Need some recommendations

[Sparky808300]

Hi so i brought the i5 6600k yesterday for my build and then today the baby-lake processors arrived so i don't know if i send my 6600k back and get the equivalent i have already checked and it fits in my budget but i also accidentally brought a crap motherboard ASRock Z170 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard which only has 4 overclocking frequencies should i send my motherboard and processor back and get the new z270 board and a 7600K ?

[Spudbilly]

IMHO no you should not upgrade to kaby lake. There really is not much of a difference. 

 

Also. Do not use any overclocking profiles that may come with the BIOS. I suggest you do some research and learn how to properly overclock that processor. you will end up with a higher, stable overclock with lower voltages. 

 

Also, can you give us a link to pcpartpicker for every part of your build and future desired upgrades. Once you do that I can comment on the motherboard. 

[Sparky808300]

2 minutes ago, Spudbilly said:

IMHO no you should not upgrade to kaby lake. There really is not much of a difference. 

 

Also. Do not use any overclocking profiles that may come with the BIOS. I suggest you do some research and learn how to properly overclock that processor. you will end up with a higher, stable overclock with lower voltages. 

 

Also, can you give us a link to pcpartpicker for every part of your build and future desired upgrades. Once you do that I can comment on the motherboard. 

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/vXJFCy
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/vXJFCy/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For £0.00) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 612 Ver.2 44.2 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Dual Video Card  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Case: NZXT S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£89.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS UK 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£73.48 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £163.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-07 08:55 GMT+0000

 

i have purchased most things but i am wiling to send them back and i wanted to upgrade to a z270 and a kabylake 

[malon]

there is no real performance improvement from the 6600k to the 7600k except better overclocking

[Herman Mcpootis]

13 minutes ago, Sparky808300 said:

Hi so i brought the i5 6600k yesterday for my build and then today the baby-lake processors arrived so i don't know if i send my 6600k back and get the equivalent i have already checked and it fits in my budget but i also accidentally brought a crap motherboard ASRock Z170 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard which only has 4 overclocking frequencies should i send my motherboard and processor back and get the new z270 board and a 7600K ?

Don't worry about the performance difference, its basically negligable in games, the 6600k will do fine and you don't need to return it.

[Spudbilly]

3 minutes ago, Sparky808300 said:

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/vXJFCy
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/vXJFCy/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For £0.00) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 612 Ver.2 44.2 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Dual Video Card  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Case: NZXT S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£89.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS UK 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£73.48 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £163.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-07 08:55 GMT+0000

 

i have purchased most things but i am wiling to send them back and i wanted to upgrade to a z270 and a kabylake 

The only real benefit to get kaby lake is for motherboard features that are few and far between. The components you want are pretty standard and the 6600k will do great. 

 

Sounds like that motherboard will do just fine with manual overclocking. However, there are better overclocking boards out there. The ASRock extreme 4 is a good one. 

 

The PSU I would go for a 650w gold if your gonna overclock. 750w if your gonna sli another 1060 later down the road. 

[Sparky808300]

3 minutes ago, Spudbilly said:

The only real benefit to get kaby lake is for motherboard features that are few and far between. The components you want are pretty standard and the 6600k will do great. 

 

Sounds like that motherboard will do just fine with manual overclocking. However, there are better overclocking boards out there. The ASRock extreme 4 is a good one. 

 

The PSU I would go for a 650w gold if your gonna overclock. 750w if your gonna sli another 1060 later down the road. 

i have a budget of £910