New skylake build tips?

[jol159]

Does anyone have tips on building a skylake gaming pc. What parts should I use (i5, i7 cpu, hyper x or corsair vengeance ddr4 ram etc..)

[stconquest]

Just now, jol159 said:

Does anyone have tips on building a skylake gaming pc. What parts should I use (i5, i7 cpu, hyper x or corsair vengeance ddr4 ram etc..)

No tips.... not without a budget. 

 

Where do you live?  What is this PC for?  Do you need a monitor, or mouse, or keyboard, or headset/speakers?  Do you need Windows?

[Josephdalepi]

asus motherboard

[jol159]

Just now, stconquest said:

No tips.... not without a budget. 

 

Where do you live?  What is this PC for?  Do you need a monitor, or mouse, or keyboard, or headset/speakers?  Do you need Windows?

I live in the Uk, this pc is mostly for gaming and I have a monitor / mouse and keyboard but I only have 32 bit windows 10.

[stconquest]

1 minute ago, jol159 said:

I live in the Uk, this pc is mostly for gaming and I have a monitor / mouse and keyboard but I only have 32 bit windows 10.

I need a budget, how much do you want to spend?

 

Why on earth do you have a copy of Win10 32-bit only?  I am pretty sure that if you buy 32 bit, you have access to the 64 bit as well... I could be wrong about that.

[RuLeZ]

3 minutes ago, jol159 said:

I live in the Uk, this pc is mostly for gaming and I have a monitor / mouse and keyboard but I only have 32 bit windows 10.

But whats the budget.

[jol159]

1 minute ago, stconquest said:

I need a budget, how much do you want to spend?

 

Why on earth do you have a copy of Win10 32-bit only?  I am pretty sure that if you buy 32 bit, you have access to the 64 bit as well... I could be wrong about that.

around £1000 as I live in the Uk. and I upgraded from windows

[stconquest]

Just now, jol159 said:

around £1000 as I live in the Uk. and I upgraded from windows

If you had a 32bit Win 7 OS, you were automatically able to upgrade to the 64 bit version of Win 10.

[cpuwaiy]

In prior versions of windows, I believe that you can download the 64 bit of windows and use the same key to install.

 

I have built(US):

 

Skylake i5-6500

Asus H170 Pro (Not an extreme gamer, don't want or need the high power usage)

16Gig DDR4-2400

256Gig Samsung 850EVO

 

My only regret was not getting the Samsung 950 pro nvme ssd.  Saving up for it.

 

 

[jol159]

Just now, stconquest said:

If you had a 32bit Win 7 OS, you were automatically able to upgrade to the 64 bit version of Win 10.

really? well you learn something new every day.

[jol159]

2 minutes ago, cpuwaiy said:

In prior versions of windows, I believe that you can download the 64 bit of windows and use the same key to install.

 

I have built(US):

 

Skylake i5-6500

Asus H170 Pro (Not an extreme gamer, don't want or need the high power usage)

16Gig DDR4-2400

256Gig Samsung 850EVO

 

My only regret was not getting the Samsung 950 pro nvme ssd.  Saving up for it.

 

 

what brand of ram are you using?

 

[stconquest]

5 minutes ago, jol159 said:

really? well you learn something new every day.

How big of a video card do you want?  Your budget dictates that you should start at around a R9 390/GTX970 and you have enough room to go right the the best GPU:  the GTX 980Ti.

[cpuwaiy]

3 minutes ago, jol159 said:

what brand of ram are you using?

 

Corsair Vengeance LPX

 

I also used an EVGA 750B power supply.

Case is Corsair 200R

[jol159]

2 minutes ago, stconquest said:

How big of a video card do you want?  Your budget dictates that you should start at around a R9 390/GTX970 and you have enough room to go right the the best GPU:  the GTX 980Ti.

would I be able to get two gtx 970's in sli for around £1000?

[stconquest]

3 minutes ago, jol159 said:

would I be able to get two gtx 970's in sli for around £1000?

Yeah, but you would be better off with a single GTX 980Ti.  Don't SLI 970s when you have the option of a single 980Ti, even at 1080p.  The 980Ti can keep up with dual 970s and you do not have to fuss with SLI profiles.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£172.79 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-T40F-BK 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£38.19 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£42.98 @ Novatech)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£68.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£129.98 @ Novatech)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  (£249.95 @ More Computers)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case  (£57.95 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£73.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Fractal Design SSR3-140-WT 56.1 CFM 140mm  Fan  (£7.08 @ Ebuyer)
Case Fan: Fractal Design SSR3-140-WT 56.1 CFM 140mm  Fan  (£7.08 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £848.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-13 15:36 GMT+0000

[jol159]

1 minute ago, stconquest said:

Yeah, but you would be better off with a single GTX 980Ti.  Don't SLI 970s when you have the option of a single 980Ti, even at 1080p.  The 980Ti can keep up with dual 970s and you do not have to fuss with SLI profiles.

ok I think I will go with a 980TI

[stconquest]

3 minutes ago, jol159 said:

ok I think I will go with a 980TI

I left out the mass storage drive because that is easy to just add later.

 

You can save a few by leaving out the CPU cooler and using the stock Intel cooler.  The stock cooler is louder though.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£172.79 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£23.65 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£42.98 @ Novatech)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£68.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£62.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  (£499.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case  (£57.95 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£73.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Fractal Design SSR3-140-WT 56.1 CFM 140mm  Fan  (£7.08 @ Ebuyer)
Case Fan: Fractal Design SSR3-140-WT 56.1 CFM 140mm  Fan  (£7.08 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £1017.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-13 15:42 GMT+0000

[jol159]

oh and by the way I already have a case - corsair 100r silent edition which I bought from amazon for £38 (it said the case had been used but it appeared completely new so good discount (yay!))

[jol159]

these are the parts I have chosen for my pc: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/jol159/saved/#view=qnZNnQ

[stconquest]

12 minutes ago, jol159 said:

these are the parts I have chosen for my pc: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/jol159/saved/#view=qnZNnQ

Everything looks fine except the power supply, and maybe the CPU cooler. 

 

Go back to the Seasonic EVO I had.  The Corsair CX line is terrible for the money.  Low quality internal components.

 

The Hyper 212 EVO is loud.  Go with a BeQuiet! Pure Rock or the Cryorig Ultimate (the H7 is not available in the UK).

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£199.96 @ More Computers)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£23.65 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£114.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£82.98 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£62.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card  (£533.93 @ More Computers)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£73.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1092.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-13 17:08 GMT+0000

[jol159]

12 minutes ago, stconquest said:

Everything looks fine except the power supply, and maybe the CPU cooler. 

 

Go back to the Seasonic EVO I had.  The Corsair CX line is terrible for the money.  Low quality internal components.

 

The Hyper 212 EVO is loud.  Go with a BeQuiet! Pure Rock or the Cryorig Ultimate (the H7 is not available in the UK).

is there a better corsair psu than the corsair cx600?

 

[stconquest]

2 minutes ago, jol159 said:

is there a better corsair psu than the corsair cx600?

 

RMx, RMi, AX, AXi, HX, HXi

 

Wasting money going with Corsair.  You get better value from other companies.

[jol159]

ok here is my pc again: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/jol159/saved/#view=qnZNnQ

[stconquest]

44 minutes ago, jol159 said:

ok here is my pc again: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/jol159/saved/#view=qnZNnQ

lol...

 

For 12 quid, get the 3000MHz RAM.

[jol159]

ok