I need advice on between these two builds?

ALostSeaTurtle

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I'm currently in the making of my first PC build and I was wondering, which would be better?

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/W7TXTW
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/W7TXTW/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£199.96 @ More Computers)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£26.49 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£84.31 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£58.60 @ More Computers)
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case (£71.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£70.97 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £512.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/hwtY4D
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/hwtY4D/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£172.79 @ Novatech)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£26.49 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus H170-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£91.50 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£58.60 @ More Computers)
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case (£71.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£74.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £496.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available


Please note that I basically made these both by myself so I'm sorry if there are some questionable components.

Other info:

  • I have not included a HDD, ssd or a GPU because I will be salvaging them from my old computer (broke down)
    Gtx 760 + 1tb hdd
    I will mostly be gaming with this comp, with a little bit of rendering on the side
    E.g. GtaV, CSGO, Witcher 3, Rise of the T-R and more in the future
    The build must have the RAM as I have already bought it, since it was so cheap and a good deal, so no Haswell for me
    I am aware that you can OC the 6500 with a z170 board but I didn't want to take that risk
    This will be my first time overclocking

I guess the main point would be, would the overclocking capability on the 6600k be worth it for me?
 
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I personally have the same build as the first one except I have a different mobo (Asus Z170 Pro gaming) but I have a Radeon R9 380x and I can do 60 fps at ultra on any game. With OCing you will mostly do a slight overclock. Now (after upgrading) I have a Coolermaster Seidon 120V Ver. 2. Much much better than the hyper 212 evo, now I overclock to 4.3 - 4.4 Ghz.

Lucas_7_94 you need a cooler because the skylake CPUs don't come with stock coolers
Well, both are a good builds, but depends of you.

I'm not fan of OC'ing, but yes, you will notice a -medium- performance in gaming, primarily in rendering, but i would go for second one.
Also, if you pick the second build, maybe you will not require the EVO 212, but, depends the country and the temperatures where you live.

Happy build!
 

SkittishGaming

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I personally have the same build as the first one except I have a different mobo (Asus Z170 Pro gaming) but I have a Radeon R9 380x and I can do 60 fps at ultra on any game. With OCing you will mostly do a slight overclock. Now (after upgrading) I have a Coolermaster Seidon 120V Ver. 2. Much much better than the hyper 212 evo, now I overclock to 4.3 - 4.4 Ghz.

Lucas_7_94 you need a cooler because the skylake CPUs don't come with stock coolers
 
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oh my god intel what u done, i dont know that!
 

ALostSeaTurtle

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How much better is the Seidon 120V2 over the 212 evo? I know they're around about the same price but is the AIO worth the hassle of installing (haven't used a water cooler before, just assuming its harder)
 

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You have how to install vids and there is an installation guide that comes with the product. I installed it under 15mins int my fractal design define S. Yes I would take the Seidon V2