Build advice for - Z710 and Skylake

[Wiched]

Finally its time to upgrade. I want to get new PC with DDR4 and good processor. After reading here some threads this is the build i came up with.

MB: ASUS Z170-A or ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING (Can you tell me the difference and is it worth getting the PRO)
CPU: Intel Skylake Core i7-6700K 4GHz LGA1151 (wondering betweeb this and i5 6600K)
CPU Cooling: NZXT Kraken X61 RL-KRX61-01 or NZXT Kraken X31 (Do i need the X61?)
RAM: This one is tricky for me i dont get the big difference between then and this is some of the once i saw:
- Corsair 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3200MHz CMD32GX4M2C3200C16
- Kingston HyperX Savage 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 2400MHz HX424C14SBK2/32
- Kingston 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 3000MHz HX430C15PBK4/32
Case: NZXT Noctis 450
SSD: I have now the Kingston SSDNow V300120GB SATA3 and think of keeping it for a start SSD
Power supply:
- EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2 80+ GOLD
- Antec High Current Pro HCP-850
- Seasonic Platinum-860 SS-860XP2

VGA: Now i have old Asus GTX 460 card but with this build thats the top of my budget. I read that new vga are coming later this years so is this true and is it okay to keep the 460 for a while or should i get something like ASUS GeForce GTX 970 OC DirectCU II 4GB GDDR5 256bit PCI-E and eat ramen for months

In the future i want to add 32 more gigs of ram so i think its better to have 2x16GB for now or is it better to get quad-channel for performance?

Please check the build and tell me whats better for the parts. Im not that into hardware these days and don't know the best money/quality products.

Thank for so much for your help!

 

[BadActor]

What are you going to be using the PC for?

 

[Wiched]

I work as a front-end developer and system administrator so heavy photoshop/illustrator editing + netbeans or phpstorm and lots of browsers opened + virtual machines with linux. Alsoi game a lot so gaming is important too.

 

[Wiched]

I did little more research and saw that most of the builds like this one get 850 PSU but i calculated that 650 should be more than enough or am i wrong?
Any suggestions for the build would be greatly appreciated

 

[BadActor]

I'm sure either one of those motherboards would work for you, just minor differences between the two. The Pro supports higher memory speeds and I'm guessing (since I can't verify it) more VRM's for overclocking, and better audio. I would also opt for the X61 with the level your build is at and you won't have any regrets. Quad channel will give better performance and if you're thinking you may need 64 GB's (!), you should probably just get the quad channel kit now to avoid any compatibility issues in the future trying to add to the existing RAM. A 650 watt PSU would work fine with your system, even with 64 GB's of RAM and a GTX 980Ti thrown in. You might still consider the 850 though if you think you may SLI whatever GPU you eventually get. Using AMD cards in XFire, you might even want a 1000 watt. Of the three you listed above, the EVGA would be my choice, it's a solid Tier 1 PSU.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

 

[Tradesman1]

I'd go the Pro Gaming, for the better BIOS (almost got it myself before going up to the Hero), unless the A has something you need, which I wouldn't see happening. For DRAM believe 32GB will suffice, but either way 32 or 64 go with the newer 16GB sticks - either 2x16GB vs 4x8GB for 32GB (less stress on the MC (memory controller) or 4x16GB for 64GB. The GSkill Trident Z and Ripjaws V are the best I've seen (and have), can get 3200 with CL14). The PSU should be fine and last awhile even if you go to a SLI or XFire setup (and both the A and the Pro Gaming support both)

 

[Wiched]

I read that all Z170 have only dual channel for the RAM. If i get for example 4x8 it will work only on dual channel right? I have pci sound card so i dont care about the audio in the PRO version of the motherboard. Is the bios alone worth the extra money?

 

[BadActor]

I read that all Z170 have only dual channel for the RAM. If i get for example 4x8 it will work only on dual channel right? I have pci sound card so i dont care about the audio in the PRO version of the motherboard. Is the bios alone worth the extra money?

You're right, had a moment. Was thinking about an X99 platform suggestion, which has the quad channel capability. Skylake does indeed only support dual channel mode using either 2 or 4 sticks.