Assistance For A Brand New Guy To the Realm of Custom PC's

[Rui]

Hi,

 

I am new to the whole Custom PC building area, but i have been watching the channel for a long time, so know alittle.

 

I was mainly wandering two things, and I was hoping that the community would like to help me.

 

firstly, I heard that some motherboards and proccesors can bottleneck graphics cards. im going to go with that this is not good. my current specs i was looking at, involve a GTX 980 Ti graphics card, along with an i5 6600 proccessor and a ASUS Micro ATX DDR3 2600 LGA 1150 Motherboard. im not sure if this set up will bottlekneck my GTX 980 Ti, and would really like to know. and if yes, which of the two do it?

 

 

secondly, i was wandering if this is a good set of specs for a gaming rig overall, and if they work together.

 

Processor: i5 6600

Graphics Card: GTX 980 Ti

Ram: HyperX Fury 16gb

Motherboard: ASUS LGA 1150 motherboard

Power Supply: Sentey 725w ATX Xpp725-hs

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

Case: Sentey Gs-6008 Plus Stealth Gaming Case

Storage: 1tb HD along side a 120gb kingston SSD

 

Thankyou for any help given, much appreciated,

 

-Rui

[stealth80]

Hi what is your budget and at what resolution do you plan on playing at? The 980ti is a great card so that is a solid choice. I would probably aim at getting a 6600k or even a 6700k if you can stretch your budget (Fallout 4 is a game that will use all 8 threads/4 cores and this helps with fps drops). I would also try and get a DDR4 motherboard for the intel processors as a little more MHz has also proven to help with Fallout 4.

[devenson2017]

don't know if its a typo or not, but you can't use an i5-6xxx of i7-6xxx on an LGA 1150 board. you need an LGA 1151 board, z170 chipset for overclocking

[Rui]

Hi what is your budget and at what resolution do you plan on playing at? The 980ti is a great card so that is a solid choice. I would probably aim at getting a 6600k or even a 6700k if you can stretch your budget (Fallout 4 is a game that will use all 8 threads/4 cores and this helps with fps drops). I would also try and get a DDR4 motherboard for the intel processors as a little more MHz has also proven to help with Fallout 4.

My Budget is around 1200-1600 dollars, and i plan on playing high resolutions, but honestly mostlikely not that high on heavy games. what is a DDR4 motherboard you might reccomend? Sorry if this takes alot of time out of your day, im really thankful for your help

[Rui]

don't know if its a typo or not, but you can't use an i5-6xxx of i7-6xxx on an LGA 1150 board. you need an LGA 1151 board, z170 chipset for overclocking

That was not a typo, thanks alot. i did not know that... so i will need a LGA 1151 motherboard if i want to use a i5-6600k processor? for example an Asus H170-Plus, with a 1151 socket?

[Mc_Joker]

To fin the motherboard or CPU:

) Cpu -> MOBo

Look which cpu u want. See what Socket it has. Then goto the motherboard section and search for mobo's with that kind of socket.

 

Like me:

Found the CPu: 4460 socket 1150. Found a motherboard with a 1150 socket. it's not that hard

 

Like this for example.

 

 

[Suika]

That was not a typo, thanks alot. i did not know that... so i will need a LGA 1151 motherboard if i want to use a i5-6600k processor? for example an Asus H170-Plus, with a 1151 socket?

That's compatible. 

 

My only recommendation to the build is actually upgrading the SSD. 120GB is tough to use actually, there isn't a lot of free space, the general recommendation is 240GB minimum, and Kingston SSDs aren't known for their quality. If you need extra room in the budget for a better SSD, you can also jump back to a Haswell based i5-4690 instead of adopting Skylake. It's usually cheaper to go with Haswell, but if you have the budget to spare, it is extra performance going with Skylake.

[Principis]

Why should he buy a K processor if he doesn't overclock?

The i5-6600 is fine for gaming. the K stands for being able to overclock. Also if you do want to overclock the chipset you need is Z170

[stealth80]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($379.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($151.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($66.97 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($619.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Sentey Stealth ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1498.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-13 12:24 EST-0500

 

This should work well, you need to add a cooler though

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[stconquest]

$1580

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($216.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($71.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX200 960GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($299.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($654.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.98 @ Mac Mall)
Total: $1540.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-13 12:24 EST-0500

 

or $1540:

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($71.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($159.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($654.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.98 @ Mac Mall)
Total: $1507.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-13 12:26 EST-0500

 

[Principis]

Why a K processor?

And I would take a skylake cpu

[stconquest]

Why a K processor?

And I would take a skylake cpu

 

Who are you?

[Principis]

? Someone who likes Linustechtips?

I just like to know why do you recommend a K processor if he probably isn't going to overclock

[stconquest]

? Someone who likes Linustechtips?

I just like to know why do you recommend a K processor if he probably isn't going to overclock

 

L2quote...

 

How about we start with two easy to understand benefits:

 

1.  K series CPUs are the fastest out-of-the-box.

 

2.  Many years from now when you need the speed, you punch it a few numbers and your CPU is relevant a few years longer.

 

You don't spend $1600 on a performance gaming PC and not get a K series CPU, that is just a bad decision.

[PlayStation 2]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($379.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($151.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($119.99 @ Newegg)

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

Storage: Seagate  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($66.97 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($619.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Sentey Stealth ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1498.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-13 12:24 EST-0500

 

This should work well, you need to add a cooler though

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This.

[tbroadwater2010]

L2quote...

 

How about we start with two easy to understand benefits:

 

1.  K series CPUs are the fastest out-of-the-box.

 

2.  Many years from now when you need the speed, you punch it a few numbers and your CPU is relevant a few years longer.

 

You don't spend $1600 on a performance gaming PC and not get a K series CPU, that is just a bad decision.

While i totally agree with what you said above, there ARE people who do not wish to overclock. EVER. I am not one of those people which is why i sport the i7-6700k. The Skylake processors are amazing OTB and while the K series is faster it may save some money for parts he will ACTUALLY use to potential. 

 

Not disagreeing, just making a statement.

[stconquest]

While i totally agree with what you said above, there ARE people who do not wish to overclock. EVER. I am not one of those people which is why i sport the i7-6700k. The Skylake processors are amazing OTB and while the K series is faster it may save some money for parts he will ACTUALLY use to potential. 

 

Not disagreeing, just making a statement.

 

No, those people are wrong and I will force a K-Series CPU on them.

[Principis]

L2quote...

How about we start with two easy to understand benefits:

1. K series CPUs are the fastest out-of-the-box.

2. Many years from now when you need the speed, you punch it a few numbers and your CPU is relevant a few years longer.

You don't spend $1600 on a performance gaming PC and not get a K series CPU, that is just a bad decision.

1.I know that they are faster I'm not stupid but for the I7 6700k there is a 100 euro price difference.

2 And ok you're right... I'm sorry

Only one thing if you spend so much II think you should take skylake. And atleast where I live there is only 20 euro price difference between haswell and skylake

[stconquest]

1.I know that they are faster I'm not stupid but for the I7 6700k there is a 100 euro price difference.

2 And ok you're right... I'm sorry

Only one thing if you spend so much II think you should take skylake. And atleast where I live there is only 20 euro price difference between haswell and skylale

 

Skylake is more expensive and not much faster.  Games are GPU bound most of the time.  CPUs can last a long time in gaming rigs.

[Mc_Joker]

Until bottleneck arrives.

I'm not a guy that does overclocking. So I'll keep upgrading my rig untill I stop gaming.

That's away people do it.

[tbroadwater2010]

No, those people are wrong and I will force a K-Series CPU on them.

LOL! I think OC is fun and everyone should try it as well. It does add added life to an elderly CPU. So i agree, but you cant make a camel drink right?

 

To bad we cant OC our grandparents!

[Principis]

Skylake is more expensive and not much faster. Games are GPU bound most of the time. CPUs can last a long time in gaming rigs.

Yeah it isn't much but 20 euros for a processor that is a little bit faster and also way newer and it is easier to overclock.

[stconquest]

Until bottleneck arrives.

I'm not a guy that does overclocking. So I'll keep upgrading my rig untill I stop gaming.

That's away people do it.

 

There are potential bottlenecks in your PC from the day you first power it up.  What this "until" business?

 

Your GPU will most likely need upgrading way before you CPU... How are gamers still on Sandybridge someone might ask... because they can OC!  Who is running a GTX 480 these days, anyone?  Anyone?  I actually know one.

[tbroadwater2010]

There are potential bottlenecks in your PC from the day you first power it up.  What this "until" business?

 

Your GPU will most likely need upgrading way before you CPU... How are gamers still on Sandybridge someone might ask... because they can OC!  Who is running a GTX 480 these days, anyone?  Anyone?  I actually know one.

I ran a GTX560ti until early this year -.-

[Principis]

There are potential bottlenecks in your PC from the day you first power it up. What this "until" business?

Your GPU will most likely need upgrading way before you CPU... How are gamers still on Sandybridge someone might ask... because they can OC! Who is running a GTX 480 these days, anyone? Anyone? I actually know one.

A lot of people I think. I'm on an Amd Radeon HD 5650m...