About to build a mid budget gaming pc checking for compatibility and help on cpu

lemonzbrah · Dec 10, 2015

Hey im building a gaming pc and just wanted some tips on compatibility

Asus GeForce GTX970 Turbo OC 4GB Graphic Card

Intel Core i7-4790 CPU, Haswell Gen2 LGA1150, 3.6GHz 8MB - TRAY

Kingston 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz Desktop Memory - KVR16N11S8/8

Western Digital Blue WD20EZRZ 2TB 3.5" Hard Drive. IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s

Samsung 850 EVO 250GB Internal Solid State Drive(SSD) MZ-75E250

Corsair VS650 650W ATX Power Supply

.Asus A88X-Gamer FM2+ ATX Motherboard

Any tips on choosing the CPU in terms of picking up a new skylake processor and if so what motherboard would be best to go with that.

Thank you

DonkeyOatie · Dec 10, 2015

Those parts will not work The Intel CPU will not work with the FM2+ motherboard which is intended for AMD APU chips. Also, a tray processor is without a CPU cooler, so you will need to add one.

What is your budget in local currency?

I would want a higher-performance PSU than that. Not higher Wattage, 650W is plenty, not higher efficiency, Bronze is OK, but higher performance, and able to handle that variable and swiftly changing demands of your high-performance gaming system.

lemonzbrah · Dec 10, 2015

DonkeyOatie :

Ahh thank you, ATM its around 1300 USD, or 1700-1900 AUD local currency. I was unsure about the motherboards and PSU, would a Gigabyte GA-H170-HD3 ATX Motherboard be a better choice with a Cooler Master 650W 80Plus Gold Semi Modular ATX Power Supply and to a Intel Core i7-4790K CPU BX80646I74790K LGA1150

DonkeyOatie · Dec 10, 2015

I'm a Kiwi, I speak AUD

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So. if I when to Oz and built a mid-range, general purpose computer with strong gaming for your budget, this is the sort of thing I'd do.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($369.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($65.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.00 @ PLE Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($479.00 @ Centre Com)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.50 @ Umart)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($82.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24D3ST DVD/CD Writer ($18.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($129.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1506.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-11 05:36 AEDT+1100

The CPU is a powerful as an i7, but a but slower and a lot cheaper than an i7 4790 (I use one on this system)
No cooler needed.
Decent budget motherboard
Good, fast enough memory
Storage. Big enough SSD.
Good video card, can be overclocked for about 10% more performance.
Decent budget case.
Good power supply, and powerful enough.
OOD and OS.

The H170 motherboard will not run the 4790K either, the first is LGA1151 socket, the second is LGA1150 chip. Overclocking is not really necessary for gaming because most games are GPU limited.

If you really want overclocking, then this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($515.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($169.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($89.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.00 @ PLE Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($479.00 @ Centre Com)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.50 @ Umart)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($82.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24D3ST DVD/CD Writer ($18.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($129.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1835.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-11 05:45 AEDT+1100

is what it could look like.

Skylake would look like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($515.00 @ IJK)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($185.00 @ IJK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($215.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.00 @ PLE Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($479.00 @ Centre Com)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.50 @ Umart)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($82.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24D3ST DVD/CD Writer ($18.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($129.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1977.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-11 05:46 AEDT+1100

Seduced Senpai · Dec 10, 2015

Just to check if stuff is compatible you can use this website

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/

Also this is what DonkeyOatie is using to get all these parts.

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