GTX 960 with i5 6600k?

[Stuffyocean]

With my current build i have a AMD Athlon X4 860k running with a PNY GTX 960. Would there be any problem upgrading my motherboard and cpu to a I5 6600k cpu with a Gigabyte LGA 1151 Z170 ( Bundle that i intend on buying here: http://www.amazon.com/Intel-I5-6600K-Gigabyte-Z170XP-SLI-Motherboard/dp/B0158MJY56/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1464982500&sr=8-3&keywords=i5+with+motherboard ) Would there be any problems running this setup, and would my current 500W psu be able to handle the upgrade or would i need a psu with more capability?

 

[Ironsounds]

Hello... It should... the intel Cpu Is slightly lower TDP... Are you OC'ing with the AMD and GTX960 now?

 

[Stuffyocean]

Hello... It should... the intel Cpu Is slightly lower TDP... Are you OC'ing with the AMD and GTX960 now?

No, dont plan on overclocking anything either

 

[Ironsounds]

Hello... You will be good... take the Time to open and Clean your PS when doing the transition. B )

 

[Geekwad]

No, dont plan on overclocking anything either

This kind of bundle for ~$30 more may be worth considering for you too then:

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V5 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($252.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus E3 PRO GAMING V5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $397.98

Going from 4 threaded performance to 8 threaded would promise to stay relevant much longer, though it is only for single GPU setups (if that was a consideration for you).

 

[Stuffyocean]

Hello... You will be good... take the Time to open and Clean your PS when doing the transition. B )

Alrighty, thank you very much! Ill need to reinstall windows aswell right? I'm a bit confused on what I should do once I get the new parts in the PC

 

[aquielisunari]

Remember DDR4 RAM. Your current RAM isn't compatible. No problems other than that. Your PSU is more than capable of running that new build. Do you have an aftermarket CPU heatsink?

After you have a complete computer you will turn on your computer and insert your OS disc. Things are rarely that simple sooooo......

When your computer is constructed, your fist port you will be visiting is your BIOS. That is where you will tell BIOS which HDD/SSD to look at first for the OS. First boot device. Set the time and all that. F10 to save and exit or just click exit, dpending on your BIOS version. The first boot device should be your optical drive aka DVD(Blu-ray) drive. That is where you should have your Windows install disc. After that you set your main HDD/SSD after Windows installs completely.

 

[Geekwad]

I would use this as a base reference to work from:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-your-own-pc,2601.html

but ask questions anytime, of course.

 

[Stuffyocean]

Remember DDR4 RAM. Your current RAM isn't compatible. No problems other than that. Your PSU is more than capable of running that new build. Do you have an aftermarket CPU heatsink?

Currently no, but i plan on getting the Cooler Master Hyper T4 though, and wow thanks for pointing that out about the ram, i would have never paid attention to that o.o

 

[Ironsounds]

Hello... Yes... New DDR4 RAM will be required... also you could save $$$ buying a NON-K CPU? up to you.
The reason for a "clean install" is because Windows need to compile different files during the install for the OS master files... between AMD and intel hardware.

 

[aquielisunari]

Remember DDR4 RAM. Your current RAM isn't compatible. No problems other than that. Your PSU is more than capable of running that new build. Do you have an aftermarket CPU heatsink?

Currently no, but i plan on getting the Cooler Master Hyper T4 though, and wow thanks for pointing that out about the ram, i would have never paid attention to that o.o

Your welcome .

 

[PreevBR]

Remember DDR4 RAM. Your current RAM isn't compatible. No problems other than that. Your PSU is more than capable of running that new build. Do you have an aftermarket CPU heatsink?

Currently no, but i plan on getting the Cooler Master Hyper T4 though, and wow thanks for pointing that out about the ram, i would have never paid attention to that o.o

I owned three of these coolers (Hyper T4), they indeed cool the processor good but if your case has not enough airflow it will not be a good buy - When it is at max RPM it have some issues (I actually don't know how to describe this but the whole case seem to start shaking and a weird noise starts), the noise is fine (Same level as EVO). As a last note, I said it have issues only when at its MAX RPM but it is very rare that this cooler will get to this level (The Hyper T4 I had for example started these issues at ~1800 RPM - Which in my system only reached such high RPM when playing BF4 with ultra settings and on GTA V or Prime95 at ~67c) if you have enough airflow.

TL;DR version:
The cooler you are thinking of buying is good but only will work well if you have enough airflow in your case. Low noise, good cooling and easy mounting (Atleast for AMD). Nice choice