Z170 VS X99

[Totohenk]

Should I choose the Z170 platform for my new gaming rig or the X99 platform?

I only use my pc for gaming and watching youtube and browsing the internet.

[Samppa221]

If you use it only for gaming i would get a 6700k for it so Z170

[TheRandomness]

Z170. Because you don't need the extra cores. Also, what's your budget for the whole rig? We can come up with a really good price/performance list

btw welcome to the forums

[ShiftyFella]

Only for gaming and some youtubes, you will be fine with b150 and non k i5 unless you plan to OC\have budget for pricier system

[Totohenk]

My budget is 2000 euros and thanks

[Totohenk]

Is this a good build?

[ShiftyFella]

Why so many fans? are you planning on removing stock ones? Evolv fans are pretty decent and if you want more airflow just add 2 more of the same at the top, also swap out U12 for D15s, D15 is a beast. Personally, I would stay away from Kingston v300 series and get at least KC series or get Crucial ssd

[Totohenk]

1 I just love fans

2 Good point

[Totohenk]

Is this better?

[ShiftyFella]

Looks alright, I'm still confused why you need 9 120mm fans that are designed for static pressure not airflow, unless you have plans to go water cooling down the road and just taking advantage of better deal right now. For a case fans, you need to look at airflow numbers and for radiator\heatsink look at static pressure. Evolv comes with 3 pretty good 140mm case fans that have very high airflow considering how quite they're. Normally bigger the fan the better the airflow at lower rpm which means it will be quieter. Personally, I have my doubts push-pull setup on u12 will improve it's performance beyond 1-3°C over stock fan but you will definitely sacrifice noise level and sp120 at lower rpms can easily be close in static pressure to stock fan.

 

If you really want to populate your case with fans and have push-pull on u12, I would go with Fractal Design Venturi HF-12 as case fan and SP120 for heatsink or if you have dem maneys go for Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-2000 instead of SP120 but at the end it's all about what is your preferences, as this is your system and your money

[Totohenk]

Okay, thanks for your advice and I think I am going to get the Fractal Design Venturi HF-12 as case fan and the Noctua NF-F12 for CPU Cooling.

[Darkseth]

Honestly, take away those retarded fans. 

What the Fuck do you need 9 ADDITIONAL Fans? Seriously. The ONLY thing you get by this idea is the following: 

- You waste 125 Dollar for

- a MUCH higher Noise. More Fans = More noise.

You will NOT get a better cooling performance, you will NOT get better Temperatures. As soon you have 2-3 Case Fans total, every additional is useless +1.

 

Take that Money, and buy yourself a good headphone instead, so you can enjoy good Audio. Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro / DT 990 pro. AKG K612 Pro, K550~, DT 880 Edition, AKG K701/702 etc.. Whichever fits best.

 

Monitor: It's IPS, so all good.

 

Keyboard: Might as well go for a Mechanical Keyboard. Cherry MX Board for example. Or some Cooler Master storm series.

 

PSU: Pls don't get the cheapest entry PSU you can find...

Corsair CX 550w~ is fine. If you have high end hardware, with an overclockable i7 the PSU is the LAST piece you should Save money on. ANd not waste money on stupid fans, that make your system worse.

But that's just the Minimum. Since you have "High END" hardware, i would go for an BeQuiet Straight Power E10 600w (modular or non-modular, your choice). its technically very good, stable, and extremely Quiet.

 

GPU: Why the Fanboy Edition? it's LOUD and HOT. Take a cheaper Custom Design. MUCH more Quiet, and lower temperatures.

Palit GameRock, or Gainward Phoenix (Golden sample) are the Best overall packages, when it comes to Cooling Performance / Noise  ratio. And they are also one of the cheapest.

 

Mainboard: Asus Z170-A has better CPU Phases for more stable Overclocking. But a worse Audio chip instead.

Gigabyte Z170X-UD3 is a very good alternative, good specs, very good VRM section (better than Asus Z170 Pro Gaming!!), ALC 1150 Audiochip.

 

memory: Comeon... Z170 chipset, and you get the slowest Ram ever?

Get a GSkill /Corsair 3000 Mhz Dual Kit with CL15.

 

 

Fazit: Not the most optimal configuration in my Opinion. You try to go Cheap on the Ram and the PSU (very dangerous...), but "waste" your Money on 9 thousand overpriced Case Fan, a 170 bucks Case (that comes with more than enough Case Fans already built in).

Wront priorities in my Opinion.

 

Plus, the Case doesnt't even have Room for 9 Fans....

Please. Don't be an Idiot, and delete those Fans, and get a good PSU instead, and a Headphone... This is just stupid, sorry if that sounds Harsh. But it hurts to see something like this.

[Totohenk]

1 The Case has place for 7 fans and the CPU Cooler has place for 2.

2 The 6700K has a 2133 memory controller so it doesn't make sense to go with faster RAM.

3 The Motherboard doesn't impact performance so I don't care.

4 GPU some people just like the stock design.

5 I already have good headphones.

6 I just like the design of the case.

7 The Fractal Design Venturi HF-12 and the Noctua NF-F12 are super cheap in my local store so in total they cost $50.

8 EVGA makes good PSUs and they are not the cheapest (I can't help you are a Corsair PSU fanboy).

9 (Finally) It's my build so I don't have to listen to you.

[Moress]

5 minutes ago, Totohenk said:

1 The Case has place for 7 fans and the CPU Cooler has place for 2.

2 The 6700K has a 2133 memory controller so it doesn't make sense to go with faster RAM.

3 The Motherboard doesn't impact performance so I don't care.

4 GPU some people just like the stock design.

5 I already have good headphones.

6 I just like the design of the case.

7 The Fractal Design Venturi HF-12 and the Noctua NF-F12 are super cheap in my local store so in total they cost $50.

8 EVGA makes good PSUs and they are not the cheapest (I can't help you are a Corsair PSU fanboy).

9 (Finally) It's my build so I don't have to listen to you.

1. You dont and shouldnt fill all of the fan slots unless you know how to keep a good pressure ratio

2. Dunno about ram speed so you do you

3. Cheaping out on a motherboard is a great way to have 1000 problems down the road

4. Thats a stupid reason to pay more for less performance

5. N/a

6. You do you

7. Good deal

8. Evga makes some of the best and some of the WORST psu's depending on what you pay. Unless you get a Supenova series EVGA is junk. The CX isnt much better but its better.

9. If you cant take critism and suggestions on your builds then just leave these forums. The entire point of posting is to get these suggestions, not argue and look for "omg l33t build" comments.

[YubinTheBunny]

I would get something from Seasonic, even their "lowest end" power supplies are quite good.

[Deli]

1 hour ago, Totohenk said:

 

2 The 6700K has a 2133 memory controller so it doesn't make sense to go with faster RAM.

 

All Skylake, Haswell-E and Broadwell-E chips has "spec" 2133MHz memory controller. Why do you think the faster than 2133MHz RAM exists?