My new build - How does it hold up?

[FrankDaTank]

Hey, going to commit to a new new PC. Will most likely go with the options below. Can anyone point out any obvious incompatabilities, or suggest any upgrades/improvements? Not much room to play with, as I want to keep it sub £675-£700. Let me know!

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Aerocool Xpredator X3 Gaming Tower Case - Black/Red= £78.95
• 1 x Intel Core i5-6600K 3.9GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £194.99
• 1 x Asrock Z170 Extreme6 Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £157.99
• 1 x Samsung SM951 256GB M.2 PCI-e 3.0 x 4 NVMe Solid State Drive (MZVPV256HDGL-00000)= £98.99
• 1 x Super Flower Leadex Platinum 650W Fully Modular "80 Plus Platinum" Power Supply - Black= £98.99
• 1 x Akasa AK-CC4009EP01 Venom Pico Compact CPU Cooler= £16.99
• 1 x Kingston Fury Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-17000C14 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX421C14FB2K2/1= £49.99

Total: £710.09
(includes shipping: £13.20)
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I don't need peripherals/OS/extra HDD/GPU (Using a Radeon r290 3GB)
Thanks

 

[snips86x]

The only thing I would point out is that the M2 SSD will use x4 of your PCI-E lanes reducing your GPU to x8. While this isn't going to make a real world difference, something to consider.

 

[FrankDaTank]

Ok, thanks for the info. I am going to hold my hands up and ask how would this impact the performance, or limit me going forward, as I am not sure why this matters. CAn you elaborate?

 

[snips86x]

Ok, thanks for the info. I am going to hold my hands up and ask how would this impact the performance, or limit me going forward, as I am not sure why this matters. CAn you elaborate?

It wouldn't be noticeable put it that way

 

[FrankDaTank]

Ok, good to hear. I just don't want to gimp myself down the line

 

[FrankDaTank]

Hey, just a thought on the PSU. Is it sufficient if I decide to upgrade to a 390/970 down the road? Or would I be better going for 750w/850w?

 

[fobose]

You would be fine with a 980Ti on your 650W PSU

 

[pandem0nium]

The only thing I would point out is that the M2 SSD will use x4 of your PCI-E lanes reducing your GPU to x8. While this isn't going to make a real world difference, something to consider.

Nope, that's only the case with haswell and full speed M.2.

Skylake has more lanes and can utilise M2 without sacrificing the dedicated GPU lanes.

 

[pandem0nium]

I'd recommend a Asus or gigabyte board. Gig have a uk based RMA centre and ASUS now have an agreement with OCUK for a fast turn around on returns. With a lot of boards with similar features, the RMA service is something to consider.

I went with this Gig board for the 2x M2 slots personally:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...cket-1151-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-527-gi.html

And I'm very happy with it. It has 11 power phases IIRC for good overclocking potential.

 

[pastymuncher]

To cut back on the money side of things you could go for a bundle deal plus this ram is faster but cheaper:-

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI - Intel Core i5 6600K Bundle **£20 Saving**= £293.98
• 1 x Team Group Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (TPKD416GM2400HC16D= £41.99

Total: £346.47
(includes shipping: £10.50)
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I would pick a better case as well. That Aerocool seems very overpriced for what it is. One of these would probably get my money:-

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Midi Tower Case with Window - Black= £59.99
• 1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Window Edition - Black Full Acrylic Side Window= £69.95
• 1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro Mid Tower Case with Window - Black= £89.99

Total: £238.05
(includes shipping: £18.12)
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Are you aware that the Superflower psu that you have chosen has bright white leds where you plug the cables in that cannot be turned off? I would have suggested the EVGA Supernova G2 650w which is basically the same psu with a different fan, no led's, a longer warranty plus it's much cheaper. Unfortunately it's out of stock at the moment.