Mid Price Range Intel processor?

KxrlPlays · Apr 9, 2016

Hey guys,

So recently my PC died and it's time to build me a new one.

Does anyone know of a mid price range Intel processor that'll work well mit my MSI geforce 960 and a DDR4 mobo?

superninja12 · Apr 9, 2016

i5 6500 is a great processor

rgd1101 · Apr 9, 2016

What is your mid price? $500, $250, $1000?

smorizio · Apr 9, 2016

your parts are newish. if the cpu less then 3 years old it should be under rma warranty with intel. as long as it not melted from a bad over clock. what cpu were you using and what mb. was is 1151 or x99 mb??

KxrlPlays · Apr 9, 2016

rgd1101 :

Around £200 as I've got to still pay for; mobo, ram, new case, and new psu but want to keep the cost as low as possible.

The rest of the stuff I can port across from the "old pc"

KxrlPlays · Apr 9, 2016

smorizio :

I was previously using:

AMD 8 core fx 8320 CPU

MSI 970 Gaming MoBo

MSI GTX 960 GPU

Corsair HX1000i PSU

smorizio · Apr 9, 2016

if money is tight i see if any of the old parts are under warranty...if the pc just stop from turning on it may be bad power supply. amd and mb vendor most have 3 years some newer mb from asus have 5 years on them.

JQB45 · Apr 9, 2016

The Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor is £200.99

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i56600k

KxrlPlays · Apr 9, 2016

smorizio :

All the parts were brought new most from Amazon but I cannot remember what login I used when buying them. The PSU was also brought new but wasnt purchased from a corsair outlet therefore the warranty wont cover that either.

KxrlPlays · Apr 9, 2016

JQB45 :

Do you happen to have a comparison of specs with the 6600K and my previous AMD 8 core fx 8320?

JQB45 · Apr 9, 2016

The single threaded rating is the most important number, followed by MAX TDP and Finally Multithreaded Score

=2570&cmp[]=1782]http://cpubenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp[]=2570&cmp[]=1782

*Make sure you copy and paste the entire link.

superninja12 · Apr 9, 2016

look at this video from digital foundry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ_5p9wd2dk

ofc take it with a grain of salt sinfce u dont own a titan x

KxrlPlays · Apr 9, 2016

JQB45 :

http://cpubenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp%5B%5D=2599&cmp%5B%5D=1782

Seems as if the AMD CPU is better? Or am I reading this entirely wrong haha

smorizio · Apr 9, 2016

you can use cosair online warranty checker to see if it under warranty. with amazon all you need is call/email them your info they can help you recover the account. and or send you by email proof of payment for warranty.

KxrlPlays · Apr 9, 2016

superninja12 :

Would it be worth getting this as its currently on offer over the 6500/6600? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Processor-Threads-LGA1151-Socket/dp/B010T6DQTQ?ie=UTF8&refRID=W13MA5J3ZSA196EZ5QTH&ref_=pd_cart_bxgy_1_1_p

KxrlPlays · Apr 9, 2016

smorizio :

Will give them a call first thing monday

superninja12 · Apr 9, 2016

KxrlPlays :

only if u plan on streaming / video edditing. an overclocked i5 6600k gives u as much fps as an overclocked (or not oced) i7 in gaming.

KxrlPlays · Apr 9, 2016

superninja12 :

KxrlPlays :

only if u plan on streaming / video edditing. an overclocked i5 6600k gives u as much fps as an overclocked (or not oced) i7 in gaming.

I do plan on that haha. Currently sitting at 1.1k followers on twitch :3

superninja12 · Apr 9, 2016

than its defenetly worth it.
even better, its a steal for your needs.

superninja12 · Apr 9, 2016

what is your powersupply? i just want to amke sure its a reliable stable one.

smorizio · Apr 9, 2016

if your not going to over clock you could go with the locked i5 and h170 mb to save funds for an ssd or bertter power supply.

KxrlPlays · Apr 9, 2016

superninja12 :

Currently I'm guessing my HX1000i is completely broken. So as it stands - I dont have one.

superninja12 · Apr 9, 2016

what do you have right now?
and what do you need?
and whats your total budget for it?

ofc we get it lower is better, but if u got no choice u got no choice.
do u plan on overclocking?

what typ of games do u stream? do u plan on moving to 2k/4k?

KxrlPlays · Apr 9, 2016

smorizio :

Could you take a look at this list and perhaps add a PSU as well as swapping out alternatives? http://www.amazon.co.uk/registry/wishlist/8OTN3SN6YFR5

I am no good with Intel builds so I'm guessing my mobo is OTT and perhaps the CPU also, if as you say the i5 would be equally as good. I am on quite the tight budget as I am saving for my holiday to Australia at the same time. However gaming is an important aspect of my life too therefore Im willing to spend some of my savings.

smorizio · Apr 9, 2016

if you have a friend with a volt meter. put a fan load or a hard drive load on the unit and use the green to black wire trick to jumper the unit on. then with a volt meter check the voltage on the 24 pin atx. you can find the voltage on atx power supply wiki. if the power supply is good or may be good it should turn on and output some voltages with the green wire trick.

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