Spec check and advice, please

Angilion

Angilion

Angilion

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My PC is a bit on the old side and probably won't last much longer as it is. I have some spare money, so it's time for a new toy.

I'm planning on using my current drives as they're fine and my current graphics card (7950 at 1.0/1.4, which is still OK for 1080) at least until I see what's what with 10xx and 4xx cards. I'll ask MS nicely if I can transfer my current Windows licence to the new motherboard, which is arguably a replacement, so no need for a new OS licence at this point. I could keep the case, but it's a cheap old box and a bit of a pain to work in so I'm thinking of getting a cheap new box instead.

Sensible budget limit is ~£500 for the remaining bits, but I don't feel any need to spend to budget. If I can get something good enough for less than my current ideas, I will.

I was going to say that I don't intend overclocking, which is true but probably won't remain true The last CPU I had that I didn't overclock was a 386.

I'd prefer to have OcUK build it because I no longer enjoy doing so. I dislike it enough to pay someone else to do it.

I'm rather out of date on things since my default position on hardware has changed from "want new things!" to "what I've got will do well enough", so this is an initial idea and not fixed.

My basket at Overclockers UK:



Total: £486.19
(includes shipping: £12.30)
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I'm also considering a config on the OcUK Kinetic H1, which would include the cost of paying OcUK to build it.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

  • 1 x OcUK Kinetic H1 - Intel H110 Configurable Skylake Micro ATX DDR4 Gaming PC = £389.02
    • Processor:Intel Core i5-6600 3.30GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail
    • Operating System:Unwanted
    • Graphics Card:Unwanted
    • Storage Mechanical Hard Drive:Unwanted
    • Primary Solid State Drive / Hard Drive:Seagate 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST1000DM003)
    • Security Software:Unwanted
    • Build Time:Standard Build Systems - Dispatched within 7 working days
    • Warranty:OcUK Standard System Warranty - 3 Year (24 Month C&R + 12 Month Labour)
    • Optical Drive **Not Compatible with Kolink Victory Case**:Unwanted
    • WIFI:Unwanted
    • Case:Aerocool Qs-182 Micro-ATX Chassis - Black
    • Memory:Team Group Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (TPKD416GM2400HC16D


Total: £403.12
(includes shipping: £14.10)
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115 views and no replies seems unusual. What did I do wrong? Too wordy?

A more precise question - is there anywhere I can conveniently get measurements to check that a given stick of memory will either fit under a given cooler or will be far enough away from it on a given motherboard to not be under it?

Another - same question, but for a given cooler fitting inside a given case. I don't fancy cutting a hole out to get that "old supercharged American car" look :)
 
If you want to overclock, you want the z170 chipset motherboard.

The different motherboards make up the bulk of the price difference, so really that is your choice.

As for cooler clearance, you will need to look at the motherboard layout, read the manufacturers descriptions and do a little math. A quick look at the case description would indicate that the fan you have chose would fit.

- CPU Cooler Height: 160mm max
 
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