Upgrade advice please

ancientmariner

ancientmariner

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Morning,

I am going to upgrade my i7 2700k rig that I have been running since 2010 so have been looking at the overclocked bundles on ocuk, am wanting an i7 8700k, new board and 16gb ram. I was thinking about going with the Gigabyte Z370 bundle here

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/defc...rclocked-4.70ghz-gaming-bundle-bu-0a7-og.html

After reading some reviews on the gigabyte board, Ive decided against it. What would be a good alternative bundle to go with?

Thanks in advance
 
Thanks, read about very high temps with the auros board which put me off. Would prefer to stick with intel on this upgrade and ideally would like to keep budget around £800, looked at the 9 series but figured the 8700k would be best price v performance compared to 9 series. Runing a 1080 in the build, mainly used for gaming and video, audio production and editing. Is there an overclocked bundle you would recommend around the above budget?
 
Thanks pal, appreciate that. That 8086k bundle sounded ideal, shame Ive missed it. I am going to stick with intel, better the devil you know etc. The 2nd option looks fairly ideal, I plan to use the h75 cooler i currently have on my 2700k as it keeps things cool @4.8 and would save a few quid. Dont mind oc'ing myself, had just considered an overclocked bundle for convenience.
 
Cheers, appreciate the help. Will think about the 9700k, I see they are still in pre-order, will have to see if i can wait or i might push on with a 8700k and possibly upgrade the cooler. I cant put a 240mm rad in the 600t case i have so cooling is definetly a consideration.
 
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