Hey guys, I'm new to this board, but not new to overclocking. This is my 2 and a half build. My first PC, my friend helped me out and I did the overclocking, it was a Q6600 OC'd to 3.0GHZ from 2.4GHZ. Lasted me 5 years, then upgraded to a Q9550. My friend upgraded his cpu so just gave me the Q9550 and I OC that to 3.something, ran prime95 for about 3 days straight on a air cooler for both of these. But i had an Asus P5Q Motherboard and that did not support windows 10 so i figured it was time for a new build.
My first real build was done last july 2016 when the gtx1080 first came out. I was kind of on a budget so i went with a msi z170 sli plus mobo ($120-130). It was a budget friendly board and had 4 stars on newegg, but I honestly hate the bios on this board which im using right now. Got the 6700k which was the top intel quad core cpu for gaming at the time with a h50i 120mm liquid cooler. I also got a evga 850 b2 power supply, 2x8gb 2400mhz g.skill ripjaws 4 ram, evo 850 ssd, and an asus strix gtx 1080 (the regular version , not the OC one, even though i should have went with that one for 70-100 bucks more. Anyways, Im upgrading my motherboard, power supply, ram, and ssd. Also my build is in a corsair 750D full tower case. I skimped out on the motherboard and power supply.
These are the new parts I ordered.
-Asus ROG MAXIMUS IX HERO Z270
-EVGA G2 1000w Gold certified Power Supply (definitely overkill, 850 is plenty but i wanted a gold certified and fully modular psu so i can get cable modsand better cable management)
-G.Skill TridentZ 32gb 4x8GB 3200mhz Ram
-500GB 960 EVO M.2 SSD (I hear its the best right under the 960 pro, and my cousin just built his 6700k with a z170 and its crazy fast compared to my evo 850
-Corsair H100i V2 280mm(i believe, might be 240, regardless, theyre both similar interms of bringing the cpu temps down.) Or i may get the 360mm thermaltake cpu cooler. I can pick that up at micro center as i dont live far from one of their locations or order from amazon using prime. Im not in a rush, i want to do everything right. I do eventually want to do a custom water loop for the cpu, gpu, and M.2 drive as ive heard these drives tend to get pretty hot and custom loops i hear bring temps down 10-15 degrees celcious lower than the AIO cooler i listed. This is just what ive read in many article, i know all cpus and mobos are different, even though they are the same exact item.
I talked to an Asus rep and he said there wouldnt be any problems with compatiability since the 6700k and 7700k are both LGA 1151 socket. Also I hear its not worth upgrading from my 6700k to a 7700k just for a few hundred mhz on the cpu. My buddy got his 7700k to 5ghz stable with a thermaltake 360mm cooler and 1.32 voltage, he hit the silicon lottery im guessing, and he has a asus prime -A z270 mobo)
Anyways, ive wanted to upgrade my motherboard to the Asus hero VIII at first, but then saw that the z270s were coming out so i waited a couple months and the hero 8 and 9 are pretty much the same price. About $200-230.
I was just wondering if I would have any problems with my setup and overclocking my cpu back to 4.6-4.7 with a corsair h100i v2 cooler or something similar. Also since the ram i have is a higher speed, going from 2400mhz to 3200mhz, i was wondering if that would make a difference on the OC because while reading peoples reviews on z170 boards, they say if they go higher on the ram OC, they couldnt go as high on the CPU OC, but im not overclocking the ram, i just plan on using the XMP feature, as ive OC'd my ram before and didnt notice a difference, only in benchmarks, slightly. I dont see many people at the moment with a z270 and a 6700k overclocked, but i wa told to come on here as you guys know a lot. My PC is at 4.6ghz stable with the ram at 2400mhz (XMP), so i only overclocked my CPU and its alright but i just dont like the bios and also i wanted to get the 960 evo ssd which is hard to fit on my mobo considering how big the gtx1080 is. Any help would be appreciated. Asus said i donty need to flashback my BIOS or upodate. It will work with the 6700k right out of the box, only thing im worried about is the overclock. Will I be able to overclock it the same way i did with a z170 also with the higher speed ram, or will i have to underclock the ram to achieve a 4.6-4.7ghz cpu speed? I have the new mobo and power supply, the ram and 960 evo will be here friday. I figured since the hero 8 and 9 are pretty much the same price give or take 30 bucks, i may as well go with the z270. The only thing i heard i wouldnt be able to use is the intel octame feature. Other than that, everything should be good to go. I didnt open anything yet and i purchased from amazon and newegg, and theyre both easy to deal with when it comes to retruns. So before i upgrade, i was hoping i could get all the advice i can. Thank you for your time guys, i appreciate it.
Regards,
Jordan
My first real build was done last july 2016 when the gtx1080 first came out. I was kind of on a budget so i went with a msi z170 sli plus mobo ($120-130). It was a budget friendly board and had 4 stars on newegg, but I honestly hate the bios on this board which im using right now. Got the 6700k which was the top intel quad core cpu for gaming at the time with a h50i 120mm liquid cooler. I also got a evga 850 b2 power supply, 2x8gb 2400mhz g.skill ripjaws 4 ram, evo 850 ssd, and an asus strix gtx 1080 (the regular version , not the OC one, even though i should have went with that one for 70-100 bucks more. Anyways, Im upgrading my motherboard, power supply, ram, and ssd. Also my build is in a corsair 750D full tower case. I skimped out on the motherboard and power supply.
These are the new parts I ordered.
-Asus ROG MAXIMUS IX HERO Z270
-EVGA G2 1000w Gold certified Power Supply (definitely overkill, 850 is plenty but i wanted a gold certified and fully modular psu so i can get cable modsand better cable management)
-G.Skill TridentZ 32gb 4x8GB 3200mhz Ram
-500GB 960 EVO M.2 SSD (I hear its the best right under the 960 pro, and my cousin just built his 6700k with a z170 and its crazy fast compared to my evo 850
-Corsair H100i V2 280mm(i believe, might be 240, regardless, theyre both similar interms of bringing the cpu temps down.) Or i may get the 360mm thermaltake cpu cooler. I can pick that up at micro center as i dont live far from one of their locations or order from amazon using prime. Im not in a rush, i want to do everything right. I do eventually want to do a custom water loop for the cpu, gpu, and M.2 drive as ive heard these drives tend to get pretty hot and custom loops i hear bring temps down 10-15 degrees celcious lower than the AIO cooler i listed. This is just what ive read in many article, i know all cpus and mobos are different, even though they are the same exact item.
I talked to an Asus rep and he said there wouldnt be any problems with compatiability since the 6700k and 7700k are both LGA 1151 socket. Also I hear its not worth upgrading from my 6700k to a 7700k just for a few hundred mhz on the cpu. My buddy got his 7700k to 5ghz stable with a thermaltake 360mm cooler and 1.32 voltage, he hit the silicon lottery im guessing, and he has a asus prime -A z270 mobo)
Anyways, ive wanted to upgrade my motherboard to the Asus hero VIII at first, but then saw that the z270s were coming out so i waited a couple months and the hero 8 and 9 are pretty much the same price. About $200-230.
I was just wondering if I would have any problems with my setup and overclocking my cpu back to 4.6-4.7 with a corsair h100i v2 cooler or something similar. Also since the ram i have is a higher speed, going from 2400mhz to 3200mhz, i was wondering if that would make a difference on the OC because while reading peoples reviews on z170 boards, they say if they go higher on the ram OC, they couldnt go as high on the CPU OC, but im not overclocking the ram, i just plan on using the XMP feature, as ive OC'd my ram before and didnt notice a difference, only in benchmarks, slightly. I dont see many people at the moment with a z270 and a 6700k overclocked, but i wa told to come on here as you guys know a lot. My PC is at 4.6ghz stable with the ram at 2400mhz (XMP), so i only overclocked my CPU and its alright but i just dont like the bios and also i wanted to get the 960 evo ssd which is hard to fit on my mobo considering how big the gtx1080 is. Any help would be appreciated. Asus said i donty need to flashback my BIOS or upodate. It will work with the 6700k right out of the box, only thing im worried about is the overclock. Will I be able to overclock it the same way i did with a z170 also with the higher speed ram, or will i have to underclock the ram to achieve a 4.6-4.7ghz cpu speed? I have the new mobo and power supply, the ram and 960 evo will be here friday. I figured since the hero 8 and 9 are pretty much the same price give or take 30 bucks, i may as well go with the z270. The only thing i heard i wouldnt be able to use is the intel octame feature. Other than that, everything should be good to go. I didnt open anything yet and i purchased from amazon and newegg, and theyre both easy to deal with when it comes to retruns. So before i upgrade, i was hoping i could get all the advice i can. Thank you for your time guys, i appreciate it.
Regards,
Jordan
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