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jbs

jbs

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It looks like I'll have to replace my motherboard, but instead of a like for like replacement (i5-2500k) I want to upgrade. So looking for specs/advice on something based on below:

Intel Core i5-6600K 3.9GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151
Radeon R9-390 (open forsuggestions)
Motherboard
Memory(8 or 16?)

Budget slightly flexible, but around £650. Heaviest use the system gets is from triple screen iracing.

Thanks
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI - Intel Core i5 6600K Bundle **20 Saving** £293.98
1 x MSI Radeon R9 390 Gaming Edition 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £269.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK8GX4M2B3000C15) £55.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
Total : £649.55 (includes shipping : £8.00 Ex.VAT).



Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI overview and 4.6GHz overclock guide.
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18690667

edit, or use this, and your old ram....
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **12 Saving** £263.98
Total : £273.58 (includes shipping : £8.00 Ex.VAT).

 
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Dpd tracking site suffering from heavy traffic today as I keep refreshing to see when my order will aarive today. Super excited!
 
All up and running. I was to busy enjoying consistent fps to post an update. Only thing is previous card had a mini displayport so I'm waiting for a new adaptor to get the third screen up.
 
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