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AlmasPite

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Hey guys i'm planning an upgrade for my PC is it right and can that CPU Handle perfectly my GPU that i'm planning so (I'm an ASUS g*y guy)

My MOBO: Asus Z170P (dont want to change)
my CPU now: I3-6100 planning:I5-6600K

GPU now: intel hd graphics 530 planning: ASUS TURBO-GTX960-OC

RAM : Hyper x savage 2133mhz 2*4gb planning: plus 2 more 4gb modules

PSU now: an old 400W (nevermind the spec.) planning: Zalman 600W ZM600-TX

and i'm planning an m.2 ssd in pcie mode 128gb what should i choose pls help me
in advance let me say a thank you
Adam
 
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geofelt
The I5-6600K is as good as it gets for gaming. Particularly if you will overclock, as you should.
As of 5/2016
What percent can get an overclock at a somewhat sane 1.40v Vcore.

I5-6600K
5.0 2%
4.9 11%
4.8 36%
4.7 64%
4.6 88%

You take a chance on trying to add ram.

Ram is sold in kits for a reason.
A motherboard must manage all the ram using the same specs of voltage, cas and speed.
This becomes harder when 4 sticks are involved.
Ram from the same vendor and part number can be made up of differing manufacturing components over time.
Some motherboards can be very sensitive to this.
That is why ram vendors will NOT support ram that is not bought in one kit.
It is safer to get what you need in one kit.

For gaming, 8gb is fine...
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The I5-6600K is as good as it gets for gaming. Particularly if you will overclock, as you should.
As of 5/2016
What percent can get an overclock at a somewhat sane 1.40v Vcore.

I5-6600K
5.0 2%
4.9 11%
4.8 36%
4.7 64%
4.6 88%

You take a chance on trying to add ram.

Ram is sold in kits for a reason.
A motherboard must manage all the ram using the same specs of voltage, cas and speed.
This becomes harder when 4 sticks are involved.
Ram from the same vendor and part number can be made up of differing manufacturing components over time.
Some motherboards can be very sensitive to this.
That is why ram vendors will NOT support ram that is not bought in one kit.
It is safer to get what you need in one kit.

For gaming, 8gb is fine. Do you really need 16gb. Would it bother you if you found that the kit you added did not work?
Yes, ram is cheap, but if you want 16gb, I suggest you sell the 8gb and buy a supported 2 x 8gb kit.

Zalman is a tier 3 unit on this list; I think you can do better:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
500w would be sufficient.
Look to Seasonic for quality.

Even for a RX480 or a GTX1060.

I am not particularly impressed by M.2 in pcie X4 mode.
Sequential benchmarks were wonderful.
I replaced a 850 pro with a 950 PRO and really could not sense any difference apart from faster virus scans.
And--- 120gb is really too small for a "C" drive.
I would save a bit and use a conventional 2.5" 240 or 500gb Samsung evo.

 
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n0ns3ns3

n0ns3ns3

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Leave your CPU as is for now, get a better GPU like GTX 1060 or even GTX 1070 and more ram like Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($77.88 @ OutletPC)
M.2 vs SATA will not have noticeable performance difference. Though for the price of M.2 you can get much larger SATA SSD and put more games on it - that is very noticeable.
And the PSU ... As said above could be better (though i don't fully agree with that list).
 
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