- Apr 30, 2016
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Hello,
This is my 1st ever post so i will do my best to give you all every scrap of information i can to help.
I have been using AMD for about 5 years now. I always used them because the were cheaper but now i have full time employment i can afford to upgrade to something better.
I don't really know that much about Intel so excuse my ignorance but as far as i can work out the 2 best i5's i can buy right now are either the 4690K and the 6600K.
Now, i know i have to get a new mobo regardless but my biggest question is what should i choose for an upgrade?
I'd rather not have to upgrade my CPU for a good while after this. (say 4 years) and i'd like to run SLI 970 at some point with an Ultrawide 1440p display.
I've seen lots of conflicting posts. Some say that the 4690K is still a great CPU and is likely to be good for a few years or so, others say that the 6600K offers much more in terms of Mobo functions and what not.
I'm aware i will have to get DDR4 RAM if i go the Skylake route.
My budget is around £500 for Mobo, CPU, RAM (if req) and new cpu cooler. (I've had the 212 EVO so long i have lost the Intel socket adapters)
My Current part list as follows is;
CPU: FX 8350 BE OC'd to 4.5 GHz
GPU: EVGA GTX 970 SC ACX2.0 GAMING
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3
Motherboard: Gigabyte Something or Other (I've had it so long i can't actually remember what its called)
PSU: Corsair CXM 650
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo
Case: NZXT Noctis 450
Monitor: QNIX QX2710 (1440p)
Use the PC for gaming almost exclusively, with the normal TV/Movie streaming thrown in.
Play lots of different games, FPS to RPGs and RTS and so on. Lots of AAA titles usually.
Thanks for Reading,
Mike
This is my 1st ever post so i will do my best to give you all every scrap of information i can to help.
I have been using AMD for about 5 years now. I always used them because the were cheaper but now i have full time employment i can afford to upgrade to something better.
I don't really know that much about Intel so excuse my ignorance but as far as i can work out the 2 best i5's i can buy right now are either the 4690K and the 6600K.
Now, i know i have to get a new mobo regardless but my biggest question is what should i choose for an upgrade?
I'd rather not have to upgrade my CPU for a good while after this. (say 4 years) and i'd like to run SLI 970 at some point with an Ultrawide 1440p display.
I've seen lots of conflicting posts. Some say that the 4690K is still a great CPU and is likely to be good for a few years or so, others say that the 6600K offers much more in terms of Mobo functions and what not.
I'm aware i will have to get DDR4 RAM if i go the Skylake route.
My budget is around £500 for Mobo, CPU, RAM (if req) and new cpu cooler. (I've had the 212 EVO so long i have lost the Intel socket adapters)
My Current part list as follows is;
CPU: FX 8350 BE OC'd to 4.5 GHz
GPU: EVGA GTX 970 SC ACX2.0 GAMING
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3
Motherboard: Gigabyte Something or Other (I've had it so long i can't actually remember what its called)
PSU: Corsair CXM 650
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo
Case: NZXT Noctis 450
Monitor: QNIX QX2710 (1440p)
Use the PC for gaming almost exclusively, with the normal TV/Movie streaming thrown in.
Play lots of different games, FPS to RPGs and RTS and so on. Lots of AAA titles usually.
Thanks for Reading,
Mike
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