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Dear all

I'm making my first PC build in the next month and have some questions for you experts.
The build is this:
https://be.pcpartpicker.com/list/2wGHVY
I'm recycling some peripherals, but the core elements will be new.
now the questions:
1) With the kaby lake CPU, is buying RAM with speeds higher than 2400MHz worth it? Intel doesn't officially support it right?
2) Is the stock cooler good enough for the i5-7600?
3) Are the parts compatible? Part picker says it does, my gut says it does, but I'd rather be sure...

Thanks in advance

PS: Happy new Year, best wishes to you all
 
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Happy new year to you too :)

1) It's never bad to have faster RAM, although there are diminishing returns. 2400 MHz is fine, and given current prices, unless the price difference is small, i wouldn't bother with faster RAM. Manufacturers (both Intel and AMD) only support relatively low speeds. Anything above 2400 MHz is technically overclocking, but it normally works. However, the faster the RAM, the better the motherboard has to be, and the more tried the CPU memory controller has to be (AMD's latest has had a fair share of problems, but it's natural for a new architecture).
2) Yes, it is. However, under heavy load (games, render, etc.) the CPU temps will be quite high, which is not ideal for very long term performance of the CPU. So...
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Happy new year to you too :)

1) It's never bad to have faster RAM, although there are diminishing returns. 2400 MHz is fine, and given current prices, unless the price difference is small, i wouldn't bother with faster RAM. Manufacturers (both Intel and AMD) only support relatively low speeds. Anything above 2400 MHz is technically overclocking, but it normally works. However, the faster the RAM, the better the motherboard has to be, and the more tried the CPU memory controller has to be (AMD's latest has had a fair share of problems, but it's natural for a new architecture).
2) Yes, it is. However, under heavy load (games, render, etc.) the CPU temps will be quite high, which is not ideal for very long term performance of the CPU. So basically, yes.
3) Yes, they are. True to you your guts are... :p

I would just recommend an SSD hard drive for the operating system, if only, if it's not among the parts you are recycling. Basically any 250 GB SATA SSD (or even 128 GB, although that's quite small) would suffice. Check here the recommendations from this site: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-ssds,3891-2.html
Any SSD will make your PC snapier than any other component, trust me.
Hope this helped! :)
 
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Thanks a lot, how would using two drives actually work? I guess when installing windows, you can choose to which drive. But, wouldn't then all files (ie program files, user files) be on that drive? Or do you just manually install various games, programs to the secondary drive later?
 
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In order to have two or more drives, simply plug them all to both power and the motherboard. In the BIOS you can tell the PC which disk it has to use to boot (normally, the faster drive, where the OS is: the SSD, ideally). You would then have several drives (C: , D: , etc.).

Everytime you install any type of software (except maybe some drivers) you can tell the installer where you want the installation to happen. It may require you to chose the "Expert installation", if offered the choice.

For games, you can install Steam or any other platform (or single game) wherever you chose, and then also decide where you want the games to be installed. In Steam, for example: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7418-YUBN-8129
 
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Right, thanks for the help, appreciate it!
 
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