Advice on my overkill build and what CPU to use for it

[EnsisTheSlayer]

My current build is meant to OBLITERATE games at 1080p with maxed out settings for quite a while (at least five years), and it's currently around $2400. I plan on overclocking the current CPU to 4.5GHz. I have a 1920x1080 monitor and some people are saying that it will be the new 640x480, but I find that's highly unlikely. I think 1080p will be good for years to come (at least seven). I'd like it if someone were to point out mistakes in my build, and to see if I need to upgrade the current CPU to something like the i7-6700. Is it possible to upgrade my current CPU up to 5GHz with the right cooling setup? Here's the link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8yZ3hM

 

[Geekwad]

That will have no issues running high frame-rate 1080p, though could also be used easily for 1440p as well.

And if you are happy with 1080p, then of course, it will last you for years and years to come. With that GPU though you also have the ability to SLI it and will be great for VR as that technology advances, or high frame-rate 1440p as well. Triple monitor, high frame-rate 1080p is also very doable.

 

[SkyMembrane]

My current build is meant to OBLITERATE games at 1080p with maxed out settings for quite a while (at least five years), and it's currently around $2400. I plan on overclocking the current CPU to 4.5GHz. I have a 1920x1080 monitor and some people are saying that it will be the new 640x480, but I find that's highly unlikely. I think 1080p will be good for years to come (at least seven). I'd like it if someone were to point out mistakes in my build, and to see if I need to upgrade the current CPU to something like the i7-6700. Is it possible to upgrade my current CPU up to 5GHz with the right cooling setup? Here's the link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8yZ3hM

That build will obliterate anything at 1080p/60fps. With your choice of motherboard, I would go for an unlocked processor and I would overclock it. I'd also use a Kraken X41 cooler instead of the h7.

Also, the RAM you chose is on the lower-end of DDR4. You would be better off using 16GBs of faster DDR4 than 32GBs of DDR4-2133. What do you plan on doing with 32GB anyway? If it's for gaming, know that anything past 12 GB is already overkill for 1080p.

Just a matter of personal opinion.

 

[SkyMembrane]

Here, that more how I would see that build being made.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/f6fgkL

 

[monkeymanz]

The i5 6600 is non-OCable unless you buy that new motherboard everyone was talking about that lets you OC non k series skylakes.
If you do decide to go for the k version and overclock, I doubt you can get up to 5GHz with a logical cooling set up. By logical, I mean you don't spend more on a cooling solution, than what you would by simply upgrading to an I7 6700k, which you get bonus hyperthreading from and a higher base clock of 4ghz. If you do decide to get the I7 however, I think it should be able to run most games at 4k on medium to high resolution which means you should upgrade your monitor as well to probably at least a 1440p display.
Also as Skymembrane said, you do not need 32GB of ram, and you should go with a non dodgy version of ram like something from G.skill or Corsair.

 

[EnsisTheSlayer]

Okay, I'm satisfied with the RAM. What IS the better plan to do? With a liquid CPU cooler should I go with the i5-6600k or the i7-6700k? Can one overclock higher than the other? You weren't quite clear about the performance. Do you mean out of the box or the overall performance after overclocking it?

 

[Wolfshadw]

My current build is meant to OBLITERATE games at 1080p with maxed out settings for quite a while (at least five years),

Not going to happen. Think about where hardware was five years ago. We were at the first generation of the Core I series processor. Can any of those processors "obliterate" any game now?

I plan on overclocking the current CPU to 4.5GHz.

Overclocking is never a guarantee. Some Core I5-6600K chips may overclock to 5.0GHz. Others may only overclock to 3.4GHz no matter what cooling solution you have. It just the luck of the draw.

I think 1080p will be good for years to come (at least seven).

While 1080p displays will likely still be around (for multi-display setups), I fully expect 27" and larger 4K displays to be the norm within the next few years.

I'd like it if someone were to point out mistakes in my build

Your mistake is trying to get this to last more than a couple of years. Forget spending $2400 on it to last you five years. Spend $1500 on it now and in two years when it starts to drop off, spend part of the $900 you saved to get it back up to speed.


-Wolf sends

 

[monkeymanz]

Okay, I'm satisfied with the RAM. What IS the better plan to do? With a liquid CPU cooler should I go with the i5-6600k or the i7-6700k? Can one overclock higher than the other? You weren't quite clear about the performance. Do you mean out of the box or the overall performance after overclocking it?

Out of the box, the I7 is greater than the I5 obviously. Potential wise, they the I7 should also be able to over clock more, but its not just about the overclocking. I7 offers hyperthreading too, which in some situations is a theoretical doubling of the amount of cores.
Although I see no reason where you would need to overclock the CPU more than stock speeds for 1080p gaming with a 980 ti as that is plenty.

 

[SkyMembrane]

I would choose the 6600k because of it's price/performance ratio. However, if you truly want to Overkill, the 6700k is an amazing processor. I would say that, in five years, the chances of this exact PC being still capable of running new games @Ultra @ 1080p/60fps are slim to none. I wouldn't spend $2500 now, because NVidia's Pascal is around the corner. I think what you should do it spend less money now and upgrade every 2-3 years to stay ahead of the curve.

 

[EnsisTheSlayer]

Okay, I accept the fact that this PC will not be something to laste five or so years. It still leaves me with a good start though. I'll add the i7, and a 2k monitor.