Geoff
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Skylake uses DDR4 natively. The cost difference between DDR4 and DDR3 is minimal, plus you could reuse it in a future build.
New Gaming Build (Mid range Price)
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Yeah, that board would work. I would look at the Z170 boards such as this.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128841
Okay, about at the final build before I order.
WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0088PUEPK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER 44.99
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OAJ412U/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER 77.99
Crucial 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR4 2133 MT/s - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MMLUYQK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER 74.99
Gigabyte LGA 1151 Z170 2-Way SLI UEFI DualBIOS ATX DDR4 - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012AQGL4A/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER 129.99
EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G1 80+ GOLD, 650W Continuous Power - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K85X2AW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER 74.88
Apevia X-Sniper 2 Metal Case - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EF9QEZC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AEHA1AAWZIC3L 59.99
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0136JONG8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A31R13OXDTVU00 480.00
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB SC+ GAMING ACX 2.0+ - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00YDAYOK0/ref=ox_sc_act_title_8?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER 654.99
Lite-On 24X SATA Internal DVD+/-RW - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ERJXTE4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2961UVCXS7SKN 18.09
Total: $1615.91
I think it's a solid build, but what do I know, lol. Lost out on some black friday deals...
WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0088PUEPK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER 44.99
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OAJ412U/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER 77.99
Crucial 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR4 2133 MT/s - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MMLUYQK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER 74.99
Gigabyte LGA 1151 Z170 2-Way SLI UEFI DualBIOS ATX DDR4 - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012AQGL4A/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER 129.99
EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G1 80+ GOLD, 650W Continuous Power - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K85X2AW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER 74.88
Apevia X-Sniper 2 Metal Case - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EF9QEZC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AEHA1AAWZIC3L 59.99
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0136JONG8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A31R13OXDTVU00 480.00
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB SC+ GAMING ACX 2.0+ - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00YDAYOK0/ref=ox_sc_act_title_8?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER 654.99
Lite-On 24X SATA Internal DVD+/-RW - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ERJXTE4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2961UVCXS7SKN 18.09
Total: $1615.91
I think it's a solid build, but what do I know, lol. Lost out on some black friday deals...
I would look at Gskill ripjaws for ram, would have to get it at newegg though.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231826
Other than that, solid build.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231826
Other than that, solid build.
The Blackhawk is actually a pretty good case. I was impressed with it when I built my brother's machine.
Actually just checked your list, and I've used that Sniper case before too
. Blackhawk is definitely a better case.
Rest looks good, although I'd go for a 6700K if you can find one. Might as well have the overclockability for a tad more.
Actually just checked your list, and I've used that Sniper case before too
. Blackhawk is definitely a better case. Rest looks good, although I'd go for a 6700K if you can find one. Might as well have the overclockability for a tad more.
Thanks for the advice, all. I ended up building it with those final specs. All the parts worked on arrival and it powered on the first try. I can see the sniper case does come with a lot less than my blackhawk did in terms of airflow, but it wasn't too bad. Did a 3d mark benchmark, it got a decent score. Not sure how accurate that even still is, though.