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Posted by: Moinomutante.1938

Moinomutante.1938

So, my configuration is, i5 760(it’s at 3.7ghz now)- Asus P7H55/usb3, 8g ddr3 1333, ssd 840 pro 128g , ssd 850 evo 250g, MSI gtx 660, zalman z11 plus, corsair 550W.
I was thinking upgrade a new board and core i5 6600 or i7 6700, and ddr4(duno what clock should buy). Not sure if id go for i5 or i7, and in a few months I would upgrade graphic card also.
Max I wanna spend is 500€, if less would be better
Thank you all.

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Posted by: BrotherBelial.3094

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Depending on what motherboard, CPU and ram you want to get, you could top 500 very easy.

If you are just going to be gaming, go for an i5, and 8-12GB of 1666mhz ram. If you want a gaming motherboard they will cost easy 100+. Also you may need to buy a cpu cooler, so that will run you between 25-30 on the “cheap” but good end. But you could easily spend double or triple that depending if you want to go into overclocking at some point.

You also need to keep in mind the size of your case. You don’t want to buy a motherboard that wont fit in to your case.

i5 4690K @ 3.5Mhz|8GB HyperX Savage 1600mHz|MSI H81M-E34|MSI GTX 960 Gaming 2GB|
|Seasonic S12G 650W|Win10 Pro X64| Corsair Spec 03 Case|

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Posted by: Moinomutante.1938

Moinomutante.1938

Thank you BrotherBelial, it’s only for gaming, I was thinking of 16G ram, so would be core i5, and what you think, should be 6400-6500-6600? I don’t wanna do OC.
As for the board, my case is very big, can handle almost everything, its the zalman z11, I have a huge cooler inside,
Xigmatek prime SD 1484, if I go for ddr4 I was thinking of MSI H170A GAMING PRO, if ddr3, Asus B150 Pro Gaming D3, but I wanna spend less possible and get the best possible
Don’t know if I’m getting clear.
Ty

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Posted by: BrotherBelial.3094

BrotherBelial.3094

Thank you BrotherBelial, it’s only for gaming, I was thinking of 16G ram, so would be core i5, and what you think, should be 6400-6500-6600? I don’t wanna do OC.
As for the board, my case is very big, can handle almost everything, its the zalman z11, I have a huge cooler inside,
Xigmatek prime SD 1484, if I go for ddr4 I was thinking of MSI H170A GAMING PRO, if ddr3, Asus B150 Pro Gaming D3, but I wanna spend less possible and get the best possible
Don’t know if I’m getting clear.
Ty

DDR3 is quite cheap at the moment, can get 16GB of HyperX Savage 1666mhz for £80 ish. And an MSI Z97 gaming 3 motherboard(is sli capable also if you ever want to do that later on.) for £107 ish. And an i54690k for around £170.

As far as the DDR4 stuff goes, at the moment, the price vs performance increase is still on the high side for me. But that’s up to you if you want to pay that. As it is a performance increase and people place different values on what is worth it an not.

i5 4690K @ 3.5Mhz|8GB HyperX Savage 1600mHz|MSI H81M-E34|MSI GTX 960 Gaming 2GB|
|Seasonic S12G 650W|Win10 Pro X64| Corsair Spec 03 Case|