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Hey folks! Greetings from Indonesia. Was contemplating on a Xeon, but the new 6700K popped up, and so why not spend a bit more for gaming? Here's my build and justification.
I'm mostly gonna game in this build, and edit videos for wedding, and also 3D rendering for some industrial crane projects, that's where the 6700K hyperthreads come in. The build will be white blackish.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($399.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($153.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($318.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 5 ATX Mid Tower Case ($149.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic Snow Silent 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($165.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($85.98 @ OutletPC)
Other: Team Vulcan DDR4 2X8GB 2666
Other: Royal Kludge RK-S108
Total: $1425.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-22 07:17 EST-0500
Okay the memory (Team Vulcan DDR4 2133) may be a bit unknown, but it's the only white DDR4 modules that I can find, it's not even in PCPartpicker, but interestingly enough most of the shops in Indonesia have it, so I'm just gonna go with it. Another honorable mention is the Crucial Ballistix Sport RAM modules, which should I go for? And I think slower RAM speeds I can probably live with, as RAM speeds don't matter too much these days, am I right? For the power supply, I'm thinking of going for a semi modular power supply, but is 500W enough or too much or too low? For the case, I've been hearing the Mastercase Pro 5 being advertised a lot in tech videos, and it looks pretty sweet, but expensive too. Do suggest other good cases, but definitely not the S340, I've built in that for my friend before, want to try something new. I'm also considering to buy a Kaihl key keyboard, it's from Massdrop and made in China, pretty cheap, but it'll be my first mechanical keyboard.
Overclocking-wise, I've heard that 4.6 GHz is achievable with an air cooler. I definitely DO NOT WANT to liquid cool, kinda scared doing it. I just get restless. Would 4.6 GHz be achievable with my 212 Evo?
Another ambitious goal is to boot an OSX into it, but rumors say that skylake isn't hackintoshable, but this is just a for fun goal.
Do leave your comments and impressions and criticize me, I'd appreciate it. One can never learn enough especially in forums that are filled with brilliant experienced tech dwellers.
I'm mostly gonna game in this build, and edit videos for wedding, and also 3D rendering for some industrial crane projects, that's where the 6700K hyperthreads come in. The build will be white blackish.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($399.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($153.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($318.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 5 ATX Mid Tower Case ($149.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic Snow Silent 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($165.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($85.98 @ OutletPC)
Other: Team Vulcan DDR4 2X8GB 2666
Other: Royal Kludge RK-S108
Total: $1425.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-22 07:17 EST-0500
Okay the memory (Team Vulcan DDR4 2133) may be a bit unknown, but it's the only white DDR4 modules that I can find, it's not even in PCPartpicker, but interestingly enough most of the shops in Indonesia have it, so I'm just gonna go with it. Another honorable mention is the Crucial Ballistix Sport RAM modules, which should I go for? And I think slower RAM speeds I can probably live with, as RAM speeds don't matter too much these days, am I right? For the power supply, I'm thinking of going for a semi modular power supply, but is 500W enough or too much or too low? For the case, I've been hearing the Mastercase Pro 5 being advertised a lot in tech videos, and it looks pretty sweet, but expensive too. Do suggest other good cases, but definitely not the S340, I've built in that for my friend before, want to try something new. I'm also considering to buy a Kaihl key keyboard, it's from Massdrop and made in China, pretty cheap, but it'll be my first mechanical keyboard.
Overclocking-wise, I've heard that 4.6 GHz is achievable with an air cooler. I definitely DO NOT WANT to liquid cool, kinda scared doing it. I just get restless. Would 4.6 GHz be achievable with my 212 Evo?
Another ambitious goal is to boot an OSX into it, but rumors say that skylake isn't hackintoshable, but this is just a for fun goal.
Do leave your comments and impressions and criticize me, I'd appreciate it. One can never learn enough especially in forums that are filled with brilliant experienced tech dwellers.
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