Skylake cpu ddr3?+ I5 6400 WITH R9 280X crossfire?

XtremeArsenal · Dec 17, 2015

hi guys. i know i have been changing my pc build a lot recently but i am hoping i could make this my final one. firstly, is ddr3 good for skylake processors. i am using an asrock b150m pro4 /d3 lga 1151 mobo and am planning to get 2x4gb @1600 ddr3 ram. is this rm compatible. if so is there any performance increase. Now for xfire bit. will an i5 6400 do good for a hd770 (r9 280x equivalent) crossfire. im planning on upgrading to crossfire in the future only and not now. will i see some bottleneck at all? would ddr3 ram affect this. i really could use the help guys. in advance, thx.
Specs:

http://cplonline.com.au/seagate-barracuda-1tb-st1000dm003.html

http://cplonline.com.au/intel-core-i5-6400-4-core-lga-1151-processor-bx80662i56400.html

http://cplonline.com.au/asrock-b150m-pro4-d3-lga1151-micro-atx-motherboard.html

http://cplonline.com.au/deepcool-tesseract-sw-usb-3-0-mid-tower-case-black.html

http://cplonline.com.au/corsair-vs450-atx-power-supplier.html

upgrading psu in future

http://cplonline.com.au/kingston-hyperx-fury-8gb-kit-2x4g-1866mhz-hx318c10fk2-8.html

GPU: Asus hd7970 directcu2 3gb bought separately on gumtree

qwertyK · Dec 17, 2015

To be honest, I woudn't bother investing in Skylake. Just buy Haswell, they are still very good chips.

bignastyid · Dec 17, 2015

Technically Skylakes MC only supports ddr4 and ddr3l. Some boards support ddr3 but you run the risk of eventually damaging the mc using ddr3. With that boarx i suggest using ddr3l or getting a board with ddr4 support. Running a 7970 with a low quality 450w psu like the corsair VS is a bad idea and just asking for problems.

XtremeArsenal · Dec 17, 2015

qwertyK :

well does 4460 offer same performance in gaming. and i mean exact performance in gaming. i5 4460 also costs more for me. 10 dollars extra and my specs are in a tight budget. so i wanna make every bit worth it

XtremeArsenal · Dec 17, 2015

bignastyid :

I think it should be fine. i will upgrade the psu in future anyway.

bignastyid · Dec 17, 2015

The 4460 is actually a hair faster than the 6400 due to the 6400s lower clock speed. Skylake is only a small improvement over haswell so the 4460s higher clock makes up for the difference in architecture.

XtremeArsenal · Dec 17, 2015

well if i get a 4660. will a asrock b85m pro4 be good for crossfire and evrything else in my specs. i really a desperate o use that one as it is the best and compatible option. plus it is pretty cheap too so yeh. i would go for msi b85m g43 but it is not on cpl.com.au

bignastyid · Dec 17, 2015

Honestly if you want to xfire a mid to high end card I'd get a board with 2 pci-e ports that run at atleast 8x each rather than at 16x for the first and a 4x for the second. For that you'd need a z97 or z87 board.

bignastyid · Dec 17, 2015

The 500w silverstone is only a couple bucks more than the VS and is a little better quality wise. It uses Teapo caps which arent great but they are better than the capxons used on the VS.
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/silverstone-power-supply-st50fes

XtremeArsenal · Dec 17, 2015

bignastyid :

its not compatible with asrock b85m pro4 man. how about corsair vs 550. its an upgrade from 450 and the only solution for me right now

XtremeArsenal · Dec 17, 2015

bignastyid :

http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/B85M%20Pro4/

new mobo for 4460

qwertyK · Dec 17, 2015

I'd get a Z97 board if you can. ASUS's Z97p board is a great little board for the money, plus it even has M.2 support. While ASRock are "up and coming" I would just get an ASUS or Gigabyte because they are more reliable. The B85 chipset will hold you back if you buy a K chip, there is no official support for OCing.

bignastyid · Dec 17, 2015

If you are talking about haswell compatibility thats an easy fix, just disable the the c6/c7 sleep states which are disabled by default on many desktop boards anyways.

XtremeArsenal · Dec 17, 2015

qwertyK :

no plan to oc

XtremeArsenal · Dec 17, 2015

bignastyid :

im sorry im quite the noob and do not understand what that was directed to or means. terribly sorry. im not that smart.

qwertyK · Dec 17, 2015

XtremeArsenal :

Yes, but its all about futureproofing. You may not plan to overclock NOW, but in the future you may want to and then you'll have to buy a new motherboard. Plus, the Z97 chipset is faster than the B85 chipset.

If you have no plan to OC, and you're sure and don't mind buying a new motherboard later on if you ever do, then I would just buy a H81 board. They're quite a bit cheaper than the B85, and still offer great features at a reasonoably low price.

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