Buying for overclock 6700k+MB+RAM

[Gabber]

Hello,

 

I think there has been many discussions about this and I hope people have gathered enough information on which would be the best brand to go for and which MB model can overclock at what speed. I'm not looking for very high end motherboards, something right below the high end might suffice.

 

What would you suggest for motherboard and RAM combo? Stable 4,6Ghz is fine for me

[SLAYR]

3 minutes ago, Gabber said:

Hello,

 

I think there has been many discussions about this and I hope people have gathered enough information on which would be the best brand to go for and which MB model can overclock at what speed. I'm not looking for very high end motherboards, something right below the high end might suffice.

 

What would you suggest for motherboard and RAM combo? Stable 4,6Ghz is fine for me

Really any z170, and ddr4 would work,

the chip, and cooler will determine whether or not you get to 4.6Ghz.

[dantayy]

Get a Asus Z170 series board. For ram Corsair LPX modules will do the job just fine, I don't really see any value in expensive ram kits like the dominators unless you have lots of money to spend

[kelvinhall05]

i havent built/overclocked a pc yet, but pretty much any z170 board from a reputable brand will work

[Gabber]

Just now, SLAYR said:

Really any z170, and ddr4 would work,

the chip, and cooler will determine whether or not you get to 4.6Ghz.

I will pick some Corsair H cooler, It will do fine

[Gabber]

So, what if I wanted to push above 4.6ghz? Is it possible for stable oc and winning the silicon lottery? I wonder how much more money will it require then, cause from your answers 4.6ghz seems like nothing

 

I wonder what MSI Z170A M7 can do... Although I had bad experience with msi mb in the past but it could look nice with my gpu

[racer243l]

Any Z170 mobo should do. RAM the only thing I would recommend is 3200 or 3466Mhz versions. Otherwise the chip and cooling say what your OC will be.

As a tip, I saw you want to get a Corsair H-series cooler, if youdo so, get a 240mm or bigger. The 120mm aren´t worth the money you pay.

[Gabber]

4 minutes ago, racer243l said:

Any Z170 mobo should do. RAM the only thing I would recommend is 3200 or 3466Mhz versions. Otherwise the chip and cooling say what your OC will be.

As a tip, I saw you want to get a Corsair H-series cooler, if youdo so, get a 240mm or bigger. The 120mm aren´t worth the money you pay.

Thanks for info, I'm now looking what can I buy

[Gabber]

24 minutes ago, racer243l said:

Any Z170 mobo should do. RAM the only thing I would recommend is 3200 or 3466Mhz versions. Otherwise the chip and cooling say what your OC will be.

As a tip, I saw you want to get a Corsair H-series cooler, if youdo so, get a 240mm or bigger. The 120mm aren´t worth the money you pay.

Ok so, I have only 3 RAM options, which should I go for, price difference is really a joke:

 

G.SKILL RipjawsV 8GB 3200MHz DDR4 CL16 DIMM 

Kingston 8GB 3200MHz DDR4 CL16 HyperX Predator

G.SKILL RipjawsV 8GB 3466MHz DDR4 CL16 DIMM 

 

Would G.SKILL be alright? I guess I should go for highest clock?..

[racer243l]

2 minutes ago, Gabber said:

Ok so, I have only 3 RAM options, which should I go for, price difference is really a joke:

 

G.SKILL RipjawsV 8GB 3200MHz DDR4 CL16 DIMM 

Kingston 8GB 3200MHz DDR4 CL16 HyperX Predator

G.SKILL RipjawsV 8GB 3466MHz DDR4 CL16 DIMM 

 

Would G.SKILL be alright? I guess I should go for highest clock?..

G.Skill is a good brand. Get the last one. But make sure your mobo supports XMP for 3466Mhz

[Gabber]

2 minutes ago, racer243l said:

G.Skill is a good brand. Get the last one. But make sure your mobo supports XMP for 3466Mhz

I'm picking mobo now, I guess I should go with ASUS

[racer243l]

Just now, Gabber said:

I'm picking mobo now, I guess I should go with ASUS

I can recommend the Asus Z170-A. It supports your RAM. And I got my 6700k stable 4.6GHz OC since I got it about 7 months ago.

[Gabber]

2 minutes ago, racer243l said:

I can recommend the Asus Z170-A. It supports your RAM. And I got my 6700k stable 4.6GHz OC since I got it about 7 months ago.

I'm left with 160€ budget, if I take 6700k, 16GB ram, Corsair H105 (not sure if it's good yet). For this price I hope I can get a decent mobo

[racer243l]

1 minute ago, Gabber said:

I'm left with 160€ budget, if I take 6700k, 16GB ram, Corsair H105 (not sure if it's good yet). For this price I hope I can get a decent mobo

The H105 is decent. For 160€ you can get a lot. In Germany the Z170-A currently costs 141,90€. The Asus Z170 Pro Gaming 147,95€ for example

[Gabber]

K, so, I can get

 

ASUS Z170-A - 151€

ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING - 163€

ASUS Z170-PRO - 178€

ASUS MAXIMUS VIII RANGER - 192€

 

Any reasons to buy one over another? Any reason to save money here?

 

Why I only see 3400mhz support not 3466?

[racer243l]

1 minute ago, Gabber said:

K, so, I can get

 

ASUS Z170-A - 151€

ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING - 163€

ASUS Z170-PRO - 178€

ASUS MAXIMUS VIII RANGER - 192€

 

Any reasons to buy one over another? Any reason to save money here?

Mostly looks and fancy connectors. Depends on what you want and need.

[Gabber]

2 minutes ago, racer243l said:

Mostly looks and fancy connectors. Depends on what you want and need.

so what, they are literally the same on overclocking??

[racer243l]

Just now, Gabber said:

so what, they are literally the same on overclocking??

Overclocking always depends on your CPU, aka winning the silicon lottery and the CPU cooler, not the motherboard. So yes, they´re the same.

[Gabber]

5 minutes ago, racer243l said:

Overclocking always depends on your CPU, aka winning the silicon lottery and the CPU cooler, not the motherboard. So yes, they´re the same.

But with 6700k you win more I guess regarding previous generations? Linus mentioned this I think in his video. I had 4770k previously, I could barely get to 4,3-4,4 and with crashes also, it was horrible, same on 2 different batches

 

on A version PS2 connector is a joke tough, and lol, even on maximus, why god, why...

 

Z170-PRO seems the way to go...

 

[racer243l]

Just now, Gabber said:

But with 6700k you win more I guess regarding previous generations? Linus mentioned this I think in his video. I had 4770k previously, I could barely get to 4,3-4,4 and with crashes also, it was horrible, same on 2 different batches

Nah, not garunteed. Better, yes. But you sill could get a chip that can´t even do 4,4Ghz. Since Intel only ensures you, that your CPU is able to boost 4,2Ghz, not more.

[Gabber]

4 minutes ago, racer243l said:

Nah, not garunteed. Better, yes. But you sill could get a chip that can´t even do 4,4Ghz. Since Intel only ensures you, that your CPU is able to boost 4,2Ghz, not more.

Then I would have wasted a lot of money for very little performance  even PRO is over budget a bit, can't go higher, I hope this will do fine, somehow PRO GAMING version looks more appealing with more usb slots

[racer243l]

17 minutes ago, Gabber said:

Then I would have wasted a lot of money for very little performance  even PRO is over budget a bit, can't go higher, I hope this will do fine, somehow PRO GAMING version looks more appealing with more usb slots

Alright, good luck then

[Gabber]

Ok, so I'm stuck on liquid cooler, I kinda want to buy H100i v2 but I think it's little bit noisy. I wonder if I can get something more quiet and it would be enough for 4.6ghz

[Gabber]

1 hour ago, racer243l said:

Alright, good luck then

would H80i v2 be enough and quiet? I can't get GT where I live

[racer243l]

Just now, Gabber said:

would H80i be enough and quiet? I can't get GT where I live

Oh no. Rather get a high end air cooler. I have one and will throw it out of my system next month or so because it is loud and cooling not worth the money. The H100i v2 is relatively silent in quiet mode but soooo much better performance wise. You can swap the fans later anyway.