Best sub £200 cpu?

[Drojman]

Hi all,

Friend of mines CPU borked and he'd like to get a new one. Obviously I'll grab him a new mobo as well, but a bit out of the loop on CPUs, so was wondering what CPU to advise him to get?

Any help would be great.

 

[beany_bot]

New or used?

 

[AllBodies]

The i5 6600k (skylake, socket 1151) would be your best sub £200 CPU.

With a Z170 motherboard you'll get all the latest connectors etc. and can overclock to 4.5-4.8 GHz depending on your cooler and the golden-ness of the particularly CPU.

 

[Drojman]

He'd look to get a new one I think.

 

[Artery]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-6600K 3.9GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM= £203.99

Total: £212.69
(includes shipping: £8.70)
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[joeyjojo]

The i5 6600k (skylake, socket 1151) would be your best sub £200 CPU.

Unfortunately not sub-£200 any more, but almost. This is the answer for gaming OP.

Other respectable options at various price points:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Intel Core i3-6100 3.70GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £109.99
• 1 x Intel Core i5-6500 3.20GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £188.99
• 1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail= £119.99
• 1 x AMD Athlon X4 860K Black Edition 3.70GHz (Socket FM2+) Kaveri Quad Core Processor (AD860KXBJABOX)= £59.99

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The performance pretty much follows the price, but a £180 CPU isn't three times faster than a £60 one if you see my point.

 

[Artery]

Unfortunately not sub-£200 any more, but almost. This is the answer for gaming OP.

He can get free shipping & it's £4 more, not breaking the bank.

 

[AllBodies]

Worth noting the £12 cashback for the 6600k - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lp/intel-cashback.html?__ckdesktop=1

And the further £12 + £20 steam voucher if you go with the Gigabyte Z170X ultra gaming - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lp/gigabyte-steam-promo.html

 

[Drojman]

Thanks for all the advice guys. I was advising him to go for the 6600k but in the end he decided to go for the 6500.

He's not a heavy gamer so it should be fine for him. He was running on one of those AMD XII cpus that can be unlocked to 4 cores, but it kept crashing so this should still be a huge improvement.

 

[Futures]

Good choice, as time goes on the answer to the question what is the best sub £200 cpu may end up getting smaller and smaller.

One day it might turn into what is the only cpu i can get for sub £200?
Answer: Pentium Dual Core G4400 3.30GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor £199.99