My First Build. Thoughts?

[alifsyz]

Hey Guys. I've actually subscribed to LinusTechTips for quite some time now and only discovered this forum after Linus's motherboard video (lol)

. So bear with me

My question is: Is this a good 'bang for your buck' build?

 

Intel LGA 1151	intel i5-6500 Box (3.2Ghz, C6MB, Skylake Series) Intel LGA 1151	1	2.838.000,-
MB. Intel 1151	MSI Z170A PRO Intel Socket 1151	1	1.935.000,-
Memory DDR4	G.SKILL RipjawsV PC19200 8GB (2x4GB) F4-2400C15D-8GVR DDR4	1	780.000,-
Harddisk 3.5Inch	Seagate SATA III 1 TB 7200RPM 3.5 Inch (Garansi PI) Int 3,5 Inch	1	650.000,-
VGA Ati Radeon	Sapphire NITRO R9 390 TRI-X OC VERSION 8Gb 512Bit DDR5 Ati Radeon PCI Exp.	1	5.730.000,-
Casing Mid.Tower	NZXT Source 210 Window Black	1	750.000,-
Power Supply	Seasonic G-550 Gold 550W	1	1.335.000,-
LCD	BenQ 24 Inch XL2411Z (Resolution:1920x1080, Dynamic Contrast Ratio 12.000.000:1, input:D-Sub/DVI-DL/HDMI 1.3x2, Response Time:1ms (GTG), Refesh Time:100/120/144Hz, High Adjustment:130mm, Potrait, Power:22Watt, Nvidia 3D Vision Ready, Black Equalizer, Display Mode, Smart Scaling) Size 24 inch	1	3.830.000,-
Cooler Fan	Cooler Master Blizzard T2 Mini Processor	1	190.000,-
Harddisk SSD	A-Data SP550 120Gb SATA III 2.5 Inch SSD	1	584.000,-

Code:

TOTAL=> Rp.

18.622.000,-

 

As you can probably tell, I'm not from The States or UK; I'm from Indonesia. I don't plan on upgrading anytime soon and would be using this system for mostly gaming or light to medium workloads (Video Editing, etc.). I'm only running one monitor because any more is just going to burn a hole in my pocket. OS and peripherals are not included because I already have 'em.  My aim is trying to keep costs down but also maintaining performance. Also, not overclocking, as you can tell.

 

So, what do u guys think? If u guys have a better build, please do suggest it.

I hope this is clear enough, and sorry for any grammatical errors and such.

thx.

 

P.S. I used rakitan.com to plan this build

 

[Castdeath97]

Get a B150 board since there is no point in getting a z170 board when you can't overclock the i5 6500, get a SSD from the money you saved from getting the cheaper b150 board.

[siddharthk4498]

go with the samsung 850 evo 250 gb or 120 gb. it would not cost a lot more but is really reliable and fast. they are pretty much the only ssds i buy. 

[Moonzy]

6 minutes ago, alifsyz said:

Intel LGA 1151	intel i5-6500 Box (3.2Ghz, C6MB, Skylake Series) Intel LGA 1151	1	2.838.000,-
MB. Intel 1151	MSI Z170A PRO Intel Socket 1151	1	1.935.000,-
Memory DDR4	G.SKILL RipjawsV PC19200 8GB (2x4GB) F4-2400C15D-8GVR DDR4	1	780.000,-
Harddisk 3.5Inch	Seagate SATA III 1 TB 7200RPM 3.5 Inch (Garansi PI) Int 3,5 Inch	1	650.000,-
VGA Ati Radeon	Sapphire NITRO R9 390 TRI-X OC VERSION 8Gb 512Bit DDR5 Ati Radeon PCI Exp.	1	5.730.000,-
Casing Mid.Tower	NZXT Source 210 Window Black	1	750.000,-
Power Supply	Seasonic G-550 Gold 550W	1	1.335.000,-
LCD	BenQ 24 Inch XL2411Z (Resolution:1920x1080, Dynamic Contrast Ratio 12.000.000:1, input:D-Sub/DVI-DL/HDMI 1.3x2, Response Time:1ms (GTG), Refesh Time:100/120/144Hz, High Adjustment:130mm, Potrait, Power:22Watt, Nvidia 3D Vision Ready, Black Equalizer, Display Mode, Smart Scaling) Size 24 inch	1	3.830.000,-
Cooler Fan	Cooler Master Blizzard T2 Mini Processor	1	190.000,-
Harddisk SSD	A-Data SP550 120Gb SATA III 2.5 Inch SSD	1	584.000,-

Code:

TOTAL=> Rp.

18.622.000,-

 

1) you got an overclocking board for your locked processor

2) if you can, try and get kingston hyperx or corsair vengeance lpx ram for skylake, ive seen few system not post because of ram and these two brands are the ones ive seen without issues most of the time

3) 2 tb hard disk normally offers better value, so buy it if you can spend a bit more

4) you might as well stick to stock cooler unless you like appearance, no point going after market if you arent going to overclock 

[stconquest]

16 minutes ago, alifsyz said:

Hey Guys. I've actually subscribed to LinusTechTips for quite some time now and only discovered this forum after Linus's motherboard video (lol)

. So bear with me

My question is: Is this a good 'bang for your buck' build?

 

Intel LGA 1151	intel i5-6500 Box (3.2Ghz, C6MB, Skylake Series) Intel LGA 1151	1	2.838.000,-
MB. Intel 1151	MSI Z170A PRO Intel Socket 1151	1	1.935.000,-
Memory DDR4	G.SKILL RipjawsV PC19200 8GB (2x4GB) F4-2400C15D-8GVR DDR4	1	780.000,-
Harddisk 3.5Inch	Seagate SATA III 1 TB 7200RPM 3.5 Inch (Garansi PI) Int 3,5 Inch	1	650.000,-
VGA Ati Radeon	Sapphire NITRO R9 390 TRI-X OC VERSION 8Gb 512Bit DDR5 Ati Radeon PCI Exp.	1	5.730.000,-
Casing Mid.Tower	NZXT Source 210 Window Black	1	750.000,-
Power Supply	Seasonic G-550 Gold 550W	1	1.335.000,-
LCD	BenQ 24 Inch XL2411Z (Resolution:1920x1080, Dynamic Contrast Ratio 12.000.000:1, input:D-Sub/DVI-DL/HDMI 1.3x2, Response Time:1ms (GTG), Refesh Time:100/120/144Hz, High Adjustment:130mm, Potrait, Power:22Watt, Nvidia 3D Vision Ready, Black Equalizer, Display Mode, Smart Scaling) Size 24 inch	1	3.830.000,-
Cooler Fan	Cooler Master Blizzard T2 Mini Processor	1	190.000,-
Harddisk SSD	A-Data SP550 120Gb SATA III 2.5 Inch SSD	1	584.000,-

Code:

TOTAL=> Rp.

18.622.000,-

 

As you can probably tell, I'm not from The States or UK; I'm from Indonesia. I don't plan on upgrading anytime soon and would be using this system for mostly gaming or light to medium workloads (Video Editing, etc.). I'm only running one monitor because any more is just going to burn a hole in my pocket. OS and peripherals are not included because I already have 'em.  My aim is trying to keep costs down but also maintaining performance. Also, not overclocking, as you can tell.

 

So, what do u guys think? If u guys have a better build, please do suggest it.

I hope this is clear enough, and sorry for any grammatical errors and such.

thx.

 

P.S. I used rakitan.com to plan this build

 

It is a pretty good build.

 

You can go with a cheaper H110 board, but you will lose the ability to run anything faster than 2133MHz RAM and you lose the option to BCLK OC the 6500.  The 6500 can be overclocked but there are features you will lose when doing so:

 

1. You lose your iGPU.

2. You lose your CPU core thermal sensors.

3. L1 cache speed is reduced by 75%.

4. You lose C-states.

5. AVX instruction set gets disabled.

 

If you drop to a H110 board, you will be able to get an SSD, not a bad idea at all.

 

[chiwas]

12 minutes ago, stconquest said:

It is a pretty good build.

 

You can go with a cheaper H110 board, but you will lose the ability to run anything faster than 2133MHz RAM and you lose the option to BCLK OC the 6500.  The 6500 can be overclocked but there are features you will lose when doing so:

 

1. You lose your iGPU.

2. You lose your CPU core thermal sensors.

3. L1 cache speed is reduced by 75%.

4. You lose C-states.

5. AVX instruction set gets disabled.

 

If you drop to a H110 board, you will be able to get an SSD, not a bad idea at all.

 

True, and note that you can only overclock with non-official BIOS (at least in my case with Asus Z170-K mbo which refuse to POST if BCLK is higher then 102.5 MHz) .

Those non-official BIOSes are big NO for 24/7 use since you lose CPU thermal sensor.

Did some tests this morning and pushed i5 6500 to stable 4.5GHz. But again, I dont feel comfortable doing that without being able to read CPU temperatures.

[stconquest]

2 minutes ago, chiwas said:

True, and note that you can only overclock with non-official BIOS (at least in my case with Asus Z170-K mbo which refuse to POST if BCLK is higher then 102.5 MHz) .

Those non-official BIOSes are big NO for 24/7 use since you lose CPU thermal sensor.

Did some tests this morning and pushed i5 6500 to stable 4.5GHz. But again, I dont feel comfortable doing that without being able to read CPU temperatures.

You can still read temps I believe, just not individual core temps.  Try to gauge the package temps.  Some of the guys here are able to read temps on OC's locked Skylakes.

[chiwas]

1 minute ago, stconquest said:

You can still read temps I believe, just not individual core temps.  Try to gauge the package temps.  some of the guys here are able to read temps on OC's locked Skylakes.

Not in my case. Both Aida64 and HWMonitor shows 20°C all the time.

[stconquest]

Just now, chiwas said:

Not in my case. Both Aida64 and HWMonitor shows 20°C all the time.

hmmm.... I don't have a Skylake.... let me research a little.

[chiwas]

2 minutes ago, stconquest said:

hmmm.... I don't have a Skylake.... let me research a little.

http://overclocking.guide/download/asus-z170-k-non-k-oc-bios/

Issues found so far

• No IGPU
• No dynamic change of CPU frequency
• No C-states
• No Turbo Mode
• CPU temperature reading is incorrect
• AVX instructions have very low performance
• Windows XP ACPI not supported

[stconquest]

25 minutes ago, chiwas said:

 

http://overclocking.guide/download/asus-z170-k-non-k-oc-bios/

Issues found so far

• No IGPU
• No dynamic change of CPU frequency
• No C-states
• No Turbo Mode
• CPU temperature reading is incorrect
• AVX instructions have very low performance
• Windows XP ACPI not supported

I could not find any sources that reveal how you can still have some temp reading available.  There has to be a way, seems stupid.  Maybe the motherboard?

[chiwas]

After flashing bios again and messing around with some settings it works! I can read CPU package temp.

Aida64 stress test shows around 40°C max at 4.0GHz. Looks like Be Quiet Pure Rock is doing its job

 

[stconquest]

4 hours ago, chiwas said:

After flashing bios again and messing around with some settings it works! I can read CPU package temp.

Aida64 stress test shows around 40°C max at 4.0GHz. Looks like Be Quiet Pure Rock is doing its job

 

Hey, that's awesome.  If you ever need a boost for a game or something, you can safely OC.

[alifsyz]

WOW! That's a lot of replies! I will take everyone's suggestions into consideration. TBH i didn't expect this much replies haha . Thx a lot guys!