mobo + cooler + cpu + memory

_Jimlad_

_Jimlad_

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as the title i am looking for a high(ish) end system to replace my aging 2600k and asrock mobo which is 4 years old now.

i have a Gcard and good PSU, so looking for the core guts really

Latest i7
16 - 32 of DDR4
Good solid user friendly mobo

any idea, i am really out the game now on mobotherboards.

i guess i am looking for something that is well supported with drivers and a good bios setup, i found my asrock to lack both those qualities
 
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Hey Jim I'm in the same boat apart from I need a graphics card as well, Not sure what your budget is but I would start with the following I highly recommend getting a Asus Motherboard they have good drivers, the one I linked is cheaper mid/entry level board.

i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory
 
Hey dude. No budget. So def want an i7 sorry I should have said that. I am totally out the game as last pc is 4 years old now.

I was looking at the gygibite and Asus mobos. But could do with some advise !
 
yeah i am having issues with the mobo and figured it would makes more sense to upgrade the whole lot than replace a 4 year old mobo to fit a 4 year old cpu.

i play a lot of arma3 so that works the cpu and do a lot of multi tasking across 3 pc screens when working from home.
 
I am not fully update on all the new tech myself I have been researching over the past week as my old i7 950 Rig needs to go. Do you really need the newest i7 as a lot of games don't take full advantage of multi-core CPUs.

Asus & Gigabyte both are great boards I always go with Asus as they have always worked and the drivers/bios support is great.
 
Yeah I only upgrade every few years so gonna go all out and get something good. I do lots of multiple tasks over 3 screens so more power the better as I work from home now. Asus or gigabyte is what I am learning towards.
 
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I am not fully update on all the new tech myself I have been researching over the past week as my old i7 950 Rig needs to go. Do you really need the newest i7 as a lot of games don't take full advantage of multi-core CPUs.

Asus & Gigabyte both are great boards I always go with Asus as they have always worked and the drivers/bios support is great.
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hey AK,

which Asus board are you looking at ?

i am leaning towards Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming 7 at the moment
 
_Jimlad_ said:
hey AK,

which Asus board are you looking at ?

i am leaning towards Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming 7 at the moment
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To many and it is doing my head in lol, I'm not sure if spend a bit more and get the Asus ROG Maximus VIII Hero or just for Asus Z170 PRO GAMING, I doubt I would do much overclocking to start with as I am going for a 1080p build, I will get myself a 1440p screen later down the line.

You going for the i7 6700k or 6800k then? What graphics card do you have atm I'm still trying decide on that and whats up with the Nvida top GPU prices?
 
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ak22 said:
To many and it is doing my head in lol, I'm not sure if spend a bit more and get the Asus ROG Maximus VIII Hero or just for Asus Z170 PRO GAMING, I doubt I would do much overclocking to start with as I am going for a 1080p build, I will get myself a 1440p screen later down the line.

You going for the i7 6700k or 6800k then? What graphics card do you have atm I'm still trying decide on that and whats up with the Nvida top GPU prices?
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i think the 6700k as that will be fine, i want something that is easy to overclock (ie a click of a button) :D

i have a 1080p screen and using a MSI AMD 290x gcard which is fine for the only game i play which is Amra3 exile mod, as Amra is all cpu based really
 
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i think the 6700k as that will be fine, i want something that is easy to overclock (ie a click of a button) :D

i have a 1080p screen and using a MSI AMD 290x gcard which is fine for the only game i play which is Amra3 exile mod, as Amra is all cpu based really
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i7 6700k would be great I would get yourself some Corsair 16GB DDR4 Vengeance LPX 3000MHz. Maybe a new PSU if you have had yours for 4 years can't go wrong with Seasonic or Corsair series just make sure its 80 Plus Gold

As for overclocking its better to do it via better the UEFI BIOS, you can find lots of videos or tutorials online im sure this forum can help just start off low.
 
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