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Orchid13

Hey guys! As some of you know my laptop no longer runs this game and now they will give me money to build a new computer.

I need help with the stuff I gotta buy. I want to be able to run TS3 with most EPs, TS4 with all its current content and the future one and I also use a lot of CC and I'm planning to use some lighting mods if it's needed. I want both games to run as smoothly as possible and with good graphics. I have a budget of about 1.540 US dollars, hopefully less. Can you guys please help me with some sort of list. My brother in law will build it and he knows a lot about computers but he doesn't quite know about The Sims and I'm a mess at understanding this.

I would really appreciate your help! Thank you!

luthienrising

I assume you need a monitor & keyboard too? Or do you have those?

Orchid13

Keyboard yes, I think my brother in law will give me one of his monitors.

luthienrising

Awesome Your budget should go a long way. @chesterbigbird can probably throw a system together for you. If I were doing it, though, I'd start with an i5-6600K CPU, an RX480 or Nvidia 1060 graphics card, minimum 8GB RAM (I really do prefer 16 personally), and a case with plenty of room for upgrading components later. I'm running the very affordable Hyper 212 EVO fan for my nonoverclocked (for now) 6600K and it's been good enough, but there are better options out there. If your brother-in-law is building for you, you're saving some money there Do hang out and watch how it works and do some of it yourself - it's not actually rocket science level hard.

Orchid13

I will be watching while he does it they did mention something about and HDD card and idk what else, that could help for TS3

luthienrising

Orchid13 wrote: »

I will be watching while he does it they did mention something about and HDD card and idk what else, that could help for TS3

She, actually This forum rocks when it comes to women-who-know-tech. I've learned a *lot* from them, and my husband has handed over computer-building to me now (But there are some guys too.)

Orchid13

Yes it's great that's why I want help from everyone here. So I can have a list when I go shopping with him for all the parts

chesterbigbird

@Orchid13
I will put a little list together for the hardware i would choose for your budget
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Hcx33F
The link above includes everything (excludes a mouse.. however you can pick any.)
All of the parts above are very highly recommended and fit perfectly within your budget.
Keep in mind if you are connecting to wireless internet, then you will need a wireless card or adapter, Such as
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127466

SimplyJen

PCpartpicker will list the best offer first factoring in rebates unless you tell the webpage to list it differently. I've noticed sometimes it can list the wrong price so be sure to check. Newegg is trust worthy. Amazon most of the time has the best prices. It's rare but I have seen Best Buy offer better sale prices.

Buying parts means you can buy things as they go on sale if you want.. or all at once. When the PC is put together, you can ask here how to set everything up. The solid state drive will be your main drive with the operating system on it with plenty of room for games. Most people use their hard drive for storage (pictures, files, backups, etc). If you play Sims 3, you will need to turn on vsync. All things we can help with once you have it put together.

Orchid13

chesterbigbird wrote: »

@Orchid13
I will put a little list together for the hardware i would choose for your budget
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Hcx33F
The link above includes everything (excludes a mouse.. however you can pick any.)
All of the parts above are very highly recommended and fit perfectly within your budget.
Keep in mind if you are connecting to wireless internet, then you will need a wireless card or adapter, Such as
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127466

Simasaurus09 wrote: »

PCpartpicker will list the best offer first factoring in rebates unless you tell the webpage to list it differently. I've noticed sometimes it can list the wrong price so be sure to check. Newegg is trust worthy. Amazon most of the time has the best prices. It's rare but I have seen Best Buy offer better sale prices.

Buying parts means you can buy things as they go on sale if you want.. or all at once. When the PC is put together, you can ask here how to set everything up. The solid state drive will be your main drive with the operating system on it with plenty of room for games. Most people use their hard drive for storage (pictures, files, backups, etc). If you play Sims 3, you will need to turn on vsync. All things we can help with once you have it put together.

Thank you hopefully I get to do it before February 23rd or I'll have to wait till march

Orchid13

chesterbigbird wrote: »

@Orchid13
I will put a little list together for the hardware i would choose for your budget
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Hcx33F
The link above includes everything (excludes a mouse.. however you can pick any.)
All of the parts above are very highly recommended and fit perfectly within your budget.
Keep in mind if you are connecting to wireless internet, then you will need a wireless card or adapter, Such as
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127466

Those links were great @chesterbigbird will it be able
to run both TS3 and TS4 with high graphics?

Also will it make a big difference if I get the intel Corei5 instead of the intel core i7 and also do you suggest that video card instead of Nvidia?

chesterbigbird

Orchid13 wrote: »

chesterbigbird wrote: »

@Orchid13
I will put a little list together for the hardware i would choose for your budget
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Hcx33F
The link above includes everything (excludes a mouse.. however you can pick any.)
All of the parts above are very highly recommended and fit perfectly within your budget.
Keep in mind if you are connecting to wireless internet, then you will need a wireless card or adapter, Such as
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127466

Those links were great @chesterbigbird will it be able
to run both TS3 and TS4 with high graphics?

Also will it make a big difference if I get the intel Corei5 instead of the intel core i7 and also do you suggest that video card instead of Nvidia?

That will play the games at max settings easily.
The cpu i listed (core i5 7600K.) Is a great cpu.. you do not need the i7
The card i picked is Nvidia, However its a non reference model. it's the nvidia chip but Gigabyte makes the cooler for it (much much better.)
See here the difference between reference and non reference cards :
https://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.legitreviews.com/images/reviews/2206/evga-gtx780-acx.jpg&imgrefurl=http://forums.hexus.net/graphics-cards/315325-reference-non-reference-cooler-question.html&docid=dn63dW521iV4WM&tbnid=_RctO62Zw_C_RM:&vet=1&w=1024&h=806&client=opera&bih=893&biw=2256&q=reference vs non reference cards nvidia &ved=0ahUKEwjereT0xOjRAhXHvrwKHZ_mDKoQMwgeKAUwBQ&iact=mrc&uact=8
See the card with the bigger fans? That's a non reference card with better cooling then the original Nvidia.

Orchid13

chesterbigbird wrote: »

Orchid13 wrote: »

chesterbigbird wrote: »

@Orchid13
I will put a little list together for the hardware i would choose for your budget
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Hcx33F
The link above includes everything (excludes a mouse.. however you can pick any.)
All of the parts above are very highly recommended and fit perfectly within your budget.
Keep in mind if you are connecting to wireless internet, then you will need a wireless card or adapter, Such as
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127466

Those links were great @chesterbigbird will it be able
to run both TS3 and TS4 with high graphics?

Also will it make a big difference if I get the intel Corei5 instead of the intel core i7 and also do you suggest that video card instead of Nvidia?

That will play the games at max settings easily.
The cpu i listed (core i5 7600K.) Is a great cpu.. you do not need the i7
The card i picked is Nvidia, However its a non reference model. it's the nvidia chip but Gigabyte makes the cooler for it (much much better.)
See here the difference between reference and non reference cards :
https://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.legitreviews.com/images/reviews/2206/evga-gtx780-acx.jpg&imgrefurl=http://forums.hexus.net/graphics-cards/315325-reference-non-reference-cooler-question.html&docid=dn63dW521iV4WM&tbnid=_RctO62Zw_C_RM:&vet=1&w=1024&h=806&client=opera&bih=893&biw=2256&q=reference vs non reference cards nvidia &ved=0ahUKEwjereT0xOjRAhXHvrwKHZ_mDKoQMwgeKAUwBQ&iact=mrc&uact=8
See the card with the bigger fans? That's a non reference card with better cooling then the original Nvidia.

Thank you for the the great links!!!

chesterbigbird

Orchid13 wrote: »

chesterbigbird wrote: »

Orchid13 wrote: »

chesterbigbird wrote: »

@Orchid13
I will put a little list together for the hardware i would choose for your budget
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Hcx33F
The link above includes everything (excludes a mouse.. however you can pick any.)
All of the parts above are very highly recommended and fit perfectly within your budget.
Keep in mind if you are connecting to wireless internet, then you will need a wireless card or adapter, Such as
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127466

Those links were great @chesterbigbird will it be able
to run both TS3 and TS4 with high graphics?

Also will it make a big difference if I get the intel Corei5 instead of the intel core i7 and also do you suggest that video card instead of Nvidia?

That will play the games at max settings easily.
The cpu i listed (core i5 7600K.) Is a great cpu.. you do not need the i7
The card i picked is Nvidia, However its a non reference model. it's the nvidia chip but Gigabyte makes the cooler for it (much much better.)
See here the difference between reference and non reference cards :
https://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.legitreviews.com/images/reviews/2206/evga-gtx780-acx.jpg&imgrefurl=http://forums.hexus.net/graphics-cards/315325-reference-non-reference-cooler-question.html&docid=dn63dW521iV4WM&tbnid=_RctO62Zw_C_RM:&vet=1&w=1024&h=806&client=opera&bih=893&biw=2256&q=reference vs non reference cards nvidia &ved=0ahUKEwjereT0xOjRAhXHvrwKHZ_mDKoQMwgeKAUwBQ&iact=mrc&uact=8
See the card with the bigger fans? That's a non reference card with better cooling then the original Nvidia.

Thank you for the the great links!!!

Your Welcome

Orchid13

@chesterbigbird I couldn't find the motherboard you suggested, would this one be ok?


https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/Z170A-GAMING-M3.html#hero-overview

Couldn't find the memory you suggested either but I found this one

https://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16820231568

I would send you the site I'm using but it's in Spanish

chesterbigbird

Orchid13 wrote: »

@chesterbigbird I couldn't find the motherboard you suggested, would this one be ok?


https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/Z170A-GAMING-M3.html#hero-overview

Couldn't find the memory you suggested either but I found this one

https://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16820231568

I would send you the site I'm using but it's in Spanish

For the 7th gen intel cpu you are much better off looking for a Z270 motherboard. MSI has added support for the 7th gen intel on their Z170 boards however you will need to update the bios.
Here is a list of MSI Z270 boards :
https://www.msi.com/Motherboards/
Look for full sized ATX boards from that list.. or you can go with other manufactures.
And no for that ram... you need to look at DDR4 ram.
Here is a Gskill list of DDR4 dual channel ram :
http://www.gskill.com/en/finder?cat=31&series=0&prop_2=16GB+(8GBx2)&prop_14=DDR4&prop_6=Dual+Channel+Kit&prop_3=2400MHz
Just double check with me before buying

Orchid13

chesterbigbird wrote: »

Orchid13 wrote: »

@chesterbigbird I couldn't find the motherboard you suggested, would this one be ok?


https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/Z170A-GAMING-M3.html#hero-overview

Couldn't find the memory you suggested either but I found this one

https://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16820231568

I would send you the site I'm using but it's in Spanish

For the 7th gen intel cpu you are much better off looking for a Z270 motherboard. MSI has added support for the 7th gen intel on their Z170 boards however you will need to update the bios.
Here is a list of MSI Z270 boards :
https://www.msi.com/Motherboards/
Look for full sized ATX boards from that list.. or you can go with other manufactures.
And no for that ram... you need to look at DDR4 ram.
Here is a Gskill list of DDR4 dual channel ram :
http://www.gskill.com/en/finder?cat=31&series=0&prop_2=16GB+(8GBx2)&prop_14=DDR4&prop_6=Dual+Channel+Kit&prop_3=2400MHz
Just double check with me before buying

Oh wow haha so confusing is updating the bios difíficult? And thank you so much for your help

chesterbigbird

Orchid13 wrote: »

chesterbigbird wrote: »

Orchid13 wrote: »

@chesterbigbird I couldn't find the motherboard you suggested, would this one be ok?


https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/Z170A-GAMING-M3.html#hero-overview

Couldn't find the memory you suggested either but I found this one

https://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16820231568

I would send you the site I'm using but it's in Spanish

For the 7th gen intel cpu you are much better off looking for a Z270 motherboard. MSI has added support for the 7th gen intel on their Z170 boards however you will need to update the bios.
Here is a list of MSI Z270 boards :
https://www.msi.com/Motherboards/
Look for full sized ATX boards from that list.. or you can go with other manufactures.
And no for that ram... you need to look at DDR4 ram.
Here is a Gskill list of DDR4 dual channel ram :
http://www.gskill.com/en/finder?cat=31&series=0&prop_2=16GB+(8GBx2)&prop_14=DDR4&prop_6=Dual+Channel+Kit&prop_3=2400MHz
Just double check with me before buying

Oh wow haha so confusing is updating the bios difíficult? And thank you so much for your help

Updating the bios isn't too difficult, But if you do it wrong then you will have problems and may not even be able to boot the pc.
Much better to get the Z270 boards.

Orchid13

chesterbigbird wrote: »

Orchid13 wrote: »

chesterbigbird wrote: »

Orchid13 wrote: »

@chesterbigbird I couldn't find the motherboard you suggested, would this one be ok?


https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/Z170A-GAMING-M3.html#hero-overview

Couldn't find the memory you suggested either but I found this one

https://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16820231568

I would send you the site I'm using but it's in Spanish

For the 7th gen intel cpu you are much better off looking for a Z270 motherboard. MSI has added support for the 7th gen intel on their Z170 boards however you will need to update the bios.
Here is a list of MSI Z270 boards :
https://www.msi.com/Motherboards/
Look for full sized ATX boards from that list.. or you can go with other manufactures.
And no for that ram... you need to look at DDR4 ram.
Here is a Gskill list of DDR4 dual channel ram :
http://www.gskill.com/en/finder?cat=31&series=0&prop_2=16GB+(8GBx2)&prop_14=DDR4&prop_6=Dual+Channel+Kit&prop_3=2400MHz
Just double check with me before buying

Oh wow haha so confusing is updating the bios difíficult? And thank you so much for your help

Updating the bios isn't too difficult, But if you do it wrong then you will have problems and may not even be able to boot the pc.
Much better to get the Z270 boards.

Mmm those are the ones from the site

http://m.pcfactory.cl/?categoria=722

It's in Spanish but I think you can recognize the names anyway I hope so ... I wish I could change the language

chesterbigbird

Orchid13 wrote: »

chesterbigbird wrote: »

Orchid13 wrote: »

chesterbigbird wrote: »

Orchid13 wrote: »

@chesterbigbird I couldn't find the motherboard you suggested, would this one be ok?


https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/Z170A-GAMING-M3.html#hero-overview

Couldn't find the memory you suggested either but I found this one

https://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16820231568

I would send you the site I'm using but it's in Spanish

For the 7th gen intel cpu you are much better off looking for a Z270 motherboard. MSI has added support for the 7th gen intel on their Z170 boards however you will need to update the bios.
Here is a list of MSI Z270 boards :
https://www.msi.com/Motherboards/
Look for full sized ATX boards from that list.. or you can go with other manufactures.
And no for that ram... you need to look at DDR4 ram.
Here is a Gskill list of DDR4 dual channel ram :
http://www.gskill.com/en/finder?cat=31&series=0&prop_2=16GB+(8GBx2)&prop_14=DDR4&prop_6=Dual+Channel+Kit&prop_3=2400MHz
Just double check with me before buying

Oh wow haha so confusing is updating the bios difíficult? And thank you so much for your help

Updating the bios isn't too difficult, But if you do it wrong then you will have problems and may not even be able to boot the pc.
Much better to get the Z270 boards.

Mmm those are the ones from the site

http://m.pcfactory.cl/?categoria=722

It's in Spanish but I think you can recognize the names anyway I hope so ... I wish I could change the language

LOL i can google translate
I think this is the only Z270 board (cheapest.)
http://m.pcfactory.cl/producto/24665-MB.Intel.Z270F.ROG.STRIX.GAMING
What were you going to spend on the motherboard.. then i can tell you if it's worth getting or not.

Orchid13

chesterbigbird wrote: »

Orchid13 wrote: »

chesterbigbird wrote: »

Orchid13 wrote: »

chesterbigbird wrote: »

Orchid13 wrote: »

@chesterbigbird I couldn't find the motherboard you suggested, would this one be ok?


https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/Z170A-GAMING-M3.html#hero-overview

Couldn't find the memory you suggested either but I found this one

https://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16820231568

I would send you the site I'm using but it's in Spanish

For the 7th gen intel cpu you are much better off looking for a Z270 motherboard. MSI has added support for the 7th gen intel on their Z170 boards however you will need to update the bios.
Here is a list of MSI Z270 boards :
https://www.msi.com/Motherboards/
Look for full sized ATX boards from that list.. or you can go with other manufactures.
And no for that ram... you need to look at DDR4 ram.
Here is a Gskill list of DDR4 dual channel ram :
http://www.gskill.com/en/finder?cat=31&series=0&prop_2=16GB+(8GBx2)&prop_14=DDR4&prop_6=Dual+Channel+Kit&prop_3=2400MHz
Just double check with me before buying

Oh wow haha so confusing is updating the bios difíficult? And thank you so much for your help

Updating the bios isn't too difficult, But if you do it wrong then you will have problems and may not even be able to boot the pc.
Much better to get the Z270 boards.

Mmm those are the ones from the site

http://m.pcfactory.cl/?categoria=722

It's in Spanish but I think you can recognize the names anyway I hope so ... I wish I could change the language

LOL i can google translate
I think this is the only Z270 board (cheapest.)
http://m.pcfactory.cl/producto/24665-MB.Intel.Z270F.ROG.STRIX.GAMING
What were you going to spend on the motherboard.. then i can tell you if it's worth getting or not.

Haha what about this one? http://m.pcfactory.cl/producto/24664-MB.Intel.H270F.STRIX.GAMING

I have no specific budget for anything cause I don't really understand how much each part costs, so the budget for everything is about 1560US so I'm just comparing prices to the stuff you linked to make sure the difference isn't that big. Just out of curiosity which parts are the most expensive ones haha

chesterbigbird

Orchid13 wrote: »

chesterbigbird wrote: »

Orchid13 wrote: »

chesterbigbird wrote: »

Orchid13 wrote: »

chesterbigbird wrote: »

Orchid13 wrote: »

@chesterbigbird I couldn't find the motherboard you suggested, would this one be ok?


https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/Z170A-GAMING-M3.html#hero-overview

Couldn't find the memory you suggested either but I found this one

https://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16820231568

I would send you the site I'm using but it's in Spanish

For the 7th gen intel cpu you are much better off looking for a Z270 motherboard. MSI has added support for the 7th gen intel on their Z170 boards however you will need to update the bios.
Here is a list of MSI Z270 boards :
https://www.msi.com/Motherboards/
Look for full sized ATX boards from that list.. or you can go with other manufactures.
And no for that ram... you need to look at DDR4 ram.
Here is a Gskill list of DDR4 dual channel ram :
http://www.gskill.com/en/finder?cat=31&series=0&prop_2=16GB+(8GBx2)&prop_14=DDR4&prop_6=Dual+Channel+Kit&prop_3=2400MHz
Just double check with me before buying

Oh wow haha so confusing is updating the bios difíficult? And thank you so much for your help

Updating the bios isn't too difficult, But if you do it wrong then you will have problems and may not even be able to boot the pc.
Much better to get the Z270 boards.

Mmm those are the ones from the site

http://m.pcfactory.cl/?categoria=722

It's in Spanish but I think you can recognize the names anyway I hope so ... I wish I could change the language

LOL i can google translate
I think this is the only Z270 board (cheapest.)
http://m.pcfactory.cl/producto/24665-MB.Intel.Z270F.ROG.STRIX.GAMING
What were you going to spend on the motherboard.. then i can tell you if it's worth getting or not.

Haha what about this one? http://m.pcfactory.cl/producto/24664-MB.Intel.H270F.STRIX.GAMING

If you never want to buy a overclocking cpu then that should be ok, The H270 boards cannot be overclocked, So you will need a Intel cpu without the K on the end. (K means overclockable.)
So the I5 7500 for example.

Orchid13

chesterbigbird wrote: »

Orchid13 wrote: »

chesterbigbird wrote: »

Orchid13 wrote: »

chesterbigbird wrote: »

Orchid13 wrote: »

chesterbigbird wrote: »

Orchid13 wrote: »

@chesterbigbird I couldn't find the motherboard you suggested, would this one be ok?


https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/Z170A-GAMING-M3.html#hero-overview

Couldn't find the memory you suggested either but I found this one

https://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16820231568

I would send you the site I'm using but it's in Spanish

For the 7th gen intel cpu you are much better off looking for a Z270 motherboard. MSI has added support for the 7th gen intel on their Z170 boards however you will need to update the bios.
Here is a list of MSI Z270 boards :
https://www.msi.com/Motherboards/
Look for full sized ATX boards from that list.. or you can go with other manufactures.
And no for that ram... you need to look at DDR4 ram.
Here is a Gskill list of DDR4 dual channel ram :
http://www.gskill.com/en/finder?cat=31&series=0&prop_2=16GB+(8GBx2)&prop_14=DDR4&prop_6=Dual+Channel+Kit&prop_3=2400MHz
Just double check with me before buying

Oh wow haha so confusing is updating the bios difíficult? And thank you so much for your help

Updating the bios isn't too difficult, But if you do it wrong then you will have problems and may not even be able to boot the pc.
Much better to get the Z270 boards.

Mmm those are the ones from the site

http://m.pcfactory.cl/?categoria=722

It's in Spanish but I think you can recognize the names anyway I hope so ... I wish I could change the language

LOL i can google translate
I think this is the only Z270 board (cheapest.)
http://m.pcfactory.cl/producto/24665-MB.Intel.Z270F.ROG.STRIX.GAMING
What were you going to spend on the motherboard.. then i can tell you if it's worth getting or not.

Haha what about this one? http://m.pcfactory.cl/producto/24664-MB.Intel.H270F.STRIX.GAMING

If you never want to buy a overclocking cpu then that should be ok, The H270 boards cannot be overclocked, So you will need a Intel cpu without the K on the end. (K means overclockable.)
So the I5 7500 for example.

Mmm
I found that one

http://m.pcfactory.cl/producto/24538-CPU.Core.i5-7400.3.5GHz.6MB.(1151)

Also... not sure what overclocking means haha

chesterbigbird

Orchid13 wrote: »

chesterbigbird wrote: »

Orchid13 wrote: »

chesterbigbird wrote: »

Orchid13 wrote: »

chesterbigbird wrote: »

Orchid13 wrote: »

chesterbigbird wrote: »

Orchid13 wrote: »

@chesterbigbird I couldn't find the motherboard you suggested, would this one be ok?


https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/Z170A-GAMING-M3.html#hero-overview

Couldn't find the memory you suggested either but I found this one

https://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16820231568

I would send you the site I'm using but it's in Spanish

For the 7th gen intel cpu you are much better off looking for a Z270 motherboard. MSI has added support for the 7th gen intel on their Z170 boards however you will need to update the bios.
Here is a list of MSI Z270 boards :
https://www.msi.com/Motherboards/
Look for full sized ATX boards from that list.. or you can go with other manufactures.
And no for that ram... you need to look at DDR4 ram.
Here is a Gskill list of DDR4 dual channel ram :
http://www.gskill.com/en/finder?cat=31&series=0&prop_2=16GB+(8GBx2)&prop_14=DDR4&prop_6=Dual+Channel+Kit&prop_3=2400MHz
Just double check with me before buying

Oh wow haha so confusing is updating the bios difíficult? And thank you so much for your help

Updating the bios isn't too difficult, But if you do it wrong then you will have problems and may not even be able to boot the pc.
Much better to get the Z270 boards.

Mmm those are the ones from the site

http://m.pcfactory.cl/?categoria=722

It's in Spanish but I think you can recognize the names anyway I hope so ... I wish I could change the language

LOL i can google translate
I think this is the only Z270 board (cheapest.)
http://m.pcfactory.cl/producto/24665-MB.Intel.Z270F.ROG.STRIX.GAMING
What were you going to spend on the motherboard.. then i can tell you if it's worth getting or not.

Haha what about this one? http://m.pcfactory.cl/producto/24664-MB.Intel.H270F.STRIX.GAMING

If you never want to buy a overclocking cpu then that should be ok, The H270 boards cannot be overclocked, So you will need a Intel cpu without the K on the end. (K means overclockable.)
So the I5 7500 for example.

Mmm
I found that one

http://m.pcfactory.cl/producto/24538-CPU.Core.i5-7400.3.5GHz.6MB.(1151)

Also... not sure what overclocking means haha

Overclocking is just adjusting voltages to give the cpu more power (faster.)
But you should be ok with the i5 7400 and the H270 board.
The other option is to go for the i5 6600K and the Z170 board.
So this board :
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/Z170A-GAMING-M3.html#hero-overview
And this cpu :
http://m.pcfactory.cl/producto/20758-CPU.Core.i5-6600K.3.5.GHz.(1151)
This is probably going to be the best option.

Orchid13

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@chesterbigbird I couldn't find the motherboard you suggested, would this one be ok?


https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/Z170A-GAMING-M3.html#hero-overview

Couldn't find the memory you suggested either but I found this one

https://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16820231568

I would send you the site I'm using but it's in Spanish

For the 7th gen intel cpu you are much better off looking for a Z270 motherboard. MSI has added support for the 7th gen intel on their Z170 boards however you will need to update the bios.
Here is a list of MSI Z270 boards :
https://www.msi.com/Motherboards/
Look for full sized ATX boards from that list.. or you can go with other manufactures.
And no for that ram... you need to look at DDR4 ram.
Here is a Gskill list of DDR4 dual channel ram :
http://www.gskill.com/en/finder?cat=31&series=0&prop_2=16GB+(8GBx2)&prop_14=DDR4&prop_6=Dual+Channel+Kit&prop_3=2400MHz
Just double check with me before buying

Oh wow haha so confusing is updating the bios difíficult? And thank you so much for your help

Updating the bios isn't too difficult, But if you do it wrong then you will have problems and may not even be able to boot the pc.
Much better to get the Z270 boards.

Mmm those are the ones from the site

http://m.pcfactory.cl/?categoria=722

It's in Spanish but I think you can recognize the names anyway I hope so ... I wish I could change the language

LOL i can google translate
I think this is the only Z270 board (cheapest.)
http://m.pcfactory.cl/producto/24665-MB.Intel.Z270F.ROG.STRIX.GAMING
What were you going to spend on the motherboard.. then i can tell you if it's worth getting or not.

Haha what about this one? http://m.pcfactory.cl/producto/24664-MB.Intel.H270F.STRIX.GAMING

If you never want to buy a overclocking cpu then that should be ok, The H270 boards cannot be overclocked, So you will need a Intel cpu without the K on the end. (K means overclockable.)
So the I5 7500 for example.

Mmm
I found that one

http://m.pcfactory.cl/producto/24538-CPU.Core.i5-7400.3.5GHz.6MB.(1151)

Also... not sure what overclocking means haha

Overclocking is just adjusting voltages to give the cpu more power (faster.)
But you should be ok with the i5 7400 and the H270 board.
The other option is to go for the i5 6600K and the Z170 board.
So this board :
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/Z170A-GAMING-M3.html#hero-overview
And this cpu :
http://m.pcfactory.cl/producto/20758-CPU.Core.i5-6600K.3.5.GHz.(1151)
This is probably going to be the best option.

Thank you

chesterbigbird

If going for the i5 6600k remember you still need DDR4 RAM.