Upgrade time

[Itchytrigg]

Mobo just failed on my i5 3570k, least that's my assumption...day before last came up with a "bad bios settings" but could still load up, today "cannot load windows due to boot device" and now just sits in a power cycle loop (fires up for a few seconds, off for a few, repeat).

What's a good bang for bucks upgrade option these days for a gaming system?

Already have a corsair 750w psu, 8gb ddr3, ssd &hdd and a r290. Would drop the ram for 16gb and/or ddr4 depending on the build/price, budget is in the £200-£300 range.

 

[ED209]

could get a motherboard and processor bundle and just use your current ram?

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Asus Z97-K - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£14 Saving**= £270.58

Total: £281.08
(includes shipping: £10.50)
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[mickyflinn]

You could go skylake and reuse your ram or go ddr4 with a suitable board .

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Asus Z170-P D3 Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR3 ATX Motherboard= £82.99
• 1 x Intel Core i5-6600K 3.9GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £199.99

Total: £293.48
(includes shipping: £10.50)​

 

[Itchytrigg]

Thanks both, skylake sounds like a potentially better idea purely because it's the newer tech so "in theory" would last me another 4 years, even though from a brief search I'm not seeing huge gains with the 6600k over the 4690k.

Is there much point moving to ddr4? I'd be convinced to up the budget to allow for that move if there'd be an appreciable difference.

 

[mickyflinn]

DDR4 vs DDR3 - Apples to Apples Comparison

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utWnjA4NzSA

Here are a couple of bundles with some ddr4, you will need a cpu cooler if you go for the k chip.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI - Intel Core i5 6600K Bundle **£20 Saving**= £298.98
• 1 x MSI Z170A Gaming Pro - Skylake Core i5 6600K Bundle **£20 Saving**= £299.99
• 1 x Kingston Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C15 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX424C15FBK2/8)= £32.99

 

[Itchytrigg]

Thank you very much, I think that comparison seals it for me, no need for DDR4 just yet.

 

[Itchytrigg]

You could go skylake and reuse your ram or go ddr4 with a suitable board .

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Asus Z170-P D3 Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR3 ATX Motherboard= £82.99
• 1 x Intel Core i5-6600K 3.9GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £199.99

Total: £293.48
(includes shipping: £10.50)​

Just wanted to say thanks for your help, this is what I went with and have it all up and running now. Once jetlag wears off I'll start tinkering with OC'ing​