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Hello all

A little history, i have just updated my old GeForce 460 and Ezzo 1600x1200 display to a XFX R9 390 DD & UHD Samsung LCD Panel, but my current CPU is not upto it, so the question is ...

What should i replace my i7 920 CPU & X58 Gigabyte Ultra Durable 3 sys brd with?

I am not after the best bleeding edge performance, but o/c will probably happen, as i have been maximising CPU performance since and old Intel 286SX @12MHz was updated with a math co processor 287 that ran at 16MHz & i don't see why i should stop now!

I will be after the best value for £££!
I do want an M2 slot that will take a Samsung 512GB card to go with my 1TB 740 SSD, but dual video cards nar not my thing, but if i can play a few games @ 1440 that would be very nice!

Thoughts and considerations most welcome!

Cheers

Dave

PS My PSU is a 750 watt so bare that in mind.
 
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An overclocked i7 920 should have plenty beans to run a 390, they were great CPU's. But a worthy upgrade and the best bang for the buck, would be an i5 Skylake. The locked processors are overclockable on Z170 boards, making them a relative bargain. The Z170 boards have M.2 slots and NVMe compatibility to run drives like the Samsung 950 Pro. They also have good audio.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($183.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($157.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($94.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $471.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-10 18:18 EST-0500

http://overclocking.guide/overclocking-non-k-intel-skylake-cpus-performance-tests/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGnmsb_kDHA
 
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Bad Actor - this was a great reply - I am now 8 months later in the same situation with a 5 year old Asus X58 and a I7 950 3.07 Mhz - what would you now suggest as a good alternative build and components ?

Thank you



quotemsg=17297412,0,2109598]An overclocked i7 920 should have plenty beans to run a 390, they were great CPU's. But a worthy upgrade and the best bang for the buck, would be an i5 Skylake. The locked processors are overclockable on Z170 boards, king them a relative bargain. The Z170 boards have M.2 slots and NVMe compatibility to run drives like the Samsung 950 Pro. They also have good audio.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($183.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($157.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($94.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $471.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-10 18:18 EST-0500

http://overclocking.guide/overclocking-non-k-intel-skylake-cpus-performance-tests/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGnmsb_kDHA[/quotemsg]

 
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Bad Actor - this was a great reply - I am now 8 months later in the same situation with a 5 year old Asus X58 and a I7 950 3.07 Mhz - what would you now suggest as a good alternative build and components ?

Thank you



quotemsg=17297412,0,2109598]An overclocked i7 920 should have plenty beans to run a 390, they were great CPU's. But a worthy upgrade and the best bang for the buck, would be an i5 Skylake. The locked processors are overclockable on Z170 boards, king them a relative bargain. The Z170 boards have M.2 slots and NVMe compatibility to run drives like the Samsung 950 Pro. They also have good audio.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($183.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($157.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($94.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $471.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-10 18:18 EST-0500

http://overclocking.guide/overclocking-non-k-intel-skyl...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGnmsb_kDHA[/quotemsg]



 
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A little has changed since then. Intel has tried to stop overclocking locked processors on the Z170 boards. While some can still be overclocked this way, I am not totally sure which boards can and can't. This leaves a couple of options for you. Asrock has their Hyper Series motherboards which allow bclck overclocking without the need for a special Bios, or, you can go to the unlocked 6600K and a Z170 board. The difference in cost isn't that great since the Hyper Series boards are relatively expensive and the price of Z170 boards has fallen. Based on that, I would recommend the following:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£209.72 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£39.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-EU ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£99.95 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£86.99 @ Novatech)
Total: £436.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-01 05:38 BST+0100
 
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Terrific - thank you very much !!




 
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