Looking for a Cheap Mobo and Ram

SeanStirrup · Sep 17, 2016

Current Part List:

I need a cheap mobo that can go with this and compatible RAM. I had a Gigabyte Z97P-D3 and HyperX Savage 4x8gb 32GB RAM but I have been told they are not compatible. If all my parts will fit and be compatible please correct me but if not please help pick a cheap Mobo and RAM and hopefully I can squeeze this all in my small budget.

I'd also prefer to stick with 32GB RAM since my last had that and feel I'd be downgrading if I did so.

Also anywhere I can save cash would be good too!

Thank you.

FD2Raptor · Sep 18, 2016

The Gigabyte Z97 is a MB for Haswell/Haswell Refresh (and Broadwell but there aren't many of those anyway) CPU so it can't be used with Skylake and if those Savage are not DDR4 then they can't be used with Skylake either.

On the other hand, what was the spec of your old build?
Depends on what you already had it may be much cheaper to build/upgrade toward the k CPU Haswell Refresh+DDR3 than to buy new MB/RAM in addition to CPU and all.

Anyway, we still need to know where you are from (from some component choices, I'm guessing UK) and what your budget is for the build / the MB+RAM to proceed.

SeanStirrup · Sep 18, 2016

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/BR6Jyf I tried a mobo and RAM last night but if I can save money on either it would help.

I am from the UK also.

FD2Raptor · Sep 18, 2016

For 32GB DDR4 and without SLI capability:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£213.34 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£39.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£91.31 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory (£125.25 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£43.95 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.99 @ Novatech)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card (£416.34 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£70.97 @ Amazon UK)
Other: CiT F3 White Gaming Midi Tower Case (£23.96)
Total: £1067.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-18 16:30 BST+0100

> This ASROCK is about as low as I would recommend.
> The Kingston Predator Black 2800@CL14 has very good specs with a down side in having a extremely tall (over 2") heat spreader but is currently available at incredible price (a good £20 less than slower 32GB (4x8G 2666@CL16) options; it's currently at 74% less than MSRP and there's only 5 left). You're free to swap these out for a pair of 8GB, like the Kingston Fury 16GB 2666@CL15 (£73.98 @ebuyer ; total cost -£51.27) if pricing is still an issue.
> Cooler swapped to the Cryorig H7 for RAM clearance and you don't need liquid to get a good OC on the i5.
> PSU swapped out for the much better quality SuperNOVA G2. As this is a non-SLI build, 550W is enough.
> Two dedicated devices, 128GB SSD+1TB HDD will perform better than the SSHD (7.8GB SSD cache+1TB HDD).

Switch to the cheaper white version of the case to match the color of the rest of this build. One thing must be of note though, this CiT brand has to be just another name for SAMA, a Chinese manufacturer, so don't expect it to be anything but cheap plastic.

Personally, I'd swap the EVGA GTX 1070 out for the cheaper Palit and use the price differences to get a much better case; all GTX1070 perform pretty much the same, the case that can facilitate better cooling to its components will let them stay at OCed/Boosted speed longer and therefore result in better performance.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£213.34 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£39.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£91.31 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory (£125.25 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£43.95 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.99 @ Novatech)
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 1070 8GB JetStream Video Card (£379.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case (£54.51 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£70.97 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1061.29***
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-18 16:37 BST+0100

***again, noted that 16GB Kingston Fury instead of the 32GB Predator would reduce total cost by £51.27.

SeanStirrup · Sep 18, 2016

Would the Anarchy RAM I have selected not be more suitable than the Kingston with it being 2666mhz and only £61?

FD2Raptor · Sep 18, 2016

SeanStirrup :

The "permalink" @ PCPartPicker is for one specific configuration. Every component change will result in a new link for the new configuration.

Therefore I cannot see every possible change you could have made since the link to that specific configuration was posted.

On the Anarchy:
It's a 4x4GB DIMMs solution. Didn't you say that you don't want to have less than 32GB?

SeanStirrup · Sep 18, 2016

I'd prefer 32GB but 16GB would be fine if I'm honest.

I was gonna use the Anarchy RAM with a MSI Tomahawk.

FD2Raptor · Sep 19, 2016

For the cheapest solution:
AsRock Z170 Pro4 (£91.31 @ Amazon UK) +
Ballistix Sport 16GB kit (8GB x 2) DDR4-2400@CL16 (£58.78 @ Amazon UK).

Lower memory speed but still leave the window open for further upgrading since there is at least one announced title (Forza Horizon 3) already recommending 12GB RAM. Wouldn't want to get stuck with a bunch of 4GB DIMMs.

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