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My cousin asked me to build him a PC for about 900$ CAD. With Skylake being released I figured I might look into upgrading my system and selling him my old one. My current system specs are: CPU - i7 2600k MOBO - Asus P8 P67 Pro RAM - G.Skill Sniper 16GB GFX - Gigabyte Windforce 290x PSU - Corsair HX 850 HEATSINK - Corsair H50 CASE - NZXT Phantom I have a 6950 2GB that I would give to my cousin so I could keep my 290x and I would also keep my case/PSU. I wouldn't mind spending an extra 200-400$ if it is worth it, but only if it is worth it. I play ARMA 3, BF4, CS:GO, CIV 5 and GTA V. I may plan on getting another 290x to utilise crossfire. I currently game at 1080p but I am always looking for a 1440p monitor deal to enhance my gaming experience further. The big question is do I upgrade to a 6700k or should I go for a 4790k? Any help is appreciated, Thank you.

Hello, I'm planning to upgrade to a single MSI GTX 980 Ti 6gb from a 770 2gb to maximize the use of a single monitor such as Samsung's curved monitor LS34E790 running 3440x1440 mostly for gaming. I'll use the computer for lots of other things but nothing like rendering/photo/video editing. Here are the caveats: 1. I'm upgrading from a FX 6300. Thus, it's either one cpu upgrade or cpu, motherboard (MSI Z170A Gaming M7 probably), and DDR4 ram upgrade. 2. Money is not exactly an issue (still within my means), so it's not about cost but mainly about cost to increase in gaming performance ratio. Is the switch to intel such a big increase for gaming that it's worth the money? 3. I'll be purchasing the computer parts at the end of November on cyber Monday for sales, so there's time to think things over. Also, I won't actually buy the monitor until January of next year in case better 21:9 monitors (especially with more hz and G-Sync) comes out. 4. Skylake isn't a big need of an upgrade for most people, but I felt my situation might make it worth it. Still, my lack of knowledge about the cpu is limited to the i7 6700k. If there are other, better skylake cpu coming out before the end of November, I'd like to know. As far as I know, Skylake would be the best possible intel upgrade at the moment? Not including X99 since this is mostly for gaming, and I don't consider future proofing due to extra cores, since 2 to 3 years down the line, I would rather just upgrade all over again if need be. 5. There's also the case for simply upgrading to a FX 9590 now and waiting until next year for new cpu announcements? Again, my knowledge in this area is essentially nonexistent but I heard something about AMD zen. So, does the purchase of a 980 Ti in my case warrant an upgrade to FX 9590 or Skylake, such as the i7 6700k? Here is my current build: FX 6300 3.5Ghz (4.1Ghz turbo) EVGA SC GTX 770 2gb Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 (Revision 4) G.SKILL Ripjaws 8GB DDR3 1600 SAMSUNG 840 Pro SSD 256GB Secondary 500GB hard drive Corsair H110i liquid CPU cooler CORSAIR HX750 750W power supply Obsidian 750D Airflow Edition full tower ATX case Thanks for any help in advance.

4.9GHz on an $50 air cooler and stable? Amazing right? So apparently the guys at Digital Trends ran a Intel Core i7-6700K with an Asus Z170 Delux motherboard, 8GB of Corsair DDR4 2400MHz without an video card. They where able to run three complete test at this clock speed at a voltage of 1.43 while staying at an toasty 68 degrees Celsius. Note that the processor was an engineering sample. So who knows, a minority of processors maybe able to crack 5GHz. Source: http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/overclocking-intel-core-i7-6700k/

Im gonna build a new rig that I want to be able to max everything. This is the biggest budget I've ever had and the first time building by myself. ATM I'm running one 1080p 144Hz and one 1050p 60Hz but I will get another 144Hz in the future with 1440p or 4K res. My budget = ca 20 000 SEK = 2300 USD = 1475 GBP http://www.prisjakt.nu/list.php?l=2892467&view=m I have a few questions and things I need help figuring out. • Would you buy a 980 Ti or wait for Pascal? It was ten months between 780 Ti and 980. If you already had a 780 Ti, waiting for and upgrading to a 980 probably wasn't worth it? 980 Ti released eight months after 980. So waiting for the most bang for the buck 1080(?) Ti might mean waiting a whole year or more. • Which Mobo should I buy? What do you actually get for the much higher price of a Maximus Hero compared to the ASUS Z170-A? From what I've read Mobo's have very little or no impact on overclocking results. • Any recommendations of other PSU and cases? I've read that EVGA makes some of the best PSU's and their Supernova G2 got 9.9/10 from jonnyguru. I might chose a 1000 W to give me room for SLI in the future. I would like tips on clean looking cases that don't look like F1 racing cars, have good airflow and that doesn't limit my expansion capabilities too much. Would really appreciate all the advice I can get from people with more experience of buying and building rigs!

Professional reviews for the Intel "Skylake" desktop Processors have began emerging since early today. The crew over at 'Legit Reviews' has a review up for the code-named "Skylake" i7-6700K unlocked desktop Processor. Pricing The "Recommended Customer Pricing" (AKA MSRP?) are a follows: i7 -6700K: $350 i5-6600K: $243 Intel has decided to maintain 16 PCI-E 3.0 lanes on the mainstream "Skylake" Processor line-up, presumably dedicated for GPUs, but has not allowed up to 20 PCI-E 3.0 lanes provided from the Z170 chipset. The motherboard used for the testing is the ASUS Z170 Deluxe. In a previous news posting, here on LTT, there was mention of the use of a removable Processor mount; it looks like ASUS decided to use the "regular" mounting style found on previous generation motherboards. The i7-6700K has a base clock of 4.0 GHz, and a maximum Boost clock of 4.2 GHz by default. Their i7-6700K was able to achieve an overclock of 4.6 GHz; only adjusting the multiplier, leaving the BCLK at stock 100 MHz, and increasing the Core voltage up to 1.350V. As you can see, just like "Broadwell," these Processors will require a little more voltage to reach the similar frequencies on your typical "Haswell" or "Devil's Canyon" Processor. From the 'Legit Reviews' i7-5775C review article The full detail results is available in the full review article, but interesting points to share: The Memory bandwidth from using DDR4, considering Dual-Channel configuration, provides noticeable performance boost compared to DDR3 on Z97 chips, but the change is not overly significant. To me, this isn't too surprising. Observing the Processor benchmark results, the IPC did not improve drastically, like with the first-generation Core series to the second-generation. In the review, i7 Processors ranging from first-generation to the latest sixth-generation were used for comparison (i7-920, i7-2700K, i7-3770K, i7-4770K, i7-4790K, i7-5775C, i7-6770K). As you will see, it is a slow and steady, some-what linear, climb. At stock versus stock, the Cinebench R15 scores did not increase by much. I believe you could achieve similar results by overclocking a i7-4790K / 4770K -- both stock and overclocked i7-6700K results. If you compare the i7-4770K and the i7-4790K, there was a large increase in multi-threaded Cinebench R15 score. i7-6700K @ 4.6 GHz-- Multi-threaded: 1013, Single-Core: 199 i7-6700K @ stock -- Multi-threaded: 931, Single-Core: 183 i7-4790K @ stock -- Multi-threaded: 900, Single-Core: 179 i7-4770K @ stock -- Multi-threaded: 796, Single-Core: 159 In the "Metro Last Light" game testing, with the GTX 780 Ti, I am surprised to see the i7-6700K, both at stock and overclocked, obtained LOWER FPS than the i7-4790K. In fact, the minimum is about 8 FPS lower at stock versus stock frequency. (I may talk to 'Legit Reviews' about these results...just to be sure) As for power consumption, as soon as you overclock the Processor, your efficiency is thrown out the window -- just like with the "Broadwell" i7-5775C. Bumping the frequency up to 4.6 GHz, and cranking the voltage up to 1.35V brings the total power draw up from 124W to 161W (please read below for how these power consumptions were obtained). From their "Broadwell" review... My Final Thoughts... The anticipated "Skylake" results are finally out; the 14nm technology chip. Being able to use either DDR3L or DDR4 DRAM is a nice touch, adding more flexibility for the end-user. There doesn't seem to be a big performance leap with the "Tick", new architecture, CPU in Intel's "Tick-Tock" Processor life cycle scheme this time around. Then again, there has not been much competition from Intel's direct competitor -- nobody to push them, challenge them. By using 14nm technology, it is clear to see the power efficiency is there. As an enthusiast, and overclocker, given the Processor is an unlocked part, I am not so concerned about the power consumption, but it is something to keep in the back of your mind. If you were to build a brand-new system now, definitely consider a "Skylake" configuration. Honestly, if you are on "Devil's Canyon" now, and you are overclocking, I don't see the immediate need to change over. I personally would wait to see how 'Zen' is would be before deciding to retire my FX-8350 AM3+ system...but if I can't resist the urge, I may jump over to "Skylake" or stay with the readily available "Devil's Canyon." I could also test the waters of a green-and-black themed system build (IMO, I had the red-and-black going before it got mainstream )....so C'mon Gigabyte with those green Z97 / Z170 motherboards! References [1] "Legit Review's" full i7-6700K review article can be found here: http://www.legitreviews.com/intel-core-i7-6700k-skylake-processor-review_169935 [2] Additionally, their "Broadwell" i7-5775C review article is available here: http://www.legitreviews.com/intel-core-i7-5775c-broadwell-processor-review_166875 PS: I don't tend to start threads/topics in the "News" section, I think a total of three or four (maybe less) since of day one. I would kindly like to ask for some feedback from you beautiful people of the LTT community; criticism, anything, is all welcome. Will YOU be upgrading to "Skylake" in the near future?

CPU: 6700K@4.2 Ghz GPU: 980 Ti @ 1459MHz / 7800MHz RAM: 16 GB DDR4 2666 MHz Res: 1920x1080 native / 3840x2160 DSR Graphic Settings : Max, MSAAx4 / Max (grass quality: very high), no AA Lowest FPS: ~60 FPS / ~40 FPS* *Quick test, rough numbers I think DSR 4K without AA looks better than 1080p with MSAAx4 but I lose ~20 FPS . The screen I play on is a 1080p 144 Hz monitor and the other connected display which I use for multitasking is 1050p 60 Hz . Tested online among the grassy hills north of the city, highway along the coast and inside the city. Will do more thorough tests later with only my gaming screen connected. Anyone got some tips to optimize performance without losing too much eye candy?

Sorry if this in the wrong board, but is it worth upgrading from my Core i7 930(X58), to a Core i7 6700K? I am a gamer, however I also edit photos(Photoshop CC) and edit video(Sony Vegas Pro 13). Does anyone think it is worth the money to upgrade from a Bloomfield, X58 based system to a Skylake based system?

So the Z170 cpus have only 16 pcie lanes... This means we cant have a sli and a M.2 boot drive(or even better sli +raid 0 m.2) like we could with the 5820k and more so with the 5830k What are your thoughts or solutions to this if there are any? Again 16 Pcie lanes why so few??? for a newer chip and with m.2 taking off so fast now?? Thanks for posting!

Hey all, My first time posting here I'm stuck, with many others, with a great new platform that's been totally bodged http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2765306/sli-performing-bad-brand-system.html https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/866594/witcher-3-sli-broken-in-windows-10-/?offset=6 http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=401782 http://www.overclock.net/t/1570133/skylake-and-sli/20 The new Z170 Motherboards don't seem to want to play nice with SLI, meaning my SLI GTX 970's performed much better on my old 3570k! I'm obviously not to happy about this Any input or tips to help a Skylaker out?

According to 6700k specs it supports 2-channel DDR3/DDR4. Does it mean that I can only use 2 memory sticks at a time ? (Like if I want to have 16 GB RAM I'll have to buy 8GBx2, right? ) And if Im wrong, will it work worse if I use 4 sticks at a time? If both options are OK, which is better - 8GBx2 or 4GBx4?

Amazon: http://geni.us/lSZ NCIX: http://bit.ly/1To7R8C Intel just released their new Core i7-6700K and Core i5-6600K processors. Our review is coming soon, but for now you can check out their specs at the links above!

Hi guys, I'm looking to build a new system mid to end of this year. Currently waiting for the R9 390x and decided to go for a platform with DDR4. I will mainly be gaming but will do the casual video editing and music producing but also looking to get into programming later in the future. Will the extra cores or the higher clock speed be more beneficial for my uses? Assuming the price of Skylake and LGA 1151 motherboards at release will be similar to Haswell-E and LGA 2011-3 motherboards which would be the better choice? Thanks

Original article: http://wccftech.com/wipintel-skylake-core-i7-6700k-core-i7-4790k-devils-canyon-performance-benchmarks-leaked-tested-ecs-z170-claymore-motherboard/ So it appears that the clock speed is lower on the 6700k but still gives higher performance round the board, also graphics are improved obviously by intel iris pro.

Hello guys, I was thinking about delidding my i7-6700K for a while now. My load temps while overclocked are in the mid 80 C when stressed with AIDA64, and I seem to have gotten a CPU that heats even more than the average. FYI it's running 1.36-.137v at 4.7GHz and is cooled by a H100i v2. I bought myself a tube of kryonaut and I was wondering how much of an improvement I should see if I applied that instead of the liquid metal to the die. Would it be more worthwhile if I only used the kryonaut between the IHS and cooler or is it going to be a noticeable improvement even without liquid metal (which I am not too comfortable with for now) Regards

Hi all, thanks for reading. This October I want to build a new PC. The parts I picked are chosen by looking at appearance and performance. It could've been alot cheaper, but i think this would be a nice combo. If you've got any suggestions/tips: they are welcome Parts: Case: Corsair 460x ( as soon as its available ) PSU: Corsair AX760 ( I could have chosen the RM, but because Seasonic is the OEM the AX felt a bit better, and its red ) CPU: i7 6700k GPU: ASUS Strix 1080 8G ( It's a little more expensive than the EVGA SC, but i think it fits the rest of the build pretty good) RAM: 32GB Corsair LED 3200mhz , 2x8 White and 2x8 Red. ( 32 is a bit too much, but i thought the color combination would be nice ) MOBO: Asus VIII Hero Alfa ( Moar leds ) SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 1TB COOLING: Corsair H100i V2 ( Or H110i depening on the next part ) FANS: 3x Corsair HD120 RGB with led controller. ( Not sure about this, please read below ) Regarding the fans: The HD120 RGB would look awesome in combination with the 460x Case, which already comes with 3 fans. BUT... I'm not sure if they are appropriate for the H100i v2 since the SP is lower, and they are also used for AF purpose in the 460x. I've also made a topic about this, which i really need some help with. IF they aren't recommended, I will take a H110I which needs 140mm fans. Just found out the h110i doesn't fit. Topic:

1. Budget & Location HI guys, I live in the UK. My budget at the moment is about £1,000.00 I can push a little bit but not going to be crazy on that. 2. Aim Games: GTA V, Counter Strike, Cities Skylines, Fifa 17, EVE Online, Battlefield 4. Movies, shows: I like everything 1080HD or when is possible 4K resolution. As a workstation: When I work I usually have three instances of Visual Studio 2015 open at the same time. Thunderbird, Virtualization (Apache, MySQL server, El Capitan OS, QT Creator, Skype, Pidgin, Steam, Firefox, Chrome, Text editor, sometimes Eclipse with Android Studio. And sometimes I need to have open many instances of emulators for Android and for IOS and the same time too. 3. Monitors 2 x Hp Pavilion 23xi 4. Peripherals Currently have mouse mad catz mmo 7, Mad Catz V7 keyboard, Logitech USB headset, Creative A250 sound system. 5. Why are you upgrading? Computer is getting slow in multitasking, not see much impact while playing videogames though. This is what I have got so far: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/zdbqRG Things that I already own are: be quiet! Silent Base 800 w/Window (Orange) ATX Mid Tower Case Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card Sandisk Ultra II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive. EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply. What I have doubts is the Cooler, I want this PC to be really quiet, so I was thinking for a Liquid CPU cooler... but again, I am open to suggestions in this field. So, how you guys see my setup? Can be improved?

Hi All, I'm currently a laptop owner but as I currently treat it as a desktop (using an external monitor/keyboard/mouse, and always having it plugged in) I thought I should try and get a desktop. I've been reading some tips on the forum, but any advice on how what build to use would be appreciated! I'm currently in the UK, and have thought of this build: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/zBmtnn Largely they are popular components that seem decent, however I am happy for any suggestions. I game a little - many things like Elite Dangerous and some simple non-intensive games currently, but I would like something capable of supporting VR (vive) games in the future if I decide to invest in that. I also do some casual photoshop work and so I definitely appreciate some good processing power when stitching together large RAW images, etc. I don't have immediate intentions to overclock, but it would be nice to try once I'm a bit more comfortable, especially if I feel like I could benefit from it with future more intense programs/games. I might be open to trying some twitch streaming (likely for fun now and then, not as a full career), but I believe that requires capture cards etc that I don't need to think about now as long as the option still exists. I'm hoping to have this computer last me for at least 5-6 years without really dragging me down. Currently the build is coming up to £1400. I think £1000 - £1200 would be great if I can get the price down a bit. CPU - 6700K (£295) - I want the performance and opportunity to overclock. CPU Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo(£30) - Please let me know if I can get something cheaper or need something better. MoBo - Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX (£180) - I saw the Z170 Pro Gaming for £130 too but I was just able to figure out that the I/Os were slightly different and the components on this are slightly different. Happy to switch if people recommend it. Also I saw that sound cards and network cards are listed on the PC part picker website - would I need any of the separately? I would like bluetooth and wireless built in as I often can't get an ethernet over to my room. RAM - G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£70) - I figured using 2 of the slots will let me expand if I need more later on. Currently I manage fine with 16 GB RAM so I'm happy just buying that much to begin with. This seemed better value than some others. Is 2400 MHz good enough or should I go for the 2666/3000 MHz sticks? Storage - (1) Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£128) AND (2) Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£57) - I have a 420 GB SSD in my laptop - with cloud storage I use 350 GB of this quite happily. I can cut down to a 250 GB SSD I think since I'll have the HDD as well, if that is recommended. Video Card - Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card (£450) - I think I don't need the 1080 since it doesn't seem like I can justify £200 extra. Plus, the 1070 seems really powerful. PSU - EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£77) - Recommendations? The website says the build will only use 362W, but I know each PSU has an efficiency curve to consider. Case - I have no idea!!! Any recommendations? Priorities are under £75 cost, something that can keep everything cool and quiet. Windowed side panel would be nice but realistically the computer won't be in sight most of the time. For now I picked Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case (£57) as a placeholder. Something like "NZXT H440 Mid Tower Case Windowed with Noise Insulation for PC" on Amazon UK is really attractive, but a bit too expensive for my liking. Optical drive - I'm tempted not to put one in but maybe some cheap Bluray reader. Wired/Wireless network adapters - I think I would need a wireless, but that the wired network stuff is included in the motherboard? Am I right? And what about soundcards? Presumably I need to buy some cables to power everything, and some ESD safe tools, but is that it? Thanks in advance for the help! Avtar

As per title. deciding to get which cpu. main pupose is streaming games at twitch. will the i7 hyper threading help in streaming games? or will the i5 be enough and just add more ram? please advise. thank you

What PSU size would be best for a 1070 and 6700k both OC?

Another set of Intel Skylake Core i7-6700K performance and gaming benchmarks have been leaked by Chinese sources. The latest benchmarks once again pit the flagship 14nm Skylake processor against the flagship 22nm Devil’s Canyon processor. http://wccftech.com/intel-skylake-core-i7-6700k-vs-core-i7-4790k-benchmarks-performance-leaked/ PS: don't get confused with percentage difference, take away 100% on everything to get true percentage difference. ​

hi there just been looking to get a raid card ( cheap one ) but i just dont know if this card will work with my pc so will the LSI Mega 9240-8i SAS SATA work with a 6700k, Asus Z170-DELUXE, ? Thanks

I found a good deal on an i7 6700t. I can't seem to find a comparison between 6700t and 6700k. I know the t is more energy efficient, but how much performance am i losing between the t and k? (not planning on overclocking if i got the k)