changing CPU and motherboard...

kempiedempie · Dec 20, 2015

Hello guys,
so when I bought my pc i didn't chose a very good cpu, it's ok but not good enough..
That cpu is an AMD X4 860K but I want to change to the Intel® Core i7-6700K, 4,0 GHz
so i would have to buy a new motherboard...
could you suggest any motherboard with a 1151 socket that isnt very expensive?
and is the upgrade worth it? Thanks a lot!

And sorry for my bad English!

BadActor · Dec 20, 2015

Why do you need the 6700k? If you just want the best you can get, by all means, but if just for gaming, even an i5 6500 would be plenty. You would also need new RAM unless you go with an 1151 board that supports DDR3. Do you intend to overclock?

kempiedempie · Dec 20, 2015

BadActor :

I would play a lot of games and maybe you're right but a lot of people have recomended going for I7 and yeah i would go for DDR3 mobo and i dont know if i would overclock. But i guess ur right and i should go for I5 but would it still be worth the upgrade?

BadActor · Dec 20, 2015

kempiedempie :

Definitely, especially in CPU intensive games.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($89.75 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $333.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-20 10:32 EST-0500

kempiedempie · Dec 20, 2015

BadActor :

kempiedempie :

Definitely, especially in CPU intensive games.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($89.75 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $333.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-20 10:32 EST-0500

Thanks! but i already have the CORSAIR Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 can I keep these? because I don't want to spend money on things that i don't really need...
But anyways thanks for your reply!

BadActor · Dec 20, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($105.98 @ Directron)
Total: $304.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-20 12:45 EST-0500

kempiedempie · Dec 20, 2015

thanks!

kempiedempie · Dec 20, 2015

BadActor :

And i have another little question, will my cooler master hyper 103 cpu cooler be good enough? thanks!

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