i7 6700k

kkelly · 10 Jan 2017 at 12:53

Hi,

I have acquired a i7 6700k, looking for advice on the cheapest Mobo/Cooler/Ram I can get away with, ideally 16GB of ram I have everything else. I am not planning on clocking this machine and I will only ever have one graphics card at most

It will be used for gaming ARMA / Total War etc nothing else really.

Thanks for the help

Kevin.

Daaaveee · 10 Jan 2017 at 13:11

This is pretty much the cheapest you can go with 16gb of ram, you could save a couple of quid on the cooler but you're getting in to the realms of the real small budget stuff with 92mm fans etc so I wouldn't bother trying to skimp any more

Only things you need to thing about really are making sure your case is ok with the micro ATX motherboard and 141mm CPU cooler height. Also the motherboard only has 1 4pin chassis fan header to go with the 1 4pin cpu fan header, so if you have more fans you'll need a splitter for another couple of quid.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Asus H110M-A/M.2 Intel H110 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £44.99
1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G24= £79.99
1 x Alpenfohn Ben Nevis CPU Cooler - 120mm= £21.95

Total: £157.43
(includes shipping: £10.50)

kkelly · 10 Jan 2017 at 13:14

Thanks Dave will double check tonight and order

mattyfez · 10 Jan 2017 at 14:10

Agreed, however, a £100 board and an extra ten quid on a cooler... it's a bit of a shame to have a K chip and not clock it...

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Gigabyte Z170-Gaming K3 Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £99.95

Total: £110.45
(includes shipping: £10.50)

DRSEire · 10 Jan 2017 at 14:20

+1 Gigabyte Gaming k3 have used a few of them and they are solid boards for the price.Avexir red led 2x8Gb 2400Mhz is cheap enough on the website also.

kkelly · 11 Jan 2017 at 13:33

Ordered bits last night at 7 here today at 11 thanks