An upgrade after 10 years!

buchanpeter · 26 Aug 2015 at 11:14

Currently specs:
amd 6000+ @ 3.1ghz
DDR2 8gb OC @ 960mhz
GTX 650

Looking for a new MOBO CPU RAM
looked around a bit and noticed AMD are a bit behind currently.
Intel has the new DDR4 which looks nice.
But CPU and MB's are a bit confusing. :confused:

Want something which is a bit future proof.
budget <£500
Thanks for any help

William-Mathew · 26 Aug 2015 at 11:18

Welcome, what HDDs do you have? What case do you have? I would look at getting a brand new system if your current one is 10 years old! What are you going to use the PC for?

buchanpeter · 26 Aug 2015 at 11:25

i have a large case Thermaltake Xaser III
The OS is on an samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB windows 7 64-bit
2 1TB RAID
1 4TB
An old IDE hard drive which i think is broken but i've just left it in..nothing on it lolz.
Computer will be used for everything from web browsing to games..
Current system can run Elite Dangerous like its nothing.
but as soon asu throw in a modded minecraft game....10FPS lolz due to CPU.

mickyflinn · 26 Aug 2015 at 12:03

If you want skylake and ddr4 you are limited cus of budget a better option would be skt 1150

What psu do you have ? Do you have a dvd drive Sata ?

Here is a few components.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus H81M-K Intel Core i5 DIY Micro ATX Motherboard, CPU & RAM Bundle £227.93
1 x HIS Radeon R9 380 IceQ X2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H380QM2GD) £149.99
1 x Crucial BX100 120GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive (CT120BX100SSD1) £46.99
Total : £424.91 (includes shipping : Ex.VAT).

buchanpeter · 26 Aug 2015 at 12:18

I have a 500w Thermaltake
Yeah the Skylake's do look nice.
I wont be upgrading the GPU at this time. As i can save up money for that at a later date.
Was looking at them 6600k £210 could stretch the budget.
But need a good MB and RAM

William-Mathew · 26 Aug 2015 at 13:05

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI - Intel Core i5 6600K Bundle **£20 Saving** £303.97
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (TPKD416GM2400HC16DC01) £79.99
Total : £383.96 (includes shipping : Ex.VAT).

mattmos · 26 Aug 2015 at 13:12

Above looks good, I'd add a Samsung 250GB 850 EVO.

Lemin · 26 Aug 2015 at 13:20

William-Mathew said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI - Intel Core i5 6600K Bundle **£20 Saving** £303.97
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (TPKD416GM2400HC16DC01) £79.99
Total : £383.96 (includes shipping : Ex.VAT).

Needs a cpu cooler...

YOUR BASKET
1 x Raijintek Rhea Heatpipe CPU Cooler - PWM - 92mm £12.95
Total : £12.95 (includes shipping : Ex.VAT).

buchanpeter · 26 Aug 2015 at 13:30

ok guys thx for the info

SheepBeast · 26 Aug 2015 at 18:52

mattmos said:
Above looks good, I'd add a Samsung 250GB 850 EVO.

OP said he already has an SSD.

Previous suggestions are good, but I would personally say that you should go with an i7 if you want your system to be more future proofed. I don't know how to post these fancy baskets people are doing but here would be my suggestion:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-582-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=3069
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-646-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=3078
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-178-CR&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=2552

total price is £504 including VAT

Some of the parts are currently out of stock so you might have to wait a little while. Point is, you can fit an i7 build into your budget, especially if you bide your time and check regularly until there are some deals on. Only get this motherboard if you're happy with 1 graphics card though. Being cheap on the RAM is a good strategy because it's really easy to add more or faster RAM a few years later to get a performance boost.