Better options ??

[joedeath332]

Will this work all good together or is there a better option ?? here is what i need from the system.

1. I plan to overclock the cpu as much as possible. ( what sort of speed could i expect. )
2. Plan to add and M.2 SSD. ( and want the full speed )
3. Do not plan to run Sli.
( will my current Cooler work ok with it ,,its a Corsair H50 currently mounted on my 2500k) ( also if it works will the current fittings do it as i dont have the box or anything extra that might be needed to fix it to the X99 )


My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte X99 SOC Champion Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR4 EATX Motherboard= £204.95
• 1 x Intel i7-5820K 3.30GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - Retail (BX80648I75820K)= £329.99
• 1 x Kingston Fury Black 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C15 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (HX424C15FBK4/32= £149.99

Total: £695.43
(includes shipping: £10.50)
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[joedeath332]

As an H50 is not a very big cooler (i.e the radiator is small) I reckon you will reach its cooling limit way before the board or CPU.

What cooler would you recommend Stulid.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...cket-2011-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-542-gi.html - which does have a full speed m.2 slot and USB3.1.

That sounds like a better option for the extra few £££ ,, i take it its a decent board for overclocking and also the ram is compatable ??

Thanks

 

[joedeath332]

this is a very good option if it will fit your case .

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Antec H1200 Kuhler 240mm AIO Liquid Cooler= £59.99

Mehhh just checked inside the case and nah that aint gonna fit,, the h50 only just fits,, unless i modded the case and mounted it to the ceiling ,, even then im sure it would be touching the motherboard , my case is a coolermaster nut am unable to see the model and its pretty old usb 2 header etc. i guess i would just have to live with the current case / h50 till i get more money for a larger case.

 

[joedeath332]

I like this board as it has an OC socket as well as the 32gb m2 slot, ocd my 5820k to 4.4ghz with ultimate ease

Asus x99PRO USB 3.1

Also doesnt suffer from usb splash screen boot hang issues that some motherboards do.

What cooler are you using ?

 

[joedeath332]

Do you need 32Gb? if 16Gb is ok, thats money for a case.

suppose not stulid as atm i have 16gb and its never about 9-10gb ,, pc used just for gaming , i was just thinking about fuure proofing, Have you got any cases in mind ?

 

[joedeath332]

When downgrading to the 16 gb would i be best to go for 4 x 4 GB sticks or 2 x 8 GB sticks
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/king...nnel-kit-black-hx424c15fbk2-16-my-229-ks.html

or

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/king...nnel-kit-black-hx424c15fbk4-16-my-213-ks.html

or does it make no difference to performance / overclocking.

Re the tower if i do change it then i think i would go for this one due to the usb ports on the top.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/fractal-design-define-s-midi-tower-case-black-window-ca-029-fd.html

 

[joedeath332]

4x4Gb as X99 can use quad channel ram

Thanks.

 

[joedeath332]

Here is how my basket looks now

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Asus X99-Pro Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £264.98
• 1 x Intel i7-5820K 3.30GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - Retail (BX80648I75820K)= £329.99
• 1 x Antec H1200 Kuhler 240mm AIO Liquid Cooler= £59.99
• 1 x Kingston Fury Black 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C15 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (HX424C15FBK4/16= £89.99
• 1 x Fractal Design Define S Midi Tower Case - Black Window= £69.95
• 1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g)= £8.99

Total: £837.09
(includes shipping: £13.20)
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[joedeath332]

I would stick with Gigabyte.

The Kuhler comes with paste.

Im just that frightened of spending this money then having a nightmare with it hanging while booting due to usb devices being connected,, or have these issues now been resolved with a bios update ?

or did the successor board not have these usb / boot issues

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...cket-2011-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-542-gi.html

 

[joedeath332]

well if that's the case then i might as well save the money and go for the X99P as it should provide me with a decent overclock when combined with the Kuhler , plus give me full bandwidth when i upgrade to an M.2 SSD , im not to bothered about SLI in the future.
plus from what ive seen on the OC Forums the Gigabyte RMA service is great should i ever need to use it.

 

[joedeath332]

I'll most likely not be ordering the basket till mid / late March so if any problems are still present I'd be hop full they would be fixed by then.