The skylake cpu is the successor to the Broadwell cpus by Intel with the first couple releases of the Intel i5 6600K and the i7 6700K processors. Intel has supposedly stated the Skylake releases as the most significant processor for a decade; enhancing power efficiency and wire free capabilities.
September 2015 PC Builds ( $1481 )
Gaming PC Build Recipe:
Game with Extreme settings at resolutions of 2560x1400 and 1920x1080 & 4K!
Overview: Gaming PC Build ( $1500 )
This would probably be the top gaming pc build to consider if you're wanting to game with any game on extreme settings and even game up to resolutions as high as 4K with ease. This month even includes the brand new Skylake Intel i5 6600K CPU - pair this with the included GTX 980Ti graphics card and you're golden. Along with the new cpu release is a new Z170 chipset motherboard and when paired together there is now support for a set of 16GB DDR4 RAM, making this build vastly different from the previous builds from this year.
I generally include a cpu cooler in the base $1500 build and this month is no different, however unlike previous months, it's no longer an option since the Skylake cpu don't come with stock coolers. no matter though, using the included Cooler Master Hyper 212 CPU cooler will help you overclock the heck out of this thing.
The graphics card included is a PNY GeForce GTX 980Ti, one of the best single cards out to date and is more then capable of maxing out any game 1080p + up to 4K resolutions.
With the new cpus come the new Z170 chipset, which includes a whole bunch of new motherboards. The motherboard included in this build is the MSI Z170 KRAIT GAMING motherboard. This board, which not only looks great with its sleek jet black / white design it has some neat features as describes by MSI (learn more at msi.com)-
- DDR4 Boost optimizing memory performance and stability
- Killer E2400 ethernet - creating maximum networking performance when online gaming
- Audio Boost 3 - high audio quality using 8 channel HD audio
- USB 3.1 - Up to 10Gb/s (2x faster then USB 3.0)
There is still a total of 16Gb of RAM in the $1500 build, however this month we now have support for DDR4. The kit included is a 2x8GB kit of Crucial Ballistix Sport RAM.
I have included the hard drives a little differently this month - giving you, the pc builder the option as to which drives to include if you have only $1500 to spend on your build. The included hard-drives are the Seagate Barracuda 1TB, which is plenty of space for most gamers or a Samsung 850 EVO 120GB Solid State Drive. Both of these drives fit nicely into the build, given the choice though the SSD will significantly increase your boot / load times, while the Seagate drive will provide plenty of more space. Likewise, if you have the funds you could either purchase both drive suing the SSD as a boot drive, or purchase a larger size SSD (look in the alternatives section below).
The power supply used again is the EVGA SuperNOVA 750W G2 Gold Certified power supply, which is a high quality & efficient PSU and I highly recommend it and it should be more then enough for the $1500 build.
For a case this September, I've included the mid tower Antec Three Hundred Two Gaming Case, which has been around for a while now as a quality, reputable, affordable gaming pc case. for more information on this case please visit Antec.com
September 2015 PC Builds ( $980 )
Gaming PC Build Recipe:
Capability: Game with Extreme settings at 1920X1080 resolutions and even High Settings in some games at 2560x1400
Overview: Gaming PC Build ( $1000 )
The past few months have included very few changes to the $1000 gaming pc build, this month however is a very different story. The $1000 build also includes the newly releases Skylake Intel i5 6600K CPU along with a new Z170 chipset motherboard and since we now have support for it, DDR4 RAM.
This build is for those wanting to game with high FPS's using HD resolutions of 1920X1080 no problem and even for those that want to push their games to higher resolution of 2560X1600 - depending on the games played. Always remember to do a little research with regards to the collection of games and or other software you're planning to play and at what resolution, if you have any questions please remember you're always free to comment on the article below.
As stated, the included processor is the Intel i5 6600K processor, which is the same processor in the $1500 build and for a while has been the go to gaming pc build processor. Not without an option, included is the Cooler Master Hyper 212 CPU cooler, this is because the new Skylake CPUs don't include a stock cooler, so you definitely need one and it will help you easily overclock this CPU should you want to.
We now have a newly released motherboard with a Z170 chipset to coincide with the newly included Skylake CPU. The included motherboard is the Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P which has the following technical overview (to learn more please visit Gigabyte.com) -
- Supports 6th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor
- Dual Channel DDR4, 4 DIMMs
- Fast USB 3.1 with USB Type-C™ -The World's Next Universal Connector
- 2-Way Graphics with Premium PCIe Lane
- PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2 Connector with up to 32Gb/s Data Transfer (PCIe & SATA SSD support)
- 3 SATA Express Connectors for up to 16Gb/s Data Transfer
- 8-channel HD Audio with High Quality Audio Capacitors
- Audio Noise Guard with LED Trace Path Lighting
- Realtek® Green GbE LAN with cFosSpeed Internet Accelerator Software
- APP Center Including EasyTune™ and Cloud Station™ Utilities
- GIGABYTE UEFI DualBIOS™ Technology
You may notice that I have two graphics card included in the build table above. The first graphics card included, is the EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX and for the very same price I have included an alternative card for you to choose from, which is the XFX Double Dissipation R9 390. Both of these cards will perform very similarly, so I'll leave the choice as to which you would like to go with. Both cards will max any modern game at 1920x1080 and even in resolutions beyond that up to 2560x1400. I would like to note though, that if you have a specific set of games in mind, try searching specific benchmarks for either the GTA 970, or AMD R9 390 as they might perform slightly better then one or the other in a specific game for example.
With all the exciting talk about a new Skylake CPU and motherboard, comes the inclusion of some new DDR4 RAM. Included in the $1000 gaming pc build for September is a kit of 2x4GB 8GB Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 RAM.
The power supply unit being used again is the EVGA SuperNOVA G1 650W power supply, which is a great PSU with all modular cables and it provides the perfect amount of power for this build along with room for some upgrades.
The included PC case has been included recently and is a newer released budget case, the Antec Builder-Ready Case P70. This is a budget conscious case that fits nicely into this build. Antec describes this case as having quiet operation minimizing system sound leakage. To learn more please visit the PC case page at antec.com.
Source: http://newbcomputerbuild.com/newb-computer-build-home/september-2015-monthly-gaming-pc-builds/
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