x99 vs z170

[asim123]

i am building my first custom PC which will be majorly use for gaming and some video editing purpose.i want my PC to be future proof.I will use gtx 1080 graphic card in this build.help me to choose motherboard and processor.I uploaded a screenshot which has all other parts that i will use in this build.It is my first post in LTT forums.Any help would be appreciated.  

[BryceAC]

I'd recommend a 6700K if you're wanting to game and do some video editing.

As for the motherboard, I like to recommend the ASUS Z170-P as it's a fantastic board for the price and it comes with all the basic features needed for an enthusiast build. 

 

Do you already have a case?

[johnny5c]

Editing is the only thing that benefits from the extra cores that x99 offers so it's up to you to determine if it's worth the extra cost over z170.

 

You don't need a 850 watt PSU unless you plan on adding a second 1080, a good 550-650 watt unit is more than enough.

[asim123]

1 minute ago, BryceAC said:

I'd recommend a 6700K if you're wanting to game and do some video editing.

As for the motherboard, I like to recommend the ASUS Z170-P as it's a fantastic board for the price and it comes with all the basic features needed for an enthusiast build. 

 

Do you already have a case?

no i don't have a case.

if i would go with z170 i would choose asus z170 deluxe or asus z170 hero alpha.

i think z170 after a couple of months  will be outdated and z270 will be release

should i wait for it or i get z170

[asim123]

5 minutes ago, johnny5c said:

Editing is the only thing that benefits from the extra cores that x99 offers so it's up to you to determine if it's worth the extra cost over z170.

 

You don't need a 850 watt PSU unless you plan on adding a second 1080, a good 550-650 watt unit is more than enough.

is x99 good for gaming

 

[steffeeh]

If you invest a little extra into cooling and then overclock it a bunch it can get competitive with the 6700k.

I use 5820k (X99) and gaming works like a charm CPU wise, though I only have a GTX970 GPU so...

[| Rembo |]

15 minutes ago, asim123 said:

i think z170 after a couple of months  will be outdated and z270 will be release

should i wait for it or i get z170

z270 won't give much benefit over the z170 so i would just buy the z170 right now,

Good Luck with your build

[Sintezza]

Depends on the editing software you are going to use.

Adobe premiere just go with the 6700K.

Because the 2015 version of premiere doesnt particually scale well beyond 4 threads.

But for most other editing software more cores come handy.

But it does of course depends on how big of a priority the editing work would have over gaming.

And what kind editing work precisely.

Because if you are going to render allot of 4K video footage, then the more cores the better.

For gaming the 6700K is better in most games without a doubt.

 

[asim123]

12 minutes ago, Sintezza said:

Depends on the editing software you are going to use.

Adobe premiere just go with the 6700K.

Because the 2015 version of premiere doesnt particually scale well beyond 4 threads.

But for most other editing software more cores come handy.

But it does of course depends on how big of a priority the editing work would have over gaming.

And what kind editing work precisely.

Because if you are going to render allot of 4K video footage, then the more cores the better.

For gaming the 6700K is better in most games without a doubt.

 

I will not do that much advance editing or rendering.i will just use adobe photoshop,illustrator and other editing software

[Sintezza]

2 minutes ago, asim123 said:

I will not do that much advance editing or rendering.i will just use adobe photoshop,illustrator and other editing software

Well i guess then the 6700K would be perfectly fine for you.

[asim123]

7 minutes ago, Sintezza said:

Well i guess then the 6700K would be perfectly fine for you.

will it run softwares like sony vegas pro 13,final cut pro,cyberlink power director 12,rainmeter and other softwares like this

 

[XenosTech]

3 minutes ago, asim123 said:

will it run softwares like sony vegas pro 13,final cut pro,cyberlink power director 12,rainmeter and other softwares like this

 

Yet it will and x99 is a waste of money unless you do heavy content creation and absolutely need those extra cores to get rendering done faster

[laushik]

I would suggest the gigabyte z170x gaming 7. High end mobo with great oc capabilities and expandibility.

[lukart]

1 minute ago, laushik said:

I would suggest the gigabyte z170x gaming 7. High end mobo with great oc capabilities and expandibility.

Even better one would be the Asrock Z170 Extreme! their mobo's are just made to be overclocked... good stuff. 

[laushik]

3 minutes ago, lukart said:

Even better one would be the Asrock Z170 Extreme! their mobo's are just made to be overclocked... good stuff. 

They have bad voltage regulators I heard.

[asim123]

what about

12 minutes ago, laushik said:

I would suggest the gigabyte z170x gaming 7. High end mobo with great oc capabilities and expandibility.

what about asus z170 deluxe or asus z170 hero alpha.

[asim123]

i am choosing i7 6700k.please help me to choose motherboard for it.

 

[laushik]

Just now, asim123 said:

what about

what about asus z170 deluxe or asus z170 hero alpha.

Those are good enthusiast motherboards

[asim123]

11 minutes ago, laushik said:

Those are good enthusiast motherboards

so which one should i buy

 

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

45 minutes ago, asim123 said:

what about

what about asus z170 deluxe or asus z170 hero alpha.

 

Are you into overclocking? 

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

53 minutes ago, laushik said:

They have bad voltage regulators I heard.

 

Where did you hear that from? 

[laushik]

30 minutes ago, Pohernori said:

 

Where did you hear that from? 

A couple of sites

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

3 minutes ago, laushik said:

A couple of sites

 

Yea, what were those "couple of sites"? 

[asim123]

1 hour ago, Pohernori said:

 

Are you into overclocking? 

yes

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

1 minute ago, asim123 said:

yes

 

Yea then I'd pick the Hero board. IR pwm(Used in boards meant for achieving high OCs), high quality vrm and loads of overclocking features.