final help

[EmonRahman]

so i'm finally ordering the parts for my next build athena 2.0. but just got two tiny questions. which ram configuration to get 2*8 GB or 1*16 GB? and whether to get a 390x right now. or white knuckling a few months and get a polaris gpu when it comes out?

[ert3]

I would ask how many ram slots you have. 

 

If it's 4 like most desktop mother boards then get two 8GB stick and take advantage of paring, if it's a dual slot then go with the 16gb as a future upgrade wouldn't waste your current memory stick. 

 

Similarly right now I would go with the GTX 970 if you wanted to save a few pennies with all the love Nvidia drivers have been earning as of late. 

[Arc_Jester]

Get 2x8GB and if you can survive on integrated graphics for a few months then wait for Polaris otherwise get the 390X.

3 minutes ago, ert3 said:

Similarly right now I would go with the GTX 970 if you wanted to save a few pennies with all the love Nvidia drivers have been earning as of late. 

What Love?

[EmonRahman]

4 minutes ago, ert3 said:

 

 

If it's 4 like most desktop mother boards then get two 8GB stick and take advantage of paring, if it's a dual slot then go with the 16gb as a future upgrade wouldn't waste your current memory stick. 

 

 

its a msi z170a m5 so yeah 4 slots. 

 

5 minutes ago, ert3 said:

 

 

Similarly right now I would go with the GTX 970 if you wanted to save a few pennies with all the love Nvidia drivers have been earning as of late. 

and im kinda amd fan 

[DarkRuskov]

if you have 4 slots go for the 2x8go. 

for the gpu, if you can, just wait a little bit for a new one.

[EmonRahman]

so final question how good is the igpu of 6700k?

 

[Streetguru]

25 minutes ago, EmonRahman said:

so final question how good is the igpu of 6700k?

 

Wait what's your whole build and budget? It's really not going to be worth spending all the extra money for the 6700K, if you need performance the 5820K costs the same in most places, and otherwise an i7 6700 turbos to 4ghz, meaning you really aren't going to get much faster with the 6700K.

Also what's your display set up? Is it a single 1080p 60hz display? Also what are you using your PC for? If it's pure gaming you really don't need much more than an i5 6500

The iGPU in non broadwell desktop chips is basically worthless, it can do older games alright though, but just buy an entry level GPU, or a 380 4GB

 

52 minutes ago, ert3 said:

Similarly right now I would go with the GTX 970 if you wanted to save a few pennies with all the love Nvidia drivers have been earning as of late. 

There's basically no reason to buy a 970 over a 390(non X) if they cost the same, the 390 is generally faster and gets pretty sizable gains from DX12.

[EmonRahman]

7 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Wait what's your whole build and budget? It's really not going to be worth spending all the extra money for the 6700K, if you need performance the 5820K costs the same in most places, and otherwise an i7 6700 turbos to 4ghz, meaning you really aren't going to get much faster with the 6700K.

Also what's your display set up? Is it a single 1080p 60hz display? Also what are you using your PC for? If it's pure gaming you really don't need much more than an i5 6500

The iGPU in non broadwell desktop chips is basically worthless, it can do older games alright though, but just buy an entry level GPU, or a 380 4GB

 

 

my budget is around 160k bdt. and this is the build and display setup yeah single 1080p 60 hz for now. will get a freesync 1440p later. and finally i have no plan to up grade this build in forseeable future except adding more ram and storage thats why chose the 6700k

[Streetguru]

8 minutes ago, EmonRahman said:

my budget is around 160k bdt. and this is the build and display setup yeah single 1080p 60 hz for now. will get a freesync 1440p later. and finally i have no plan to up grade this build in forseeable future except adding more ram and storage thats why chose the 6700k

This is the same price but with a 390 already in it lol, like I said, not worth the money, it'll hardly end faster in the end when you've spent that extra 200

 

the low end MSI boards pretty much all have USB 3.1 and solid power delivery on them.

 

Also don't waste money on 3000mhz RAM unless you have a very specific use case that really needs fast RAM, it won't matter for gaming if you have a single stick of RAM

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XJ2LVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XJ2LVn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($49.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin ECO3 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($308.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master N400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $952.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-01 13:08 EDT-0400

[EmonRahman]

45 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

This is the same price but with a 390 already in it lol, like I said, not worth the money, it'll hardly end faster in the end when you've spent that extra 200

 

the low end MSI boards pretty much all have USB 3.1 and solid power delivery on them.

 

Also don't waste money on 3000mhz RAM unless you have a very specific use case that really needs fast RAM, it won't matter for gaming if you have a single stick of RAM

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XJ2LVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XJ2LVn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($49.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin ECO3 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($308.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master N400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $952.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-01 13:08 EDT-0400

let me check oh nothing but the cpu, ram and hdd you listed is available in my region. and matx mobo is also bad for aesthetics too

[Streetguru]

7 hours ago, EmonRahman said:

let me check oh nothing but the cpu, ram and hdd you listed is available in my region. and matx mobo is also bad for aesthetics too

Pff asthetics

 

well I guess if your choices are limited you're stuck with what ya go, but pretty much all the budget MSI boards have good power delivery and USB 3.1

[EmonRahman]

12 hours ago, Streetguru said:

well I guess if your choices are limited you're stuck with what ya go, but pretty much all the budget MSI boards have good power delivery and USB 3.1

im not denying that man.