Upgrading PC for my friend

[dimagolf9]

Hey everyone. So my friend wants to upgrade his PC.
He wants to change everything. but his GPU which is GeForce GTX Titan Black.
Budget is around 750USD.

Here is what I picked:
MOBO - Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5
CPU - Intel Core i7 6700K
CPU Cooler - Hyper 212 EVO
Memory - Kingston HyperX Fury 2133MHz 2x8gb
PSU - Corsair CX650M
~=750USD (in my country)

I thought about taking cheaper MOBO (like GA-Z170-Gaming K3) and picking better PSU or just additional case fans.
What are your suggestions for this build?

 

[BadActor]

I would try to use a better PSU and change the RAM to GSkill V series 3000 - 3200 speed. Where are you buying your PSU from?

 

[weberdarren97]

Looks good except for the PSU. The Corsair CX series is low quality, make for budget builds with owners who don't worry about proper voltage distribution. A gamer should have that in mind.

I would recommend the Corsair RM650x as a power supply.

Also, when he gets the money, he could get a GTX 1080 and it would be better than Titan Black SLI in many ways.

 

[weberdarren97]

I would try to use a better PSU and change the RAM to GSkill V series 3000 - 3200 speed. Where are you buying your PSU from?

I generally don't recommend using memory that is clocked higher than the default speed on the motherboard's memory controller unless you have experience overclocking and know what you're doing.

 

[BadActor]

Using higher speed RAM can make a big difference in FPS in some games and speeds up a number of apps. Considering the nominal difference in price, it's a very cost effective upgrade. All it requires to run the RAM at that speed is selecting the appropriate XMP profile. No overclocking experience necessary.

Here's just one example.

http://wccftech.com/fallout-4-performance-heavily-influenced-by-ram-speed-according-to-report/

 

[weberdarren97]

Point taken

 

[Tradesman1]

+s above 😉 Lose the CX650 that line is made with weak caps, and better off with faster DRAM, price to performance best I've used is in the 2800-3200 area - either Ripjaws V or the TridentZ (my favs)

 

[dimagolf9]

Alright, so for PSU it's better to take RM650x. Got it.
But what should I do with RAM? G.Skill memory is not a choice - price in my country outvalues EU and US retail price by 2-3x times. What can you recommend from Corsair/Crucial/Kingston RAM?

 

[BadActor]

If the cost is prohibitive for the faster RAM, use the 2133. You will still have very good performance with your system.

 

[Tradesman1]

Kingston Fury or Corsair LPX

 

[dimagolf9]

Will there be a significant difference between 2133 CL14 and 2666 CL15 RAMs?

 

[Tradesman1]

2666 provides higher bandwidth which improves performance in many DRAM centric Apps, multi-tasking, some games and anything with large data sets 😉

 

[dimagolf9]

2666 provides higher bandwidth which improves performance in many DRAM centric Apps, multi-tasking, some games and anything with large data sets 😉

Alright, thank you a lot!