opinions about a I5 6600K system

[mike_fox]

Hy,
I would like some opinions about this build I'm planing to make:

CPU: Intel core I5 6600K

MoBo: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P (Is this a good MoBo for my CPU?)

GPU: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB GDDR5 512-bit

RAM: 4x4 Gb DDR4

SSD SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5 SATA3 120GB [Basic] (shoul I get the M.2 one, I see the MoBo has a M.2 slot, is it better than the regular SATA3?)

Power: Seasonic S12II 620W (is 620W good for my build, are the cables ok for the GPU, I see it has a 6 pin and a 6+2 pin

 

[Barty1884]

1. Mobo should be fine for your CPU. Gigabyte had good quality boards, and will allow Ocing easily.

2. M.2 theoretical speeds are greater than SATA 3 (Generally 10Gb/s *but Gigabyte list 32Gb/s* vs 6Gb/s SATA3), but the connection is not the only consideration. No SSDs are capable of performing at those speeds - very few, if any actually saturate SATA3 speeds. If price is the same, then sure, grab an M.2 SSD, but you'll do just find with a SATA3 SSD.

3. 620W will be more than adequate*. The S12II is a good quality unit & will have all appropriate cables you need.
*Between your CPU & GPU, you need 366W at absolute max load. Allow another 100W for the rest of your system...and anywhere up to an additional 25% for OCing - That puts you at 583W (and 25% additional for OCing is way more than you'd ever actually need) so 620W is perfect.

 

[mike_fox]

Thanks for the answer. I also want to ask about the RAM, the Mobo and GPU specs are for 2133 Mhz, but can I go for 2400 or 2666, or is it even worth it. And should I get 4x4 Gb or 8x2 given dual channel and all that.

 

[Barty1884]

You can support 2133Mhz, and if price difference is minimal then go for it.
Price to performance above 1600Mhz starts to diminish (ie you'll spend more for the RAM, yet won't 'feel' any real difference in real-world use). Benchmarks are one thing, and high speed ram will perform better there, but in my opinion it's not worth it unless you're really looking for benchmark scores rather than 'feeling' it.

Dual-channel is ideal. Unless your board supports quad-channel (rare AFAIK) then you'd be better off with 2x8GB (as it'll allow you to add to it in future if you wish).

 

[g-unit1111]

Power: Seasonic S12II 620W (is 620W good for my build, are the cables ok for the GPU, I see it has a 6 pin and a 6+2 pin

Those are excellent power supplies but I'm not sure how they would work on Sky Lake. I know they had issues with Haswell but I'm not sure if Intel fixed that issue or not with Sky Lake. I'll look into it.

Here's what I would do for your budget - I would hold off on a M2 drive but you can definitely add one in as an upgrade.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($273.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($143.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($66.38 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Inwin 707 BLACK ATX Full Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1098.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-09 16:48 EST-0500

 

[Barty1884]

Here's what I would do for your budget

Did I miss a budget in there? I don't see anything.

Good build though. I don't like the case, but that's 100% personal preference.
OP - the build is definitely worth considering.

 

[mike_fox]

My budget is about 1000 $. Forgot to mention i'm from europe, does newegg ship internationaly, or do you know any shops from the US that do, prices here are 20-25% more .
And also for the SSD is a SSD Kingston HyperX FURY 2.5 SATA3 120GB 7mm any good, its much cheaper than the Samsung.

 

[mike_fox]

Ok, so far I have this bought:
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler CPU ID-Cooling SE-903 (it came free with the CPU)
Video card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB GDDR5 512-bit
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Purple 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

I still have to get the motherboard ( GIGABYTE Z170-HD3P) and the case (NZXT Lexa S)
now I'm wondering about the power, I've narrowed it down to:
Corsair NEW VS Series VS650, 650W
Sirtec EP-650S, 650W
Seasonic S12II 620W
The Seasonic I think is the best brand and it has 5 year warranty but is more expensive, the Corsair is the cheapest and the Sirtec is just a few $ more but is modular and has a cool LED light . Whats the general opinion about these other two brands, is Sirtec or Corsair any good?

 

[Barty1884]

SeaSonic would be ideal, but it may have issues with Skylake.

Corsair have a couple of good PSUs....the VS (nor the CX or CS) model is not a good one however.

It's rare to have a brand that's definitively 'good' as most brands have great/good/ok/poor and worse.

I believe all XFX units are good quality, and most EVGA units should be fine (they have great/good & ok units).

Otherwise, it's very much reading up reviews. Check out the Tier list in this site. Tier 1 or 2 is ideal.

 

[nikoli707]

if your not trying to overclock past 4.5ghz just get the 6500.

 

[mike_fox]

is 650W ok for my sistem, or do I need 750W?

 

[nikoli707]

any quality 550w power supply will easily power an overclocked i7 plus overclocked 980ti. but for sake of being easy and since its a quality unit at a great price, just get the evga b2 750w for $60.