Upgrading from an i5 2500(non k) and an Asus P8H61-MLX

mujumba45 · Jan 13, 2016

I am thinking of upgrading from i5 2500(non k ) and Asus P8H61-MLX to a ASRock Z170 Pro4 and a i3 6300 or a i3 6100, the total cost of this upgrade comes to around $ NZ 454 ( computer parts are expensive in my country, and I'm looking for a cost effective upgrade ). Will this upgrade be worth it and will i see a performance increase from what i have currently. I am also open to suggestions for a better upgrade provided they stay under by budget - $NZ 500 . My current rig is:
Cpu: i5 2500 3.3 ghz
Ram 8 gb ddr3
Gpu: Gtx 760
Psu: Corsair Cx 600m

Any help would be appreciated

Sh4d0w45p · Jan 13, 2016

PASSMARK Scores:
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz = 6,225
Intel Core i3-6100 @ 3.70GHz = 5,507

I don't really see this as an upgrade. You will gain 400Mhz and lose 2 Cores in the process. The Sandy Bridge chips are still in the game.
I would suggest looking for an i7 chip to throw in. Probably tough to find these days though. The 2600 is 3.4Ghz, so unless you are using multiple cores, it may not be worth it.

The upgrade I can suggest would be to get an SSD. It'll speed up everything.

I'm still using a 2500K (OC - 4.4Ghz), GTX770 and Samsung 840 Pro 256Gb SSD. I've been thinking of upgrades, but there's isn't much performance to gain at a reasonable price.

Buy an SSD and save the cash for the next platform (and higher grade chip) - Can re-use the SSD in the new build too

kwa-e · Jan 13, 2016

You're better off getting a GTX 970 if you want a real boost to performance, a bit overpriced but it's pretty much worth it.

Another option you can take is to wait for Nvidia pascal (comes out mid summer this year) and decide by then.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($549.00 @ PC Force)
Total: $549.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-13 23:44 NZDT+1300

mujumba45 · Jan 13, 2016

Yeah I've been thinking of changing out my motherboard to a LGA 1155 one which supports overclocking( the P8H61-MLX doesn't ) and buying something like an i5 2500k and overclocking it. The problem is that as you said its harder to find these parts - I'd probably have to look at somewhere like Ebay , and I'm not too keen on shipping these parts over large distances to where i live(returning non working components would be a pain) I also heard that non k skylake chips can be overclocked on motherboards such as the ASRock Z170 Pro 4 , Ive seen someone overclock their i3 6100 to 4.7 ghz , also i think that the ASRock Z170 Pro 4 would give me room to upgrade in the future when I can afford a more powerful processor.

kwa-e · Jan 13, 2016

mujumba45 :

Even then, The 970 would still make a more cost effective upgrade.

The i5 2500 is still a pretty good gaming CPU that should handle most games just fine

Sh4d0w45p · Jan 13, 2016

Ultimately, what are you using the computer to do? what games are you playing and what are you hoping to play?

Everything you currently have is pretty reasonable at this point in time.

As said above - the GTX 970 would increase your gaming performance - make performance smoother with better quality images.
An SSD (if you don't already have one) would increase the speed of EVERY application loading time and make the computer all-round more responsive.

My Rig started at 2500k / 2x 8800GT's / 75Gb 10K raptor drive / 8Gb RAM
Upgraded to 2500K / GTX 770 / 256Gb SSD / 16Gb RAM

SSD just smashed response times. I can't stand waiting for a normal hard drive any more

mujumba45 · Jan 13, 2016

I mainly use my computer for light gaming and browsing the internet , the most intensive games that i play currently is probably bf4 , so would you recommend that i dont upgrade my cpu and motherboard for the time being and buy an ssd or save up for a new gpu ?

Sh4d0w45p · Jan 13, 2016

If you are unhappy at your fps in BF3 - Get a bigger GPU. You'd have to go for a 970 or better card. A 960 would be too similar to what you have now. This is a bit pricey however. (~$500 which is your whole budget)

So yeah... I'd recommend getting an SSD (nothing smaller than 250Gb) and putting the rest of the money to a better CPU/Motherboard/RAM down the track. (then throw this SSD into it)

I recommend a Samsung SSD. The Evo series is pretty good bang for buck but if concerned about longevity I'd lean towards the Pro series. I have a Samsung 840 Pro. I brought the wife's computer a regular 840. Both going strong. It also comes with decent migration software so you can copy your current drive over. (Current series is 850)

I brought a Corsair Force drive at the same time as a friend (both 120Gb). His died in 2 years. Mine still works but i haven't used it as much.

looking at NZ stores:
http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z=p&p=HDDSAM5256&name=Samsung-850-Pro-MZ-7KE256BW-256GB-2.5--SSD--3D-V-N
10 year warranty.

http://www.shopbot.co.nz/m/?m=samsung+850+Pro+256
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