Time to upgrade my i5 2500k, finally.. ?

Carl French · 16 Feb 2019 at 17:52

Hi all,

I currently have:

- Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor @ 4.3Ghz
- ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB
- Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black
- MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
- OCZ ZS Series 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply
- OcUK Value 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz
- Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler

This has done me well since April 2012 and is still doing well to be honest, but theres a few games now where I want higher FPS and it's the CPU throttling me, so I finally need to upgrade my MOBO / CPU and RAM

My question is, any suggestions? Would that be all I need to get? Would I need to get another cooler/case?

Thanks!

C

andy_mk3 · 16 Feb 2019 at 17:54

Zen2. June. Wait.

2600k user here and Zen2 ticks all the boxes, it will be worth the wait

Carl French · 16 Feb 2019 at 18:04

Thanks Andy. Interesting.. will check it out.

Carl French · 16 Feb 2019 at 18:13

Tried To DM you Andy but that doesn't seem to be an option...

Just wondering how you got that 4.8Ghz speed.

I have a pretty good cooler - Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler

But anything over 4.3Ghz and I get BSOD's while gaming..

Thanks

andy_mk3 · 16 Feb 2019 at 18:55

What voltage are you running? Mine is around 1.36v from memory.

Carl French · 16 Feb 2019 at 19:26

Its on Auto

andy_mk3 · 16 Feb 2019 at 19:27

That may be your issue. Auto voltage on the older boards is pretty rubbish. I bet if you set the CPU to 4.6Ghz and manually set your voltage to 1.35v it'd be pretty stable.

Carl French · 18 Aug 2019 at 11:06

Andy, once I changed the voltage to manual I've been running 4.5Ghz, thanks

Going back to the upgrade..

I'm thinking to get :
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Motherboard: Aorus X570 AORUS ELITE (Socket AM4/X570/DDR4/S-ATA 600/ATX)
RAM: HyperX HX432C16PB3K2/16 Predator DDR4 16 GB

This will go with what I currently have:
GPU: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB
Case: Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black
PSU: OCZ ZS Series 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply

What are your thoughts?

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BattleMoose87 · 18 Aug 2019 at 16:26

What resolution are you gaming at and what framerates do you want to achieve? Either way the CPU upgrade is massive (upgraded a few weeks ago from the a 2500k at 4.3ghz to a 3700x).

Sparx · 18 Aug 2019 at 18:00

I'd go for a 3600MHz Ryzen tuned kit, like the below - otherwise looks good.

If your case has no window go for the Corsair LPX Black RAM kit instead

Are you using an SSD? That's a must if you aren't... Can't see any mention of what drives you have

Lastly, do you have the AMD mounting bracket for your cooler still? Presume you are re-using it, if not I think it's this one

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £319.99
1 x Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570 Chipset ATX Motherboard= £209.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO Black 16GB 3600 MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Kit= £128.99

Total: £658.97 (includes shipping: £0.00)

Carl French · 20 Aug 2019 at 21:53

BattleMoose87 said:
What resolution are you gaming at and what framerates do you want to achieve? Either way the CPU upgrade is massive (upgraded a few weeks ago from the a 2500k at 4.3ghz to a 3700x).

I'm playing Quake Champions at 1080p with 240hz monitor, so would be nice to get 240 FPS, don't mind playing at low gfx settings.

Will be nice to play new AAA games on high settings with over 60FPS too.

Carl French · 20 Aug 2019 at 21:56

Sparx said:
I'd go for a 3600MHz Ryzen tuned kit, like the below - otherwise looks good.

If your case has no window go for the Corsair LPX Black RAM kit instead

Are you using an SSD? That's a must if you aren't... Can't see any mention of what drives you have

Lastly, do you have the AMD mounting bracket for your cooler still? Presume you are re-using it, if not I think it's this one

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £319.99

1 x Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570 Chipset ATX Motherboard= £209.99

1 x Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO Black 16GB 3600 MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Kit= £128.99

Total: £658.97 (includes shipping: £0.00)

Thanks for your input! I may well go with this ^

I've also emailed Corsair, cheers.

Regarding drive.. I'm currently using just a Crucial M4 Sata SSD from 2012, is it worth investing into NVMe drive? I ask because the SSD seems plenty fast enough already..

Sparx · 21 Aug 2019 at 00:01

Nah if you already have an SSD, you won't notice much of a real world difference going NVMe

Carl French · 26 Aug 2019 at 17:18

Carl French said:
Thanks for your input! I may well go with this ^ I've also emailed Corsair, cheers.

Regarding drive.. I'm currently using just a Crucial M4 Sata SSD from 2012, is it worth investing into NVMe drive? I ask because the SSD seems plenty fast enough already..

Hi all,

I got these new components but now my PC will not display anythng, it just shows a black screen "no signal detected". The CPU lights up and fans spin.

I have tried removing the gfx card to use the onboard HDMI slot but still get the same.

Does anyone know what could be the cause?

Quartz · 26 Aug 2019 at 17:22

Carl French said:
I have tried removing the gfx card to use the onboard HDMI slot but still get the same.

No beep codes, no nothing? The non-G Ryzens do not have onboard graphics. Try another GPU.

Carl French · 26 Aug 2019 at 17:32

No beeps no, not even sure my mobo has a speaker?

I'll see if I can get hold of a new GPU to test ;(

FlyingScotsman · 27 Aug 2019 at 08:55

Have you removed everything and checked for shorts etc on the motherboard stand-offs etc, all connections checked