Non-overclocking Skylake Build

[staubgame]

So, I am currently planning on upgrading my system. I started a thread yesterday evening regarding my CPU and it boils down to an i7-6700. Non-K.

I want it to be as silent as possible and I don't need the extra power from an overclock. I do gaming, streaming and video editing. I have ordered an GTX 1080 but I'm still waiting on delivery.

 

I am currently using an i7-2600k which was overclocked to 4.2Ghz for 3+ something years but I dialed it back (3.4Ghz Stock) and didn't really notice any difference in performance (I did, but it wasn't an issue for me), granted it was only a mild overclock.
my 2600k lasts for 5 years now and I expect the same from the 6700.

So, here's my questions.

I was looking into motherboards and RAM and I would prefer to get higher than 2133Mhz clocked RAM. Is that possible?
I think I need a Z170 Chipset for RAM oc? These are usually the only ones that list higher ram frequencies.

Is that even RAM OC?

 

I also want to have a m.2 if possible, in not, then the ability to add one later by a pci-e card.

 

Also, need advice on what mainboard. Budget-goal for the whole thing (CPU + Motherboard + RAM) was aimed around 550€
i7-6700 is 300€ so theres roughly 250 left for at least 16Gbyte of RAM and a board. 

 

ATX, mATX is fine.

Matching colors to an orange/red-ish theme would be awesome. 
Black is perfecly fine, though.

 

Thanks for the held.

 

Edit: Included a quick and dirty photo from my current build for reference
Edit 2: Country is germany.

[Senzelian]

In which country do you live and why do you want such high memory frequencies?

[staubgame]

2 minutes ago, Senzelian said:

In which country do you live and why do you want such high memory frequencies?

I live in germany, edited that into the main post, forgot to mention it.

 

I don't even want that high frequencies but in several tests that found there was a notable difference between RAM speeds in game, however I am not 100% convinced about these.

I was thinking around 2666-ish as they cost pretty much the same.
 

[Senzelian]

18 minutes ago, staubgame said:

I live in germany, edited that into the main post, forgot to mention it.

 

I don't even want that high frequencies but in several tests that found there was a notable difference between RAM speeds in game, however I am not 100% convinced about these.

I was thinking around 2666-ish as they cost pretty much the same.
 

I thought so, because of all the be quiet parts in your build

Anyway, here is a parts list I made for you:
https://geizhals.de/?cat=WL-687081
 

• Completly black motherboard,
• supports M.2 2280,
• supports RAM of up to 3200Mhz,
• has two internal dual-USB 3.0 ports
• supports SLI
• has 11 CPU phases
• and even has a USB-Type C port at the back.

The RAM is 3200 Mhz Corsair Vengeance. Good, solid, reliable and fairly cheap RAM. I use Corsair RAM myself.

[staubgame]

2 minutes ago, Senzelian said:

I thought so, because of all the be quiet parts in your build

Anyway, here is a parts list I made for you:
https://geizhals.de/?cat=WL-687081
 

• Completly black motherboard,
• supports M.2 2280,
• supports RAM of up to 3200Mhz,
• has two internal dual-USB 3.0 ports
• supports SLI
• has 11 CPU phases
• and even has a USB-Type C port at the back.

The RAM is 3200 Mhz Corsair Vengeance. Good, solid, reliable and fairly cheap RAM. I use Corsair RAM myself.

That's sounds perfect *.*
I completly ignored the SLI branded board for all the wrong reasons.

 

Thanks a lot.

 

Is using a RAM that fast considered OC or is that just something that only the "big" chipsets can handle?

[Senzelian]

2 minutes ago, staubgame said:

That's sounds perfect *.*
I completly ignored the SLI branded board for all the wrong reasons.

 

Thanks a lot.

 

Is using a RAM that fast considered OC or is that just something that only the "big" chipsets can handle?

First of all you need a Z170 board to use RAM at speeds over 2400Mhz. I believe there is only one H170 board that supports 3000Mhz.
You could call it overclocking since you're pushing it over the standard 2400Mhz spec that comes from Intel, but then again you only need to activate XMP in your BIOS to let it run at the advertised speed. So I wouldn't really call it overclocking.

[staubgame]

2 minutes ago, Senzelian said:

First of all you need a Z170 board to use RAM at speeds over 2400Mhz. I believe there is only one H170 board that supports 3000Mhz.
You could call it overclocking since you're pushing it over the standard 2400Mhz spec that comes from Intel, but then again you only need to activate XMP in your BIOS to let it run at the advertised speed. So I wouldn't really call it overclocking.

Ah good to know. Learn something new every day.

Thanks again for your answers and information. Much appreciated.