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Introduction

Introduction

Intel's Skylake processor has swooped into view, and it'll soon be nestling its new architecture into the innards of powerful gaming PCs.

If Skylake's promise of increased performance, wireless charging, DDR4 memory and Thunderbolt 3 haven't got your licking your lips, these frame-busting builds by Intel's partners will.

On display at Gamescom 2015, they include a range of prototype systems and ones that you'll be able to buy with real hard-earned cash from September.

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1. Asus Z710-Deluxe build

1. Asus Z710-Deluxe build

Designed to be housed inside a Phobya WaCoolT Cube 1 case, this eye-catching build from Asus uses the company's Z170-Deluxe motherboard twinned with Intel's six-generation Core i7 chip. It features a five-way optimisation feature that lets you optimize the entire system in a single click thanks to a dedicated water-pump header on board.

It also packs KLEVV DDR4 RAM, a Kingston HyperX SSD and an Asus Rog GTX 980 Poseidon video card to chew through frames.

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2. HP Envy Phoenix

2. HP Envy Phoenix

HP's high-end Envy Phoenix desktop has never skimped in the power department, and its upcoming Skylake build looks set to continue the trend. Packing a six-generation Intel Core i7 chip paired with Nvidia's still-pretty-neat GTX 970, HP has slotted in 8GB of DDR4 memory to ensure everything keeps ticking over smoothly. A pair of neon lights illuminate the centre of the casing, which probably represents a Phoenix, or something.

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