Upgrade Bundle

sreeve1993 · 19 Aug 2016 at 23:55

Hey guys,

I'm heading towards the big upgrade (CPU, RAM, MB) either this month or next, but I'm not sure what to choose. My last config, I found all myself and I'm not sure If I ever actually chose great components to match together (haha) so I thought this time to come here for advise

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I mostly play games but have been streaming lately so I'd really benefit from an i7. My budget maybe £500? Maybe cheap as possible but being an absolute beast haha.

My current setup is in my signature, how did I do choosing my last setup?

P.S: I do like the asus motherboards as their Red theme would look amazing with my fans.

Stefan

LewisRaz · 20 Aug 2016 at 00:01

Last setup seemed fine. Whats your budget for the upgrade? If that 2500k clocks well then you might not see such an obvious jump in performance with even the current ones.

Artery · 20 Aug 2016 at 00:03

I'd probably keep the 2500k till Kabylake. Otherwise you'll be looking at something like this;

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £329.99
1 x MSI Z170A-SLI Plus Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £119.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Predator 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX430C15PB= £94.99

Total: £544.97
(includes shipping: £0.00)

sreeve1993 · 20 Aug 2016 at 00:13

I'm selling my current rig for a good price and then will put the money towards the new one.
But obviously rumours of Kabylake being released soon does hold me off a little.

My i5 2500k is currently sitting at 4.2Ghz and when running Intel Burn test temps reach 61c max for only 10mins though. I am very tempted to push for 4.4ghz., but would this be worth it?

sreeve1993 · 20 Aug 2016 at 11:53

*bump

LewisRaz · 20 Aug 2016 at 12:53

61 is fine for a burn test. Mine peaks low 80s (although its a 6700k).

That being said. If you already have a buyer for your current gear at a good price I would go for it. Its value isnt going to go up.

For the upgrade you could fit a 6700k and z170 into that budget.

I have selected the cheapest z170 and ram but you have a little bit of budget spare to get a better board or ram/both.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM= £319.99
1 x Kingston Fury Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C15 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX424C15FB2K2/1= £52.99
1 x Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £99.95

Total: £483.43
(includes shipping: £10.50)