New gaming build

[Ruger22C]

1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
Gaming, non-FPS

2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
1200

3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
USA

5. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.
Intel CPU. Also, not MSI

7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
Mild

8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using?
1080

9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Now

10. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software?
W10



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Looking for advice for a friend's new rig, how are these parts/specs?

1. Crucial BX100 500gB (SSD)
2. 212 EVO (Heatsink)
3. G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2800 (PC4 22400) Intel Z170 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231877

He already has a GTX 970, and Corsair 750w. I know sleep states may have to be changed in order to use that PSU.


Do games currently, or are games likely to within a couple of years, start gaining much benefit from hyper-threaded CPUs? If not, there's no need for the 6700.


CPU/RAM/MOBO here:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.2433153

 

[lehtv]

Looking for advice for a friend's new rig, how are these parts/specs?
Crucial BX100 500gB (SSD)
212 EVO (Heatsink)
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2800 (PC4 22400) Intel Z170 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231877

SSD - good
Heatsink - good
RAM - a little expensive

He already has a GTX 970

Nice.

Corsair 750w.

Model? How old?

Do games currently, or are games likely to within a couple of years, start gaining much benefit from hyper-threaded CPUs?

Not enough to matter when you're only running a single GTX 970. A skylake i5 with mild OC will handle GTX 970 especially well, and will also handle a GPU upgrade

GIGABYTE GA-Z170XP-SLI (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
with
Intel Core i5-6500 6M Skylake Quad-Core 3.2 GHz LGA 1151 65W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...=Combo.2528739
Versus:
ASRock Z170 Extreme6 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
with
Intel Core i7-6700 8M Skylake Quad-Core 3.4 GHz LGA 1151
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...=Combo.2542546

the CPU in these combos is not overclockable.

I'd recommend:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($252.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($154.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($164.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($96.97 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 61.2 CFM 140mm Fan ($11.90 @ Newegg)
Total: $865.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-24 17:13 EDT-0400

The RAM in particular is an amazing deal, probably going to be out of stock soon. You don't find many 16GB DDR4 kits under $100, let alone 2666MHz ones.

The 850 EVO I picked cos it's just a few $ more than BX100 but gets you 2 more years of warranty.

This setup will be super easy to overclock to 4.4GHz. Of course, you can tinker around more than that if you want, this is just a quick guide. Set:
- core multi to 44
- synchronize turbo on all cores
- adaptive VCore to 1.300
- LLC to level 5
- current limit to 140%

Then check that temps stay under 80C at load. If not, use a milder stress test (Prime95 may push over 80C), or back down to 4.3GHz with a bit lower volts.

If 4.4GHz is not stable at 1.300V, you're pretty unlucky in your CPU lottery.

 

[Ruger22C]

SSD - good
Heatsink - good
RAM - a little expensive



Nice.



Model? How old?



Not enough to matter when you're only running a single GTX 970. A skylake i5 with mild OC will handle GTX 970 especially well, and will also handle a GPU upgrade



the CPU in these combos is not overclockable.

I'd recommend:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($252.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($154.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($164.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($96.97 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 61.2 CFM 140mm Fan ($11.90 @ Newegg)
Total: $865.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-24 17:13 EDT-0400

The RAM in particular is an amazing deal, probably going to be out of stock soon. You don't find many 16GB DDR4 kits under $100, let alone 2666MHz ones.

The 850 EVO I picked cos it's just a few $ more than BX100 but gets you 2 more years of warranty.

This setup will be super easy to overclock to 4.4GHz. Of course, you can tinker around more than that if you want, this is just a quick guide. Set:
- core multi to 44
- synchronize turbo on all cores
- adaptive VCore to 1.300
- LLC to level 5
- current limit to 140%

Then check that temps stay under 80C at load. If not, use a milder stress test (Prime95 may push over 80C), or back down to 4.3GHz with a bit lower volts.

If 4.4GHz is not stable at 1.300V, you're pretty unlucky in your CPU lottery.

Yeah, I just saw that the non-K tie bclk to pcie.....
Nice SSD, and thanks for the input.

 

[Ruger22C]

Parts being ordered. Thanks.