New build

[dalehitchy1]

I'm wanting to build a new computer. I'm selling my friend some parts and using some from my old computer. I have an i5 2500k, 16gb ram and a 6950. I have a corsair SSD that randomly goes missing from the bios a few times a month which is annoyings so thats another thing im replacing.

I definatly want to start a new build. I have a full tower thats just too big for where I am,I want to go mATX. I can take the PSU, hard drives fans with me, as well as keyboard, screen etc. Its mainly the MoBo, CPU, RAM GPU and water cooler i need.

I have my case - fractal node 804.

I've been out the loop for a while but I want to go Skylake. Undecided with the i7 or i5 as i do some video editing but only once or twice a week. I mainly game.

One thing I am confused about is the motherboard, with x99 and Z170 and others all supporting Skylake. Have no idea which to choose.

Game wise, games I mostly play are Guild Wars 2, and heavy hitters like battlefront, Assassins Creed etc.

Eventually planning on getting a higher res monitor. Currently at 1080p but wouldnt mind going 1440p in the near future. So, whats best?

 

[ExRayTed]

Skylake would be the way to go. X99 is for Haswell-E, a great platform but unless you really need the extra cores or PCI lanes I wouldn't bother.

What resolution will you be gaming at, what PSU do you have and what's your budget?

 

[dalehitchy1]

for the moment i will be gaming at 1080p with the hopes or getting a 1440p monitor at some point early next year.

PSU is Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 850W Power Supply CA-193-CM

Budget wise - Ideally below £1k for mobo, gpu, cpu and ram, and either a 500gb SSD or 2x 250gb SSD's and the cooler (pref an all-in-one water cooler with 240 or 280mm radiator).... don't know what that will get me......

 

[ExRayTed]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 980Ti Herculez OC 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N98TV-1SDN-N5HNX)= £499.99
• 1 x Raijintek Triton AIO Water Cooling Solution= £69.95
• 1 x Panram Ninja-V 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (PUD43000C154G2NJK)= £49.99
• 1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU)= £68.99
• 1 x Intel Core i5-6600K 3.9GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM= £194.99
• 1 x Asus Z170M-Plus Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £102.95

Total: £997.96
(includes shipping: £11.10)
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The 980ti is an utter beast and will have no issues at 1440p

I've got the same AIO and it's great - might want to budget in a couple of quieter 120mm fans as the stock ones can get a little loud at load.

The only compromise is a 250gb SSD