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    sonludus2 reacted to Phentos in Newbie building first PC   
    H170 boards are not compatible with any Intel 8th gen CPU. Also the 8700K is wasted on anything but a Z370 board, since Z370 is the only chipset that allows overclocking. 
     
    If you want to stick with the i7 and have a cheaper B360 board, then I recommend the i7 8700 instead. Otherwise drop down to the i5 8400 + B360 combo. 
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    sonludus2 reacted to Dedayog in Newbie building first PC   
    I'd go with:
     
    1. i5 8400 - you're not needing the i7, especially if you're using the 1060. 
    2. I like Gigabyte motherboards, look at the AORUS Gaming 3 board or Ultra Gaming (other folks will post better ones probably)
    3.  Reduce the SSD to 500GB  or 250GB to save money, get a 2TB 7200 HDD for mass storage.
    4.  You need memory - G. Skill 16GB 3200Mhz - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231941&cm_re=g._skill_16gb_3200-_-20-231-941-_-Product
     
    Some ideas for you.  You basically built a top end system with a mid-range GPU.  I think you should scale back the build to mid-range to keep it balanced and save money, based on what you play.
     
    If you can, do a pcpartpicker.com list so folks can tweak and report.
     
     
     
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    sonludus2 reacted to Dedayog in Newbie building first PC   
    Glad to help, but also not to NEVER EVER buy something based on my recommendation alone!!!  Others here have so much more knowledge and experience, wait for some more feedback before buying
     
    Unless it's a 1440p Ultrawide monitor.  Then buy no matter what
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    sonludus2 reacted to xWood4000 in Newbie upgrading PC   
    You're welcome. Ask any further questions if you need to. I'll answer them tomorrow or later.
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    sonludus2 reacted to xWood4000 in Newbie upgrading PC   
    You know if the motherboard is compatible by the socket type of the CPU you have installed now. The Xeon has FCLGA1150  while the first i7 is FCLGA2011 and the latter one is a FCLGA1151. The new ones wouldn't be compatible with the current motherboard. Motherboards are usually sorted by socket type so if the CPU is a LGA1151 then you have to make sure that the motherboard has somewhere in the name or description LGA1151. A good way to know what socket type a CPU uses is to google the name and press on ark.intel.com . There you can scroll down to 'Package Specifications' and 'Sockets supported'. It is also usually visible somewhere in the description on a store website.
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