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blargh625

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Hello!
I want to build a pc but I have some issues with the motherboard.
My preferred cpu is i5 6500 but I might go with 6600 (non k)
I do not plan on overlocking as 6600k is expensive in my country , but I want to buy a z170 (for faster ram)
is it worth the extra money to buy z170 and get faster ram?
And can I BCLK overclock an i5 6500/6600 ? Some motherboards say they have something that allows BCLK overclocking , such as gigabyte turbo-b clock ("enables overclockers the ability to change their BCLK frequency to a desired value....")

I am torn apart between Gigabyte GA-Z170-D3H (which has a good price imo)
and Asus Z170 pro gaming (which is a bit more expensive)
and MSI Z170 gaming M3 (not sure if I can find it so it's not one of my main considerations)
And I was also wondering if asus applications / "upgraded lan port" / etc are worth the extra money

I also saw another dofference between the boards , the asus one has 10-phase power but gigabyte has 8 . I read that more is better but I dont know if 2 less is a deal breaker?

And is CM V650 a good PSU? I plan to use rx480/gtx 1060 and BCLK oc (if possible) ? Will I also be able to crossfire rx480 in the future? and if I do choose 6600k , will I be able to oc and have rx480 (and maybe croosfire it?)?
thanks!

update
I noticed both the Asus and Gigabyte motherboards had bad reviews on newegg . Do they really have all the issues that are mentioned?
If they are not good I can buy the Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 or the Asus Z170A (the white one)
I'd rather buy the cheaper one but quality matters more so , if I have to , I'd spend more .
If any board allows me to BCLK oc then that could be an advantage?
thanks in advance
 
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Tradesman1
Yes you can OC some using the BCLK (keep in mind it also OCs the rest of the system (DRAM, etc), so heat will rise. And a good 650 will be fine.
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The GigaByte mobo should be fine, I'd go the Asus I believe, have a few builds on it and it's very good. The Z170 will allow for faster DRAM and with a 6500 - 6600 will prob be able to run 2666 anyway. The PSU is a decent one and should be OK, If XFire or SLI and OCing things - I'd like a good 700 anyway
 
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blargh625

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thanks!
I read more reviews and decided to buy the Z170A (normal white one)
but I read different stuff about BCLK overclocking . There was a 5-day-old forum post where someone said they had OCd the i5 6500 to/past 4 Ghz . Is BCLK OC possible? (because some articles said it's no longer possible)
So , can I OC a 6500 to 4 Ghz ?
And another thing that I read was that the Z170A (asus) board hasn't got decent quality , and had problems with heavy coolers (cpu coolers?) . So I was wondering if I could BCLK overclock a 6500 and install a budget cooler (212x?) and get more power.

So with a 650W psu , will I be able to do these things individually ? Like , just overclock , or just crossfire? because I was told that 500W was enough for 1xrx 480 , I thought 650 should be enough for 2 (or 1 and overclocking)

thanks

 
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blargh625

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So is it better to get 6600k and overclock the multiplier than to buy a 6500 and BCLK oc?
I read about XMP and apparently I have to turn it on to get advertised frequencies , so is that any different than a bclk oc that would increase it's frequency? Or can I oc ram and cpu seperately?
sorry to revive the thread I didnt want to make a new one
thanks!
 
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