Mid-end gaming PC configuration

pboechat · Mar 15, 2016

Hi,

I'd like to hear your comments on this build:

CPU: Intel Core i5 6500 PC1151 6MB Cache 3,2GHz (retail)

MOBO: GiBy GA-Z170-HD3P Z170

GPU: EVGA4GB D5 X GTX960

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400MHz 16GB (2x 8GB)

Boot-drive: Samsung 850 EVO Series SSD - 250GB

Mass-storage: Seagate Desktop HDD, SATA 6G, 7200RPM, 3,5 Zoll - 1 TB

Power supply: 550W 80+ GOLD CERTIFIED

I didn't consider buying a separate CPU cooler. Should I?

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Pedro

Mr Kagouris · Mar 15, 2016

Don't need a Z170 board unless you either plan to get a 6600k/6700k, want RAID functionality, or want SLI. Also, an R9 380/380X would be a better choice.

pboechat · Mar 15, 2016

Hi,

What do you suggest me in place of the Z170? As for the ATI gfx card, I want it Nvidia because I'm a programmer and I'll eventually run a little bit of CUDA on this PC.

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Mr Kagouris · Mar 15, 2016

Alright then. Well in place of the Z170, basically any H170 or B150 board.

RCFProd · Mar 15, 2016

I'd actually suggest Z170 no matter the processor you're getting. Pair it with DDR-2800, and you'll get huge boosts in some games. The only exclusions to that are the ASRock Gaming Hyper K4 boards which support CPU Non-Z + BLCK OC and DDR4 Non-Z OC on B150 and H170 models.

ASRock Gaming Hyper K4:
http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Fatal1ty%20B150%20Gaming%20K4Hyper/

DDR4 Non-Z OC
Overclocking DDR4 memory modules is no longer limited to Z170 models. With ASRock’s DDR4 Non-Z OC users may overclock the memory of H170/Q170/B150/H110/C232 models using certain memory sticks, such as Kingston or Samsung memory DIMMs. The enhanced CAS latency brings up to 5% performance boost.

Hyper BCLK Engine
An additional external base clock generator which provides a wider range of frequencies and better performance

If you pair it with an i5-6400, you can overclock that CPU to 4.0 Ghz. Also you can run RAM beyond de DDR4-2133 limit.

If this board isn't available, then I'd suggest taking the Z170 board for the RAM speed past 2133.

pboechat · Mar 15, 2016

Mr Kagouris :

I quickly read the article "H170 and Z170 Difference" (http://www.ukgamingcomputers.co.uk/h170-and-z170-difference-a-70.html). The conclusion of the author was: "Do you want to overclock or run multiple graphics cards now or in the future – If you answered yes to either then a Z170 is going to be your choice".

In fact, I don't want to overclock nor having multiple gfx cards at any time.

Should I go then with a H170 Pro Graming, a H170 Plus or a H170 Pro?

A Pro Gaming is more expensive because it seems to have a M.2 of 32Gb/s, but I don't know much about what it means. Sorry for the ignorance.

Additionally, it seems that if I buy the H170 I could also buy a 2,133 Ghz RAM, like the:

Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR 4 2133MHz 16 GB (2x 8 GB),

which is slightly cheaper than the 2,400 Ghz version... right?

Mr Kagouris · Mar 15, 2016

The only differences between H170 (or B150) boards are features and color scheme. Just get whichever one has the features and colors you want.

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