Help with first ever build! Skylake :D

[eychpee09]

Hi! I'm planning on starting a skylake build, and I'm on a budget ($500~$600 without graphics card). I was thinking of going for B150 motherboards, to cut down on price. Is this ok? Or am I missing out on not going for the H170 motherboards? I don't plan to OC btw.

I plan to buy my graphics card separately (r9 390), down the line, so as not to be too heavy on the wallet. Please help me guys, thanks!

 

Things I've set my sights on:

Processor: i5-6500

Motherboard: MSI B150 (?) or Gigabyte H170 gaming 3

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX ddr4 8gb 2400

SSD: Crucial BX-100 250GB (I have an old laptop drive I can reuse for mass storage)

PSU: Seasonic M12II-520

Case: please help?

 

Any and all suggestions and comments are welcome, thanks!

[ThatOneRussian]

save some money get the haswell processors. its not worth. your budget is too small

[SeanAngelo]

Hi! I'm planning on starting a skylake build, and I'm on a budget ($500~$600 without graphics card). I was thinking of going for B150 motherboards, to cut down on price. Is this ok? Or am I missing out on not going for the H170 motherboards? I don't plan to OC btw.

I plan to buy my graphics card separately (r9 390), down the line, so as not to be too heavy on the wallet. Please help me guys, thanks!

 

Things I've set my sights on:

Processor: i5-6500

Motherboard: MSI B150 (?) or Gigabyte H170 gaming 3

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX ddr4 8gb 2400

SSD: Crucial BX-100 250GB (I have an old laptop drive I can reuse for mass storage)

PSU: Seasonic M12II-520

Case: please help?

 

Any and all suggestions and comments are welcome, thanks!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($92.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12G 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($85.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $608.81

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-08 06:09 EDT-0400

[Streetguru]

Hi! I'm planning on starting a skylake build, and I'm on a budget ($500~$600 without graphics card). I was thinking of going for B150 motherboards, to cut down on price.

You could just go with this build, and upgrade the CPU later if it's really holding you back, you'll be able to game much better in the mean time

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LswqFT

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LswqFT/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($59.00 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-D3H ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($74.88 @ OutletPC)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($36.00 @ Newegg)

Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($38.90 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Diamond Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card  ($249.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Rosewill HIVE 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $552.75

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-08 06:29 EDT-0400

[CJ Chua]

Skylake is too much for this budget. Haswell would be good

[VeeTeePee]

I have to agree with everyone above. Your budget is too low for a good skylake build. Haswell processors are still pretty good and I don't think you'll be disappointed with them.

[eychpee09]

lol. with a graphics card, my budget would go to $900. Is it really that small for skylake?

[eychpee09]

You could just go with this build, and upgrade the CPU later if it's really holding you back, you'll be able to game much better in the mean time

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LswqFT

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LswqFT/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($59.00 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-D3H ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($74.88 @ OutletPC)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($36.00 @ Newegg)

Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($38.90 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Diamond Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card  ($249.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Rosewill HIVE 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $552.75

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-08 06:29 EDT-0400

Hi! I already have a separate budget for video card - either 970 or 390. So my $600 budget was for the other parts of the build

[Streetguru]

Hi! I already have a separate budget for video card - either 970 or 390. So my $600 budget was for the other parts of the build

So your budget is 900-1000?

The build is meant for a 2nd GPU down the line, so you could get it down with a less expensive motherboard and PSU

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BwFdRB

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BwFdRB/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($248.95 @ B&H)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($162.99 @ Directron)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($45.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.50 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card  ($327.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Cooler Master HAF XB EVO ATX Desktop Case  ($86.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Rosewill 1050W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($139.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1090.39

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-09 04:47 EDT-0400

[eychpee09]

So your budget is 900-1000?

The build is meant for a 2nd GPU down the line, so you could get it down with a less expensive motherboard and PSU

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BwFdRB

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BwFdRB/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($248.95 @ B&H)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($162.99 @ Directron)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($45.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.50 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card  ($327.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Cooler Master HAF XB EVO ATX Desktop Case  ($86.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Rosewill 1050W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($139.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1090.39

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-09 04:47 EDT-0400

I was kinda thinking going with this:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CR3sGX

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CR3sGX/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($200.98 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($57.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.33 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($318.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.00 @ Newegg) 

Total: $939.26

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-10 03:51 EDT-0400

[Streetguru]

 

I was kinda thinking going with this:

Get less expensive RAM

and get a 390 over a 970, for sure

[eychpee09]

Get less expensive RAM

and get a 390 over a 970, for sure

Are there cheaper ddr4 ram modules?

 

Also, what are your thoughts on 380 crossfire? i was thinking about getting one for now, then adding down the line. Will it be a better fit?

[Streetguru]

Are there cheaper ddr4 ram modules?

Just get the 390, or maybe 380X if that drops soon

most likely 2133mhz RAM is going to be cheaper, RAM speed doesn't matter for much of anything

[eychpee09]

Just get the 390, or maybe 380X if that drops soon

most likely 2133mhz RAM is going to be cheaper, RAM speed doesn't matter for much of anything

Oh ok. Thanks.

[Redicat]

Get less expensive RAM

and get a 390 over a 970, for sure

 

What about directX 12? is this supported at all?

[Streetguru]

What about directX 12? is this supported at all?

That would be another reason to go AMD