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Upgrading my RIG. First time going into INTEL. Need help.

Greenmousa said:
It all ended up having to do with the prices and stock my supplier had. So yeah, and it's not such a simple thing when there's so much money involved man.
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Hahaha okay welcome to the dark side, Darth Mousa.
 
Yeeeah, so give him a break.

He's turning into a Sith. He's transforming into a truck. He's got a lot going on in his mind.
 
alucasa said:
Yeeeah, so give him a break.

He's turning into a Sith. He's transforming into a truck. He's got a lot going on in his mind.
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lol
 
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TheHunter said:
I would still rather chose i7 6700 over 6600k and it can OC via blck 133mhz strap >> 4.5ghz

someone posted this when he OC'ed to 4.7ghz@1.4v using asus z170p blck OC

also found this topic about it, asrock also capable of blck..
http://www.overclock.net/t/1575627/i7-6700-non-k-on-z170-what-overclock-possible/10


http://overclocking.guide/gigabyte-z170-non-k-overclocking-guide/
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Sadly i need this build to happen NOW and i can't wait in order to save more for the 6700, (specially now that i have to add a 212 Hyper to the build and over here it's 120 usDollars) it may not seem much but if you multiply times 4, you get the approximate over here.
(you may think that i could've save on the Motherboard and all that jazz, but the truth is, i didn't like any other motherboard on the list, except for the z170 and i can't build a rig where i don't trust the motherboard, had too many bad experiencies with that)
 
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@Greenmousa 6500 any mobo,16gb and gtx 1060 6gb forget about rx 480,again amd failed down :(

OR: 6600K,Z170,16gb @3000 or higher,GTX 1060/1070 and GG! :)
 
Your going for the dark side ,bro.... DON'T ! Stay in da' light. Never give up on AMD. You will see, one day they will be da' best
 
@Cvrk So lame :( One day mean never ))))
 
Cvrk said:
Your going for the dark side ,bro.... DON'T ! Stay in da' light. Never give up on AMD. You will see, one day they will be da' best
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I've been saying that for 5 years. I need to feel the power. Yeeessss, pawaaaa.
 
@Greenmousa
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Stay away from Intel Skyrape, Cannonrake, and Icerake, with their extra charges to enable overclocking, and wait for AMD Zen.
 
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Wait is not a solution ))))
 
So! Status update, i'm happily running mi i5 now, i should update my System Specs, i'll do it after this post.

I'm just waiting for my new GPU to arrive, and here are my choices, i can pick whichever one i want once they come, i do have some sort of priority with the importer. So yeah, what do you guys think? I'll be mostly playing Shooters, on PC they're basically my bread and butter. Battlefield 1 runs INCREDIBLY GOOD on an Rx480 with DX12, just mops the floor with the 1060, but then again the 1060 beats the 480 in many other games. The jump towards the 1070 still is really high.


ASUS GeForce DUAL GTX 1060 O 6GB $ 7.150
ASUS GeForce DUAL GTX 1070 8GB $ 9.500
ASUS GeForce DUAL GTX 1070 O 8GB $ 9.950
ASUS STRIX GTX 1060 6GB GAMING $ 7.690
ASUS STRIX GTX 1070 8GB GAMING $ 10.350
ASUS STRIX GTX 1080 8GB GAMING $ 15.350


Sapphire NITRO+ RX480 4GB GDDR5 256Bit OC (11260-02-20G) $6.000
Sapphire NITRO+ RX480 8GB GDDR5 256Bit OC (11260-01-20G) $7.200

Don't mind the prices, it's us$*15,6, aprox.

I was kinda sold on the Nitro+480 8 Gigs, the price is right in the middle, performs great, and seems like a bit more future proof. On the other hand, the 1060 6GB STRIXX is far more temp efficient, and consumes less power. I can't make up my mind, i watched a gazillion youtube videos and aghhh, i just want to kick everything and get a 1070 and be done with it.
 
Greenmousa said:
So! Status update, i'm happily running mi i5 now, i should update my System Specs, i'll do it after this post.

I'm just waiting for my new GPU to arrive, and here are my choices, i can pick whichever one i want once they come, i do have some sort of priority with the importer. So yeah, what do you guys think? I'll be mostly playing Shooters, on PC they're basically my bread and butter. Battlefield 1 runs INCREDIBLY GOOD on an Rx480 with DX12, just mops the floor with the 1060, but then again the 1060 beats the 480 in many other games. The jump towards the 1070 still is really high.


ASUS GeForce DUAL GTX 1060 O 6GB $ 7.150
ASUS GeForce DUAL GTX 1070 8GB $ 9.500
ASUS GeForce DUAL GTX 1070 O 8GB $ 9.950
ASUS STRIX GTX 1060 6GB GAMING $ 7.690
ASUS STRIX GTX 1070 8GB GAMING $ 10.350
ASUS STRIX GTX 1080 8GB GAMING $ 15.350


Sapphire NITRO+ RX480 4GB GDDR5 256Bit OC (11260-02-20G) $6.000
Sapphire NITRO+ RX480 8GB GDDR5 256Bit OC (11260-01-20G) $7.200

Don't mind the prices, it's us$*15,6, aprox.

I was kinda sold on the Nitro+480 8 Gigs, the price is right in the middle, performs great, and seems like a bit more future proof. On the other hand, the 1060 6GB STRIXX is far more temp efficient, and consumes less power. I can't make up my mind, i watched a gazillion youtube videos and aghhh, i just want to kick everything and get a 1070 and be done with it.
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When you say Dual do you mean SLI?
My understanding is that the GTX 1060 has been disabled so it cannot be run in SLI.
 
No, it's the model name, Asus named it like that. It has dual fans.
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Personally I would get the 1060 for now, then in 12 months or more see what advantages Dx12 brings, if any.
You will run cooler and save power along the way too as a bonus.
 
if you can afford a 1070 then that's what i'd recommend. otherwise the asus dual 1060 is plenty good.

I've been seeing a lot of good things about the xfx gtr 480, specifically about its power/temp control. not sure if its available in your area. if I were in the market for a new card i'd be tempted to pick one up.
 
slozomby said:
if you can afford a 1070 then that's what i'd recommend. otherwise the asus dual 1060 is plenty good.

I've been seeing a lot of good things about the xfx gtr 480, specifically about its power/temp control. not sure if its available in your area. if I were in the market for a new card i'd be tempted to pick one up.
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XFX GTR 480 seems to be one of the best 480's out there, there's even a whole therad about it on TPU:

https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/xfx-rx-480-gtr-performance-results.225398/
 
slozomby said:
if you can afford a 1070 then that's what i'd recommend. otherwise the asus dual 1060 is plenty good.

I've been seeing a lot of good things about the xfx gtr 480, specifically about its power/temp control. not sure if its available in your area. if I were in the market for a new card i'd be tempted to pick one up.
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uuuaaaaaa said:
XFX GTR 480 seems to be one of the best 480's out there, there's even a whole therad about it on TPU:

https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/xfx-rx-480-gtr-performance-results.225398/
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I've been recommending that same XFX to pretty much everyone in these forums, thing is, it's virtually impossible to get one here in Argentina sadly. :/
 
I would say go for the Nitro 480+ 8GB as majority of the upcoming games are DX12 capable and apparently 480 is better in DX12 or go straight for the 1070 :) You won't save lots of money on electricity by going for the 1060 if you ask me.
 
@Greenmousa ytou didnt make us a project log with all parts.. assembling your rig :cry:

Regards,
 
Oh! Sorry about that, thing is as i had to assemble 2 computers i gave them directly to the guy that imports the parts and he put them together, so that's why!!
 
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