Potential Skylake mATX Build

marshalex

marshalex

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After keep putting it off I think it's finally time to retire my current PC and upgrade. Motherboard memory slots starting to fail and not recognising the ram (seems to be a common issue over time)
Anyway I plan on reusing the drives , graphics and psu from my current PC (details in sig). I've got a 5.25" fan controller (nzxt sentry 2) I'd like to keep as well(something to look at really!). Anyway I've specced out the following. I've gone mATX so got a bit more room under the desk:
i5 6600k
Asus Z170M Plus
Antec H600 AIO cooler
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000
BitFenix Prodigy M case.

I've seen that MSI are doing £18 cashback on the Z170M Mortar board. Only thing that puts me off is the lack of reviews/full size M2 port. Thoughts?

Happy to take any recommendations on ram/case. Is the extra for the 3000 MHz vs 2400 MHz worth it? Aiming for around a £480 spend maximum but the lower the price the better.
 
I bought the Z170m Mortar very recently. Where can I read about the cashback offer?

I bought it because of the price and it's mATX. I'm not fussed about the M.2 port to be honest.

Also, 8gb RAM should be plenty :)
 
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Any more thoughts? I'd ideally like to look at buying this soon. Amazon have the H600 for under £40. Motherboard seems to me my sticking point, really can't decide between the Asus or the MSI. MSI wins on price, Asus wins on features.
Are there any other cases I should be considering as well?
 
I went for the Aerocool QS-180, but only cos it was cheap and I was keeping my costs to a bare minimum. It's OK, for the price. But it's by no means a good case tbh. :/

As for the H600, you're best off asking in the Cooling forum and reading reviews to see if it's any good.

I'm interested in an AIO, but I'd likely need to modify my case and stick the radiator/fan assembly in the top of the case, towards the front, over the optical drive bay (I dont have an optical drive, so this would be OK)
 
I've ordered the H600 so that will be here Monday. Can use it with my current build so will see how it performs.
Having read some reviews around the Prodigy I think it might be a bit too small for what I'm after so been looking at the Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 or the Corsair Obsidian 350D. Little bit bigger than I possibly wanted but still much smaller than my current build
 
My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £444.58
(includes shipping: £11.70
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Think I've got it nailed. Just torn between the Arc Mini R2 and the Aerocool DS Cube in red but seems OCUK don't stock it
 
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