Mobo help? Incompatibility? Eek?

[swompdonkey]

Good evening all...I have started my first build. Albeit with limited knowledge and no experience. I fear I've already made one blunder. I have purchased a B150 Mobo:

MSI B150 Gaming

Astheticaly pleasing? Yes, but is the upgrade for use with skylake processors going to be a hassle? MSI says all of their 100 series boards are receiving updates, so I'm hoping not.

My build thus far:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fLZLYr

Parts actually purchased:

Case
Mobo
Power Supply

So, will my Mobo choice be okay if I intend to go with a i5 7500? Should I have just gone B250 or are they basically the same aside from the need for the bios update? Other feedback?

 

[krzyimprt]

Good evening all...I have started my first build. Albeit with limited knowledge and no experience. I fear I've already made one blunder. I have purchased a B150 Mobo:

MSI B150 Gaming

Astheticaly pleasing? Yes, but is the upgrade for use with skylake processors going to be a hassle? MSI says all of their 100 series boards are receiving updates, so I'm hoping not.

My build thus far:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fLZLYr

Parts actually purchased:

Case
Mobo
Power Supply

So, will my Mobo choice be okay if I intend to go with a i5 7500? Should I have just gone B250 or are they basically the same aside from the need for the bios update? Other feedback?

Grab a B250/H270 board instead as you won't need another CPU just to update the bios. Everything else looks fine besides the RAM. Just keep in mind if you only get a single stick it will be running in single channel. You'll lose a few fps but nothing drastic. Upgrade to 16GB when you can, it's starting to become the norm, especially with gaming.

 

[swompdonkey]

Good evening all...I have started my first build. Albeit with limited knowledge and no experience. I fear I've already made one blunder. I have purchased a B150 Mobo:

MSI B150 Gaming

Astheticaly pleasing? Yes, but is the upgrade for use with skylake processors going to be a hassle? MSI says all of their 100 series boards are receiving updates, so I'm hoping not.

My build thus far:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fLZLYr

Parts actually purchased:

Case
Mobo
Power Supply

So, will my Mobo choice be okay if I intend to go with a i5 7500? Should I have just gone B250 or are they basically the same aside from the need for the bios update? Other feedback?

Grab a B250/H270 board instead as you won't need another CPU just to update the bios. Everything else looks fine besides the RAM. Just keep in mind if you only get a single stick it will be running in single channel. You'll lose a few fps but nothing drastic. Upgrade to 16GB when you can, it's starting to become the norm, especially with gaming.

Would I be missing a lot to just buy a Skylake processor and have the option to upgrade to a Kaby down the road? Trying to decide if I should return the Mobo to amazon (free return) or just say eff it and go with a skylake CPU.

 

[Aspiring techie]

Kaby Lake is simply Skylake + 200MHz. It's about 10% faster than Skylake. In games, the difference is a few fps, but you are more likely to be bottlenecked by your graphics card than a Skylake i5.

 

[swompdonkey]

Ok...I will likely go with a Skylake i5 6500 then...saves a little money anyway. Is there another graphics card I should consider in the same price range? I looked at the 1060, but it seemed like the RX480 had some advantages in some games. If I'm not mistaken AMDs cards also have audio passthrough on the HDMI ports which is important to me...I will be using this as a 1080p gaming rig and streaming device so the lack of dedicate audio cables will give me a bit cleaner wire situation.

Any input would be appreciated if there's others I should consider. Thanks!

 

[Aspiring techie]

The RX 480 is a good alternative to the 1060. It doesn't make a massive difference in which one you buy. Personally, I would buy the RX 480, but then again, I'm a little predisposed to AMD .

I just noticed your power supply. That unit is on the lower end of the quality spectrum. This one is much better. Seasonic is one of the best manufacturers around. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151095

 

[swompdonkey]

Blast...I read that Seasonic is a great brand, but this one is gold rated and 90% efficient at my projected wattage. Think the Seasonic is a better choice still? (I will return the one I got as it is unopened and more expensive!)

 

[warmon6]

Blast...I read that Seasonic is a great brand, but this one is gold rated and 90% efficient at my projected wattage. Think the Seasonic is a better choice still? (I will return the one I got as it is unopened and more expensive!)

Well if your trying to stay gold and go with seasonic, I can say their G-650 has been working great for the last 60 days since I installed it in a family members system (was running a corsair TX 750 V1 for 6 years before it died). Although it will cost a bit more (if your not catching sale/rebate).

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151118&ignorebbr=1&cm_re=seasonic_650w-_-17-151-118-_-Product

I would say however that Aspiring techie recommendation will be perfectly fine and unless your running your computer at 50% load all the time, you really wont be saving that much electricity between the 2 unit's.

 

[swompdonkey]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BtYHQV

ok...my new build is above. I returned the corsair and have the seasonic PSU on the way. The only other change might be a GTX 1070 instead of the RX 480. For $80-100 more....worth it?

As an aside...I'm torn between 16:9 and 21:9 monitor...input is desired.

 

[warmon6]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BtYHQV

ok...my new build is above. I returned the corsair and have the seasonic PSU on the way. The only other change might be a GTX 1070 instead of the RX 480. For $80-100 more....worth it?

As an aside...I'm torn between 16:9 and 21:9 monitor...input is desired.

For the GTX 1070: Well it's certainly a great card and should last you for a number of years (my GTX 980ti certainly has a lot of power left in it and it performs very similar to the 1070).

Although it would come down to monitor resolution (1080p, 1440p, 4k?) and if your looking at more of the now instead of long term usage.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1731?vs=1748

1080p: I would say the RX480.

1440p: I would say the GTX 1070.


As for the monitor, I view this as more of a personal preference as everyone's opinions and wants of a monitor are different.

16:9 is great for watching video as most video's are in this aspect ratio while 21:9 is great for Production type of work. Having a wide screen space for multiple programs or web browsers side by side without things being squished.

Gaming though would be tricky... If the screen is too wide, you may have to move your head a lot and with some games, that may not be wanted but there are people dont mind this. Then there are some people that like having the monitor screen fill up as much of their vision as possible (for a immersive experience) and 21:9 does that pretty well (or gets close to it).

So I dont think anyone can really say which monitor would be right for you.

 

[swompdonkey]

Thanks for the info all!