JagatOC RAM timing tests with Skylake non-K (Core i3-6100)
Those without a Z170/Z270 motherboard and K series chip might not be able to overclock RAM speed, but there is performance to gain via timings tuning. ASRock advertises this as well.
http://oc.jagatreview.com/2016/10/asrock-ddr4-non-z-oc-overclock-ram-di-mobo-non-z
Not exactly Skylake/Kaby Lake related but this might interest readers. Hardware.info tested 32 CPU coolers (tower type) at different settings, including 10 older and 22 new models:
CPU cooler review: 22 new models tested
https://us.hardware.info/reviews/6859/cpu-cooler-review-22-new-models-tested
Those without a Z170/Z270 motherboard and K series chip might not be able to overclock RAM speed, but there is performance to gain via timings tuning. ASRock advertises this as well.
http://oc.jagatreview.com/2016/10/asrock-ddr4-non-z-oc-overclock-ram-di-mobo-non-z
Not exactly Skylake/Kaby Lake related but this might interest readers. Hardware.info tested 32 CPU coolers (tower type) at different settings, including 10 older and 22 new models:
CPU cooler review: 22 new models tested
If you want to overclock your processor, you'll pretty much be forced to buy a relatively expensive cooler. The best CPU air cooler at the moment is the Noctua NH-U14S, as it cools more efficiently than any other model. The price reflects its performance though, as it is the most expensive model in our test. The Ultimate Product Award it received earlier was not for nothing: buy this Noctua cooler if you want the best air cooler for your CPU and if money isn't an issue.
A friendlier priced alternative that cools almost just as well is the Scythe Fuma. It's twenty bucks cheaper than the Noctua and in our opinion this is the CPU cooler to get at the moment. It already received an Excellent Choice Award earlier, which it still deserves today. The same award also goes to the Arctic Freezer i32, which performs really well considering its price of 35 dollars. Furthermore you can set it to cool semi-passively, since you can turn the fan off completely. The Freezer i32 is the cooler that offers the best bang for the buck.
If you have a budget of 30 dollars or less, you should choose between one of the following four coolers. First up we have the Gelid Tranquillo Rev. 2 and the Raijintek Themis, both priced at 30 dollars. They perform about the same, but unfortunately the Tranquillo does not support the LGA2011 platform out of the box. Another good choice would be the Arctic Freezer i11, which cools well considering considering its price of 25 dollars. Lastly we have the Zalman CNPS10X Optima. This cooler performs well for the 27 dollars you paid for it. Right now it unfortunately has gone out of production. Zalman is planning to refresh this cooler though, so we'd still recommend it. All of the aforementioned products receive a Great Value Award.
If you've got a Pentium, Celeron or i3 processor, a cheaper model will of course suffice. Even a non-overclocked or slightly overclocked i5 or i7 processor can be cooled silently by one of the cheaper recommendations in this test, which still perform much better than a standard boxed cooler.
https://us.hardware.info/reviews/6859/cpu-cooler-review-22-new-models-tested