Upgrading Motherboard, CPU, and RAM need advice

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Okay so I'm looking to upgrade my motherboard, CPU, and RAM.

I'm going towards an Intel CPU as thats what I prefer. What socket should I get? I currently have a i7 2700k which is a 1155 socket and outdated, not many motherboards for it anymore. An ATX board would be preferred and if possible one with 2 PCIe 3.0 slots.

The RAM I have now is pretty crappy no name 12gb, DDR3, 1333mhz RAM, anything would be better than the stuff I have now.

I mostly game but also do some video editing from time to time. The budget for the three is around about a grand but I can go over it. I want something powerful that I won't have to upgrade for a few years.

Let me know if you need any more info

Much appreciated.
 
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There's really not much difference between cheap and expensive motherboards. Only that the expensive ones have more DIMM slots for ram, more pci-e slots and more power phases. Link below explains what power phases are. Don't buy motherboards that are too cheap ($120 or less). They generally have low-quality parts.

http://www.overclock.net/t/891696/a-short-power-phase-design-explanation

cheap vs expensive motherboards:
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2373340/expensive-cheap-motherboard.html

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You're looking at something like this, mate:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($379.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty X99X Killer ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($249.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($154.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $919.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-10 02:10 EST-0500


You definitely won't need to upgrade this for a good 3-4 years. Do you have a graphics card?
 
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Yeah I've set aside some money for a GTX 980 Ti which is going along with all the other upgrades. Those parts look pretty good. One question about Intel sockets, which is the most recent one?

 
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I know if feels outdated, but that CPU is still relevant. Intel has been slacking off quite a bit and the performance increases over the last generations have been unimpressive, averaging ~5-10% gains. Unless you just want a newer CPU, save the money. You could get a new mobo that will accommodate faster RAM and SLI/Crossfire.

You didn't give a budget so:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jPZf7P
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jPZf7P/by_merchant/

Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $244.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-10 02:19 EST-0500
 
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The LGA1151 is newest, but not necessarily the fastest. The lga2011-3 is older, but faster, because it supports 6 and 8-core cpus. The i7-6600k on the lga1151 is the newest cpu out there, but it wouldn't be much of an upgrade to your current build.

The i7 2700k is decent for gaming, but you'll probably need something more for video editing.
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-5820K-vs-Intel-Core-i7-2700K
 
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What's the difference between the motherboard you suggested and this one http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=138_1679&products_id=32130 it's about $100 cheaper but I can't see why, what's it missing?
 
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There's really not much difference between cheap and expensive motherboards. Only that the expensive ones have more DIMM slots for ram, more pci-e slots and more power phases. Link below explains what power phases are. Don't buy motherboards that are too cheap ($120 or less). They generally have low-quality parts.

http://www.overclock.net/t/891696/a-short-power-phase-design-explanation

cheap vs expensive motherboards:
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2373340/expensive-cheap-motherboard.html

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