Decent Ultimate/Gaming Build?

[questkid44]

Hi, I need a new computer from my bloomfield rig, and i was wondering if this would be a noticeable/worthy upgrade.

Current Specs: Core i7 950, GTX 460 SLI (2 way), 4 Gb RAM, 720p Monitor,
New PC: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XhcbNG

 

[Ecky]

720P monitor? Yikes.

The new machine would be faster, yes, but you're also spending excessively more than you need to. You can get 95% of the performance for considerably less money, possibly even half the price.

 

[questkid44]

Can you recommend something that would work well?

 

[sizzling]

I would not get GPU's with 4gb VRAM if you intend to game at 4k, I would look at 6 or 8gb cards

 

[Ecky]

Off the top of my head:

-i7 6700 ($300) + inexpensive air cooler (~$30)
-$140 Z170 motherboard
-32GB DDR4 that's faster than what you've chosen - Skylake benefits from faster RAM. Consider going with 2666 or 2800. - let's call it $140
-Samsung 850 EVO M.2 SSD 500GB - $175
-Same hard drive - $95
-2x Radeon Fury - $480+$480 or 2x Radeon 390 - $275+$275

Saves you $650 or or $1200 depending on your GPU choice, and I doubt you'd be able to tell the difference between the two systems.

 

[Ecky]

I would not get GPU's with 4gb VRAM if you intend to game at 4k, I would look at 6 or 8gb cards

Right, a pair of 390's would probably be a better choice, and save OP almost $750 alone.

 

[questkid44]

So if i replace the RAM with faster RAM and get 2-3 390s, it will be a good build?

 

[questkid44]

Also, how much faster will this build be than my Bloomfield rig?, And i want a K cpu, because i plan on doing major overclocking.

 

[loki1944]

Also, how much faster will this build be than my Bloomfield rig?, And i want a K cpu, because i plan on doing major overclocking.

Gaming wise, not going to be much gains CPU wise http://www.maximumpc.com/bloomfield-takes-on-skylake/#page-2. Advantages you're getting are from newer features. Right now 390 CF is the best bang for buck imo, especially for 4K where VRAM/HBM size matters more; I've got 390X CF in my secondary rig. Obviously same issues as SLI, not every game supports multi-GPU. You don't need more than 16GB of RAM; and RAM speed has negligible impact on gaming performance http://www.legitreviews.com/ddr4-memory-scaling-intel-z170-finding-the-best-ddr4-memory-kit-speed_170340/5 and http://www.anandtech.com/show/8959/ddr4-haswell-e-scaling-review-2133-to-3200-with-gskill-corsair-adata-and-crucial/7; I'd say 2400Mhz to raise minimum FPS a hair (or just O/C the 2133Mhz to 2400Mhz).

 

[Ecky]

So if i replace the RAM with faster RAM and get 2-3 390s, it will be a good build?

-What features does the $300 motherboard have that a $140 one does not? I wouldn't spend an extra $160 on a more expensive board unless you know exactly what you want, and what you're getting with it. Usually there's almost nothing useful, and it's wasted money.

-Why do you want the Intel SSD? Samsung's 950 EVO M.2 that I suggested is much faster, and less than half as expensive.

-The i7 6700K clocks up to 4.2ghz at stock. A great overclock will get you to 4.8ghz, and a more average one will get you to 4.6ghz. Now, 4.6ghz may sound a lot faster than 4.2, but it's less than 10% extra CPU speed. Compared with an i7 6700, you'll be generating tons more noise and heat, drawing more power, it'll cost an extra $200 for CPU and cooler, and the difference will be practically unnoticeable, because modern CPUs don't have very much overclocking headroom. I don't consider it a good value.