New CPU/Mobo/RAM

[Badgerpoo]

Looks like my ageing Z77/3560k/DDR3 rig has finally died, I can't get it to post anymore.

I quickly priced up a couple of options to replace this, one Ryzen 1600x and the other Coffee Lake 8600k

The price is surprisingly close so what do the masses think? Let's say budget of £500 and minimum 16GB RAM.

I will be pairing with an RX480 GPU.

Primary use is gaming with a little bit of mining on the side.

 

[tamzzy]

have you tried changing the cmos battery? sometimes that's the root of the problem

 

[orbitalwalsh]

if the above doesn't work and you want new gear

ryzen
My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 1600 3.60GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £164.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3 AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £86.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TLGD= £209.99

Total: £472.47 (includes shipping: £10.50)​

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intel i5 8600k
My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TLGD= £209.99
• 1 x Intel Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM= £239.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming Intel Z370 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £158.99

Total: £619.47 (includes shipping: £10.50)​

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intel i5 8400 which is still faster then ryzen 1600 for pure gaming
i5 8400 is prices at £180/90 now
My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TLGD= £209.99
• 1 x Intel Core i5-8400 2.8GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM= £218.99
• 1 x Asus Prime Z370-P Intel Z370 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £109.99

Total: £549.47 (includes shipping: £10.50)​

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i7 8700k- believe asus doing £45 cash back
My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Intel Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £379.99
• 1 x Asus ROG Maximus X Code Intel Z370 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £329.99
• 1 x Team Group Dark Pro "8Pack Edition" 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C14 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/= £229.99

Total: £939.97 (includes shipping: £0.00)​

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[lltfdaniel]

I'd look into getting a ryzen 1800x they cost £265 if you shop around or if you want a 8600k which is price very close to the 1800x but the 1800x smashes the 8600k in raw performance.

 

[Badgerpoo]

Confirmed motherboard is dead, so I'm either spending like £100 on a second hand Z77 or buying a new rig. Hmmm.

 

[tamzzy]

second hand Z77

if meltdown/spectre didn't exist, i'd recommend this. but with z77 more than likely not getting any of the microcode updates, i'd advise against this (unless you can get a 1155 board ridiculously cheap ofc)