- Jul 8, 2013
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Going to be building a new system soon, was debating between a few ATX Motherboards, the lower - high end versions.. ..
Like so:
http://www.ebuyer.com/720053-asus-z170-a-socket-1151-vga-dvi-d-hdmi-displayport-8-channel-audio-atx-z170-a
http://www.ebuyer.com/720052-asus-z170-deluxe-socket-1151-8-channel-audio-hdmi-displayport-atx-motherboard-z170-deluxe
The idea for Specs as follows (So Far):
Intel
Skt - 1151
Chipset - Z170
The processor will probably be something like the Core i5 6600K or i7 6700k - I plan on Overclocking a little (4500-4800mhz?), i have the Rad's (2xMCR420-XP), tubing & fittings ready.
I'm a gamer, and mi Strategy games will benefit from the CPU improvement (Phenom II 965 Black Edition)
I have a 960GTX so don't plan on upgrading that just yet, and my PSU i'll keep too for now.
I don't really plan on going SLI, it's not worth it for me in the long run.
It doesn't have to be RoG, but with overclocking and me wanting a build to last 8 years or so (not including graphics card upgrade) it is an option!
Sound wise, i'm planning on "Sennheiser HD 600" somepoint in the future, so was looking into an external amp/dac combo via USB.
My initial thoughts were with this : http://www.ebuyer.com/720057-asus-z170m-plus-socket-lga1151-dvi-d-hdmi-displayport-8-channel-audio-micro-atx-motherboard-z170m-plus
And getting a Corsair Carbide 240, but i saw this one recently:
http://www.corsair.com/en-gb/carbide-series-clear-400c-compact-mid-tower-case
Nice size (not that size is a problem), and fits an ATX!.. but **** that just opens a whole new set of options. Though i have a nice setup idea with the Carbide 400C so was planning on going with that eitherway now.
Ideas, thoughts, opinions?
I don't upgrade often, and the only thing i've upgraded in the past 6 years is the graphics card (9800GTX - GTX560Ti - GTX960), i want something to last with a reasonable overclock (i don't aim on cooking my system), and yea Asus hasn't failed on me yet! *touches wood* So sticking with them!
Cheers!
Like so:
http://www.ebuyer.com/720053-asus-z170-a-socket-1151-vga-dvi-d-hdmi-displayport-8-channel-audio-atx-z170-a
http://www.ebuyer.com/720052-asus-z170-deluxe-socket-1151-8-channel-audio-hdmi-displayport-atx-motherboard-z170-deluxe
The idea for Specs as follows (So Far):
Intel
Skt - 1151
Chipset - Z170
The processor will probably be something like the Core i5 6600K or i7 6700k - I plan on Overclocking a little (4500-4800mhz?), i have the Rad's (2xMCR420-XP), tubing & fittings ready.
I'm a gamer, and mi Strategy games will benefit from the CPU improvement (Phenom II 965 Black Edition)
I have a 960GTX so don't plan on upgrading that just yet, and my PSU i'll keep too for now.
I don't really plan on going SLI, it's not worth it for me in the long run.
It doesn't have to be RoG, but with overclocking and me wanting a build to last 8 years or so (not including graphics card upgrade) it is an option!
Sound wise, i'm planning on "Sennheiser HD 600" somepoint in the future, so was looking into an external amp/dac combo via USB.
My initial thoughts were with this : http://www.ebuyer.com/720057-asus-z170m-plus-socket-lga1151-dvi-d-hdmi-displayport-8-channel-audio-micro-atx-motherboard-z170m-plus
And getting a Corsair Carbide 240, but i saw this one recently:
http://www.corsair.com/en-gb/carbide-series-clear-400c-compact-mid-tower-case
Nice size (not that size is a problem), and fits an ATX!.. but **** that just opens a whole new set of options. Though i have a nice setup idea with the Carbide 400C so was planning on going with that eitherway now.
Ideas, thoughts, opinions?
I don't upgrade often, and the only thing i've upgraded in the past 6 years is the graphics card (9800GTX - GTX560Ti - GTX960), i want something to last with a reasonable overclock (i don't aim on cooking my system), and yea Asus hasn't failed on me yet! *touches wood* So sticking with them!
Cheers!
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