i7-6700K Build - Help!

[Nitrousrun]

First post here, but have been watching Linustechtips for years. Be kind?

 

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/JQbDP6

 

CPU+Cooler

Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor

Corsair H110i GTX 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

 

Motherboard+Ram

Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory

 

Storage

Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

 

Video Card (reusing from previous build)

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card

 

Case and Power Supply

Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case

Corsair 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

 

My questions are pretty simple.

 

Am I getting the most for my money?

Is the ram a good choice?

4x8b sticks or 2x16gb sticks?

Am I better off with a different motherboard?

Should I go with a Corsair 850w or 750w power supply instead? (hoping to upgrade the graphics card 3Q 2016 to the new Nvidia Pascal card)

 

The aim of the rig is to future proof my gaming for the next few years. Have I hit the mark here, or is there room for improvement? Since I am Australian, everything costs more here... please try and keep that in mind if there is something I should change.

 

I submit myself to your ridicule.  B)

[Josephdalepi]

youre ok

4x8

mobo is good

and to be honest, toss a 1000 watt in there so you have plenty of headroom for graphics

[AllHokage]

Looks good, stay with 4x8gb if your not planning on upgrading it.

 

Stay with 850W (future proof).

 

And since your planning to upgrade keep that GPU.

 

Good work my friend!

[Morgan MLGman]

This is better, a faster CPU, no need for 32GB of RAM, and no need for a 1000W power supply, a 850W is more than enough even for going two power hungry GPUs:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($569.00 @ Storm Computers)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Krait ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($329.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($152.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($235.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($170.00 @ Centre Com)
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($195.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: XFX PRO Black Edition 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($179.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM (64-bit)
Total: $1928.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-16 12:26 AEDT+1100

[Crowes]

I went with quad channel DDR4 2133 for my Skylake build, and should I ever want to upgrade the RAM, I have to buy a whole new kit. Something to keep in mind.

[Guest Novakane_]

Curious, Why the 32gb RAM? And assuming 32 is the max on your board, might as well fill every slot up.

[Sam Z Man]

I went with quad channel DDR4 2133 for my Skylake build, and should I ever want to upgrade the RAM, I have to buy a whole new kit. Something to keep in mind.

But Skylake is only dual channel.

[Crowes]

But Skylake is only dual channel.

I'm mixed up then. I have four sticks of 4GB, each with their own slot; is what I mean. Point still stands, though, I'm stuck without changing all four sticks for higher capacity dimms.

[Subsonic_Bouncer]

First post here, but have been watching Linustechtips for years. Be kind?

 

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/JQbDP6

 

CPU+Cooler

Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor

Corsair H110i GTX 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

 

Motherboard+Ram

Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory

 

Storage

Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

 

Video Card (reusing from previous build)

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card

 

Case and Power Supply

Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case

Corsair 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

 

My questions are pretty simple.

 

Am I getting the most for my money?

Is the ram a good choice?

4x8b sticks or 2x16gb sticks?

Am I better off with a different motherboard?

Should I go with a Corsair 850w or 750w power supply instead? (hoping to upgrade the graphics card 3Q 2016 to the new Nvidia Pascal card)

 

The aim of the rig is to future proof my gaming for the next few years. Have I hit the mark here, or is there room for improvement? Since I am Australian, everything costs more here... please try and keep that in mind if there is something I should change.

 

I submit myself to your ridicule.  B)

It looks good to me. However, you don't need 32GB of RAM just for gaming. Hell, you probably wouldn't need that much if you were rendering. 16GB is the high end sweet spot right now and will be into the future. Normally I would say that a 750w would be good,but I would go with the 850w PSU because I read that the pascal cards are going to be seriously power hungry compared to this generation. Other than that, you can't go wrong with any of it. All of these specs are balanced for your specific needs I assume.

[Xenift]

youre ok

4x8

mobo is good

and to be honest, toss a 1000 watt in there so you have plenty of headroom for graphics

^ For triple SLI.

 

If not go get a 650W~ ish PSU and you are set for 2 card SLI

[Josephdalepi]

^ For triple SLI.

 

If not go get a 650W~ ish PSU and you are set for 2 card SLI

difference in price for this build is negligible and itll still be good for years and years

[Xenift]

difference in price for this build is negligible and itll still be good for years and years

It is still not a reason for you to spend money that you will never utilize.

[Josephdalepi]

It is still not a reason for you to spend money that you will never utilize.

fair

and i always forget cpu power consumption is usually LOWER than graphics card...

[Nitrousrun]

Would https://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmk16gx4m4b3466c16 be a happy medium?

 

I am running 3 monitors and at times rendering videos. Don't know if that changes anything.

 

From what I am hearing a 850w or 1000w power supply would be the go for me. The plan is to at least run 2 Pascal's in SLI.

 

I assume the bottleneck will be the CPU for most if not all games. Is the i7-5820K Morgan recommended a better CPU?

[manikyath]

It is still not a reason for you to spend money that you will never utilize.

if your psu is sitting idle, it wont need its fan, so it runs silent.

 

if you're into that, its something to consider.