6400 vs 6500

[Katsunaka]

I got rid of some of my older PCs to be able to build a better one.

 

I dont plan on overclocking. Itll be mainly used in my business as an office pc. 

 

Im planning on buying a z170 board only because and Id prefer to have bluetooth and wifi. Unless I find a b or h skylake board that offers it. 

 

Will it handle basic gaming? Sometimes when im doing paperwork or waiting on something, ill load up a game and just screw around.

Im not talking AAA games that just came out. More basic games like Ark, 7 days and maybe some GTA 5. 

 

Anyone got any experience with either? Its going to probably end up with a 970 stuck in it. 

Was planning on the following for it.

 

Non K Skylake

Hyper 212 Evo

Cheap 4x4 ram

Mobo with bluetooth/wifi

970 gpu

2tb hdd

128gb ssd

500 or 600w psu

 

Its just going to be for my office. I only need wifi because the router for my office is on my neighbors side not mine, and I can't run a cat5 over. Bluetooth for my speakers in the garage.

 

So which is better for mainly office work, light gaming. Trying to stay under 900 if i can. Ive already got the hdd,ssd, 970. 

Only trying to keep it cheap because itll be sitting 90% of the time.

 

 

EDIT for PCPartpicker link

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Katsunaka/saved/4LcZxr

[Stevoisboss]

Get a i5-6500 and if you aren't overclocking go with a 500w psu. Rest looks fine.

[Stevoisboss]

And yes you should be able to run most games at 1080p maxed out. Hope that helps

[toogamer]

If you are talking about the i5 6500 vs the i5 6400, either should be fine for gaming. I have an i5 6500 paired with an ASUS Z170-E and I can say that this processor is more than enough for gaming. You COULD baseclock (bclk) overclock with a Z170 motherboard but that is something you can only get with a Z170 board currently. There are plenty of Z170 wifi and bluetooth motherboards but you should be able to pick which one you want.

[Herman Mcpootis]

Get the zotac gtx 1060 mini for $250 instead of the gtx 970. Get 8gb dimms instead of 4gb dimms to save the other slots. Also, you dont have to get a z170 board just for bluetooth and wifi, get a h110/b150/h170 board and gigabyte's wireless pci-e card instead. Also, you dont need the hyper 212, just use the stock cooler instead.

[Katsunaka]

2 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

Get the zotac gtx 1060 mini for $250 instead of the gtx 970. Get 8gb dimms instead of 4gb dimms to save the other slots. Also, you dont have to get a z170 board just for bluetooth and wifi, get a h110/b150/h170 board and gigabyte's wireless pci-e card instead. Also, you dont need the hyper 212, just use the stock cooler instead.

 

Already have the 970 sitting.. No need to buy a card. 

 

I updated my original post with the pcpart link.

[Herman Mcpootis]

14 minutes ago, Katsunaka said:

 

Already have the 970 sitting.. No need to buy a card. 

 

I updated my original post with the pcpart link.

Made a few edits.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) you dont need this, you can go with the stock cooler to save a few bucks.
Motherboard: MSI H170I Pro AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($32.99 @ Newegg) save the other slot for later, especially since you only have two slots. 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX Mini ITX Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.49 @ SuperBiiz) much better than the supernova NEX in performance.
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($83.89 @ OutletPC) you can get this in reddit for $20-30 to save some money.
Total: $590.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-20 09:51 EDT-0400

[AresKrieger]

Don't get that EVGA PSU it's bad quality compared to the others (this would work though it's semi modular fyi incase that's an issue http://pcpartpicker.com/product/kz7CmG/evga-power-supply-210gq0650), you don't need the evo unless you're concern is noise in which case Cryorig H7 or a lower end bequiet cooler would be better, oh and of course stick with 6500

[Katsunaka]

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2 hours ago, herman mcpootis said:

Made a few edits.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) you dont need this, you can go with the stock cooler to save a few bucks.
Motherboard: MSI H170I Pro AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($32.99 @ Newegg) save the other slot for later, especially since you only have two slots. 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX Mini ITX Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.49 @ SuperBiiz) much better than the supernova NEX in performance.
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($83.89 @ OutletPC) you can get this in reddit for $20-30 to save some money.
Total: $590.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-20 09:51 EDT-0400

I didnt know the lesser end Skylake chips had a cooler. 

I bought a 6700k and it didnt, if it does then ill just use it. Itll cut 30 off it. 

 

I dug around and kept my key off and old system. Theres some more cut off. Just figure 70off.

 

For 500 bucks I could have an up and running pc. Time to order parts. Since its an office pc, the color of the parts dont matter. I spent too much on my 6700k to make it pretty and match. This pc will just be whatever color the parts are.