Need help with new rig

[predator123]

I need advice rig for normal use and occasional gaming. Should i go for a B150 or H170 board for the Dual PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2 function?

CPU+Mobo: Asus B150-PRO GAMING AURA + i5 6500 @ 479 (Tradepac)
OR
CPU+Mobo: Asus H170 PRO GAMING + i5 6500 @ 494 (Tradepac)

RAM: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 2400 @ ~$122.88 (Newegg)
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO @ $108 (qoo10 with coupons)
PSU: Reuse from current rig
HDD: Reuse from old rig
GPU: Reuse from old rig

 

[MianBaoFren]

just curious what is your old rig?

 

[predator123]

just curious what is your old rig?

hmm its super old haha the parts im reusing are changed recently almost a year. as below are my old parts
psu: silverstone 500watt
HDD: WD blue 1TB
GPU:7850 powercolour
Casing: CM storm enforcer

 

[william910]

I need advice rig for normal use and occasional gaming. Should i go for a B150 or H170 board for the Dual PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2 function?

CPU+Mobo: Asus B150-PRO GAMING AURA + i5 6500 @ 479 (Tradepac)
OR
CPU+Mobo: Asus H170 PRO GAMING + i5 6500 @ 494 (Tradepac)

RAM: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 2400 @ ~$122.88 (Newegg)
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO @ $108 (qoo10 with coupons)
PSU: Reuse from current rig
HDD: Reuse from old rig
GPU: Reuse from old rig

what you using now.and what game you plan to run and what resolution...

 

[william910]

I need advice rig for normal use and occasional gaming. Should i go for a B150 or H170 board for the Dual PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2 function?

CPU+Mobo: Asus B150-PRO GAMING AURA + i5 6500 @ 479 (Tradepac)
OR
CPU+Mobo: Asus H170 PRO GAMING + i5 6500 @ 494 (Tradepac)

RAM: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 2400 @ ~$122.88 (Newegg)
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO @ $108 (qoo10 with coupons)
PSU: Reuse from current rig
HDD: Reuse from old rig
GPU: Reuse from old rig

sorry i just saw rig amd 2 x 7850 ..ask yourself whether you need the function.to me is better to buy rather to regret later.

 

[predator123]

sorry i just saw rig amd 2 x 7850 ..ask yourself whether you need the function.to me is better to buy rather to regret later.

whats the diff of M.2 Socket 3 PCIe x2 mode vs PCIe x4?

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

whats the diff of M.2 Socket 3 PCIe x2 mode vs PCIe x4?

just speed differences:

M.2 PCI-E drives should really be used in a socket that supports the same number of PCI-E lanes as the drive for maximum performance, although any M.2 PCI-E drive will work in either a PCI-E x2 or PCI-E x4 socket provided they have the same key. However, if you install a PCI-E x4 drive into a PCI-E x2 socket it will be limited to PCI-E x2 speeds. At the same time, installing a PCI-E x2 drive into a PCI-E x4 socket will not give you any better performance than installing it into a PCI-E x2 socket.

M.2 interface Theatrical speed Est. Real world speed.
PCI-E 2.0 x4 16 Gb/s (2 GB/s) 12.8 Gb/s (1.6 GB/s)
PCI-E 3.0 x4 32 Gb/s (4 GB/s) 31.5 Gb/s (3.9 GB/s)

Source: https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Overview-of-M-2-SSDs-586/

but if u dun even need such ssd u can dun bother it. Such ssd is most benefit to those doing heavy task and required transferring of data from one pt to another.

PS: i nv heard or seen such a thing though "Dual PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2 function", like where did u saw that?

 

[predator123]

just speed differences:


but if u dun even need such ssd u can dun bother it. Such ssd is most benefit to those doing heavy task and required transferring of data from one pt to another.

PS: i nv heard or seen such a thing though "Dual PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2 function", like where did u saw that?

icic. i guess i got my answer alr. thanks! save that $20 on b150 can buy chicken rice as lunch for a week

i saw it here, haha

http://www.gigabyte.sg/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5497#ov

 

[MoneyFace =p]

icic. i guess i got my answer alr. thanks! save that $20 on b150 can buy chicken rice as lunch for a week

i saw it here, haha

http://www.gigabyte.sg/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5497#ov

LOL you need so many M.2 slots for??

Unless you are into content creation needing one for scratch disk and the other for exporting.