Advice on my first Music Production Machine

[Yewy]

Hey guys!

Im building my first CustoMac Pro for music production. Really appreciate it if someone can help me with any compatibility issues I might run into from what's in my list or perhaps maybe even something else around the same budget that will optimize performance. I'm sorry if the names are hella long, I'm copying it from Amazon and just want to make sure every detail is there.


Motherboard: Gigabyte LGA1151 Intel Z170 ATX DDR4 Motherboards GA-Z170X-Gaming 3
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K Haswell-E 6-Core 3.3GHz LGA 2011-v3 140W Desktop Processor BX80648I75820K
RAM: Ballistix Sport LT 16GB Single DDR4 2400 MT/s (PC4-19200) DIMM 288-Pin - BLS16G4D240FSE
Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB GAMING, Silent Cooling Graphics Card 02G-P4-2951-KR
Power Supply: Corsair RM Series, RM650, 650 Watt (650W), Fully Modular Power Supply, 80+ Gold Certified
Drive: Samsung 850 EVO - 500GB - 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-75E500B/AM)
Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler H60
Case: Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-ALPHA Mid-Tower Gaming Case

In the following months I'm planning purchase maybe another 16 or 48 gigs of RAM and add an extra HDD in the computer.

Thanks so much for the help!!

Yewy

 

[kiiroaka]

Your Gigabyte mobo is an LGA 1151 but your CPU is a LGA 2011-V3 for an X99 mobo. They are incompatible.

Since you can afford an Haswell-E at ~$400 you might be able to go with an i7-6600K since it is a 4.0GHZ, 4 Core, Hyperthread, 8M cache (less than the 15MB of the Haswell-E, though). The Haswell-E is a 140w TDP processor, while the i7-6600K is a 91W TDP processor. If heat was an issue, then the i7-6600 at 65W TDP would be a good choice. (I got tired of my space heater MACs that used 140W TDP procs. real quick.) IMO, 91W might be a sweet spot. Well, it was for the Z97. Now 65W seems to be the norm for Z170.

If had bought an i7-6700K I would have mated it with 64GB of RAM, either DDR4 2133, 2400 or 3400. If you decide to go that route, buy [it] as a single kit of 4 RAM modules.

The Gigabyte Gaming 3 has the Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2201 NIC chip on it. I prefer Intel NICs for its better driver support.

I have read that Samsung Pro drives have less problems than Samsung EVO drives.

If you had gone with the 140W Haswell-E chip the Corsair H60 may have proved to be inadequate.

The Corsair RMx series uses superior Japanese capacitors.
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=363
Compare to: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=348

It's a person preference thing, but I do not like the 24 pin ATX connector, the 8 pin CPU or the video card PCI-E power connector to be modular. I like nice tight connections to my CPU mobo. So I went with a semi-modular Seasonic 650W PSU. The peripheral connectors (SATA, IDE, video) are okay to be modular, IMO, since they should be able to be replaced if one needs longer cables for taller computer cases or cleaner wiring harness routing. ymmv. One detraction from my Seasonic is that it has two PCI-E connections on one harness for SLI, which not everyone will employ.

 

[Yewy]

Your Gigabyte mobo is an LGA 1151 but your CPU is a LGA 2011-V3 for an X99 mobo. They are incompatible.

Since you can afford an Haswell-E at ~$400 you might be able to go with an i7-6600K since it is a 4.0GHZ, 4 Core, Hyperthread, 8M cache (less than the 15MB of the Haswell-E, though). The Haswell-E is a 140w TDP processor, while the i7-6600K is a 91W TDP processor. If heat was an issue, then the i7-6600 at 65W TDP would be a good choice. (I got tired of my space heater MACs that used 140W TDP procs. real quick.) IMO, 91W might be a sweet spot. Well, it was for the Z97. Now 65W seems to be the norm for Z170.

If had bought an i7-6700K I would have mated it with 64GB of RAM, either DDR4 2133, 2400 or 3400. If you decide to go that route, buy [it] as a single kit of 4 RAM modules.

The Gigabyte Gaming 3 has the Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2201 NIC chip on it. I prefer Intel NICs for its better driver support.

I have read that Samsung Pro drives have less problems than Samsung EVO drives.

If you had gone with the 140W Haswell-E chip the Corsair H60 may have proved to be inadequate.

The Corsair RMx series uses superior Japanese capacitors.
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=363
Compare to: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=348

It's a person preference thing, but I do not like the 24 pin ATX connector, the 8 pin CPU or the video card PCI-E power connector to be modular. I like nice tight connections to my CPU mobo. So I went with a semi-modular Seasonic 650W PSU. The peripheral connectors (SATA, IDE, video) are okay to be modular, IMO, since they should be able to be replaced if one needs longer cables for taller computer cases or cleaner wiring harness routing. ymmv. One detraction from my Seasonic is that it has two PCI-E connections on one harness for SLI, which not everyone will employ.

Thanks so much for the advice! Going to make a few adjustments and will see where that leads me. You're a live saver!!!

 

[Yewy]

Your Gigabyte mobo is an LGA 1151 but your CPU is a LGA 2011-V3 for an X99 mobo. They are incompatible.

Since you can afford an Haswell-E at ~$400 you might be able to go with an i7-6600K since it is a 4.0GHZ, 4 Core, Hyperthread, 8M cache (less than the 15MB of the Haswell-E, though). The Haswell-E is a 140w TDP processor, while the i7-6600K is a 91W TDP processor. If heat was an issue, then the i7-6600 at 65W TDP would be a good choice. (I got tired of my space heater MACs that used 140W TDP procs. real quick.) IMO, 91W might be a sweet spot. Well, it was for the Z97. Now 65W seems to be the norm for Z170.

If had bought an i7-6700K I would have mated it with 64GB of RAM, either DDR4 2133, 2400 or 3400. If you decide to go that route, buy [it] as a single kit of 4 RAM modules.

The Gigabyte Gaming 3 has the Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2201 NIC chip on it. I prefer Intel NICs for its better driver support.

I have read that Samsung Pro drives have less problems than Samsung EVO drives.

If you had gone with the 140W Haswell-E chip the Corsair H60 may have proved to be inadequate.

The Corsair RMx series uses superior Japanese capacitors.
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=363
Compare to: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=348

It's a person preference thing, but I do not like the 24 pin ATX connector, the 8 pin CPU or the video card PCI-E power connector to be modular. I like nice tight connections to my CPU mobo. So I went with a semi-modular Seasonic 650W PSU. The peripheral connectors (SATA, IDE, video) are okay to be modular, IMO, since they should be able to be replaced if one needs longer cables for taller computer cases or cleaner wiring harness routing. ymmv. One detraction from my Seasonic is that it has two PCI-E connections on one harness for SLI, which not everyone will employ.

Hey, So I made a few adjustments. Will this setup be compatible?


Motherboard:Gigabyte LGA1151 Intel Z170 ATX DDR4 Motherboards GA-Z170X-UD5 TH
CPU:Intel Boxed Core I7-6700K 4.00 GHz 8M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700K
RAM: Ballistix Sport LT 16GB Single DDR4 2400 MT/s (PC4-19200) DIMM 288-Pin - BLS16G4D240FSE
Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB GAMING, Silent Cooling Graphics Card 02G-P4-2951-KR
Power Supply:Corsair RMx Series, RM650x, 650W, Fully Modular Power Supply, 80+ Gold Certified
Drive: Samsung 850 EVO - 500GB - 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-75E500B/AM)
Cooler:Noctua NH-U14S
Case: Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-ALPHA Mid-Tower Gaming Case


Still considering the Samsung 850 PRO