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I got 3 questions:

1. What is the best safe overclock for Intel Core i5 6600K with a NZXT Kraken X61 AIO water cooler?

2. Is this a good, cheap motherboard for overclocking and sli/xfire? Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3

3. Is this memory good? Crucial BallistiX Sport LT 2400MHz 16GB (2x8GB)

 

Thanks in advance

Windstriker 1.0

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CPU: Intel Core i5 6600K

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61

Motherboard: ASUS Z170-A

Memory: Crucial BallistiX Sport LT DDR4 2400MHz 16gb (2x8GB)

GPU 1: XFX HD 7970 3GB Double Dissipation

GPU 2: Gigabyte HD 7970 3GB Windforce

SSD: HyperX Fury 120GB

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM

Case: Fractal Design Define S

PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2

 

 

Old Laptop

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CPU: Intel Core i3 3110M

IGPU: Intel HD Graphics 4000

Memory: No-Name DDR3 4GB (1x4GB)

HDD: 443GB

 

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3 minutes ago, Windows10Home said:

1. What is the best safe overclock for Intel Core i5 6600K with a NZXT Kraken X61 AIO water cooler?

that you need to find out yourself. Every cpu is different, but something like 4.4 GHZ should be possible safely.

 

5 minutes ago, Windows10Home said:

2. Is this a good, cheap motherboard for overclocking and sli/xfire? Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3

Yes Id say so

 

5 minutes ago, Windows10Home said:

3. Is this memory good? Crucial BallistiX Sport LT 2400MHz 16GB (2x8GB)

Crucial memory is usually good, but if you are only gaming you dont need 16GB. 8GB/12GB should be enough.

 

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1 minute ago, henkka_scorpio said:

Crucial memory is usually good, but if you are only gaming you dont need 16GB. 8GB/12GB should be enough.

I am going to mostly be gaming, but I am going to do some renders too.

Windstriker 1.0

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CPU: Intel Core i5 6600K

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61

Motherboard: ASUS Z170-A

Memory: Crucial BallistiX Sport LT DDR4 2400MHz 16gb (2x8GB)

GPU 1: XFX HD 7970 3GB Double Dissipation

GPU 2: Gigabyte HD 7970 3GB Windforce

SSD: HyperX Fury 120GB

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM

Case: Fractal Design Define S

PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2

 

 

Old Laptop

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CPU: Intel Core i3 3110M

IGPU: Intel HD Graphics 4000

Memory: No-Name DDR3 4GB (1x4GB)

HDD: 443GB

 

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1 minute ago, Windows10Home said:

I am going to mostly be gaming, but I am going to do some renders too.

Well if you dont have a budget then sure, go for 16 GB :) What GPUS are you going to get? I mean there is no point for 16GB ram if you buy something like two GT 520s :D 

 

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step three - admit that she is right for the sake of your safety

step four - realize that you have accomplished nothing and she still thinks you were wrong and now she thinks you are even more stupid

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1 minute ago, henkka_scorpio said:

Well if you dont have a budget then sure, go for 16 GB :) What GPUS are you going to get? I mean there is no point for 16GB ram if you buy something like two GT 520s :D 

I'm thinking of getting 2 free HD 7970 running crossfire from a friend

Windstriker 1.0

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CPU: Intel Core i5 6600K

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61

Motherboard: ASUS Z170-A

Memory: Crucial BallistiX Sport LT DDR4 2400MHz 16gb (2x8GB)

GPU 1: XFX HD 7970 3GB Double Dissipation

GPU 2: Gigabyte HD 7970 3GB Windforce

SSD: HyperX Fury 120GB

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM

Case: Fractal Design Define S

PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2

 

 

Old Laptop

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CPU: Intel Core i3 3110M

IGPU: Intel HD Graphics 4000

Memory: No-Name DDR3 4GB (1x4GB)

HDD: 443GB

 

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Well then I reckon 8GB or 12GB should be easily enough. My friend has a GTX 970 OC and he upgraded from 8GB to 16GB RAM and saw pretty much no difference.

  it should support  SLI:

2-Way SLI™/3-Way CrossFire™ Multi-Graphics

 

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step one - talk to her

step two - fight with her for 2 hours even if you are really right

step three - admit that she is right for the sake of your safety

step four - realize that you have accomplished nothing and she still thinks you were wrong and now she thinks you are even more stupid

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1 minute ago, henkka_scorpio said:

Well then I reckon 8GB or 12GB should be easily enough.

I think I'll just go for 16GB. It's pretty much the same price here,

Windstriker 1.0

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CPU: Intel Core i5 6600K

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61

Motherboard: ASUS Z170-A

Memory: Crucial BallistiX Sport LT DDR4 2400MHz 16gb (2x8GB)

GPU 1: XFX HD 7970 3GB Double Dissipation

GPU 2: Gigabyte HD 7970 3GB Windforce

SSD: HyperX Fury 120GB

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM

Case: Fractal Design Define S

PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2

 

 

Old Laptop

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CPU: Intel Core i3 3110M

IGPU: Intel HD Graphics 4000

Memory: No-Name DDR3 4GB (1x4GB)

HDD: 443GB

 

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24 minutes ago, henkka_scorpio said:

Well if you dont have a budget then sure, go for 16 GB :) What GPUS are you going to get? I mean there is no point for 16GB ram if you buy something like two GT 520s :D 

Actually there is good reason if he's doing some heavy rendering.  Why are you so against 16GB of RAM?

QUOTE ME OR I PROBABLY WON'T SEE YOUR RESPONSE 

My Setup:

 

Desktop

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CPU: Ryzen 9 3900X  CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15  Motherboard: Asus Prime X370-PRO  RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @3200MHz  GPU: EVGA RTX 2080 FTW3 ULTRA (+50 core +400 memory)  Storage: 1050GB Crucial MX300, 1TB Crucial MX500  PSU: EVGA Supernova 750 P2  Chassis: NZXT Noctis 450 White/Blue OS: Windows 10 Professional  Displays: Asus MG279Q FreeSync OC, LG 27GL850-B

 

Main Laptop:

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Laptop: Sager NP 8678-S  CPU: Intel Core i7 6820HK @ 2.7GHz  RAM: 32GB DDR4 @ 2133MHz  GPU: GTX 980m 8GB  Storage: 250GB Samsung 850 EVO M.2 + 1TB Samsung 850 Pro + 1TB 7200RPM HGST HDD  OS: Windows 10 Pro  Chassis: Clevo P670RG  Audio: HyperX Cloud II Gunmetal, Audio Technica ATH-M50s, JBL Creature II

 

Thinkpad T420:

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CPU: i5 2520M  RAM: 8GB DDR3  Storage: 275GB Crucial MX30

 

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14 minutes ago, RektSkrubs said:

Actually there is good reason if he's doing some heavy rendering.  Why are you so against 16GB of RAM?

Im not. They just cost so much more in finland that i thought that there is no reason to spend money on something you dont need. besides i said:

 

47 minutes ago, Windows10Home said:

Well if you dont have a budget then sure, go for 16 GB :)

 

 

Winning an argument with a woman step by step

step one - talk to her

step two - fight with her for 2 hours even if you are really right

step three - admit that she is right for the sake of your safety

step four - realize that you have accomplished nothing and she still thinks you were wrong and now she thinks you are even more stupid

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1 hour ago, LightningAnder said:

i have that motherboard and it only supports xfire not sli.

That is not the GA-Z170X-Gaming 3. The mobo your talking about is GA-Z170-Gaming K3

Windstriker 1.0

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CPU: Intel Core i5 6600K

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61

Motherboard: ASUS Z170-A

Memory: Crucial BallistiX Sport LT DDR4 2400MHz 16gb (2x8GB)

GPU 1: XFX HD 7970 3GB Double Dissipation

GPU 2: Gigabyte HD 7970 3GB Windforce

SSD: HyperX Fury 120GB

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM

Case: Fractal Design Define S

PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2

 

 

Old Laptop

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CPU: Intel Core i3 3110M

IGPU: Intel HD Graphics 4000

Memory: No-Name DDR3 4GB (1x4GB)

HDD: 443GB

 

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1 hour ago, RektSkrubs said:

:) 32GB masterrace!

Might kick my laptop up to 32GB soon, 16 is a little slim for my school workload.

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My Setup:

 

Desktop

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CPU: Ryzen 9 3900X  CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15  Motherboard: Asus Prime X370-PRO  RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @3200MHz  GPU: EVGA RTX 2080 FTW3 ULTRA (+50 core +400 memory)  Storage: 1050GB Crucial MX300, 1TB Crucial MX500  PSU: EVGA Supernova 750 P2  Chassis: NZXT Noctis 450 White/Blue OS: Windows 10 Professional  Displays: Asus MG279Q FreeSync OC, LG 27GL850-B

 

Main Laptop:

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Laptop: Sager NP 8678-S  CPU: Intel Core i7 6820HK @ 2.7GHz  RAM: 32GB DDR4 @ 2133MHz  GPU: GTX 980m 8GB  Storage: 250GB Samsung 850 EVO M.2 + 1TB Samsung 850 Pro + 1TB 7200RPM HGST HDD  OS: Windows 10 Pro  Chassis: Clevo P670RG  Audio: HyperX Cloud II Gunmetal, Audio Technica ATH-M50s, JBL Creature II

 

Thinkpad T420:

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CPU: i5 2520M  RAM: 8GB DDR3  Storage: 275GB Crucial MX30

 

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