Mobo and CPU upgrade

Foz87 · 2 Jul 2015 at 20:09

Evening fine helpers!

I am looking to upgrade my motherboard and CPU (with a fine offer from OC) - i previously used the forums a couple of years back to get a shopping list within my budget.

I am looking for guidance and which CPU and mobo to purchase - how can i go about linking my system specs onto this thread to get advice from you guys about upgrading the above?

thanks in advance

stulid · 2 Jul 2015 at 20:20

I would just list (type out) all the parts you currently have.

Foz87 · 2 Jul 2015 at 20:40

current hardware

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
Cooler Master CM-690 III - USB 3.0 ATX Case -
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366)
Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (SH103S3/120G)
Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Rev2.0 WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

stulid · 2 Jul 2015 at 20:53

You have no reason to upgrade.

Overclock that 2500K.

Foz87 · 2 Jul 2015 at 20:57

my mobo is poop though ^^ doesnt even support dx11 along with i wouldnt even know where to start with overclocking ;p

stulid · 2 Jul 2015 at 21:12

Its the GFX card that supports DX11, not the board.

OC guide - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18375640&highlight=Z68AP-D3

Foz87 · 3 Jul 2015 at 19:57

thanks for the guide - followed to the T i ran some basic stress test software and it came out at 3.3 still? how can i check definitely that it has worked ?

again thanks for the guide!

Foz87 · 3 Jul 2015 at 19:59

ah piriform speccy has confirmed! great stuff

stulid · 3 Jul 2015 at 20:05

CPU-Z.

Download it and watch the reported core speed.

ukxenon · 12 Jul 2015 at 15:31

2500k will last a while still

PakJai · 13 Jul 2015 at 00:47

Yeah you have no reason to upgrade at all. Just upgrade your GPU instead.
My brother has a 2500K running at 4.6ghz stable, they are a very beastly still.

strumpusplunket · 13 Jul 2015 at 10:25

Agree. I have a 2500k @ 4.5GHz, and I honestly don't know when I'll replace it.

I was thinking I might migrate to Skylake when it comes out, but not sure it would be particularly worthwhile. It's only a couple of months away from taking the record for my longest-serving CPU from my old Q6600. Been a cracking piece of silicon.

Foz87 · 23 Jul 2015 at 15:56

yet again the forums deliver - thanks for the advice. Overclock is stable and working like a dream @ 4.4ghz

as for the GPU i have the 280x which i havent looked at overclocking yet ... if only there was a guide *look to the forums i go*

thanks people!

downeyy · 31 Jul 2015 at 19:47

Foz87 said:
as for the GPU i have the 280x which i havent looked at overclocking yet ... if only there was a guide *look to the forums i go*

thanks people!

Go into the performance tab in AMD control center, there's an option to enable gpu overdrive , and will give you the option to alter your clock settings or you can download MSI afterburner which i prefer for custom fan profile and more options for stuff in general on my amd machines.

have a 280x in my media pc , should be able to get a good 10/15% overlock on it