Compatibility Check!

[pcari]

I am about to buy a bunch of parts for my new Sylake rig! n you guys tell me if all the parts are compatible with each other??

 

 

CPU:

Intel Core i5-6600K 6M Skylake Quad-Core 3.5GHz LGA 1151 95W BX80662I56600K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 530

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MOBO:

GIGABYTE GA-Z170M-D3H (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard       

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RAM:

Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2133 (PC4-17000) Desktop Memory Model CT2K4G4DFS8213       

         **Is this RAM good?        

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Video Card:

SAPPHIRE Vapor-X Radeon R9 280X

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[Aytex]

good to go

yes ram is fine

[Solarisfire]

Looks good...

 

That memory is at the slow end of the DDR4 memory scale though...

[Ganz]

Use:  http://pcpartpicker.com/  it will tell you if things are compatible, and most users when looking at builds perfer the link to the pcpartpicker.

 

As for compatibility, yes it will work.

[TheAmazingCookieFromSquare]

Please use http://www.pcpartpicker.com

[ELSknutson]

Looks good but why the 280X?

[pcari]

 

Looks good but why the 280X?

It's a great mid gaming card, completely overpowering the gtx 960. Also the sapphire one has three fans.

 

What do you recommend??

 

 

Looks good...

 

That memory is at the slow end of the DDR4 memory scale though...

Will it really affect me in any way?

[ELSknutson]

It's a great mid gaming card, completely overpowering the gtx 960. Also the sapphire one has three fans.

 

 

What do you recommend??

I dont know your budget but an R9 290 is only 30-50 more 

[pcari]

I dont know your budget but an R9 290 is only 30-50 more 

How much better?

[Solarisfire]

Will it really affect me in any way?

 

Sometimes...