Help with build

[TomCartledge]

Was just hoping for people to review my planned build.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/cg9L8d

I am hoping to do light multitasking like skype and gaming, play games like csgo at 4k but most at max setting 1080p at 60fps. Also room for gpu upgrade in the future and overclocking and perhaps go 2 monitor or crossfire.

Any suggestion on changes but to keep it the same price or close would be perfect.

Thanks

 

[Outlander_04]

Looks good.

 

[timeconsumer]

Good build. You might have trouble getting a high overclock out of the MSi PCMATE as it's a low-end Z170. Perfectly acceptable for most applications, but I wouldn't expect great overclocking stability.

 

[TomCartledge]

What price of motherboard would you recommend?

 

[TomCartledge]

and is the I5 6600k 4 cores enough for a few years

 

[timeconsumer]

It's not required but for a good overclocker I like the Gigabyte Gaming 5. It's about $140. If that doesn't fit in the budget there are lots of $120 boards that are great too. But you definitely can stick with your current board if you like. It just might not be able to hit 4.5Ghz.

And yes, a 6600k will last many years.

 

[TomCartledge]

Also will I be able to upgrade my gpu in a few years when single cards come out that can do 4k well without worrying about a psu or cpu upgrade?

 

[timeconsumer]

Definitely. there have been very few GPUs ever made that required more than a 750w PSU for one card.

 

[TomCartledge]

Is a 390 better than a 970 though?

 

[timeconsumer]

They trade blows depending on which game and what resolution. Some believe the 390 is more "future proof" (I hate that phrase) because of the 8GB of VRAM. Others believe Nvidia is better optimized for more titles and still the better buy. Flip a coin. Both are excellent cards.

 

[TomCartledge]

and what about if I want to crossfire?

 

[timeconsumer]

Crossfire 390s I would want an 850w PSU. 970 SLI would be fine on 750w. It also depends which motherboard you settled on.

But scaling-wise the 970 and the 390 should be roughly equal too, depending on the game and such. Personally I'd rather sell the card and buy a 980 Ti if I wanted more performance.