Hi all, I'm upgrading an existing system, and need advice on my build.
Reason for upgrade: very slow performance with Lightroom, and frequent out of memory exceptions with photoshop.
System usage:
Budget: around AU$1,800-2,400
Preferred website for parts: www.cplonline.com.au (location - Melbourne, australia)
PROPOSED BUILD
MOBO (new) $349 http://cplonline.com.au/gigabyte-z170x-gaming-7-lga-1151-atx-motherboard.html?gclid=Cj0KEQjwhtO7BRCtwuO9gfTH-fQBEiQAdJ8FYzlfTly0cPqfKFLx-xApxk1sHgHVlX6ey81LHABqTKgaAobb8P8HAQ ]Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 Motherboard[/url]
CPU (new) $485 Intel]http://cplonline.com.au/intel-core-i7-6700k-4ghz.html]Intel Core i7-6700K[/url]
MEMORY (new) $675 http://cplonline.com.au/memory/g-skill-f4-3400c16q-64gtz-64gb-16gbx4-ddr4-3400mhz-1-35v.html
]64GB G.SKILL F4-3400C16Q-64GTZ 64GB (16GBX4)DDR4 3400MHZ 1.35V TRIDENT Z[/url]
An alternative is this. Any recommendations? $499 http://cplonline.com.au/memory/desktop/g-skill-f4-2400c15q-64gvr-64gb-16gbx4-ddr4-2400mhz-1-2v-ripjaws-v-red.html
]G.SKILL F4-2400C15Q-64GVR 64GB (16GBX4) DDR4 2400MHZ 1.2V RIPJAWS V RED[/url]
GRAPHICS (new) $425 http://cplonline.com.au/graphics-cards/nvidia-graphics-cards/evga-geforce-gtx970-acx-cooler-4gb-gddr5-2xdvi-hdmi-displayport.html
]EVGA GeForce GTX970 ACX 4GB Graphic Card 04G-P4-2972-KR**[/url]
SSD (M.2)(new) $409 SAMSUNG]http://cplonline.com.au/samsung-950-pro-512gb-m-2-ssd-mz-v5p512bw.html]SAMSUNG 950 PRO M.2 512GB SSD[/url]
COOLING (already have) CORSAIR HYDRO SERIES H60 LIQUID CPU COOLER
CASE (already have) NZXT H2 Classic Silent Midtower Chassis White
POWER (already have) CoolerMaster GX 750W Power Supply
STORAGE (already have) 2x Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB (a 3rd 2TB HD will be added in near future)
SSD (Scratch)(already have)OCZ Vertex 4 120GB
Other Questions:
Reason for upgrade: very slow performance with Lightroom, and frequent out of memory exceptions with photoshop.
System usage:
■ heavy lightroom use
■ heavy photoshop use. (currently get frequent out of memory errors with current 16gb ram)
■ some HD & 4k video editing - although this is less frequent
■ no gaming
Budget: around AU$1,800-2,400
Preferred website for parts: www.cplonline.com.au (location - Melbourne, australia)
PROPOSED BUILD
MOBO (new) $349 http://cplonline.com.au/gigabyte-z170x-gaming-7-lga-1151-atx-motherboard.html?gclid=Cj0KEQjwhtO7BRCtwuO9gfTH-fQBEiQAdJ8FYzlfTly0cPqfKFLx-xApxk1sHgHVlX6ey81LHABqTKgaAobb8P8HAQ ]Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 Motherboard[/url]
CPU (new) $485 Intel]http://cplonline.com.au/intel-core-i7-6700k-4ghz.html]Intel Core i7-6700K[/url]
MEMORY (new) $675 http://cplonline.com.au/memory/g-skill-f4-3400c16q-64gtz-64gb-16gbx4-ddr4-3400mhz-1-35v.html
]64GB G.SKILL F4-3400C16Q-64GTZ 64GB (16GBX4)DDR4 3400MHZ 1.35V TRIDENT Z[/url]
An alternative is this. Any recommendations? $499 http://cplonline.com.au/memory/desktop/g-skill-f4-2400c15q-64gvr-64gb-16gbx4-ddr4-2400mhz-1-2v-ripjaws-v-red.html
]G.SKILL F4-2400C15Q-64GVR 64GB (16GBX4) DDR4 2400MHZ 1.2V RIPJAWS V RED[/url]
GRAPHICS (new) $425 http://cplonline.com.au/graphics-cards/nvidia-graphics-cards/evga-geforce-gtx970-acx-cooler-4gb-gddr5-2xdvi-hdmi-displayport.html
]EVGA GeForce GTX970 ACX 4GB Graphic Card 04G-P4-2972-KR**[/url]
SSD (M.2)(new) $409 SAMSUNG]http://cplonline.com.au/samsung-950-pro-512gb-m-2-ssd-mz-v5p512bw.html]SAMSUNG 950 PRO M.2 512GB SSD[/url]
COOLING (already have) CORSAIR HYDRO SERIES H60 LIQUID CPU COOLER
CASE (already have) NZXT H2 Classic Silent Midtower Chassis White
POWER (already have) CoolerMaster GX 750W Power Supply
STORAGE (already have) 2x Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB (a 3rd 2TB HD will be added in near future)
SSD (Scratch)(already have)OCZ Vertex 4 120GB
Other Questions:
■As far as I am aware, the mobo/membory/cpu will fit in this existing case okay, and work with my H60 cooling still? Is that correct?
■Any compatability issues with the components I'm putting together?