazon.es CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (€36.73) @ arvutitark.ee Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€154.90) @ arvutitark.ee Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (€56.90) @ arvutitark.ee Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€118.96) @ arvutitark.ee Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (€355.00) @ foorum.hinnavaatlus.ee Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (€59.90) @ arvutitark.ee Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (€106.00) @ amazon.co.uk Monitor: BenQ XL2411Z 144Hz 24.0" Monitor (€259.90) @ arvutitark.ee Monitor: LG W1542S (Purchased) Total: €1380.28 Intended use: Medium to heavy gaming (CSGO, League), programming, light photoshop & blender. Budget: 1400€ max Location: Estonia First time builder. Overclocking, dual monitors (144hz main and 60hz side). How does this build look? Thoughts?