Upgrading MOBO and RAM. [£500-£600]

Devilik Monsteer · Jul 28, 2015

Hello, I would like to upgrade my PC components as I will later want to play 4k, do some O.C and so on...
The PC, will be mainly used for max settings gaming, and later on 4k.
So far, I'm upgrading my CPU + the cooler. (I7 4790K + Noctua NH-D15), I need a motherboard for O.C and that CPU. I will also want 16GB ram.
This is what will stay in my PC:
GPU (GTX 980TI), Case (Phanteks- Enthoo Pro) and PSU (Corsair Rm750)
As I said, I will later on try to play 4k so the motherboard would need to be future-proof, so I can add another GPU or whatever I would need. I think the amount I got should be good for High quality parts.
Thanks for helping out!

yeskay · Jul 28, 2015

Devilik Monsteer :

You don't have to spend £500-£600. Consider the following for superior performance, stability and durability:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£122.36 @ Scan.co.uk)

Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£183.01 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £305.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-28 18:52 BST+0100

What Gigabyte says about its Black Edition Motherboards?

- GIGABYTE Black Edition motherboards undergo an extra 168 hours (7 days) of stress testing before shipment to ensure premium quality for our customers.

- During the 168 hour test, each motherboard needs to pass rigorous, full system validation testing for 1 full week. GIGABYTE has built a custom testing facility at our Taiwan (Nanping) factory.

- A Certificate of Validation is included with every board, issued by the GIGABYTE factory and signed by the manufacturing VP & GM to indicate that each board has passed our highest test standards.

Why Gigabyte Motherboards?

Because they make stable, durable and performance oriented products with lowest RMAs. See the images below:

What is RMA?

Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) is a part of the process of returning a product in order to receive a refund, replacement, or repair during the product's warranty period.

Gigabyte with least RMA percentage over the past two years

Major Motherboard and Graphics Card Manufacturers RMA Ratings

Read the full article here - Reliability report: Gigabyte top for motherboards, MSI for graphics cards

The Corsair Dominator Platinum is the top of the line RAM from Corsair with superior CAS Latency of 7, nicely complements your processor and motherboard, will handle any software or games you throw at it with ease.

Official Product Pages:

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5378&kw=GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK1.2#ov
http://www.corsair.com/en-in/dominator-platinum-series-16gb-2-x-8gb-ddr3-dram-1600mhz-c7-memory-kit-cmd16gx3m2a1600c7

Update:

Certainly, CL7 is better than CL9.

If you think the cost is high, can still get a pair of 8GB RAM with CL9 @1600MHz. See the video embedded below to have a better idea.

For gaming, why 1600MHz RAM is more than enough?
[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWgzA2C61z4"][/video]

Cheers!

sora · Jul 28, 2015

Devilik Monsteer :

So you want to upgrade to a Xeon or something? I suggest you just stick with the CPU.

Devilik Monsteer · Jul 29, 2015

Yeskay why 1600Mhz RAM? Could I have better ones? Is CL7 better than CL9? What about this MOBO msi z97a Gaming 7 atx lga1150?
Sora, no please read that I upgraded my CPU already to the ones listed in brackets.

Devilik Monsteer · Jul 29, 2015

Thasnks so much for the information so far! What about the MOBO? I just checked corsairs website and the ram says "
Compatibility:
Intel® Z87 Platform"
Will it run with gigabytes mobo?

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