with a 15k budget.. and with a 20k budget.... DDR4 board
what's the big difference between Maximus VIII Ranger and Hero?
and, is it really worth buying a Unlocked Processor??
or, an locked/unlocked i7 with a cheaper board![]()
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with a 15k budget.. and with a 20k budget.... DDR4 board
what's the big difference between Maximus VIII Ranger and Hero?
and, is it really worth buying a Unlocked Processor??
or, an locked/unlocked i7 with a cheaper board![]()
kumbaya!!![]()
Go with i7 6700K with a lower end Z170/B150 Gaming editions and DDR4 stuff. No question there. With a maximus you might push the CPU to its limit but ultimately the i5 will remain an i5. And, I am pretty sure even with a decent Z170 you will achieve a nice overclock. And with 6700K series you will get 600Mhz higher clock than 6700. So, even if you don't OC, you are getting more performance only for Tk.3K extra.
Last edited by kaziishan; November 16th, 2015 at 11:53.
Get a locked i7 6700 + H170 motherboard. get gaming 3 or pro gaming variant from any brand.
I don't know about giant, but if he is not going to use PC for productivity or something, I would tell him to go for the board (unless there is a cheaper one with better features). It will easily support the 6700K, RAM speed is not a great of an issue until it's video production or something like that, and RAID is not an issue until it's a need. But, you are right that this board will diminish many great features of an i7 cpu.
For myself, I use the Sabertooth only because it's pretty reliable and the components are almost workstation grade which I need. I don't OC at all but also paying a premium for a motherboard only because I need it. It all depends on the need. (And, I hate my need)
To OP, if you are going to use it for gaming, get the board, get an i5 6500, then pour all the money in a graphics card.
Completely depends on the usage of the system. If it is for Gaming then i5 6600k + Z170 (any board in Gaming series, with DDR4), will be best in even some CPU intensive games for higher CPU clock speed. You can even go for a 6500 and B150/H170 and spend the extra cash on the Graphics Card because that is what matters most in Gaming. Compromising GPU for i7 is a very bad idea when the PC is for Gaming. Going with i7 in a Gaming build should be considered when you can pair it with a very powerful GPU.
In CPU intensive scenarios, like editing, etc.. you should go with an i7 with at least H170, Overclocking isn't really necessary as more threads matter more in most workstation situations, but it will help in some cases.
Go for ASRock Z170 Extreme 4. Price: 15,800/=. Im currently using it with my 6600k and able to reach 4.6Ghz on all cores without any issues. Remember, for gaming, four strong cores are better than four weak, hyperthreaded cores.
you can choose between GIGABYTE Z170X GAMING 3(PRICE 16500/= bdt) or GIGABYTE Z170X GAMING 7 (PRICE 22000/= bdt). its better to have Z170 chip rather then any other chip. because of -
1. higher bandwidth memory support
2. more PCI lanes
3. Overclocking
4. More HSIO lanes (high speed I/O)
5. USB 3.1 support with intel controller bandwith featuring up to 32GB/s (Only Gigabyte Z170x motherboards have intel controller no other brands have this feature rest of them are usb 3.1 10Ggps)
6. for GIGABYTE motherboard Audio functionality is Awesome.
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and one more thing definitely go fori7 6700k
its worth the extra money. because of -
1. 4 GHz on default (600MHz fasterthen 6700 by default)
2. you can OC and squiz extar 600 ~ 700 MHz(no problem)
3. less Heat Issue
4. Need to buy extra CPU cooler (pros & con both)
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The one big reason of getting ASRock/MSI Z170 boards is that you can OC non-k Skylake processors (like i5 6400, i5 6500, i7 6700) to 4.5-4.8Ghz by BCLK tuning. No other manufacturer offers that. Buying K series processor is totally useless after this invention. I regret buying a K series myself.
http://hexus.net/tech/news/mainboard...-skylake-cpus/