Bottleneck?

[incakola100]

Hi guys

 

A friend is finally building his first gaming pc but he is very afraid that he will end up with a bottleneck in his system so below are the used components. Any advice?

PSU: Corsair CS750M

CD/DVD: LG GH24NSD1

SSD: Adata Ultimate SU800, 256 GB

RAM: Crucial 16 GB DDR4-2133

CPU: i7-6700 3.4 Ghz

HDD: Seagte Barracuda 7200rpm 2TB

CPU-Cooling: Noctua NH-D14

GPU: MSI GTX1070 ARMOR 8g OC

Case: Sharkoon VG5-W

MOBO: Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

 

Thanks in advance

 

 

[TheNextLinus]

He shouldn't worry about bottlenecks, it's a good system.

 

Does he want to overclock? If he wants to overclock, he will need a i7-6700K, a i7-6700 can't be overclocked.

[martward]

Don't really see a bottleneck. However, you don't need a z270 motherboard if you are going to use a non-K processor.

[incakola100]

nah, he doesn't want to overclock. Maybe at the end of its lifetime.

 

[incakola100]

1 minute ago, martward said:

Don't really see a bottleneck. However, you don't need a z270 motherboard if you are going to use a non-K processor.

Which mobo do you advice then?

[stealth80]

all looks good except the board as mentioned

[martward]

1 minute ago, incakola100 said:

Which mobo do you advice then?

Anything with another chipset (B150/250 for example). If you create a build on pcpartpicker, you can see which motherboards are compatible and you should choose something with an H or a B instead of a Z. A Z board will work just as well, but they are more expensive and not really necessary if you don't plan on OC'ing the CPU.

[just tilt]

15 minutes ago, martward said:

Z board will work just as well, but they are more expensive and not really necessary if you don't plan on OC'ing the CPU.

Z boards pair with a K processor. So,

 

18 minutes ago, incakola100 said:

nah, he doesn't want to overclock. Maybe at the end of its lifetime.

 

He will need a 6700k and a Z170/Z270 motherboard.

If he still wants to go for a 6700 then he should go with a B150/B250 or a H110/H170/H270 because they are cheaper and the Z motherboard won't do him any good with a non-overclockable CPU.

[AlTech]

28 minutes ago, incakola100 said:

Hi guys

 

 

 

A friend is finally building his first gaming pc but he is very afraid that he will end up with a bottleneck in his system so below are the used components. Any advice?

PSU: Corsair CS750M

CD/DVD: LG GH24NSD1

SSD: Adata Ultimate SU800, 256 GB

RAM: Crucial 16 GB DDR4-2133

CPU: i7-6700 3.4 Ghz

HDD: Seagte Barracuda 7200rpm 2TB

CPU-Cooling: Noctua NH-D14

GPU: MSI GTX1070 ARMOR 8g OC

Case: Sharkoon VG5-W

MOBO: Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

 

Thanks in advance

 

 

 

 

 

STAHP. That power supply is Satan.

 

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[Droidbot]

CSM isn't a good PSU as @AluminiumTech mentioned, get an EVGA G2, Seasonic or XFX (Seasonic design) PSU.

 

Keep the Z series board if he wants, or go for H170/110, B series, etc. He is not missing out on many good features.

[incakola100]

1 hour ago, AluminiumTech said:

STAHP. That power supply is Satan.

 

These amazing power supply masters have your back!

@STRMfrmXMN @Energycore

 

1 hour ago, Droidbot said:

CSM isn't a good PSU as @AluminiumTech mentioned, get an EVGA G2, Seasonic or XFX (Seasonic design) PSU.

 

Keep the Z series board if he wants, or go for H170/110, B series, etc. He is not missing out on many good features.

Whats wrong with it? I got a CX75M in my build, you guys got me all worried now.

[AlTech]

5 minutes ago, incakola100 said:

 

Whats wrong with it? I got a CX75M in my build, you guys got me all worried now.

CS and CX aren't great power supplies. They're more like what i'd expect in a low end gaming PC or an Office PC.

 

If you are gaming then you should be looking at Corsair's RMx or above series or something comparable from Seasonic or Antec.

[incakola100]

Got bad experience with antec cases. The front usb doen't work anymore but so do the usb on the mobo. might bet the mobo. don't know.

[STRMfrmXMN]

7 hours ago, Droidbot said:

CSM isn't a good PSU as @AluminiumTech mentioned, get an EVGA G2, Seasonic or XFX (Seasonic design) PSU.

 

Keep the Z series board if he wants, or go for H170/110, B series, etc. He is not missing out on many good features.

It's an OK PSU but yeah, not as good as the G2 or XFX XTS or whatever OP might be looking at. The EVGA B2 can often be found at a similar price point to the CSM.