[Review] my gaming rig

[catzilla]

Hi
Long story short old mobo died
Planning to get these from sls

Intel i5 6600
Asus h170 pro gaming (bundle 546)
Palit gtx 1060 8gb super Jetstream (445)
2 x 8gb ddr4, 2133mhz (104)
Psu seasonic 750w bronze (recycle)
Hdd and ssd (recycled)
2 monitors (recycled)

OK or need to change specs?
Gaming movie and office
Total damage 1095 don't if pc themes can give discount or not

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[FlushX]

change to 6500 and use the money for an aftermarket cooler like Cryorig M9i/H7.

Can also consider buying a Skylake board that supports DDR3 so that you can recycle your current RAM

 

[catzilla]

If I am not overclocking still need to change cooler? Was planning to use stock

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[harharhar]

If I am not overclocking still need to change cooler? Was planning to use stock

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Personally I feel it's worth it. Cooler and less noise.

 

[Stevejobless]

Advice to spend a little more to get Z170 mobo and i5 6600k even if you don't intend to OC now. It will give you more performance headroom further down the road.

Edit: Don't recommend getting a DDR3 skylake mobo as DDR3 is getting scarcer and more expensive down the road and DDR4 is getting cheaper and more available in the higher speeds.

 

[moodless]

Or use the money top up abit get 1070

But really depend in your gaming needs

 

[lalalalalala]

8gb ram enough.

The rest look ok.

If get 6500 maybe can topup for gtx 1070

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[ragnarok95]

i7 6700 + Asrock H170M pro4 @ S$622

If you are not going to OC, go for a 8 thread cpu. Change to a B150 mobo and reduce the price further.

 

[royfrosty]

One moment i thought he wanna review his gaming rig

 

[catzilla]

Yeah. Appreciate the inputs. I have an old atx case, so was trying to replace some parts. Upgrade from 1060 to 1070 is about 200+, 50% more. Is it worth it. Really got such big duff?

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[Krabs.]

Advice to spend a little more to get Z170 mobo and i5 6600k even if you don't intend to OC now. It will give you more performance headroom further down the road.

Edit: Don't recommend getting a DDR3 skylake mobo as DDR3 is getting scarcer and more expensive down the road and DDR4 is getting cheaper and more available in the higher speeds.

alternative to z170+6600k is to get i7 non-overclock and cheapo motherboard

better combo at same price ... because to overclock need capable cooler and power supply
while the i7 is guaranteed multi-threaded performance no matter how crappy the cooler and power supply

 

[ragnarok95]

More threads lower speed is better than less threads higher speed.

 

[catzilla]

Ok noted. Tks guys. Probably have to squeeze a bit more budget out

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[LegendZenify]

Yeah. Appreciate the inputs. I have an old atx case, so was trying to replace some parts. Upgrade from 1060 to 1070 is about 200+, 50% more. Is it worth it. Really got such big duff?

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Depends on what games you play + monitor resolution/refresh rate.
For 1080p gaming, 1060 should be enough. Not worth going for 1070.
For 1440p, 1060 will probably net you 35-45fps on titles like Witcher 3. 1070 will net you about ~15fps improvement
Numbers aga aga only.

 

[Stevejobless]

Agree. For 1080p gtx 1060 is enough. You will be bottlenecked by the i5 6500 at non OC speeds. Start with Z170/ i5 6600k or i7 6700k next time when upgrade the graphics cards your cpu can still catch up