mobo, ram and cpu upgrade

subbytna · 13 May 2014 at 18:28

I need a new upgrade. The old q9550 C2Q is finally starting to show its age. It has been one hell of a trooper cpu for the money...6 years old and still going.

One thing is though I have a black and white themed build so I'd like to have a black mobo or black and white mobo if there is one.

Decent fast RAM that fits the colour scheme too.

Finally it's the cpu upgrade - I don't do any editing or the like and gaming is not as much as before and I want a decent cpu that'll last me. I'll be overclocking it so needs to be a cpu that will clock on air/h2O AIO.

Was thinking AMD but then again if I want to future proof myself again I might have to go down the route of INTEL.

Not really got a budget in mind tbh. At this stage I'm looking a few ideas so i can start to budget.

Rest of spec is

Corsair 600t Case
Corsair 650W psu
MSI 270x gpu
h100 cooler

So what's the options for a black /white type theme cpu, mobo and ram?

ExRayTed · 13 May 2014 at 18:32

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £164.99
1 x Asus Z97-K Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £94.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV "Frost Edition" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit £79.99
Total : £349.57 (includes shipping : £8.00).

subbytna · 13 May 2014 at 18:41

What's that mobo like? Anyone got one that can give a honest opinion on day to day use?

subbytna · 13 May 2014 at 18:41

Thanks btw Ex...

subbytna · 13 May 2014 at 18:45

Is there any point in going older ivybridge cpu if it is cheaper? I'll not be likely to upgrade cpu mobo and ram again for 3-4 years minimum.

setter · 13 May 2014 at 18:59

May as well go for the newest platform, though if you can hold out for another month or so. Intel are releasing new k versions of the 15/17 4 series. Theese are reputed to have a much better thermal paste used than the current 4670/4770k which are very hot running chips when overclocked. Coupled with the new Z97 chipset boards this should see you set for a while. As the Z97 boards were only released a few days ago, very few people will have them so id suggest reading a few reviews to see what theyre like.

RJC · 13 May 2014 at 19:00

subbytna said:
Is there any point in going older ivybridge cpu if it is cheaper? I'll not be likely to upgrade cpu mobo and ram again for 3-4 years minimum.

Not really, the price is the same as Haswell so you might as well go latest tech

lee32uk · 13 May 2014 at 19:06

Cheaper and Faster

YOUR BASKET
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV "Frost Edition" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit £71.99
Total : £80.69 (includes shipping : £7.25).

TheyCallMeAndy · 13 May 2014 at 19:27

subbytna said:
Is there any point in going older ivybridge cpu if it is cheaper? I'll not be likely to upgrade cpu mobo and ram again for 3-4 years minimum.

Nope not at all go for the newer stuff at the moment looks great, if you could wait some more and get the new Haswell chips

subbytna · 14 May 2014 at 11:44

Ok will hang fire until after my honeymoon and see what is released then (june)

subbytna · 16 Jul 2014 at 09:59

Back from honeymoon now. Is there much movement on the new stuff? I take it that it's the 4790k chips that were due out when I first posted this? Are the black and white options still feasible for an upgrade with the new stuff out?