Upgrading from Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 - Help Needed!

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Hi guys,

haven't posted on here in ages. I am still running a Q6600, and finally have some spare cash to upgrade. I want to stick to Intel, but I am really overwhelmed by the choice available.

Basically trying to figure out if it is worth it to go to the Haswell-E CPUs and if that gives me a long upgrade path on that socket or if they just plan to stick to releasing these 3 CPUs?

This is what I am wanting to carry over from my old rig:

PSU: Be Quiet Dark Power Pro (P8) 900W
GPU: Nvidia Geforce 760 (MSI) 2GB
HDD

So I basically need a CPU(+Cooler), Motherboard, and RAM (plus potentially a SSD for my system drive).

My questions boils down to this: X99 & DDR4 & Haswell-E or something else?

Thanks a lot!
 
Thanks for your answer stulid :)

• What do you use your PC for?
Gaming, Programming, Home Entertainment, Very Occasionally some video encoding & otherwise everyday stuff

• Budget?
Looking to spend around 600-700 pounds

• Are all your drives SATA?
Yes

• Does your case accept a ATX sized board?
Yeah currently have a Asus ROG Rampage Formula in an Antec Twelve Hundred, but ideally want a new case to be honest.
 
Ok thanks for those suggestions.

Do you have any good link to back up those rumours, just so I can do some background reading (already googled just wondering if you have a source as well)?

I think the big money difference between this and a Haswell-E would be the DDR4 as the CPU is around 30 quid difference?
 
Ok thanks for the advice guys, I think I will read a few more reviews & pick a case I like and then pull the trigger this weekend :)
 
Looks good, aside from the fact that you have chosen an M.2 SSD, and the board doesn't appear to have an M.2 slot. So you would need to be looking at SATA SSD's :)

It does indeed have one and takes 2280 m2s. I believe it is located on the back of the motherboard.

It works.

But what i specced is cheaper and arguably better.



The board has m.2

Yeah I agree your spec is slightly cheaper 15-20 pounds, but I quite like the idea of an M2 SSD.

What parts are arguably better, and why?
 
The board for a start.

better sound chip, longer warranty.

The case, bitfenix are not famed for airflow, where as the Air240 does.

Point take on the sound chip, but not too worried about that.

Last night I thought the Air240 looks hideous, but this morning it actually looks fine, so I will reconsider that.

Btw would you recommend the Corsair Hydros over any Fan Cooler, if I am willing to spend the extra cash?
 
Cool, good idea. I must confess I don't know a lot about the different RAM manufacturers and have usually stuck to bigger brands (probably costing me money). Sorry if this is a silly question, but how does Teamgroup stack up?
 
Right, so have decided to go with a 105 and also realised I can fit a Micro ATX board into the Air240 case.
Pretty happy with this, just under 700 pounds too :P

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £263.99
1 x MSI Z97M Gaming Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x Crucial M500 240GB M.2 SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (CT240M500SSD4) £89.99
1 x Corsair Carbide Series Air 240 High Airflow PC Case - Black (CC-9011070-WW) £69.95
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £65.99
Total : £699.49 (includes shipping : £8.00).




Thoughts?
 
Thanks for the heads up, looks like most combinations of Motherboard and Devil's Canyon i5/i7 are eligible.

I noticed you posted the i5 bundle, I am wondering If I really need an i7, the real life performance difference isn't that great... and it saves almost 100 quid.
 
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