NEED feedback on build!

[CHIROZ]

Hi all.

I would really appreciate any feedback, comments and suggestions you could provide for this build: https://pchound.com/dq0L0U/

I would like the build to be as future proof as possible and I would rather pay upfront now, than having to upgrade in near future. Budget is between 1500-2500 exclusive screens etc.

I am going to be running many tasks at once, including video and photo editing, high fps games, programming etc.

I would love to have it in a as small case as possible, but I really like the Stryker. It is important that the ventilation works well as I am planning to be overclocking.

Is the CPU & motherboard my best choice?

Should I choose another manufactor of RAM?

[DaltonM]

Splurge more on the ram, don't get ugly naked ram pls. 

 

But otherwise, solid build! Check out an M2 SSD or even a PCI SSD if you're going balls to the wall. Maybe a RAID 0 set up of Sata SSDs

[CHIROZ]

Thnx Dayton. I'm quite a newbie in this environment, so I didn't really get what you mean by: ugly naked ram

I'm thinking about going straight for the 64GB ram 2133 but I want to take full advantage of the motherboard quad RAM architecture.

[CHIROZ]

I will try to look into those SSD, currently I got a evo series 750GB SSD in my laptop and I have never had any problems (with the hard-drive). So I kinda fancy Samsung evo :b

For RAID 0 I would rather set up x2 of HDD.but but but I can't decide if I want speed or security (RAID 1)

Raid 5,6, 10 will blow my budget for now

[GalacticRuler]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($399.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GTX 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($138.93 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($140.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($184.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($343.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Superclocked Video Card  ($1029.33 @ B&H) 

Case: Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 5 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($134.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer  ($13.89 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $2517.08

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-17 18:17 EST-0500

[CHIROZ]

GalacticRuler 

Why go with Z170  instead of X99 ? 

A normal workload takes 17GB on my current build,  only running 1 monitor, I am expanding to 2-3 monitors (i.e. multitasking even more) so I would like to go with 64GB ram to start with actually. 

 

 

Why go with Titan instead of the ASUS STRIX 980Ti ? 

[CHIROZ]

Is this forum dead?  

[GalacticRuler]

GalacticRuler 

Why go with Z170  instead of X99 ? 

A normal workload takes 17GB on my current build,  only running 1 monitor, I am expanding to 2-3 monitors (i.e. multitasking even more) so I would like to go with 64GB ram to start with actually. 

 

 

Why go with Titan instead of the ASUS STRIX 980Ti ? 

Skylake is the more mainstream CPU, and unless you are running certain programs that would utilize all the cores of a Haswell-E, its not worth it to get the older CPU.

 

The Titan X vs 980 Ti depends on whether you want to do SLI. If you want to get a second GPU later on, go with the 980 Ti. If not, go with a Titan X.

[CHIROZ]

I read this in another place:

Actually, X99 has more lanes and I think even with basic 5820K CPU. On X99 you can actually run 2 graphic cards with PCIe x16 mode on both where Z170 can only do 2x PCIe x8 mode. I mean, even my ancient X58 can run 2x PCIe x16. Intel kinda reserved this to the highest end...

Skylake is certainly the way to go product node wise, however as things stand now, hexa cores sound more appealing.

Firstly, 6700k is actually a very crappy overclocker. Considering it's running at 4,2GHz and people brag about "extreme" overclocks and then they only get up to 4,7 GHz. If this is "extreme", then what's 5820K going from 3,3GHz to 4,5GHz? Also, with DX12, a lot of games displayed a huge benefit from more cores. So, even basic 5820K has 6 physical cores and 12 threads. Which is significant for today's "conditions". I mean, Skylake is still exactly the same configuration as prehistoric Core i7 920... Hell, even i7 980X was a hexa core and that was like 5+ years ago...

6700k caught my attention due to 16nm, but frankly, X99 with 5820K sounds like a better option...

[CHIROZ]

And this:It clocks really well. It's a 6 core. It'll matter for DX12. So it's future proof. Because of first two factors, it's also a really good cruncher. Skylake only has benefit at power efficiency. If you need the grunt, 5820K is the only way to go.