New gaming rig hardware check - Windows 7 compatible?

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Hi all,

I'm currently selecting components for a new gaming rig, goal is future proofing for 4 to 6 years and 3D cad modeling (Solid Edge, Maya, ...) within a budget of 1300€ or less.
This is what I got already:

-GIGABYTE GA-B150-HD3P, socket 1151
-Cooler Master G550M
-Samsung SH-224FB
-Crucial BX200, 480 GB SSD
-LogiLink Card Reader 54 in 1
-Crucial 16 GB DDR4-2400 Kit, RAM
-Intel® Core i5-6600, 3,3 GHz (3,9 GHz Turbo Boost) socket 1151 processor
-Western Digital Blue, 3 TB HDD
-Arctic Freezer i11, CPU-koeler
-MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G, Grafische kaart
-CM Storm Enforcer, Case


First off, I was wondering if this setup is ok, can any components be replaced by better alternatives?

But most importantly, can I install Windows 7 Home on this? Won't there by any problems with the drivers?

Thanks for the replies,
 
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logainofhades
You could potentially have a problem installing Win 7.

http://www.asrock.com/microsite/Win7Install/

Since you are looking at locked chips anyway, I still would recommend Xeon for multithreaded support, for future titles. Performance differences between skylake and Haswell are very minor.
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Not a good PSU choice. Cad modeling, you want more threads, I would do something more like this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (€267.84 @ Mindfactory)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€83.47 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (€80.48 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€143.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€88.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card (€364.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case (€46.59 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€82.92 @ Mindfactory)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (€16.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €1174.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-10 15:48 CET+0100

 
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Thanks for the reply, but no, the CAD modeling software (Solid Edge) can't use hyperthreading, so the i5 will have to do.
It's mainly a gaming rig anyway.

But as for the windows 7 compatibility, any thoughts?

 
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You could potentially have a problem installing Win 7.

http://www.asrock.com/microsite/Win7Install/

Since you are looking at locked chips anyway, I still would recommend Xeon for multithreaded support, for future titles. Performance differences between skylake and Haswell are very minor.
 
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