Posted August 18, 2015 Never built a pc... Will use it for Gaming (Right now i'm really into StarConflict), CAD, Rendering of CAD projects and Mechanical Engineering simulations.(I'm an engineering student)Wanted to build a z97 but my build got delayed so hard because of work, uni, etc that i'm going for skylake! Hurray!!!so far i have 2 build options:either i7 6700k, gtx 980ti with a 4k screen for 2200 Swiss francs (2000 Us$) 1440p screen would work too but they are only 10-20% less expensive than 4k sooooo. or i5 6600k, gtx 970 with 1080p for 1500 Swiss francs (1350 Us$)now i'm between asus maximus viii hero or gigabyte z170x gaming 7Are they overkill? Do mobos matter? Do I matter? Probably not...what's important to me in a mobo: Good internet (will add an asus ac68 later on), 2 way sli for maybe 2nd gpu in 2 or so years, Solid sound, easy Noob friendly OC and maybe good looks (should fit with a black/red nzxt 450 noctis and white cryorig r1 universal... those parts were bought on a sale here in Switzerland)Money is not an issue as i have worked my ass off in my side jobs doing massive overtimes and its time to spend some CASH...However its a question of how much i wanna spend without going overkill!Hälp PLS Current Rig: http://pcpartpicker.com/b/RZyfrH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2015 I5-6600k and a 980Ti with a 1440p i7-6700k Cooling: Deepcool Captain 240EX White GPU: GTX 1080Ti EVGA FTW3 Mobo: AsRock Z170 Extreme4 Case: Phanteks P400s TG Special Black/White PSU: EVGA 850w GQ Ram: 64GB (3200Mhz 16x4 Corsair Vengeance RGB) Storage 1x 1TB Seagate Barracuda 240GBSandisk SSDPlus, 480GB OCZ Trion 150, 1TB Crucial NVMe (Rest of Specs on Profile) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2015 See my sig. My SuperSex PC! (buyng stage) i5 6600K/ CM Hyper 212 EVO/ 16GB Crucial DDR4 2133 generic/ ASUS Z170 PRO Gaming/ Samsung EVO 500GB M.2-2280 SSD/ Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7.2k RPM/ Gainward GTX 980 Ti Phoenix Golden Sample 6GB/ Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX/ Silverstone Strider 1KW ST-1000P/ DELL U2715h 1440p/ LOG G110/ LOG G302 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2015 Motherboards don't matter, nope but I would go for a Gigabyte board always. Just find the one that looks best with your other stuff tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2015 Motherboards don't matter, nope but I would go for a Gigabyte board always. Just find the one that looks best with your other stuff tbh. They matter for Skylake, VRM's are no longer on the CPU, and BCLK OC's are now viable. My SuperSex PC! (buyng stage) i5 6600K/ CM Hyper 212 EVO/ 16GB Crucial DDR4 2133 generic/ ASUS Z170 PRO Gaming/ Samsung EVO 500GB M.2-2280 SSD/ Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7.2k RPM/ Gainward GTX 980 Ti Phoenix Golden Sample 6GB/ Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX/ Silverstone Strider 1KW ST-1000P/ DELL U2715h 1440p/ LOG G110/ LOG G302 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2015 Author I5-6600k and a 980Ti with a 1440p around 50% of perf of engineering software is cpu driven so if i spend the extra buck for 980ti i ll also get a 6700k Current Rig: http://pcpartpicker.com/b/RZyfrH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2015 Author They matter for Skylake, VRM's are no longer on the CPU, and BCLK OC's are now viable. yeah just saw an article where the maximus hero would get 5 more fps than asus z170 A http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_mainboard/asus_rog_z170_maximus_viii_hero_review/10 Current Rig: http://pcpartpicker.com/b/RZyfrH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2015 around 50% of perf of engineering software is cpu driven so if i spend the extra buck for 980ti i ll also get a 6700k Well you don't NEED a sky lake CPU. Maybe a Xeon 1241v3 and 980ti i7-6700k Cooling: Deepcool Captain 240EX White GPU: GTX 1080Ti EVGA FTW3 Mobo: AsRock Z170 Extreme4 Case: Phanteks P400s TG Special Black/White PSU: EVGA 850w GQ Ram: 64GB (3200Mhz 16x4 Corsair Vengeance RGB) Storage 1x 1TB Seagate Barracuda 240GBSandisk SSDPlus, 480GB OCZ Trion 150, 1TB Crucial NVMe (Rest of Specs on Profile) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2015 If you are really concerned about great wifi you should take a look at the Asus z170 deluxe, heard nothing but great comments about the new wifi system on that mobo from newegg tv, teksyndicate and others. Probably a lot more expensive though. Snow Piercer - Build Log CPU-Z Validation Power Supply Whitelist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2015 Hero Ｉｎｓｅｒｔ Ｄａｎｋ Ｓｉｇｎａｔｕｒｅ Ｈｅｒｅ． Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2015 They matter for Skylake, VRM's are no longer on the CPU, and BCLK OC's are now viable. Still does not affect performance, didn't with Ivy Bridge, doesn't now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2015 Still does not affect performance, didn't with Ivy Bridge, doesn't now. Overclocking performance is definitely effected from board to board. My SuperSex PC! (buyng stage) i5 6600K/ CM Hyper 212 EVO/ 16GB Crucial DDR4 2133 generic/ ASUS Z170 PRO Gaming/ Samsung EVO 500GB M.2-2280 SSD/ Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7.2k RPM/ Gainward GTX 980 Ti Phoenix Golden Sample 6GB/ Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX/ Silverstone Strider 1KW ST-1000P/ DELL U2715h 1440p/ LOG G110/ LOG G302 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2015 Author If you are really concerned about great wifi you should take a look at the Asus z170 deluxe, heard nothing but great comments about the new wifi system on that mobo from newegg tv, teksyndicate and others. Probably a lot more expensive though. - more expensive than hero or gaming 7with asus ac 68 pci (Which btw i could reuse in a later build) - doesnt fit my build color wise (Blue) and that io panel is ugly as fuck - else great board. Current Rig: http://pcpartpicker.com/b/RZyfrH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2015 Overclocking performance is definitely effected from board to board. He did not mention overclocking in his post, thus performance would not matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2015 He did not mention overclocking in his post, thus performance would not matter Then why does he want a 6700K? My SuperSex PC! (buyng stage) i5 6600K/ CM Hyper 212 EVO/ 16GB Crucial DDR4 2133 generic/ ASUS Z170 PRO Gaming/ Samsung EVO 500GB M.2-2280 SSD/ Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7.2k RPM/ Gainward GTX 980 Ti Phoenix Golden Sample 6GB/ Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX/ Silverstone Strider 1KW ST-1000P/ DELL U2715h 1440p/ LOG G110/ LOG G302 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2015 Then why does he want a 6700K? idk, I would personaly get one for the feeling of having the latest thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2015 Author See my sig. Looks very nice though i would go with asus or gigabyte gtx 980ti they rocked every review in 1 and 2nd place with 3rd usually being msi Then why does he want a 6700K? I will oc the 6600k to 4.2 minimum and the 6700k to 4.6 minimum Current Rig: http://pcpartpicker.com/b/RZyfrH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2015 Looks very nice though i would go with asus or gigabyte gtx 980ti they rocked every review in 1 and 2nd place with 3rd usually being msi I will oc the 6600k to 4.2 minimum and the 6700k to 4.6 minimum Gainward are like an old past time uber experience, so i went for Gainward My SuperSex PC! (buyng stage) i5 6600K/ CM Hyper 212 EVO/ 16GB Crucial DDR4 2133 generic/ ASUS Z170 PRO Gaming/ Samsung EVO 500GB M.2-2280 SSD/ Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7.2k RPM/ Gainward GTX 980 Ti Phoenix Golden Sample 6GB/ Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX/ Silverstone Strider 1KW ST-1000P/ DELL U2715h 1440p/ LOG G110/ LOG G302 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2015 Author idk, I would personaly get one for the feeling of having the latest thing. ehm if i wouldnt oc i'd buy the i5 4460 i'll definitely oc them. though midly in the beginning and then later on if my perf should feel lackluster to the max... my cryorig cooler has the same power as a corsair h110 on medium fan settings so OC should be possible! Current Rig: http://pcpartpicker.com/b/RZyfrH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2015 Author Gainward are like an old past time uber experience, so i went for Gainward wow thats customer loyalty... if only some gainward guy could read this <3 Current Rig: http://pcpartpicker.com/b/RZyfrH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2015 ehm if i wouldnt oc i'd buy the i5 4460 i'll definitely oc them. though midly in the beginning and then later on if my perf should feel lackluster to the max... my cryorig cooler has the same power as a corsair h110 on medium fan settings so OC should be possible! http://www.scan.co.uk/products/gigabyte-ga-z170x-gaming5-eu-intel-z170-s-1151-ddr4-satae-sata3-6gb-s-pcie-30-sli-crossfire-atx-moth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2015 Author http://www.scan.co.uk/products/gigabyte-ga-z170x-gaming5-eu-intel-z170-s-1151-ddr4-satae-sata3-6gb-s-pcie-30-sli-crossfire-atx-moth Didnt see this one yet... looks amazing it has almost the same specs as the gaming 7 but no silly rgb leds Current Rig: http://pcpartpicker.com/b/RZyfrH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2015 Author right now i'm between the asus pro gamer and the gigabyte gaming 5... Current Rig: http://pcpartpicker.com/b/RZyfrH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2015 Have you looked at MSI Gaming series? http://gaming.msi.com/products/motherboard/z170a-gaming-series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2015 Author Have you looked at MSI Gaming series? http://gaming.msi.com/products/motherboard/z170a-gaming-series Nope... i didn't know dragons made motherboards too on a more serious note i don't like the fact that their rear i/o usb's are all red... no matter if they are 2.0, 3.0 or 3.1 Current Rig: http://pcpartpicker.com/b/RZyfrH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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