Good skylake CPUs?

[mrjordann]

Hi guys! So I'm building a second PC, and I decided to go with a Skylake CPU and a Z170 motherboard. What are some good skylake CPUs that aren't too expensive, but can run heavy modern games? I know the 6600k is fantastic, but are there any cheaper options that are good for gaming?

 

Thanks in advance!

[bgibbz]

i5!6400, i5 6500, i5 6600, those are what you want to look at. Whichever one closest matches your budget. 

[MegaDave91]

You really should just build with Kaby Lake/Z270.

[Megah3rtz]

1 minute ago, MegaDave91 said:

You really should just build with Kaby Lake/Z270.

Wouldn't be any better and the prices are still going down right now. 

[CFstorm]

Maybe the 6500 or 6600. If your not doing a super good GPU, a pentuim G4260. The pentuim is a dual core CPU, allowing overclokcing AND has four threads at a super low price. If you have more money later you can upgrade because the pentuim is z170

[8-Bit Ninja]

4 minutes ago, CFstorm said:

Maybe the 6500 or 6600. If your not doing a super good GPU, a pentuim G4260. The pentuim is a dual core CPU, allowing overclokcing AND has four threads at a super low price. If you have more money later you can upgrade because the pentuim is z170

Wut?

[Megah3rtz]

5 minutes ago, CFstorm said:

Maybe the 6500 or 6600. If your not doing a super good GPU, a pentuim G4260. The pentuim is a dual core CPU, allowing overclokcing AND has four threads at a super low price. If you have more money later you can upgrade because the pentuim is z170

The pentium g4560 you mean? 

[8-Bit Ninja]

9 minutes ago, mrjordann said:

Hi guys! So I'm building a second PC, and I decided to go with a Skylake CPU and a Z170 motherboard. What are some good skylake CPUs that aren't too expensive, but can run heavy modern games? I know the 6600k is fantastic, but are there any cheaper options that are good for gaming?

 

Thanks in advance!

Something like a 6500 is a solid cpu for the money, as if money is an issue you can use the stock cooler, furthermore you wont need a z170 motherboard as you don't need the overclocking features, so something like a b150 motherboard would be fine (And also a lot cheaper)

[CFstorm]

2 minutes ago, 8-Bit Ninja said:

Wut?

What do you mean what?

[8-Bit Ninja]

Just now, CFstorm said:

What do you mean what?

" pentuim is z170"

[mrjordann]

5 minutes ago, 8-Bit Ninja said:

" pentuim is z170"

he means the pentium cpu is compatible with z170.

 

Unless somehow the Pentium CPU actually sexually identifies as a Z170.

[CFstorm]

6 minutes ago, 8-Bit Ninja said:

" pentuim is z170"

New sky lake and kabylake pentuim processors are z170/z270

https://ark.intel.com/products/87356/Intel-Pentium-Processor-G3260-3M-Cache-3_30-GHz

[Megah3rtz]

2 minutes ago, CFstorm said:

New sky lake and kabylake pentuim processors are z170/z270

https://ark.intel.com/products/87356/Intel-Pentium-Processor-G3260-3M-Cache-3_30-GHz

No they are LGA 1151. Z170/Z270 is a type of motherboard. 

[CFstorm]

Just now, Megah3rtz said:

No they are LGA 1151. Z170/Z270 is a type of motherboard. 

I know, but they are compatible with those chipsets, the original poster wanted a CPU that would go with a z170 mobo, so I put it in terms of the original post,

[iRileyx]

21 minutes ago, CFstorm said:

Maybe the 6500 or 6600. If your not doing a super good GPU, a pentuim G4260. The pentuim is a dual core CPU, allowing overclokcing AND has four threads at a super low price. If you have more money later you can upgrade because the pentuim is z170

How does it being a dual core allow overclocking?

You cant (properly)overclock pentiums.

[mrjordann]

2 minutes ago, Megah3rtz said:

No they are LGA 1151. Z170/Z270 is a type of motherboard. 

But don't the Z170 and Z270 boards support LGA 1151 chipset?

[mrjordann]

Just now, RKRiley said:

How does it being a dual core allow overclocking?

You cant overclock pentiums.

YOU CAN IF YOU BELIEVE

[Megah3rtz]

Just now, mrjordann said:

But don't the Z170 and Z270 boards support LGA 1151 chipset?

Yes, and so do the b150 h110 and h170 boards. 

[CFstorm]

Just now, mrjordann said:

But don't the Z170 and Z270 boards support LGA 1151 chipset?

Yes, exactly. They are almost the same thing. Z170 is a type of motherboard, 1151 is a type of CPU socket. 

[iRileyx]

4 minutes ago, CFstorm said:

Yes, exactly. They are almost the same thing. Z170 is a type of motherboard, 1151 is a type of CPU socket. 

Z170 is the chipset.
 

[mrjordann]

 

1 minute ago, RKRiley said:

Z170 is the chipset

I thought LGA 1151 was the chipset, Z170 was the board...?

[iRileyx]

2 minutes ago, mrjordann said:

 

I thought LGA 1151 was the chipset, Z170 was the board...?

No, 1151 is the socket.
H, B, Z (and others) followed by numbers are the chipsets
The "type" of motherboard would be the form factor, so mATX, ATX, ITX etc etc.