Complete superdupernoob in need of input on build over here!
Hello! :) So as the title says.. Ill start with the parts i have already;
GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 970 STRIX 4GB DirectCU II OC
Memory: Samsung 120gb SSD and some super old 500 gb HDD
Some roomy case(cant find the name for it), there shouldn't be any issues with fitting things i think
And what i hope might be a not too stupid list of things i consider buying;
RAM: Corsair 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 2133MHz CL13 Vengeance LPX
CPU: Intel Core i7 6700K 4.0 GHz 8MB
PSU: be quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 650W
MoBo: ASUS B150 PRO GAMING
Right! So like i said, i'm not very knowledgeable at all about these things so i'm not really sure about anything here :D
For example; the PSU, is it enough for the other hardware? Is it a bit overkill even? A 650W corsair CS650M with 80 gold classification is about half the price but i read in several places not to skimp out on the PSU.
And will the PSU work will the MoBo/GPU/CPU? Will the MoBo work with the RAM/CPU? Will the CPU work with the RAM?
I would be supergrateful for help :) Thanks in advance!
Posted Mar 29, 2016, 7:20 PM UTC
For the most part it looks fine, but your motherboard doesn't allow overclocking, which you can do with your CPU. Also, your CPU doesn't come with a stock cooler, so you'd need to buy a separate one as well. Or, if you don't want to overclock, just switch the 6700k to the 6700, and you'll be all set.
Ah okay :) I suppose having the option to overclock would be nice in the future. Is there a noticable price difference between the 6700k and 6700? Or between the MoBo i was thinking of and one that would allow overclocking? :)
A Z170 motherboard (which you would need for overclocking) would actually only be about $20 more than the motherboard you selected. Something like the Asus Z170-A would be good. However, you'd also need to buy a CPU cooler, which would be at least $30, though a good one that would let you hit a high overclock is more in the $50 range.
All right :) ill take a look at the Z170-A. Thank you! As for cooler, i forgot to mention it but i have one already(cant find it's name anywhere but it's a pretty big thingie from noctua)
If it's a Noctua tower cooler, you'll be pretty well set on that front!