I need to build a pc for light gaming programming image creation and general work since my laptop died ideally for as cheap as possible but ball park I would like to keep under is 500 although I am aiming for 300 GBP.
Since Skylake has been released I assume and a lot of people suggest going for a new skylake build but I notice that is approx 40gbp more than a new 4590 i5 haswell build. I can build skylake for just under £500. BUT I am not sure if it is really worth it plus its at the top of what I want to spend. DDR4 at the minute is tad more expensive than ddr3 but not noticeably different.
I don't need an SSD and can use my old laptop hard drives for now but may eventually buy one a few years when they are much cheaper. So would I even benefit from Skylake?
A used haswell i5 4590 is about £100 new motherboard about £30, 8gb RAM £35 I can get a gtx 670 of my friend for about £50 since he is upgrading soon - new psu £50 NZXT phantom case £65. Thats close to £300 and would be quite close to a new skylake £500 do you think haswell would be the better option?
Since Skylake has been released I assume and a lot of people suggest going for a new skylake build but I notice that is approx 40gbp more than a new 4590 i5 haswell build. I can build skylake for just under £500. BUT I am not sure if it is really worth it plus its at the top of what I want to spend. DDR4 at the minute is tad more expensive than ddr3 but not noticeably different.
I don't need an SSD and can use my old laptop hard drives for now but may eventually buy one a few years when they are much cheaper. So would I even benefit from Skylake?
A used haswell i5 4590 is about £100 new motherboard about £30, 8gb RAM £35 I can get a gtx 670 of my friend for about £50 since he is upgrading soon - new psu £50 NZXT phantom case £65. Thats close to £300 and would be quite close to a new skylake £500 do you think haswell would be the better option?
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