Spec me a mobo, memory and CPU bundle

[agnes]

My motherboard popped. POP.

And I've had to pick up a Q77M as a replacement, no overclocking

I'd like to stick to the matx theme, a 980ti and a Asus Xonar STX will be placed into the PCIe slots.

As for memory, ideally 16GB, obviously on DDR4.

CPU, I'm running a 3570k (previously at 4.2Ghz), so anything that I can OC really.

Budget? Well, not really sure. I'll manage on my crappy Q77 build for several months, so I imagine £500? Should be enough to get a fairly decent upgrade going.

Uses of PC, copious amounts of gaming and browsing. Nothing task heavy like video editing. So no need for a million cores that won't be used.

 

[Benjamham]

just over but this is a pretty solid, you could swap out the 6700k for the 6600k and save £100 but won't be as much of an upgrade

b]My basket at Overclockers UK:[/b]

• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30= £79.99
• 1 x Asus Z170M-Plus Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £109.99
• 1 x Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail *FREE GAMES*= £319.99

Total: £520.47
(includes shipping: £10.50)
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[agnes]

Cool, will that board give much OC'ing potential?

I've got a cooler, a decent aftermarket one.

 

[pastymuncher]

If you can manage on your Q77 for several months then January see's the launch of Kabylake and the 200 series chipset, plus if you believe the rumours, also AMD's Zen and the new AM4 socket. If Zen does show up and if it is any good then there may finally be a alternative to go for. It may force an adjustment of pricing as well, although I fear if Zen is any good AMD will price it close to Intels offerings.

 

[agnes]

If you can manage on your Q77 for several months then January see's the launch of Kabylake and the 200 series chipset, plus if you believe the rumours, also AMD's Zen and the new AM4 socket. If Zen does show up and if it is any good then there may finally be a alternative to go for. It may force an adjustment of pricing as well, although I fear if Zen is any good AMD will price it close to Intels offerings.

Oooo, good shout. I just don't want to do the 'waiting game' thing where I'm endlessly waiting as some people really do get stuck in an endless loop.

As for AMD, I have no interest in AMD's tech sadly, I know they can be good, but never been a fan.