Hi,
Finally getting around to building a new PC. My box is used for data crunching more than for gaming which is why I'm not going video card crazy. Nonetheless there are a few areas of concern so it would be good to get some feedback before investing the money. There are a few specific questions at the bottom I'd love people to weigh in on, other than that, any feedback on incompatibility issues or just plain problematic parts I didn't catch would be great -
I'm somewhat partial to EVGA because of the warranties they give ( 10 yrs ) my old machine has had failures and with the lifetime warranty on the parts they gave back then I have made out well. The MB I picked from EVGA got so so reviews though so I'm leaning toward MSI
Rig -
Case: Fractal Design Define XL R2 FD-CA-DEF-XL-R2-BL Black/Pearl Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
Fractal Design Define XL R2 FD-CA-DEF-XL-R2-BL Black/Pearl Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Newegg.com
MB: - A or B
A - MSI MSI Gaming Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION LGA 1151
MSI MSI Gaming Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard - Newegg.com
B - EVGA Z170 Classified K 142-SS-E178-KR LGA 1151
EVGA Z170 Classified K 142-SS-E178-KR LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - Newegg.com
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz
Intel Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 91W BX80662I76700K Desktop Processor Intel® HD Graphics 530 - Newegg.com
Primary Storage (OD Drive) :SAMSUNG 950 PRO M.2 512GB
SAMSUNG 950 PRO M.2 512GB PCI-Express 3.0 x4 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V5P512BW - Newegg.com
Power Supply : EVGA 220-P2-1200-X1 80 PLUS Platinum 1200 W 10 yr Warranty
EVGA 220-P2-1200-X1 80 PLUS Platinum 1200 W 10 yr Warranty ECO Mode Fully Modular NVIDIA SLI Ready and Crossfire Support Continous Power Supply - Newegg.com
Ram : CORSAIR Dominator Platinum 64GB (4 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2800
CORSAIR Dominator Platinum 64GB (4 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2800 (PC4 22400) Desktop Memory Model CMD64GX4M4B2800C14 - Newegg.com
Video (Maybe) : EVGA GeForce GTX 970
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 04G-P4-3975-KR 4GB SSC GAMING w/ACX 2.0+, Whisper Silent Cooling Graphics Card - Newegg.com
Questions about Ram -
1. Back the last time I did this around 2007, I was very careful to pick Ram that was a speed that was a true multiple of FSB speed, I had a Yorkfield Q9450, FSB was 800, so I chose DDR2 800 (PC6400) DDR2, which matched up because it was 2 channel and DDR2.
I still like this idea, of not having an odd duck 4/5 multiplier, but does this matter, and how would you calculate it properly for DDR4 - They don't even mention FSB speed in the articles I read on the Net about the chip anymore. Do I need to care about this at all?
2. The DDR4 2800 seems to have better latency / timing than the DDR3200. Which is the better way to go? Definitely getting 64GB if that's a factor.
Questions about video - Current card in my old rig is a GTX 660 Ti
3. Caught between getting the card listed, springing for a TI version or just using my really old card I have in my current rig and upgrading when the next gen (pascal) card when it comes out.
4. I have 3 monitors, and a 1080P tv as a fourth. Being I don't game much, I use is as an entertainment center. These new MB all have multiple HDMI ports, can I use these to drive my 2 side monitors and have the NVIDIA card drive my center and TV? With windows 10, will the onboard video work at the same time as the NVIDA.? Current rig has 2 NVIDIA cards to support his, I like the idea of not needing a second card.
Cooling -
Do I need a water block cooler for this CPU?
Additional Info:
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Not much gaming, but data crunching with scale-able multi-threaded custom app - Need the Ram and more cores could help.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
3K tops, but not looking to throw money away, taxes and shipping included
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Brooklyn NY
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
CPU, Ram, Primary Storage (an M2 SSD), CASE, Motherboard, Power Supply
Originally was thinking Video but feeling at this point I can reuse my GTX 660 Ti
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model. at this point I can reuse my GTX 660 Ti, to be upgraded later
6) Will you be overclocking?
Probably not
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1080P 42 inch Tv, and 3 1680 x 1050 samsung panels
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Next 2 to 3 weeks unless someone gives me a compelling reason to wait
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s?
eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
Need 4 Sata3 for a raid 10, 1 sata for a blue ray burner, and would like one unused, (primary storage will be in M2 slot)
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Yes - 64 bit windows 10
Thanks so much for any feedback
Mike
Finally getting around to building a new PC. My box is used for data crunching more than for gaming which is why I'm not going video card crazy. Nonetheless there are a few areas of concern so it would be good to get some feedback before investing the money. There are a few specific questions at the bottom I'd love people to weigh in on, other than that, any feedback on incompatibility issues or just plain problematic parts I didn't catch would be great -
I'm somewhat partial to EVGA because of the warranties they give ( 10 yrs ) my old machine has had failures and with the lifetime warranty on the parts they gave back then I have made out well. The MB I picked from EVGA got so so reviews though so I'm leaning toward MSI
Rig -
Case: Fractal Design Define XL R2 FD-CA-DEF-XL-R2-BL Black/Pearl Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
Fractal Design Define XL R2 FD-CA-DEF-XL-R2-BL Black/Pearl Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Newegg.com
MB: - A or B
A - MSI MSI Gaming Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION LGA 1151
MSI MSI Gaming Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard - Newegg.com
B - EVGA Z170 Classified K 142-SS-E178-KR LGA 1151
EVGA Z170 Classified K 142-SS-E178-KR LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - Newegg.com
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz
Intel Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 91W BX80662I76700K Desktop Processor Intel® HD Graphics 530 - Newegg.com
Primary Storage (OD Drive) :SAMSUNG 950 PRO M.2 512GB
SAMSUNG 950 PRO M.2 512GB PCI-Express 3.0 x4 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V5P512BW - Newegg.com
Power Supply : EVGA 220-P2-1200-X1 80 PLUS Platinum 1200 W 10 yr Warranty
EVGA 220-P2-1200-X1 80 PLUS Platinum 1200 W 10 yr Warranty ECO Mode Fully Modular NVIDIA SLI Ready and Crossfire Support Continous Power Supply - Newegg.com
Ram : CORSAIR Dominator Platinum 64GB (4 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2800
CORSAIR Dominator Platinum 64GB (4 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2800 (PC4 22400) Desktop Memory Model CMD64GX4M4B2800C14 - Newegg.com
Video (Maybe) : EVGA GeForce GTX 970
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 04G-P4-3975-KR 4GB SSC GAMING w/ACX 2.0+, Whisper Silent Cooling Graphics Card - Newegg.com
Questions about Ram -
1. Back the last time I did this around 2007, I was very careful to pick Ram that was a speed that was a true multiple of FSB speed, I had a Yorkfield Q9450, FSB was 800, so I chose DDR2 800 (PC6400) DDR2, which matched up because it was 2 channel and DDR2.
I still like this idea, of not having an odd duck 4/5 multiplier, but does this matter, and how would you calculate it properly for DDR4 - They don't even mention FSB speed in the articles I read on the Net about the chip anymore. Do I need to care about this at all?
2. The DDR4 2800 seems to have better latency / timing than the DDR3200. Which is the better way to go? Definitely getting 64GB if that's a factor.
Questions about video - Current card in my old rig is a GTX 660 Ti
3. Caught between getting the card listed, springing for a TI version or just using my really old card I have in my current rig and upgrading when the next gen (pascal) card when it comes out.
4. I have 3 monitors, and a 1080P tv as a fourth. Being I don't game much, I use is as an entertainment center. These new MB all have multiple HDMI ports, can I use these to drive my 2 side monitors and have the NVIDIA card drive my center and TV? With windows 10, will the onboard video work at the same time as the NVIDA.? Current rig has 2 NVIDIA cards to support his, I like the idea of not needing a second card.
Cooling -
Do I need a water block cooler for this CPU?
Additional Info:
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Not much gaming, but data crunching with scale-able multi-threaded custom app - Need the Ram and more cores could help.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
3K tops, but not looking to throw money away, taxes and shipping included
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Brooklyn NY
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
CPU, Ram, Primary Storage (an M2 SSD), CASE, Motherboard, Power Supply
Originally was thinking Video but feeling at this point I can reuse my GTX 660 Ti
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model. at this point I can reuse my GTX 660 Ti, to be upgraded later
6) Will you be overclocking?
Probably not
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1080P 42 inch Tv, and 3 1680 x 1050 samsung panels
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Next 2 to 3 weeks unless someone gives me a compelling reason to wait
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s?
eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
Need 4 Sata3 for a raid 10, 1 sata for a blue ray burner, and would like one unused, (primary storage will be in M2 slot)
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Yes - 64 bit windows 10
Thanks so much for any feedback
Mike
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