Posted October 27, 2015 Hi everyone, I've got this gaming build planned out, and I'm gonna build it at the start of December. However, I also wanted to explore my options using the Skylake/Z170 platform. I know that the platform comes with a tonne of advantages, but I'm not sure I can make the equivalent build listed below with the new stuff WITHOUT going over my budget of $3000 AUD. So this is my build as it stands: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/8q9KjX *I know the budget in that list is over $3000, but I'm positive that my local parts dealer will do me a deal if I get everything from them. My local parts dealer (IT Warehouse, Adelaide) was not helpful at all when it came to picking similar parts, as the sales assistant from Hell I was stuck with seemed to know very little about computer parts (less than I do, which is saying something) and couldn't seem to spell my name correctly even once, EVEN THOUGH IT'S IN THE DAMN EMAIL. So should I stick with the cheaper 4th gen platform and upgrade to Skylake in a few years, or should I manage my budget, change the graphics card ( ) and the case ( ), and go for Skylake gold now? If I went with the latter, the build would look something like this: - Intel Core i7 6700K 4GHz quad-core processor - Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM liquid CPU cooler - Arctic Silver 5 thermal compound - MSI Z170a Krait edition motherboard**** - Corsair Vengeance White 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 - Samsung 850 EVO 120GB SSD - Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" HDD - MSI GTX 980 4GB Gaming - Probably NZXT case, phantom 410 maybe? - Corsair RM 850W 80" Gold PSU - LG optical drive 'cuz I'm in South Australia, land of bad Internet - Window 10 - BenQ RL2455HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor *I chose that board because of the colour scheme I could go with. However, the SATA ports aren't rotated 90 degrees like on most boards - won't a second card in SLI block them off? And if I go with a regular 980, I'm gonna need two eventually. I also know that the GTX 980 Ti in the PC part picker list would be wasted with that monitor, but I'll upgrade later to 1440p/IPS/60Hz. Please help me out, tell me I'm an idiot if you have to, just do what you gotta do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 27, 2015 You don't need the thermal compound, the AIO cooler will have pre-applied thermal compound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 27, 2015 if haswell is cheaper, stay with that and invest in a 980 ti FPS <3 Flick G1 Review Nixeus Revel Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 27, 2015 if haswell is cheaper, stay with that and invest in a 980 ti ^ You could get large air cooler like Noctua NH-D15 or D15s Magical Pineapples
