- Jan 11, 2016
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Hello.
Building a new PC since my old one sort of died and because its 6 year old tech. I intend to use this pc for things like rendering, youtube vids, light gaming etc. I have checked all the components myself but I am not very PC savvy, and I would appreciate some advice from the community about compatibility and if not this will suit my needs.
The budget for my previous build was $1100 so I aimed for that this time, however this is more towards the $1300 mark. (this is supposed to be budget..)
Cpu: Intel core i5 6600 lga 1151
Motherboard: Gigabyte ga-z170-hd3
Gpu: Gigabyte gtx 950 wf2 OC edition
Ram: 2x 4gb 2133 DDR4
Ssd/Storage: Crucial bx100 250gb & and some old 500gb seagate barracuda
Cpu/cooler: Hyper 212x
Psu: Antec edge 550w 80+ gold
I went with DDR4 because apparently DDR3 is too slow for skylake, that and the fact DDR4 is basically identical in price at 8gb. I can also oc the memory a little if need be with this motherboard since it supports xmp, cant I?. Im also concerned about the psu, under full load this pc should use roughly 465w? (my calculations) which is 84-85% of the psu, however I probably wont ever have it that high. Do I need more wattage/headroom for maybe a better gpu down the line? or maybe up the current oc past factory?
Thanks in advance
Building a new PC since my old one sort of died and because its 6 year old tech. I intend to use this pc for things like rendering, youtube vids, light gaming etc. I have checked all the components myself but I am not very PC savvy, and I would appreciate some advice from the community about compatibility and if not this will suit my needs.
The budget for my previous build was $1100 so I aimed for that this time, however this is more towards the $1300 mark. (this is supposed to be budget..)
Cpu: Intel core i5 6600 lga 1151
Motherboard: Gigabyte ga-z170-hd3
Gpu: Gigabyte gtx 950 wf2 OC edition
Ram: 2x 4gb 2133 DDR4
Ssd/Storage: Crucial bx100 250gb & and some old 500gb seagate barracuda
Cpu/cooler: Hyper 212x
Psu: Antec edge 550w 80+ gold
I went with DDR4 because apparently DDR3 is too slow for skylake, that and the fact DDR4 is basically identical in price at 8gb. I can also oc the memory a little if need be with this motherboard since it supports xmp, cant I?. Im also concerned about the psu, under full load this pc should use roughly 465w? (my calculations) which is 84-85% of the psu, however I probably wont ever have it that high. Do I need more wattage/headroom for maybe a better gpu down the line? or maybe up the current oc past factory?
Thanks in advance
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