Please help out on my new system!

benzi118

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Hi guys, thanks for your time and helping me! Really appreciate it!

Basically, I think is about time to upgrade my old PC, but am not sure for motherboard I choose is compatible or most suitable for the new CPU. As for the graphics card I will keep the current one, I bought it about 7 months ago, maybe it can last a little ago before I replace it again.

Please see the components for my old/new PC below-

My old system-

Q6600 CPU(2.40GHz)
EVGA GeForece GTX650
Kingston 1333MHz DDR3 8GB
Micro ATX Gigabyte Mother(Can't remember the Model name)

This is the new system I thinking of building-

CPU-Intel Core i5 4670k

Motherboard(Needs suggestion to pick one)

1)MSI Z97 Gaming 9 AC Intel LGA1150 Z97 ATX Motherboard
2)Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Motherboard (Socket 1150, Z87 Express, DDR3, S-ATA 600, ATX, Haswell, Supports 4thGeneration IntelCore Processors, GIGABYTE UEFI Dual BIOS)
3)Asus MAXIMUS VI FORMULA LGA1150 Intel Z87 4xDDR3 max. 32GB HDMI 8CH Audio ATX

Graphics Card- EVGA GeForece GTX650 (Keep this one just for now)

Memory- Kingston 1333MHz 8GB

Case- Cooler Master? Zalman? Corsair?

Any help will be appreciated!! Thanks!

 
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Deleted member 1300495

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Here is a good build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£142.15 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.32 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£74.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£62.99 @ Novatech)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£149.99 @ Novatech)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case (£11.22 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.98 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £607.95
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-11 13:38 BST+0100)
 
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Or if you are only upgrading your cpu, mobo, and gpu, here is a good choice

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£181.97 @ Dabs)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.32 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£110.38 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£308.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £624.66
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-11 13:42 BST+0100)
 


I would go with the MAXIMUS VI Formula motherboard as it is great for the price and ASUS has great customer support.