Upgrade for gaming

Philippos · Aug 18, 2016

Hello next week i am going to upgrade my pc

Amd phenom ii x4 965
GB GA-770ta-ud3
Corsair vengeance ddr3 1600
Psu Corsair 750W
Gtx 970 msi

I have decided to go with i5 6600k and Asus z170-a
I will use my rig 90% for gaming and a little photoshop.
I am planning to upgrade only cpu mb rams and maybe an m2 ssd.
The rams:
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3000Mhz CL15 or
Patriot Viper Elite Series DDR4 3000 Mhz 16 GB (2 x 8 GB)
but in the memory support list of the mb these rams are not supported so i am afraid that the rams will not work on 3000mhz.Can you please suggest me rams around 100E that should work on
asus z170-a or these rams are ok?

P4-630 · Aug 18, 2016

I also use corsair vengeance lpx (4x4GB then) on my Skylake system, this memory was in the QVL list of the Asus Z170 Pro Gaming so thats why I went with these.
Works fine, running at 3000MHz XMP.

slozomby · Aug 18, 2016

from what I've seen on my rog hero alpha. the 1.35 v 8gb sticks only works with 2 sticks.. so as long as you're not planning on going to 32gb you should be fine with the corsair 3000.
if you plan on going to 32gigs in the future. step down to the 2800 ram CMK16GX4M2A2800C16.. ( the 4x8 package is on the certified list. the 2x8 isn't probably due to lack of time to test every memory combo out there)

the 4 sticks of the 1.35v ram my hero throws post errors about not enough power for the ram. posts just fine with 4 sticks of 1.2.

Philippos · Aug 19, 2016

I have changed my mind for the mb.Maybe the best choice for gaming and OC around 150e budget is the asus z170 pro gaming.I hope i am making the right decision.

slozomby · Aug 19, 2016

its a solid board. the mid lvl asus stuff tends to last forever.

scipio · Aug 21, 2016

I have the corsair 3000 vengeance, same mobo it works fine.

L1amrob · Aug 21, 2016

Philippos said:
I have changed my mind for the mb.Maybe the best choice for gaming and OC around 150e budget is the asus z170 pro gaming.I hope i am making the right decision.

You also have the Asrock Z170 Extrem 4 which is a solid board and excellent overclock brand.

Philippos · Aug 21, 2016

scipio said:
I have the corsair 3000 vengeance, same mobo it works fine.

Which mobo do you have the z170-a or the pro gaming?

ASOT · Aug 21, 2016

Get the z170-a u have intel ethernet lan,the ram is supported,z170-a is the little brother of z170 Deluxe

There not big difference between those 2

Philippos · Aug 21, 2016

ASOT said:
Get the z170-a u have intel ethernet lan,the ram is supported,z170-a is the little brother of z170 Deluxe

There not big difference between those 2

Pro gaming has also intel lan.

Komshija · Aug 22, 2016

You'll be OK with these rams. Take a look at G.Skill Ripjaws V rams which are superior to Corsair Vengeance due to better Samsung memory modules vs Micron's.

Philippos · Aug 23, 2016

Komshija said:
You'll be OK with these rams. Take a look at G.Skill Ripjaws V rams which are superior to Corsair Vengeance due to better Samsung memory modules vs Micron's.

Yes i have seen them but many say that xmp doesn't work for 3200 or 3000mhz series and you must manual set the timings.

Komshija · Aug 23, 2016

Philippos said:
Yes i have seen them but many say that xmp doesn't work for 3200 or 3000mhz series and you must manual set the timings.

It works with little VCCSA and VCCIO voltages adjustment - nothing to do with timings or RAM voltage. I'm not 100% sure if it's the same with other motherboards, but that was the case with my MSI Z170A Krait Gaming 3X.

scipio · Aug 23, 2016

Philippos said:
Which mobo do you have the z170-a or the pro gaming?

the z170-a

Philippos · Aug 23, 2016

I feel like the G.Skill Ripjaws V 3200 is the best choice because they have better timings faster clock and are 10€ cheaper than Corsair.I hope they fit to the z170-a.I have decided the z170-a compared to asus pro gaming cause the 7 fan headers m.2 raid function and also 10€ cheaper.

peche · Aug 26, 2016

Philippos said:
Hello next week i am going to upgrade my pc

Amd phenom ii x4 965
GB GA-770ta-ud3
Corsair vengeance ddr3 1600
Psu Corsair 750W
Gtx 970 msi

I have decided to go with i5 6600k and Asus z170-a
I will use my rig 90% for gaming and a little photoshop.
I am planning to upgrade only cpu mb rams and maybe an m2 ssd.
The rams:
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3000Mhz CL15 or
Patriot Viper Elite Series DDR4 3000 Mhz 16 GB (2 x 8 GB)
but in the memory support list of the mb these rams are not supported so i am afraid that the rams will not work on 3000mhz.Can you please suggest me rams around 100E that should work on
asus z170-a or these rams are ok?

havent listed a cooler, intel's i5 6600K does not come with OEM cooler, you might need to get an aftermarket cooler,
how much money do you have sir?
also fill this with all your current specs,

Regards,

Philippos · Aug 26, 2016

I have the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
I have the thermal paste that came the cooler with but maybe i am going to buy Artic silver 5.

peche · Aug 26, 2016

Philippos said:
I have the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
I have the thermal paste that came the cooler with but maybe i am going to buy Artic silver 5.

Great cooler, also the paste provided with it its pretty decent, no need to buy another, but if you are decided to use a better one stick with Arctic Cooling MX4,
do you already use SSD?
what case do you have?

again ... fill this

Regards,

Philippos · Aug 26, 2016

I have filled the specs.I am going to buy also an m.2 sm951 nvme because my current ssd is only 64GB.
I am worrying about the gskill G.Skill Ripjaws V 3200 because maybe these arent compatible with the asus z170-a.

peche · Aug 26, 2016

Philippos said:
because my current ssd is only 64GB.

lolz, mine too, used for boot Os and also light desing programs...

Philippos said:
.I am going to buy also an m.2 sm951 nvme

solid drive, now the are more affordable,

what about this little princess?
Z170X-Gaming GT
or this wonderful beaty ?
Z170X-Gaming 7-EK

Regards,

P4-630 · Aug 26, 2016

Philippos said:
I am worrying about the gskill G.Skill Ripjaws V 3200 because maybe these arent compatible with the asus z170-a.

You can check it here:
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1151/Z170-A/Z170-A_DRAM_QVL_20160316.pdf

Philippos · Aug 26, 2016

peche said:
what about this little princess?
Z170X-Gaming GT
or this wonderful beaty ?
Z170X-Gaming 7-EK

Regards,

I think that 320€ are too much for a mb especially when the cpu costs 240€.

peche · Aug 26, 2016

Philippos said:
I think that 320€ are too much for a mb especially when the cpu costs 240€.

great point, have you checked MSi or AsRock options? they also have several great priced motherboards,

regards,

Philippos · Aug 26, 2016

P4-630 said:
You can check it here:
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1151/Z170-A/Z170-A_DRAM_QVL_20160316.pdf

The rams arent supported in qvl only the old ripjaws 4.maybe better i should buy a 3000mhz kit.I red so many good reviews for these patriot rams but none has mentioned.

Philippos · Aug 26, 2016

peche said:
great point, have you checked MSi or AsRock options? they also have several great priced motherboards,

regards,

I am reading for days reviews and in this price point (150€) for gaming and OC the best choices are Asus Z170-A and Pro Gaming which are almost the same.

Processor	Intel i5 6600K
Motherboard	Asus Z170-A
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Memory	Kingston HyperX FURY 2666Mhz
Video Card(s)	GTX 970 MSI Gaming 4G
Storage	Samsung EVO 850 500GB + Seagate SSHD 2TB
Case	Coolermaste CM 690
Power Supply	Corsair 750W
Software	Windows 10

System Name	AlderLake / Laptop
Processor	Intel i7 12700K P-Cores @ 5Ghz / Intel i3 7100U
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master / HP 83A3 (U3E1)
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A 2 fans + Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme + 5 case fans / Fan
Memory	32GB DDR5 Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 6000MHz CL36 / 8GB DDR4 HyperX CL13
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio / Intel HD620
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Evo 500GB + 850 Pro 512GB + 860 Evo 1TB x2 / Samsung 256GB M.2 SSD
Display(s)	23.8" Dell S2417DG 165Hz G-Sync 1440p / 14" 1080p IPS Glossy
Case	Be quiet! Silent Base 600 - Window / HP Pavilion
Audio Device(s)	Panasonic SA-PMX94 / Realtek onboard + B&O speaker system / Harman Kardon Go + Play / Logitech G533
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W / Powerbrick
Mouse	Logitech MX Anywhere 2 Laser wireless / Logitech M330 wireless
Keyboard	RAPOO E9270P Black 5GHz wireless / HP backlit
Software	Windows 11 / Windows 10
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R23 (Single Core) 1936 @ stock Cinebench R23 (Multi Core) 23006 @ stock

System Name	Gaming Desktop
Processor	i7 6700k
Motherboard	asus rog alpha
Cooling	H110i
Memory	Corsair Dominator 16gb DDR4 3200
Video Card(s)	GTX 1080
Storage	EVO 840 500gb, EVO 850 500gb, Perc 710 Raid WD RED 4tbx4
Case	Corsair 500r
Power Supply	Antec 850
Mouse	Logitec G502
Keyboard	a cheap dell

Processor	Intel i5 6600K
Motherboard	Asus Z170-A
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Memory	Kingston HyperX FURY 2666Mhz
Video Card(s)	GTX 970 MSI Gaming 4G
Storage	Samsung EVO 850 500GB + Seagate SSHD 2TB
Case	Coolermaste CM 690
Power Supply	Corsair 750W
Software	Windows 10

System Name	Gaming Desktop
Processor	i7 6700k
Motherboard	asus rog alpha
Cooling	H110i
Memory	Corsair Dominator 16gb DDR4 3200
Video Card(s)	GTX 1080
Storage	EVO 840 500gb, EVO 850 500gb, Perc 710 Raid WD RED 4tbx4
Case	Corsair 500r
Power Supply	Antec 850
Mouse	Logitec G502
Keyboard	a cheap dell

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System Name	The Hand of God
Processor	i7 6700k@4.7
Motherboard	asus z170-A
Cooling	Corsair H110igt
Memory	Ddr4 3000 vengeance16 gb
Video Card(s)	Asus 970 Strix
Storage	Samsung 850 m2 Seagate 3tb
Display(s)	Asus PB278
Case	Zalman Z9 Neo white
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Corsair Rm750
Software	Windows 10 pro

System Name	Comet Lake
Processor	Intel® Core™ i5-10600K CPU @ 5.0GHz
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS
Cooling	Arctic Freezer 34 eSports Duo
Memory	CORSAIR LPX 32GB DDR4 3200 CL16 B-die
Video Card(s)	GeForce® RTX 3060Ti™
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo Plus M2 1TB & Seagate 2TB ST2000DM008-2UB102
Display(s)	Dell 24 Gaming Monitor - S2422HG 165 Hz Curved
Case	AQIRYS Arcturus
Audio Device(s)	Realtek® ALC1200 Codec \| Logitech Z533
Power Supply	RMx White Series™ RM750x
Mouse	Genesis Krypton 770
Keyboard	Logitech G910
VR HMD	N/A Skip
Software	W10 Pro x64
Benchmark Scores	XXX

System Name	1.21 gigawatts!
Processor	Intel Core i7 6700K
Motherboard	MSI Z170A Krait Gaming 3X
Cooling	Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Slim with Arctic MX-4
Memory	16GB G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 MHz
Video Card(s)	Palit GTX 1080 Game Rock
Storage	Mushkin Triactor 240GB + Toshiba X300 4TB + Team L3 EVO 480GB
Display(s)	Philips 237E7QDSB/00 23" FHD AH-IPS
Case	Aerocool Aero-1000 white + 4 Arctic F12 PWM Rev.2 fans
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Audio Boost 3 with Nahimic Audio Enhancer
Power Supply	FSP Hydro G 650W
Mouse	Cougar 700M eSports white
Keyboard	E-Blue Cobra II
Software	Windows 8.1 Pro x64
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R15: 948 (stock) / 1044 (4,7 GHz) FarCry 5 1080p Ultra: min 100, avg 116, max 133 FPS

System Name	Athenna
Processor	intel i7 3770 Dellided
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Rev. 1.1
Cooling	Thermaltake Water 3.0 Pro + Tt Riing12 x2 / Tt ThunderBlade / Gelid Slim 120UV fans
Memory	16GB DRR3 Kingoston with Custom Tt spreaders + HyperX Fan
Video Card(s)	GeForce GTX 980 4GB Nvidia Sample
Storage	Crucial M4 SSD 64GB's / Seagate Barracuda 2TB / Seagate Barracuda 320GB's
Display(s)	22" LG FLATRON 1920 x 1280p
Case	Thermaltake Commander G42 Window
Audio Device(s)	On-board Dolby 5.1+ Kingston HyperX Cloud 1
Power Supply	Themaltake TR2 700W 80plus bronce & APC Pro backup 1000Va
Mouse	Tt eSports Level 10M Rev 1.0 Diamond Black & Tt Conkor "L" mouse pad
Keyboard	Tt eSports KNUCKER
Software	windows 10x64Pro
Benchmark Scores	well I've fried a 775' P4 12 years ago, that counts?