New rig to replace old desktop

[Cyrus88]

Hi, I am looking to build a new rig. Thinking of something that look nice and decent. When i put those things together, it became this:

Mobo &CPU: Asus Maximus VII Ranger/Gene(I5 6600): 688

Ram: CORSAIR VENGEANCE LPX 3000MHZ CL15 ( 8GBx2pcs ): 259

GPU: ASUS GTX 970 4GB TURBO DDR5 : 499

PSU: SF LEADEX 750w GOLD F.MOD:199

SSD: SAMSUNG EVO 850 250GB SSD:169

HDD: Western D 1TB Red: 94

Casing: NZXT H440 ATX SLIENT CASING:199

Total: $2107
Price are from PC Themes. Gonna ask them to build for me too as I not very good with it. Any comments on this? Will I need additional cooler fans?

 

[Krabs.]

6600 cannot overclock .... no need pair with expensive motherboard or ram
graphics got cheaper brand
power supply excessive
ssd cheaper at lazada
red hdd need to change a setting to use as normal hdd

yes need 3rd party cooler fan for noise control

 

[Cyrus88]

hi Krabs, thanks for the quick reply. What do you mean red hdd need to change setting? I though is just a colour? sorry I am quite noob. If I buy some from lazada, can I still ask PC themes to assemble for me?

 

[etoilebiscuit]

hi Krabs, thanks for the quick reply. What do you mean red hdd need to change setting? I though is just a colour? sorry I am quite noob. If I buy some from lazada, can I still ask PC themes to assemble for me?

assemble urself better, learn more abt ur rig.

 

[Cyrus88]

The motherboard assembly look daunting. Even my current desktop has wires that doesnt connect anywhere and confuse me. haha

 

[Koenig168]

For the HDD, you should be getting WD Blue instead of Red. 1 TB is 70+.

Edit: WD Red is more for NAS.

 

[Cyrus88]

I read up about the WD colours. Never thought there will be that difference. Thanks for the heads up!

 

[gld998]

Hi, I am looking to build a new rig. Thinking of something that look nice and decent. When i put those things together, it became this:

Mobo &CPU: Asus Maximus VII Ranger/Gene(I5 6600): 688

Ram: CORSAIR VENGEANCE LPX 3000MHZ CL15 ( 8GBx2pcs ): 259

GPU: ASUS GTX 970 4GB TURBO DDR5 : 499

PSU: SF LEADEX 750w GOLD F.MOD:199

SSD: SAMSUNG EVO 850 250GB SSD:169

HDD: Western D 1TB Red: 94

Casing: NZXT H440 ATX SLIENT CASING:199

Total: $2107
Price are from PC Themes. Gonna ask them to build for me too as I not very good with it. Any comments on this? Will I need additional cooler fans?

jin rich... can buy high end gaming laptop already

 

[Cyrus88]

Initially thinking of gaming laptop, but thought is stationery might as well improve the stats by going for desktop.

 

[gld998]

Initially thinking of gaming laptop, but thought is stationery might as well improve the stats by going for desktop.

well, your stats shows its an overkill.. follow krabs advise and make changes.. keep the psu and upgrade to a Titan gpu, gaming is about graphics card.

 

[Phen8210]

my suggestion is to wait for other boards to be released 6600 and z series no point.

 

[Cyrus88]

hi Phen8210, so the current board not well equipped for skylake cpu?

 

[Phen8210]

hi Phen8210, so the current board not well equipped for skylake cpu?

er ur 6600 cpu wasted on that board, because u also cannot oc the chip.. go for b or h series board..

if not go for 6600k.

also state ur budget maybe someone will recommend a better build that gives more performance for ur $

 

[Cyrus88]

I see, so the board is meant for oc but not the chip. and also the current mobo available not good enough for skylake chip, is that right?

 

[k8118k]

Hi, I am looking to build a new rig. Thinking of something that look nice and decent. When i put those things together, it became this:

Mobo &CPU: Asus Maximus VII Ranger/Gene(I5 6600): 688.......
non oc 6600 go for non oc mobo else change cpu to 6600k.@sls

Ram: CORSAIR VENGEANCE LPX 3000MHZ CL15 ( 8GBx2pcs ): 259
@sls

GPU: ASUS GTX 970 4GB TURBO DDR5 : 499
cheaper@lazada

PSU: SF LEADEX 750w GOLD F.MOD:199
cheaper@lazada

SSD: SAMSUNG EVO 850 250GB SSD:169
cheaper@lazada

HDD: Western D 1TB Red: 94
can buy later.

Casing: NZXT H440 ATX SLIENT CASING:199
cheaper@lazada

Total: $2107
Price are from PC Themes. Gonna ask them to build for me too as I not very good with it. Any comments on this? Will I need additional cooler fans?

pls see above for my reply.
if go for 6600k,you need buy addional cpu fan or water aio coller.

 

[Jian19]

i5-6500 + Asus B150 Pro Gaming ~ $490
G.skill Ripjaws 16gb kit ddr3 ~ $195
Samsung evo 850 256gb ssd ~ $129 (Lazada)
Wd blue 1tb ~ $75
Msi gtx970 express oc ~ $499 / Palit gtx980ti Jetsteam ~ $999 (Lazada)
Superflower Leadex 650w ~ $139
Fractal Design R5 ~ $149

$1676 / $2176 buy and assemble @ pctheme ask for discount.

 

[Cyrus88]

thank you all the great people here. I think I know what I should do.

 

[Veron4]

i5-6500 + Asus B150 Pro Gaming ~ $490
G.skill Ripjaws 16gb kit ddr3 ~ $195
Samsung evo 850 256gb ssd ~ $129 (Lazada)
Wd blue 1tb ~ $75
Msi gtx970 express oc ~ $499 / Palit gtx980ti Jetsteam ~ $999 (Lazada)
Superflower Leadex 650w ~ $139
Fractal Design R5 ~ $149

$1676 / $2176 buy and assemble @ pctheme ask for discount.

hi jian19,

if i will like to use ddr4 memory then which one is recommended for this specs and does the mobo able to fully support ddr4 at its full potential?