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PainOfSalvation: @phaolo: You could go for Z170 chipset since its small price difference between H170 and you get some extra stuff. I don't think you need Cooler Master Hyper 212EVO since you won't be overclocking your CPU and i5-6600 comes with stock cooler which does the job quite well. I would go for Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB instead of Pro 128 GB, i doubt its big price difference. That pc case is too expensive for my taste, i'd pay 70-80 euros max for pc case. Try to grab that DDR4 memory on 2400 MHz instead of 2133.
- Z170 -> well, it could be a 40€ difference. A locked CPU on an unlocked mobo seems a bit weird, but I'll check it.
- Cooler -> Are you sure? Everyone told me that the stock is bad.
- 850 EVO 250 -> maybe you're right, but both EVO space and PRO speed are overkill.
- Case -> quite true.. but I love it, damn.
- DD4 2400 -> this is a nope; max is 2133 for this cpu\mobo.

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vsr: This build is perfectly fine.
[..]avoid motherboards with Killer Ethernet adapters, because they too use Windows-only apps to control it and under Linux they'll behave worse than Realtek, not mentioning Intel (which is best LAN option).
Phew :)
That's some important info about the Killer Ethernet adapter, thanks. The Gigabyte mobos are using it :O
Post edited October 21, 2015 by phaolo
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HereForTheBeer: [..]Seems like a pretty potent rig to be saddled with integrated graphics for a while.
[..]curious to know your impressions of the graphics capabilities
True, but.. I need a new computer.
It would be great to grab everything at once, but the GTX980s are >500€ here and decent monitors >250€.
Also, I'll probably have to change my phone, because my Nokia fossil is tired.
I didn't spend very much in technology for 10 years, but now it's all happenig together lol +_+
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HereForTheBeer: [..]Seems like a pretty potent rig to be saddled with integrated graphics for a while.
[..]curious to know your impressions of the graphics capabilities
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phaolo: True, but.. I need a new computer.
It would be great to grab everything at once, but the GTX980s are >500€ here and decent monitors >250€.
Also, I'll probably have to change my phone, because my Nokia fossil is tired.
I didn't spend very much in technology for 10 years, but now it's all happenig together lol +_+
Haha - well, you're on gOg so I assume that older games on an integrated chip won't be much of a bother. : ) For all I know, the new stuff is as good as the discrete GPU in my older laptop, in which case you'll be fine for most of the games sold here.

Happy shopping! Post pics once you build it.
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Luned: Honestly, if your budget is maxed, I'd drop either the SSD or the hard drive (don't use both), and buy at least a midrange graphics card.
At first I opted for a 970, but then.. that fugly memory problem was found.
A 980 will be perfect to run most games on high at 1080p for a while.

I thought about the SSD, but I'm postponing this since too much.
I'll put the OS+programs on the SSD, so everything will be faster, cooler & silent.
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vsr: This build is perfectly fine.
[..]avoid motherboards with Killer Ethernet adapters, because they too use Windows-only apps to control it and under Linux they'll behave worse than Realtek, not mentioning Intel (which is best LAN option).
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phaolo: Phew :)
That's some important info about the Killer Ethernet adapter, thanks. The Gigabyte mobos are using it :O
Not all Gigabyte motherboards use them. Only "Gaming" series do, if my memory serves me well.
The G1 units from eVGA are not that good, you should add that 6euro and get G2 unit that is excellent.

Stock cooler is enough for non-k procesor but you will hear it under load, if money count I would stick with stock.

And about h170 vs z170, if you don't plan to change the cpu to K version in the future there is no point to pay extra for z chipset (we can argue that z is more future proof but you have to pay extra for that), if money count you can go even lower and get b150.

About gpu, you could consider r9 390.
The thing with 980 is that you should either get Ti version or buy 970 and try to OC it to 980 level. Normal 980 is just not worth the money they want for it (same with 390x)...
Post edited October 21, 2015 by Trid
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vsr: ...
Hey, another important thing.
I have been told that Skylake needs kernel 4.2, but.. Linux Mint uses kernel 3.13!?
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phaolo: I have been told that Skylake needs kernel 4.2, but.. Linux Mint uses kernel 3.13!?
Yes, it looks like there are some , which are well known now and [url=http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-i915-Linux-4.2-DRM-Work]fixed in 4.2.
It looks like this is not a critical bug, system works but sometimes glitches appear on screen.
About kernel update: it's better to ask on linux mint community forum. Never used Mint myself.
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phaolo: Hello, what do you think about this config?
How's the cpu-mobo-ram combo? Any problems with the rest? Linux compatibility?
I'd like to finally abandon my 10-years-old ancient single-core Pc O_o'

(ignore the prices, they are in € and for the italian Amazon)
- case Corsair CC-9011013-WW Case Corsair Mid-Tower Carbide 500R -- EUR 134,90
- PSU eVGA SuperNOVA 650 G1 650 Watt -- EUR 103,55
- CPU Intel Box Core Processor i5-6600 -- EUR 233,29
- *mobo Asus H170 Pro Gaming Intel 1151, DDR4 -- EUR 130,19
- RAM Kingston HyperX Fury Kit Memory DDR4, 16 GB 2133, 2x8 GB -- EUR 101,90
- Cooler Master Hyper 212EVO -- EUR 38,67
- Samsung MZ-7KE128BW SSD 850 PRO, 128 GB, 2.5" SATA III -- EUR 93,24
- Western Digital WD10EZEX Caviar BLUE HardDisk SATA 1 TB, 64MB Cache, OEM -- EUR 54,99

A new monitor and a GTX 980 will have to wait, sadly.
For the SO, I've decided to switch to Linux Mint. Farewell MS :'(

*are a Gigabyte H170 Gaming3 or MSI H170A gaming better maybe?
I've had a quick look at everything there,

Case- Might be worth looking at getting something a bit cheaper, but otherwise it looks good.

PSU- Looks ok, also consider Corsair & Coolermaster modular PSUs

CPU- Fine

Mobo- Should be fine, my past few systems have all used Asus mobos and I've not really had any issues with them.

RAM- Should be fine. Also consider Corsair memory - I've found Corsair Vengeance RAM to be very good.

Cooler- Looks good, maybe look into something a bit cheaper as you won't be overclocking. Definitely avoid using the stock cooler though as they *suck* (noisy & not particularly effective).

SSD- Consider getting a 250GB 850 EVO instead. Considerably higher capacity & the price isn't much higher. I wouldn't recommend going without an SSD - they make way too big a difference to boot/load times and general responsiveness.

HDD- This should be fine too, although I avoid any HDDs with less than a 3yr warranty (if the manufacturer doesn't have enough confidence in their drives enough to offer a respectable warranty then I don't have the confidence to trust them with my data). It might be worth getting something larger; I usually buy whatever provides the best price per TB & the "sweet spot" right now seems to be around 3-4TB.
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phaolo: Hey, another important thing.
I have been told that Skylake needs kernel 4.2, but.. Linux Mint uses kernel 3.13!?
I googled it and found this: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=intel-skl-prelim-support

IIRC the latest version of Linux Mint uses the 3.16 kernel by default but you can upgrade the kernel through the update manager (View --> Linux kernels, see attached pic). Newer kernels are made available every so often, if an update fixing the issue isn't available yet then I'm sure it won't be long before there is.
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@phaolo: This would be awesome buy and money saver for you Newegg Asus H170 Pro Gaming + Deepcool Gammaxx CPU cooler for $130 but shame most of us cannot have these kind of deals.
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adamhm: I've had a quick look at everything there
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adamhm: you can upgrade the kernel through the update manager [..] I'm sure it won't be long before there is.
You're helpful as usual, thanks a lot adamhm : )
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PainOfSalvation: This would be awesome buy [..] but shame most of us cannot have these kind of deals.
Err.. yes? O_o

Anyway, I like also the MSI H170a Gaming Pro. Mostly for the better usb ports lol.
Post edited October 21, 2015 by phaolo
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phaolo: I have been told that Skylake needs kernel 4.2, but.. Linux Mint uses kernel 3.13!?
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adamhm: you can upgrade the kernel through the update manage
I'm stuck now :\
Others told me that LM upgrades at present are only possible to 3.19.0-31 and these are unsupported and untested.
Ubuntu instead is ahead.. I guess I'll have to use it..

Also, is Linux compatible with Logitech devices and WD My Book external HDDs? This is mandatory :O
Post edited October 23, 2015 by phaolo
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adamhm: you can upgrade the kernel through the update manage
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phaolo: I'm stuck now :\
Others told me that LM upgrades at present are only possible to 3.19.0-31 and these are unsupported and untested.
Ubuntu instead is ahead.. I guess I'll have to use it..
Any fix that works for Ubuntu 14.04 is likely to work on Mint also, as Mint 17.x is based on Ubuntu 14.04.

I'm not entirely familiar with the details for the 3.19.0-31 kernel but it's possible it contains a backport of the necessary drivers. If not then you could try the workaround suggested in the phoronix article I linked to:

- First open /etc/default/grub in a text editor (as root, or you won't be able to save the changes)

- Find the line that says something like: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

- Add "i915.preliminary_hw_support=1" to it, so it reads something like this:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="i915.preliminary_hw_support=1 quiet splash"

Then run the command "sudo update-grub" and reboot.

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phaolo: Also, is Linux compatible with Logitech devices and WD My Book external HDDs? This is mandatory :O
Those should work perfectly fine, although if they need custom software for certain features then those specific features might not be usable in Linux (unless they provide a Linux version of said software, of course).
Post edited October 23, 2015 by adamhm