Budget 51-70k [Gaming]Upgrade from i5-750

  1. What is your budget?
    • 60K
  2. What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)
    • CPU - I5-750
    • Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo
    • Motherboard - Asus P55P7D
    • GPU - NVIDIA GTX 560TI
    • RAM - Corsair Vengeance 2x2GB
    • Monitor - BenQ 2410HD
    • PSU - Corsair VX550
    • SDD - Samsung 750 EVO 250GB
    • HDD - WD Caviar Green 2TB
    • CASE - Coolermaster CM690
    • Mouse - Razer Deathadder 3500G
    • Keyboard - TVSE Gold (bought in 2003!!. this thing can last a million years)
    • Speakers - Creative Inspire 5.1 (bought in 2005!)
  3. Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)
    • I'm thinking of keeping the speakers, mouse, SDD, HDD and the monitor for the time being. I'm also hoping that I can re-use my cooler and won't need a new one. Please advice if there are better alternatives to re-using the above.
  4. Which hardware component are you looking to buy (component name). If you have already decided on a configuration then please mention the (component brand and model) as well, this will help us in fine tuning your requirement.
    • CPU - i5-6600K
    • Motherboard - Any suggestions with Z170?
    • GPU - GTX 1060
    • PSU - Any suggestions that will last long and is reliable?
    • RAM - 16GB
    • Keyboard - any suggestions?
    • CASE - any suggestions? (Can i reuse my previous case?)
    • (please mention the rest in above format)
  5. Is this going to be your final configuration or you would be adding/upgrading a component in near future. If yes then please mention when and which component
    • Will be final for sometime.
  6. Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)
    • Bangalore and definitely open to online purchase as well.
  7. Would you consider buying a second hand hardware from the TE market
    • No
  8. What is your intended use for this PC/hardware
    • Gaming
  9. Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.
    • Nope. As long as service is good, i'm happy.
  10. If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?
    • RTS - SC2, Civ 5 - 6, Dota2
    • RPG - GW2, WoW, Diablo III, Witcher 3,
    • FPS - Overwatch
  11. What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage
    1. Gaming - 1080p
  12. Are you looking to overclock?
    • Yes (definitely love doing it)
  13. Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?
    • Windows 10 and Ubuntu
Few questions
1. Is a i5-6600k worth the cost or should I go for a 5th gen? I'm guessing with a 1060, even a 5th gen CPU won't bottleneck my build. Or should I just go for an non-k CPU instead and upgrade something else instead?
2. Any estimates on if and when the 1060 price will come down in India? It's kinda high now. I'm guessing that 1060 once it comes down will be better vfm compared to 480.
3. Where can I buy these components as opposed to SP? Is Amazon / Flipkart competitive with SP road prices (been 4 years since I went there). Any good vendors in SP road that you will recommend. I remember a thread in TE that had the vendor names in SP road, not able to find it now.
4. Any suggestions on where I can sell off the old unused components...
 
Budget -65.8K (Modified) Skylake

  • CPU - Intel Core i5 6500-14800,
  • Motherboard - Gigabyte Z170-D3H-11500,
  • GPU - Zotac GTX 1060 6GB -24000,
  • PSU - Seasonic S12II 520w -5000,
  • RAM - Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8GBx2) 2400Mhz -2500,
  • Keyboard - Logitech G310 Atlas Dawn -3500,
  • CASE - Corsair SPEC-03 -4500.
  • TOTAL -65,800.
Non-K Skylake processors can be overclocked by using Modded Bios from :


GIGABYTE Z170 Non-K Overclocking Guide:http://overclocking.guide/gigabyte-z170-non-k-overclocking-guide/
 
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