SKYLAKE I7 RIG WITHOUT GPU... FOR NOW...

[AshleyR]

So guys...

I have been saving gradually to build my new pc for the past few months but due to Christmas rolling around its really slowed down recently. I need to have a pc built by the end of January/mid February just for study reasons and feel like I'm too far behind to catch up now.

So I ask you... Do I skip out on a GPU for now, and get my rig built to start my new term of college? Also, a new pc would help with job related work as the laptop I currently own is on its way out!

 

my current build is ...

 

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

MSI Z170A GAMING M7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

Kingston Savage 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2666 Memory

Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (To store OS)

Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (General storage although I will buy a 1TB SSD to replace it in time)

MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card

Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 5 ATX Mid Tower Case

EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full 

NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

 

What do you guys think?

[niofalpha]

Yes, (Seems like a good idea) I have a friend doing a similar thing. You could do a similar thing with a cheap CPU cooler, and the SSD.

 

The iGPU in Skylake is godly (For an iGPU).

Assuming you're at 1080p, you should be able to play modern AAA games at ~60 on medium/high.

[Interfectorem]

Yes, (Seems like a good idea) I have a friend doing a similar thing. You could do a similar thing with a cheap CPU cooler, and the SSD.

 

The iGPU in Skylake is godly (For an iGPU).

Assuming you're at 1080p, you should be able to play modern AAA games at ~60 on medium/high.

BS, you won't be able to do 1080p 60fps Medium - High, especially not AAA titles on an Intel HD 530. It may be a good iGPU, but nowhere near that good.

 

Fallout 4 Medium settings 1080p = 20-30fps

 

GTA IV 1080p 25 - 30fps

 

[johnny5c]

Yes definitely, especially since it'll be useful for work.

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Yes, (Seems like a good idea) I have a friend doing a similar thing. You could do a similar thing with a cheap CPU cooler, and the SSD.

 

The iGPU in Skylake is godly (For an iGPU).

Assuming you're at 1080p, you should be able to play modern AAA games at ~60 on medium/high.

The broad well iGPU was godly. Skylakes is OK.

[niofalpha]

BS, you won't be able to do 1080p 60fps Medium - High, especially not AAA titles on an Intel HD 530. It may be a good iGPU, but nowhere near that good.

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I just wrote a reply twice but closed the tab both times, so less care this time...

The friend I mentioned above plays CSGO on High settings getting 70+ FPS with a 6600K, so I'm calling BS on that

Averages 58 FPS with an A10, on High... It's also on a source game which is CPU intensive...

. A video on the same channel shows Fall Out 4 on an A10 running the same, when in most tasks the A10 is a bit slower. That's 2 things, too lazy to re-check GTA, so I'm calling that channel strange...

I was wrong about iGPU being godly on the Skylake, I was thinking of Broadwell. So it's not godly