An upgrade itch...

[dharvey86]

I have the following specs currently

Operating System
Windows 10 64-bit

CPU
Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67GHz (running at 4GHz)
Bloomfield 45nm Technology

RAM
12.0GB Triple-Channel DDR3 @ 599MHz (7-9-9-22)

Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. EX58-UD5 (Socket 1366)

Graphics
Powercolor Radeon R9 390 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Storage
238GB SanDisk SDSSDHP256G ATA Device (SSD)
1863GB Seagate ST32000542AS ATA Device (SATA)

Monitors
1x 27" 1440p Monitor
1x BenQ XL2420T (1920x1080@60Hz)

I have an itch to scratch when it comes to upgrading, Ive had this setup a while now (5ish years, the graphics card is a year old.)

I currently play Overwatch and a bit of Battlefield 4 but will be playing Battlefield1 when it releases.

Im willing to listen to what people would upgrade in my position, budget wise £800 would be fine, Im also open to upgrading my GPU if people would think its necessary.

 

[TwsT]

you don't need to upgrade your gpu yet i would wait and see how much of a benefit you get from DX12/vulkan etc

Also I've assumed as you had a 920 you like the higher end gear so i've opted for i7 in both instances. you would save £110 getting the i5 6600k in the first bundle


For an on the cheap upgrade
My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Corsair Hydro Series H80i v2 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060024-WW)= £89.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Z170-Gaming K3 Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £95.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B30= £74.99
• 1 x Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £319.99

Total: £591.46
(includes shipping: £10.50)
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My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Corsair Hydro Series H80i v2 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060024-WW)= £89.99
• 1 x Intel i7-5820K 3.30GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - Retail (BX80648I75820K)= £329.99
• 1 x Asrock X99 Extreme4 3.1 Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £188.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M4B3000C1= £89.99

Total: £710.06
(includes shipping: £11.10)
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[dharvey86]

Firstly, thank you for your advice!

Is there much difference between the two chips? To be honest My uncle built my current machine for himself, then realized he wasn't using it as much as he thought so sold it to me. Im open to i5 or i7 I cant say I have a preference.

What about a case?

 

[mattyc123]

The case is mainly personal taste and if you want any particular spec's, I like the corsair and phanteks cases. You could go i5 with the first list recommend byTwsT and swap out the i7 6700k for the i5 6600k.

 

[dharvey86]

Hi just to bump this.

Im thinking about upgrading in next few weeks (had to delay it) are the items listed above still adequate?

Like I said above Im open to a i5, I just feel like my machine is struggling and acting its self at the moment.