H110m for i7700k?? good choice?

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
C

Cwangbr

Distinguished
Nov 29, 2013
15
0
18,510
I'm building a brand new PC for mostly gaming, photo editing (lightroom) and occasionally video editing (vacation footage, not too much on Premiere). I usually browse internet with 10+tabs running and 3 or 4 apps running at same time. I plan on getting i7 7700k or maybe i5 7600k so I can stay at it for maybe 5 years (I'm still using my 6 year old i5 750). Since I'm not into overclocking and live in Brazil where high end stuff is really overpriced, I figured I'd save some bucks on mobo and "splurging on processor, GPU - gtx 1070 and 16GB Ram. Is this a good choice? The cheapest overclockable mobo Z170 here costs around 210USD, while the h110 can be found at 100USD. z270 are about 230USD. So in my opinion, overclocking is just not worth the money nor the time (here in Brazil at least). I considered i7 7700k or i5 7600k over their non K counterparts since they are around 10% more expensive here but have higher base clock. I found DDR4 2400MHZ, plan on getting 16gb 1 stick for future upgrade. I know these 110 support only 2133mhz, will there be a problem? Prices for i7 7700k: 468usd ,406usd non k. i5 7600k 343usd. 312 for non k. I might also add a wifi/bluetooth board since i cannot plug a wired connection in my room.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cfMM6X
 
Solution
XaveT
Blackbird is right, You will want a 200-series motherboard, unless:
1)you know someone with a Skylake processsor who is willing to put his/her CPU in your motherboard to update the BIOS to accept Kaby Lake processors, and
2) that motherboard has an update available to update for Kaby Lake processors.

1 is the big thing, it's a huge hassle; while 2 is fairly likely. But all in all, I wouldn't bet on it together.

If you have no plans to overclock, there's very little reason to get a -K series processor unless the prices are negligible. I ended up getting the i5 7600K for my latest build because the price was $12 USD more for 300 Mhz higher base clock. I won't be overclocking, but I felt that for $12, it was worth it.
Sort by date Sort by votes
XaveT

XaveT

Distinguished
Jul 15, 2013
205
6
18,765
Blackbird is right, You will want a 200-series motherboard, unless:
1)you know someone with a Skylake processsor who is willing to put his/her CPU in your motherboard to update the BIOS to accept Kaby Lake processors, and
2) that motherboard has an update available to update for Kaby Lake processors.

1 is the big thing, it's a huge hassle; while 2 is fairly likely. But all in all, I wouldn't bet on it together.

If you have no plans to overclock, there's very little reason to get a -K series processor unless the prices are negligible. I ended up getting the i5 7600K for my latest build because the price was $12 USD more for 300 Mhz higher base clock. I won't be overclocking, but I felt that for $12, it was worth it.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Solution
fourseven

fourseven

Reputable
Aug 14, 2016
288
0
4,960
how about this... this should be fine with what you need.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.69 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($19.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-E/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($82.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($169.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card ($393.86 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($80.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1103.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-05 14:23 EST-0500
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
C

Cwangbr

Distinguished
Nov 29, 2013
15
0
18,510
thanks for the reply, guys. I am certain they are compatible through a bios update and it looked rather easy with a bios update as it shows:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze4Dg11W3hU. just not sure if I'll have any kind of bottleneck because of bandwitch. I have no plans for overclocking since I think the extra cash I'll have to shell is not worth the hassle/ performance increase (remember, I live in Brazil where I have high end stuff really overpriced). And I'd say any thing overclock related is considered high end here. Fourseven, this setup seems rather nice but the 6500 series are very little cheaper than the 7500 counterparts. and so is the 7600 7600k for that matter. Since I'm not very fond of upgrading soon and also, don't think any mobo of today would survive 5 years since my next update.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
fourseven

fourseven

Reputable
Aug 14, 2016
288
0
4,960


if that the cease and if you insist want to use kabylake cpu, don't use H110 chipset instead use B250 or H270 if you're not planing on overclock.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
C

Cwangbr

Distinguished
Nov 29, 2013
15
0
18,510
in the end, I opted out for a b150m with i7 7700k. I was going to build it myself, but since I wouldnt have access to a skylake cpu to update the mobo, I decided to have it build in store for me. thank you for the help.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom