Skylake PC build

[Overclocked_Bacon]

Parts list:

i5 6600

Asus z170 pro gaming

8GB corsair vengeance ddr4

Noctua NH L12

MSI gtx 970

Evga g2 550w PSU

Samsung 500gb evo ssd

WD black 1Tb

I'm thinking about putting windows 7 on it, but is skylake compatible?

[CobbleWalker]

Parts list:

i5 6600

Asus z170 pro gaming

8GB corsair vengeance ddr4

Noctua NH L12

MSI gtx 970

Evga g2 550w PSU

I'm thinking about putting windows 7 on it, but is skylake compatible?

Just run windows 10 on it, you're going to have to upgrade at some point, why not now? It's a really great OS, btw.

[TheRandomness]

Change 970 to an R9 390 (Powercolor PCS+) if you don't need Nvidia's features and may as well get a k chip.

[Overclocked_Bacon]

Just run windows 10 on it, you're going to have to upgrade at some point, why not now? It's a really great OS, btw.

I've got it on my laptop. I dont mind it but it feels really buggy

[Intel_Atom]

I've got it on my laptop. I dont mind it but it feels really buggy

 

 

What specs on your laptop? for me it is not buggy at all

[kameshss]

What's your budget?

[Overclocked_Bacon]

What's your budget?

Around £1000

[Overclocked_Bacon]

What specs on your laptop? for me it is not buggy at all

Did you upgrade from 8.1?

And its got an i7 4th gen with an 860m

[BigDay]

Parts list:

i5 6600

Asus z170 pro gaming

8GB corsair vengeance ddr4

Noctua NH L12

MSI gtx 970

Evga g2 550w PSU

Samsung 500gb evo ssd

WD black 1Tb

I'm thinking about putting windows 7 on it, but is skylake compatible?

1. you don't need a z board if you go with a non k cpu. you can get away with using the h170 platform
2. you don't need such an expensive mobo
3. i would recommend the noctua u12s or the phanteks tc 12 instead
4. the r9 390 outperforms the 970
5. you don't need a gold psu. bronze is fine.
6. wd caviar blue or seagate barracuda is at 1tb is fine and cheaper

[Overclocked_Bacon]

• you don't need a z board if you go with a non k cpu. you can get away with using the h170 platform
• you don't need such an expensive mobo
• i would recommend the noctua u12s or the phanteks tc 12 instead
• the r9 390 outperforms the 970
• you don't need a gold psu. bronze is fine.
• wd caviar blue or seagate barracuda is at 1tb is fine and cheaper

Thanks for your help. But what's the difference between the z170 and h170?

BTW Im going to steal the heatsink out of my old PC that I don't use. Also what PSU would you recommended?

[kameshss]

Around £1000

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£199.96 @ More Computers) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£24.89 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£109.98 @ Aria PC) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£30.03 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£61.98 @ Novatech) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£38.00 @ Amazon UK) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card  (£529.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£55.49 @ Aria PC) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£76.99 @ Novatech) 

Total: £1127.31

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-17 17:52 GMT+0000

[kameshss]

BTW Im going to steal the heatsink out of my old PC that I don't use. Also what PSU would you recommended?

The one he mentioned is a good one.

[kameshss]

Thanks for your help. But what's the difference between the z170 and h170?

BTW Im going to steal the heatsink out of my old PC that I don't use. Also what PSU would you recommended?

Also, In one of your old post, you told that the budget is 1200 gbp. So that I made a build around that price range.

[BigDay]

Thanks for your help. But what's the difference between the z170 and h170?

BTW Im going to steal the heatsink out of my old PC that I don't use. Also what PSU would you recommended?

 

here's an idea of what i mean. the build below will outperform your build because of the r9 390. it's probably cheaper than your original build as well. z boards are meant for overclockable chips. they have more features than h170, but you don't need them. for a good run down of the differences between z170 and h170, visit gamer's nexus website:

 

http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/2099-intel-chipset-comparison-z170-h170-h110

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: ASRock H170 Pro4S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($93.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($159.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.88 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($333.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1068.79

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-17 12:52 EST-0500

[BigDay]

what's your budget and in which currency?

[Overclocked_Bacon]

what's your budget and in which currency?

Around £1000

[BigDay]

Around £1000

 

well, around 1000 gbp, you can get this... the gtx 980 from evga below is VERY good. one of the best gpu's out there.

 

if it's too expensive, just get a 250gb ssd from samsung instead to lower the overall cost:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£155.00 @ Amazon UK)

CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (£44.97 @ Overclockers.co.uk)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£80.99 @ Aria PC)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£41.49 @ Ebuyer)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£119.99 @ Aria PC)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.14 @ Aria PC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card  (£419.99 @ Ebuyer)

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£51.80 @ Aria PC)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£64.99 @ Aria PC)

Total: £1016.36

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-17 18:01 GMT+0000

 

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you could probably squeeze in a gtx 980 ti from evga in the build if you went with a 120gb ssd from samsung and a 6500 cpu. that would perform well too.