Help with bundle

ned42 · 5 Aug 2016 at 17:14

Have £600 to spend on a i7 67k bundle ie ram motherborad and cooler .Thanks in advance :confused:

lee32uk · 5 Aug 2016 at 18:17

Hi

What case is it going into ?

ned42 · 5 Aug 2016 at 18:40

lee32uk said:
Hi

What case is it going into ?

Full tower cooler master

mickyflinn · 5 Aug 2016 at 19:37

2 coolers which ever colour you like and the gaming 7 is packed full of features and great reviews take a look below.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 7 - Skylake Core i7 6700K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£20 Saving**= £470.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B30= £79.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Black CPU Cooler= £41.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn White CPU Cooler= £41.99

Total: £646.05
(includes shipping: £11.10)

Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming 7 Owners Thread.

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18730403

ned42 · 5 Aug 2016 at 20:21

mickyflinn said:
2 coolers which ever colour you like and the gaming 7 is packed full of features and great reviews take a look below.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 7 - Skylake Core i7 6700K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£20 Saving**= £470.98

1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B30= £79.99

1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Black CPU Cooler= £41.99

1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn White CPU Cooler= £41.99

Total: £646.05
(includes shipping: £11.10)

Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming 7 Owners Thread.

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18730403

thanks for this input i have an ek cpu watercooler on my i7 26k would i be right in saying i can change the block to suit this socket. Also i have always used the DVI to connect my GPU will i need tp purchase a different cable

mickyflinn · 5 Aug 2016 at 20:37

ned42 said:
thanks for this input i have an ek cpu watercooler on my i7 26k would i be right in saying i can change the block to suit this socket. Also i have always used the DVI to connect my GPU will i need tp purchase a different cable

The block may fit this socket but yes you should just be able to change it, if you are going to reuse your gpu why would you need a new cable ? unless your planing to use the onboard graphics on the motherbard.

lee32uk · 5 Aug 2016 at 20:50

ned42 said:
thanks for this input i have an ek cpu watercooler on my i7 26k would i be right in saying i can change the block to suit this socket. Also i have always used the DVI to connect my GPU will i need tp purchase a different cable

You have an i7 2600K ? Is this new bundle going to replace that ? As the 2600K is still a very good cpu.

ned42 · 5 Aug 2016 at 20:54

Your rite why would i need a cable .Sorry for being a nub m8 . so this cooler could fit ok then ?

ned42 · 5 Aug 2016 at 20:59

lee32uk said:
You have an i7 2600K ? Is this new bundle going to replace that ? As the 2600K is still a very good cpu.

yes as i have the money to do it now so i think i will . And yes the 26k is very good but its just i have the money to do it now not expecting a big change in preformance.Do you think im being unwise to change ??

mickyflinn · 5 Aug 2016 at 21:09

ned42 said:
yes as i have the money to do it now so i think i will . And yes the 26k is very good but its just i have the money to do it now not expecting a big change in preformance.Do you think im being unwise to change ??

List your system spec .

ned42 · 5 Aug 2016 at 21:14

gtx 980ti
16 gig ram
benq 24xlt screen 120hz

lee32uk · 5 Aug 2016 at 21:15

ned42 said:
yes as i have the money to do it now so i think i will . And yes the 26k is very good but its just i have the money to do it now not expecting a big change in preformance.Do you think im being unwise to change ??

Probably yes. The i7 6700K won't be a huge leap over the i7 2600K. A new graphics card (And SSD if you don't have one) is usually the best way to breathe new life into an older system.

lee32uk · 5 Aug 2016 at 21:19

ned42 said:
gtx 980ti
16 gig ram
benq 24xlt screen 120hz

The 980 ti is not far off a GTX 1070 so that is still a very good gpu. As I mentioned in my other post, the i7 2600K is also still a very good cpu. If you are happy with your current monitor as well then I would say keep hold of your money until it is worth spending

mickyflinn · 5 Aug 2016 at 21:25

As lee has said your system is still very capable and unless there is something lacking save your money.

ned42 · 5 Aug 2016 at 21:36

umm ok guys thanks a lot good info here . So is haswell E better?

ned42 · 5 Aug 2016 at 21:58

so what would be the best upgrade for my 26k rig i have an ssd .
would a screen be a better choice ??

mickyflinn · 5 Aug 2016 at 22:03

ned42 said:
umm ok guys thanks a lot good info here . So is haswell E better?

Not really for gaming skylake is faster, you would have to overclock a 5820k to 4.4ghz to match a 6700k at 4ghz.

Multi gpu performance is slightly diffrent the 6700k is good for sli or crossfire but haswell e has more pci lanes so better for tri sli/ xfire.

mickyflinn · 5 Aug 2016 at 22:14

Do you fancy a bigger screen at higher res ? say 4k

ned42 · 5 Aug 2016 at 22:27

mickyflinn said:
Do you fancy a bigger screen at higher res ? say 4k

yes 27 inch but i dont want to kill the gpu

mickyflinn · 5 Aug 2016 at 22:41

ned42 said:
yes 27 inch but i dont want to kill the gpu

Well that depends on what games you play so if your happy at 1080p then a 27" can be had for £130 , £230 will get you 27" 2560x1440 and £300 will get you 27" 3840x2160 4k.