Need Help Upgrading RAM and Motherboard.

Con6612

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Hey, I've already got a 6600K. I have £500 to spend, please tell me what:
RAM - DDR4 of course, it's Skylake.
CPU Fan - I will be OC'ing my 6600K.
Motherboard: Apprently H170 won't allow K overclocking, so I'd need a Z170? This might be false information, but if it's not, then Z170 only please.
 
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For a nice overclock, I would suggest:

Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler $74.99USD (included thermal compound is excellent)
Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $150.88USD
G.Skill TridentZ Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $179.99USD

Total $405.86 USD

scuzzycard

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For a nice overclock, I would suggest:

Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler $74.99USD (included thermal compound is excellent)
Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $150.88USD
G.Skill TridentZ Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $179.99USD

Total $405.86 USD
 
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Con6612

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Hi both, I've decided I'll get the Asus Z170-A motherboard, the 16GB version of the G.Skill...

Is it quiet? I'm currently looking at the Cryorig H7, so if this is quieter and better quality I'll get this.
 

Black falcon

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Get corsair or kingston hyperx 8gb personally i don't like the ripjaws it has got some bad reviews about it
If liquid cooling then go for the cooler master nepton 240...if air then the phanteks tc12dx or its older sibling tc14pe
For mobo get the Asrock Z170 pro4 or
A gigabyte ga-z170-d3h
 

scuzzycard

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I have one - it's really quiet. Just a whisper at full speed, and other than that I can't hear it. I've never heard the H7 in person, but the reviews I'm looking at would suggest that it's just a little louder by 3-4dB. The H7 great for the price, but the TC14PE beats it by about 4-5 degrees C and 3-4 decibels.
 

Con6612

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Hi all, I will get the Phanteks fan, as I don't have the time to mess with water cooling. 16GB is good, I currently have 12GB, and I will need 16GB because I use more than 8 at times and it's future proof for gaming on bigger games.