Whats a decent upgrade from a i7 930 @ 4 ghz? Iv'e had mine since 2008 and its been great but now I get random reboots every 5-10 minutes (narrowed it down to the mobo being faulty). I have a budget of £500 and really only need a mobo, cpu+cooler and memory.
UPGRADE from a i7 930 @ 4 GHZ
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You couple swap out the cooler for an AIO or something else fancier but you don't need to, that cooler will handle a good overclock 
The CPU should see around 4.5ghz overclocked and its easy to do!
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £454.02
(includes shipping: £11.10)
The CPU should see around 4.5ghz overclocked and its easy to do!My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming 3 - Intel Core i5 6600K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£30 Saving**= £324.98
- 1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler Black= £27.95
- 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B30= £89.99
Total: £454.02
(includes shipping: £11.10)
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What case do you have ?
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I wouldn't feel very good about the size of my E-peen if I went from an i7 to an i5. I've had 3 i7's in a row now (Bloomfield, Sandy, Haswell). I can't go to an i5. I just can't. It would be wrong.
Get a 6700K.
Get a 6700K.
A new Skylake i5 would easily beat a 1st gen i7, especially as it'll clock higher and run cooler. Plus you get usb 3.1, sata3, m.2 and PCIe 3.0 all native to the chipset.
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Grab a 240gb SSD to go with your above build if you havnt already got one.
My basket at Overclockers UK:
My basket at Overclockers UK: