System rebuild advice

d4vemc · 4 Mar 2017 at 21:05

Unfortunatly my GIGABYTE GA-Z68AP-D3 motherboard has died a death. So it looks like I'm going to have to do a rebuild.

I would like a good rig but not top spec as its a limited budget. I'm keeping my GPU for now which is a gigabyte 570SOC. I also have an alpenfhoen matterhorn cooler but will i need to buy a new one to get the correct mount?

The items I'm looking at so far are;
INTEL CORE I5-6600K 3.9GHZ (https://www.overclockers.co.uk/inte...ocket-lga1151-processor-retail-cp-579-in.html)
GIGABYTE Z170-GAMING K3 INTEL Z170 (SOCKET 1151) DDR4 ATX MOTHERBOARD (https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...cket-1151-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-541-gi.html)
KINGSTON HYPERX PREDATOR 8GB (2X4GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHZ DUAL CHANNEL KIT (https://www.overclockers.co.uk/king...al-channel-kit-hx432c16pb3k2-8-my-26j-ks.html)

Do people reckon thats a good build or would you suggest something else. Thanks for your help

Danny75 · 5 Mar 2017 at 14:23

I'd get the newer KabyLake and Z270 board, and aim for 16GB RAM. But if 8GB is what fits, then 3000MHz is enough and slightly cheaper. The Predator RAM has tall heatsinks and I'm not sure it will fit with your cooler? The cooler mounting should be fine for 1151.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Intel Core i5-7600K 3.80GHz (Kaby Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £218.99
1 x Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3 Intel Z270 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £119.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK8GX4M2B3000= £68.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Red (CMK8GX4M2B3000C1= £68.99

Total: £476.96
(includes shipping: £0.00)

Danny75 · 5 Mar 2017 at 14:30

16GB 3000MHz RAM if you're tempted:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Team Group Vulcan 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Quad Channel Kit - Red (TLRED416G3000HC16AQ= £98.99
1 x Team Group Vulcan 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Quad Channel Kit - White (TLWED416G3000HC16= £98.99

Total: £206.68
(includes shipping: £8.70)

d4vemc · 5 Mar 2017 at 16:35

Thanks very much for your help.

Looks good does all that stuff and I would be daft not to go for the 16GB ram I just hope the clearance will be enough for it to fit.

Thanks

lee32uk · 6 Mar 2017 at 01:20

d4vemc said:
Thanks very much for your help.

Looks good does all that stuff and I would be daft not to go for the 16GB ram I just hope the clearance will be enough for it to fit.

Thanks

The Corsair Vengeance and Team Group Ram will fit under any cooler as it is classed as low profile. Also your current cooler will fit the new motherboard as the mounting holes are the same.

d4vemc · 6 Mar 2017 at 11:30

Ah cheers that's put my mind at rest.

Thanks very much