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Old 12-13-2016, 01:08 PM   Topic Starter
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Critique This Rig Please
For gaming and VR. What say you?



*NZXT H440 STEEL Mid Tower Case. Next Generation 5.25-less Design. Include 4 x 2nd Gen FNv2 Fans, High-End WC support, USB3.0, PWM Fan hub, Matte BLK / Red

*ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

*EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FTW GAMING ACX 3.0, 08G-P4-6286-KR, 8GB GDDR5X, RGB LED, 10CM FAN, 10 Power Phases, Double BIOS

*CORSAIR RMx Series RM750X 750W 80 PLUS GOLD Haswell Ready Full Modular ATX12V & EPS12V SLI and Crossfire Ready Power

*Intel Core i5-6600K 6M Skylake Quad-Core 3.5 GHz LGA 1151 91W BX80662I56600K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 530

*PNY CS1311 2.5" 240GB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSD7CS1311-240-RB

*G.SKILL Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2133 (PC4 17000) Intel Z170 Platform / Intel X99 Platform Desktop

*Seagate Desktop HDD ST1000DM003 1TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

*Windows 10 Home - 64-bit - OEM
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Old 12-13-2016, 01:10 PM   #2
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You gonna plug that Intel LGA 1151 into that AMD AM3+ motherboard huh?
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Old 12-13-2016, 01:13 PM   #3
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You gonna plug that Intel LGA 1151 into that AMD AM3+ motherboard huh?
Odd....i thought Vail was going with an off-the shelf PC, not a custom build.

Since this is a gift, buying all the components for his son to then build himself seems like a pretty neat idea.
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Old 12-13-2016, 01:17 PM   #4
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Odd....i thought Vail was going with an off-the shelf PC, not a custom build.

Since this is a gift, buying all the components for his son to then build himself seems like a pretty neat idea.
I was going to go COTS then a friend's son who is an engineer offered to help me build my own. Actually I'm building two for two of my sons. My first time; I've learned a lot in the last couple of weeks though I'm still real n00by.

We're all going to build them together with, I'm looking forward to it.
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Old 12-13-2016, 01:14 PM   #5
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You gonna plug that Intel LGA 1151 into that AM3+ motherboard huh?
Doh!

ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

That was the old one before I switched to Intel.
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Old 12-13-2016, 01:21 PM   #6
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ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

That was the old one before I switched to Intel.


They make that model with the AURA lights feature as well, if you wanted that. It's like $20 more. I noticed your previous mobo had that....
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They make that model with the AURA lights feature as well, if you wanted that. It's like $20 more. I noticed your previous mobo had that....
Are there any key features you look for in a mobo? There are 3 Z170 models that I have on compare in NewEgg, each one has a couple of different features but I can't tell if one is really better than another.
I'm not getting the unclocked K series Intel CPU so the overclocking features don't mean much to me.
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Are there any key features you look for in a mobo? There are 3 Z170 models that I have on compare in NewEgg, each one has a couple of different features but I can't tell if one is really better than another.
I'm not getting the unclocked K series Intel CPU so the overclocking features don't mean much to me.
One thing i always look at in a MoBo is how much ram it can support. You don't want a MoBo that caps at 16 Gigs of ram if you anticipate wanting to upgrade that later.
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Are there any key features you look for in a mobo? There are 3 Z170 models that I have on compare in NewEgg, each one has a couple of different features but I can't tell if one is really better than another.
I'm not getting the unclocked K series Intel CPU so the overclocking features don't mean much to me.
Overall size. But your case is large, so nothing to worry about there.

RAM capacity, both in number of slots and max RAM. Scour the reviews for user reports about RAM compatibility or issues.

If you have any current PCI cards, check to make sure the mobo will support it.

Chipset types and versions are the important part though. Especially the Northbridge. This has a Z170, which is currently the best you can get. The Z170 is great for overclocking by the way, even though you're not interested. But the jump from say a Z87 Northbridge to Z170 is pretty big. You're getting more PCIe lanes to work with, faster PCIe lanes, more SATA channels, more USB3 ports, etc.

The next generation is just right around the corner though. Releasing next month. The Intel Kaby Lake chips. Those will be 270/250 chipsets. And as of now, it looks to be another big performance boost. If you're interested, take a look here at the comparisons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...psets#LGA_1151

Not sure what the differences are between the ones you're looking at. But usually that's function specific stuff that's mostly meaningless. If you don't know what the feature is, just ask.
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Thank god the case isn't one of those fugly pre-teen, sci-fi looking pieces of plastic crap.
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Does that case not have any 5.25" drives at all? Sure you don't need a DVD drive?
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I would look into after market heat sink for CPU
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I would look into after market heat sink for CPU
Corsair's H110 is a great product. Whisper quiet water cooling. Looks nice behind your acrylic case too. The heat management software it comes with is nice, and you can change the L.E.D color on the heat sink to match the theme of your build.

Another plus is that you don't have some massive radiator putting physical stress on your MoBo, nor does it get in the way. You get a water cooled CPU with out the hassle of leak testing or building your own water cooled set up, and it's cheaper too.

I'm a huge fan of the H110.
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Corsair's H110 is a great product. Whisper quiet water cooling. Looks nice behind your acrylic case too. The heat management software it comes with is nice, and you can change the L.E.D color on the heat sink to match the theme of your build.

Another plus is that you don't have some massive radiator putting physical stress on your MoBo, nor does it get in the way. You get a water cooled CPU with out the hassle of leak testing or building your own water cooled set up, and it's cheaper too.

I'm a huge fan of the H110.
So its water cooled?
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