Skylake vs X99

[DomiZ]

Hello all,

 

I'm ordering my PC at the end of August or first week of September and i was planning on doing a X99 build BUT today Skylake came out! To my surprise the new LGA 1151 platform (Z170) does support DDR4 and Thunderbolt 3 (finally). 

 

BUT. The best processor out from this range is the i7 6700k, and is priced at $350, while the best X99 processor (from the i7 range, I know about xeons) is the i7 5960x, priced at $999 and 8 cores instead of 4 and more cache.

 

Now, my question is.

 

I was really wanting X99 but now that skylake came out there is ddr4 as a standard and all this new tech is coming out and omg.

 

 

For 1080P and occassional 4K video editing, which system would you recommend? A Z170 or X99?

 

Here are specs for Z170:

 

Corsair 450D Mid Tower

 

Asus Maximus VII Ranger V.1

 

i7 6700k

 

Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133Mhz 32GB (4x8GB)

 

Samsung 256GB 850 Pro

 

WD Black 2TB

 

Corsair AX760i

 

Cablemod Red Sleeved Cables

 

Corsair H100i GTX 

 

Corsair AF120 Quiet

 

Corsair SP120 Quiet Twin Pack

 

Asus AC55 USB-Wi-Fi

 

Geforce GTX 980 Ti MSI Twin Frozr

 

Windows 10 Pro

 

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Specs for X99:

 

Corsair Air 240

 

EVGA X99 Micro

 

i7 5960X

 

Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4 32GB 2666Mhz

 

Samsung 512GB 850 Pro SSD

 

WD Black 2TB

 

Corsair AX760i

 

Corsair AXi 24-Pin + Kit of White sleeved cables

 

Corsair AF120 Quiet

 

Corsair SP120 Quiet Twin Pack

 

Asus AC55 

 

Geforce GTX 980 Ti Reference

 

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That's all I've go to say. 

 

Just to make it clear, my question is:

 

If I have the budget, should I go with X99 or Z170?

 

Peace

[Sam Z Man]

DDR4 literally makes no difference.

[Caloon]

It depends. Haswell-E is currently better then Skylake. Currently I'd go with x99, just because the CPU is better, as it goes for other parts, the prices are really close.

 

My opinion: x99 All the way!

[SeanAngelo]

 

i'd go x99, though z97 is good enough.

[Hman1250]

Skylake would get the job done, it depends on your budget.

[wng_kingsley7]

@DomiZ That's one heck of a list to read from, try to use pcpartpicker.com instead.

Go with Z170 based system, save yourself some cash & spend it on the graphics cards or any high-speed + capacity m.2 drives. X99 wouldn't necessarily be a great investment when you've now got similar if not more/better features.

[brob]

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Just to make it clear, my question is:

 

If I have the budget, should I go with X99 or Z170?

 

Peace

 

If you are editing 1080p and some 4K, X99 would be better. But I don't particularly like either of the builds in the OP.

[DomiZ]

If you are editing 1080p and some 4K, X99 would be better. But I don't particularly like either of the builds in the OP.

 

 

 

What would be a good build in your opinion in the Corsair Air 240? I'm 100% getting this case or the 350D (just for looks). 

 

Can you give me a spec list you recommend? I need a graphics card like a 980 Ti or better, 32GB + Ram and quick storage. My budget is about $5,000 for the PC only. 

 

If there is a mini-itx or a different micro-atx case you would recommend, I'm open to that too.

 

My target is a compact editing and gaming beast. 

 

Thanks.

[Caloon]

What would be a good build in your opinion in the Corsair Air 240? I'm 100% getting this case or the 350D (just for looks).

Can you give me a spec list you recommend? I need a graphics card like a 980 Ti or better, 32GB + Ram and quick storage. My budget is about $5,000 for the PC only.

If there is a mini-itx or a different micro-atx case you would recommend, I'm open to that too.

My target is a compact editing and gaming beast.

Thanks.

Dude with that buged I'd go with mid tower case like define s and with a custom loop, with 5930k or even 5960X.

But is it needs to be a M-Atx / Itx build?

[brob]

What would be a good build in your opinion in the Corsair Air 240? I'm 100% getting this case or the 350D (just for looks). 

 

Can you give me a spec list you recommend? I need a graphics card like a 980 Ti or better, 32GB + Ram and quick storage. My budget is about $5,000 for the PC only. 

 

If there is a mini-itx or a different micro-atx case you would recommend, I'm open to that too.

 

My target is a compact editing and gaming beast. 

 

Thanks.

 

Motherboard includes a cpu cooler.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

On board WiFi. ECC memory.

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2643 V3 3.4GHz 6-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($1494.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock X99E-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA2011-3 Narrow Motherboard ($243.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Crucial 32GB (2 x 16GB) Registered DDR4-2133 Memory ($285.98 @ Directron)

Storage: Samsung SM951 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($386.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($353.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($679.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Fractal Design Node 304 Mini ITX Tower Case ($69.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 660W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $3645.91

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-06 13:05 EDT-0400

 

No WiFi.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($1004.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty X99M Killer/3.1 Micro ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($254.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($222.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung SM951 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($386.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($353.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($679.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ B&H)

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($116.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $3220.91

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-06 13:19 EDT-0400

[tgpomy]

Is Skylake/DDR4 significant enough to warrant it over a less expensive 4790k + DDR3?

Based on the benchmarks I've seen, it's only about a 5% increase, at most.  

[Sam Z Man]

What would be a good build in your opinion in the Corsair Air 240? I'm 100% getting this case or the 350D (just for looks).

Can you give me a spec list you recommend? I need a graphics card like a 980 Ti or better, 32GB + Ram and quick storage. My budget is about $5,000 for the PC only.

If there is a mini-itx or a different micro-atx case you would recommend, I'm open to that too.

My target is a compact editing and gaming beast.

Thanks.

Is the focus better game performance or better render times, is a smash form factor a must have, also what games do you play and do you need perifrials?

[DomiZ]

Is the focus better game performance or better render times, is a smash form factor a must have, also what games do you play and do you need perifrials?

 

The focus is on a compact, or at least semi-compact (like the 350D) and good gaming performance (1440p or 4K is what im aiming for) and render times are probably #1 on the list, since I need fast rendering. 

 

I play all sorts of games, from AAA titles to Indie games, but here are some examples: GTA V, Project Cars, Tomb Raider, Battlefield or CoD (I play both), Bioshock etc.

 

Thanks.

[Mullen]

This is the build you should get if you really want a Corsair Air 240 but keep in mind that if you got a mid tower or full tower case it would be much easier to custom water cool the build which would take advantage of your budget much better.

[Mullen]

Here it is: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Mullen/saved/yyDV3C