Hello all,
After 8 years and 3 laptops I finally have opportunity to build new PC and Skylake is way to go. But since I was out of "hobby" for a few years I need advice on some components.
My budget is 1500 - 1600$ max (my default currency is in CZK so this is approx. amount) lcd screen included.
What is my goal?
- FullHD gaming now
- future-proof and upgrade ready for 1440p/2160p gaming when it goes cheaper (graphic card change only)
Here are some restrictions which I'd like to follow
- Asus components preferable (good service support for me)
- i5 6600k CPU
- Asus GTX Strix 960 OC 2GB
- 8GB DDR4
- 1 TB WD Blue/256GB SSD
- Fractal R5 case
- 22" - 24" FullHD screen
First , the graphic card choice. My budget is limited so I can't buy GTX 980 and I don't like 3,5GB 970 for the price. As my goal now is only FullHD gaming I think 960 is very sufficient.
Second, motherboard choice. There is a lot of them right now and I really don't know what is best value/price and what I will really need in future. I would really like to have some board from Asus Maximus VIII range but if it's too much I can go cheaper way. As I wrote above I want solid base (MB+CPU+PSU) and only upgrade graphic card/screen for playing in higher resolution.
I will be glad for any advice from you. Thank you!
After 8 years and 3 laptops I finally have opportunity to build new PC and Skylake is way to go. But since I was out of "hobby" for a few years I need advice on some components.
My budget is 1500 - 1600$ max (my default currency is in CZK so this is approx. amount) lcd screen included.
What is my goal?
- FullHD gaming now
- future-proof and upgrade ready for 1440p/2160p gaming when it goes cheaper (graphic card change only)
Here are some restrictions which I'd like to follow
- Asus components preferable (good service support for me)
- i5 6600k CPU
- Asus GTX Strix 960 OC 2GB
- 8GB DDR4
- 1 TB WD Blue/256GB SSD
- Fractal R5 case
- 22" - 24" FullHD screen
First , the graphic card choice. My budget is limited so I can't buy GTX 980 and I don't like 3,5GB 970 for the price. As my goal now is only FullHD gaming I think 960 is very sufficient.
Second, motherboard choice. There is a lot of them right now and I really don't know what is best value/price and what I will really need in future. I would really like to have some board from Asus Maximus VIII range but if it's too much I can go cheaper way. As I wrote above I want solid base (MB+CPU+PSU) and only upgrade graphic card/screen for playing in higher resolution.
I will be glad for any advice from you. Thank you!