Worth buying ?

[teo_d]

Hey guys, i wonder if i should buy the z170 asus viii formula (i really like this board mostly beacuse of esthetics and great overclocking stability) for a $1600 pc build or balance the money towards something else ?

[HPWebcamAble]

What other parts were you thinking? Put something together on PCPartPicker.com and we'll take a look

[teo_d]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bnzHvK

[Kaita]

Not worth it imo. Get a cheaper motherboard and replace the graphics card with a 980Ti.

[RosBoss]

1 minute ago, teo_d said:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bnzHvK

I wouldn't get that mobo and get a gtx 980 ti.

Something like this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WTQLVn

[Sam Z Man]

7 minutes ago, teo_d said:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bnzHvK

When you have a motherboard that's worth more then you're CPU that is a serious NO-NO in my opinion, and having 1600$ to spend and only affording a 970 is pretty dang pathetic.

 

Heck when your motherboard is the most expensive thing in your build you are seriously doing something wrong, it impacts performance so little, it makes no sense to spend that much.

[Vercii]

4 minutes ago, teo_d said:

Hey guys, i wonder if i should buy the z170 asus viii formula (i really like this board mostly beacuse of esthetics and great overclocking stability) for a $1500 pc build or balance the money towards something else ?

This is just a $1500 build that I had lying around, you can take a look at it 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.48 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Micro Center) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked Video Card  ($679.95 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($95.25 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1451.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-24 13:11 EDT-0400

[SteveGrabowski0]

11 minutes ago, teo_d said:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bnzHvK

That makes no sense to go with a $400 board and a GTX 970. I'd wait a month or two for Pascal and then build this system:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($344.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GTX 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($69.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Micro Center) 
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Other: Upcoming GTX 1080 ($650.00)
Total: $1592.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-24 13:23 EDT-0400

 

This has:

1. Much better gpu most likely

2. Better watercooler for cheaper

3. Better ram

4. The $150 board will still overclock just as well as the $400 one

[Castdeath97]

5 minutes ago, Vercii said:

This is just a $1500 build that I had lying around, you can take a look at it 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.48 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Micro Center) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked Video Card  ($679.95 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($95.25 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1451.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-24 13:11 EDT-0400

The i7 6700K has finally fallen in price by the way.