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soniccaner1

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http://prntscr.com/dtx9p5 ^ Out of one of them which should i pick?Will be overclocking CPU (i5-6600k) but not to like 5ghz extreme.
my build : https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/6sKKNN
Some say to buy a z270 and the i5-7600k instead. I do have the money to make this upgrade but i don't know which z270 motherboard to go for. If you know 1 for around £140 link me.
I need a good amount of usb 2.0 headers as i will be connecting: Hue + kraken x62 and Front case io panels so that is 3 i need (i think)
 
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elbert
There is absolutly no OC that i5 can reach that will beat the i7 7700k at 4.2Ghz. I wouldn't suggest wasting the money on the water cooler when a cheap heatsink air cooled i7 will blow it away. Save up and get the water cooler later for overclocking.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£338.95 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£29.98 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£154.49 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£100.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850...
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weberdarren97

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Intel Kaby Lake really isn't that much better than Skylake. It runs at a faster clock speed, but IPC is the same as Skylake. Go to the 7600K so you can use more power and achieve the same result? I'm not too thrilled about that.

Some people have got their 7600K and found that it defaults to 1.37V and lowering it crashes the chip but keeping it there is a bit much for affordable CPU coolers and motherboard VRMs.

I'm going to say that I'm tied between the Asus Z170-A and the Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3. They'll both serve you well. Which one looks better to you?
 
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There is absolutly no OC that i5 can reach that will beat the i7 7700k at 4.2Ghz. I wouldn't suggest wasting the money on the water cooler when a cheap heatsink air cooled i7 will blow it away. Save up and get the water cooler later for overclocking.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£338.95 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£29.98 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£154.49 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£100.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£86.98 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card (£383.25 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT H440 (Glossy White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£92.94 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£89.93 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1277.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-10 18:50 GMT+0000
 
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