HAI ALL!
I finally was able to order me an i7 6700k. FYI newegg seems to have spotty supply, but you can order a combo and return the useless other parts and just keep the CPU. Shoddy sales practices can be defeated
To the point: I am aware that the i7 6700k requires a new socket mobo- 1151 which is different from the older intels (non skylake/6th gens) and that the new 1151 goes with DDR4 RAM.
I need to build me a beastmode gaming rig however there are things I am not understanding well so far regarding the new motherboards- I wanna get the M.2 slot HDD for super-duper fast HDD, but that apparently needs PCI-express slots now.
I'd like to get a mobo that supports for 32gb of ram (4x8 ideally), 2 big video cards ( so spacing would be an issue along with the ability to not have them be identical- afaik dx12 will enable me to add lets say a next gen NVIDIA to my current 7950 radeon), support at least 1 M.2 HDD, and still have a couple of PCI express slots for whatevers!
I read something about having a limited number of PCI lanes or w/e, that they are not equally fast, etc. etc- which is why I am writing here for a suggestion/ clarification! I remember with my old pc I had only 1 8x pci for my main video card, and had i gone for crossfire the 2nd one would be gimped to a 4x speed. I am worried that I may shoot myself in the foot with a poor choice now.
Thanks and cheers!
I finally was able to order me an i7 6700k. FYI newegg seems to have spotty supply, but you can order a combo and return the useless other parts and just keep the CPU. Shoddy sales practices can be defeated
To the point: I am aware that the i7 6700k requires a new socket mobo- 1151 which is different from the older intels (non skylake/6th gens) and that the new 1151 goes with DDR4 RAM.
I need to build me a beastmode gaming rig however there are things I am not understanding well so far regarding the new motherboards- I wanna get the M.2 slot HDD for super-duper fast HDD, but that apparently needs PCI-express slots now.
I'd like to get a mobo that supports for 32gb of ram (4x8 ideally), 2 big video cards ( so spacing would be an issue along with the ability to not have them be identical- afaik dx12 will enable me to add lets say a next gen NVIDIA to my current 7950 radeon), support at least 1 M.2 HDD, and still have a couple of PCI express slots for whatevers!
I read something about having a limited number of PCI lanes or w/e, that they are not equally fast, etc. etc- which is why I am writing here for a suggestion/ clarification! I remember with my old pc I had only 1 8x pci for my main video card, and had i gone for crossfire the 2nd one would be gimped to a 4x speed. I am worried that I may shoot myself in the foot with a poor choice now.
Thanks and cheers!
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