CPU / MOBO help

window · 17 Apr 2016 at 21:29

So my i5 2500k is getting a bit old now versus new tech so am wondering where to go next. First thought was skylake i7 but after a bit of forum reading am getting put off slightly. Gonna need a new chip and mobo with price no issue but not just gonna throw money away so I want good value for money, obviously want to overclock and a minimum of 8 sata ports. No more than 2 gpus will be used, but will be a gaming rig with VR thrown in as well.

Need anymore information just ask.

So what cpu and mobo would you all recommend with reasons for (or against others).

Will do further research on the recommendations after but as not needed an upgrade for a while have not been keeping up to date on things so your input will help put me on the right trail.

Thanks in advance.

stulid · 17 Apr 2016 at 21:40

Im not sure you may need to update your cpu+board etc.

The 2500K is still ok. They did 4.5Ghz atleast on even the worst boards.

What Case,PSU,Drives etc do you have.

itchy · 17 Apr 2016 at 21:43

The i5 2500k is a belter of a processor, am still running one and I have not seen or been impressed by anything on offer at the moment.

Mine is overclocked to 4.5ghz it can do 4.8 but 4.5 is enough and I have yet to find anything that taxes it.

What do you use your PC for ?

window · 17 Apr 2016 at 22:31

stulid said:
Im not sure you may need to update your cpu+board etc.

The 2500K is still ok. They did 4.5Ghz atleast on even the worst boards.

What Case,PSU,Drives etc do you have.

Bitfenix ghost, gold 650, ssds and hdds, 290x,

itchy said:
The i5 2500k is a belter of a processor, am still running one and I have not seen or been impressed by anything on offer at the moment.

Mine is overclocked to 4.5ghz it can do 4.8 but 4.5 is enough and I have yet to find anything that taxes it.

What do you use your PC for ?

gaming and soon vr so I definitely need a new gpu at least. so was thinking maybe a new system but I can hold off till either something pops or technology gets better.

crapler8 · 18 Apr 2016 at 07:25

erm give us a bit mroe info and what you use your pc... and how demanding you are

Fanaticjam · 18 Apr 2016 at 08:20

itchy said:
Mine is overclocked to 4.5ghz it can do 4.8 but 4.5 is enough and I have yet to find anything that taxes it.

I have a 2500k, it pretty much runs flat out at 100% during a lot of games!

@window - I'm in a similar situation, I'm probably going to wait for the 6800K to be released and see whats on the market for GPU's then, if nothing new then probably getting a TI and upgrading later when Nvidias Pascal hits the market

crapler8 · 18 Apr 2016 at 09:42

4.8 wont make any big diffrence whats ur budget ?

cully4299 · 18 Apr 2016 at 12:09

i5 4690k is a solid chip

Nelly · 18 Apr 2016 at 13:11

Watch this all the way through. The 2500K can still cut it really well in games especially if have a monitor that pushes no more than 60fps.

He says CPU performance scales with memory bandwidth, so jumping from 1333/1600 MHz ram to 2133MHz does show an improvement and it's relatively cheap.

He also mentions dropping a 3770K into your system is another cheap way of giving a decent performance boost, this is also covered in another video.

window · 18 Apr 2016 at 17:11

Thanks for your replies.

Different question now.

should I get a 980ti or crossfire my 290x or stick with my 290x and wait for next gen VR games (when my GPU will need upgrading) to see whats on the market?

Nelly · 18 Apr 2016 at 19:37

window said:
should I get a 980ti or crossfire my 290x or stick with my 290x and wait for next gen VR games (when my GPU will need upgrading) to see whats on the market?

New graphics cards should be available from June from AMD and Nvidia, I would wait to see what the new cards are like.