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Darkoil

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Hey guys :)

Basically for the past 3 years Ive been running a sabertooth 990fx with an 8320 overclocked to 4.8ghz. I havent really had any problems with it until recently it finally started to die, I noticed the temp monitor isnt registering correctly and blue screens are common at any overclock now over 4.4ghz.

I was going to wait for Zen until I upgraded but I think I might switch over to intel but I looked on overclockers and the prices are insane.

I dont mind paying £350 for a cpu but they seem to be some of the cheaper ones.

Anyone recommend a good Motherboard and CPU for roughly £500 or less which will last say 3 years for gaming.
 
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Sounds great!

I would probably go for the 6600k, as the i7 vs i5 in most games is really pointless, and it is well under your budget, depending on what you go for!

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First off, I will recommend any of the Z170 Motherboards, as they're primarily made for both overclocking, and gaming (In most cases)

And you will probably want to get a good, closed loop water cooling system, such as H100i, not too sure about that.

You can get all of this for £530, you could always downgrade to a 6600k, but the 6700k starts off at 4GHz.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/6thqD3
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/6thqD3/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£293.88 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£107.93 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£126.44 @ More Computers)
Total: £528.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-12 12:00 BST+0100
 
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That will fit this CPU, I'm guessing you know this, but i'll remind you/tell you if you don't, but you'll need some Thermal paste if you don't have some already.

But the H80i will fit the 6700k, which will save you the extra £100 on a new H100i, and at least you know it is reliable, as it is still running.
 
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Lga1155 = lga1150 = lga1151. If you kept the retaining gear for the h80i Intel it'll all fit.

First off, decide if you actually want to bother with OC again, the i5-6500 is decent as is. If you do want to OC, the i5-6600k is a good choice, you may not necessarily need the i7 6700k. Remember too that for this you'll need ddr4 ram
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£213.34 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£127.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£69.91 @ More Computers)
Total: £411.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-12 12:18 BST+0100
 
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Oh yeah, my bad.

Forgot about that.

But I guess the 6700k is definitely future proof, and will shred anything thrown at it, rendering etc.

But the i5-6600k is agreeable, a great, definite upgrade if you want to save more money compared to the 6700k.
 
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Either of the recommended motherboards will do,

Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£126.44 @ More Computers)

or

Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£127.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)

Don't forget that DDR4 Ram will be required with it, as said above. So that will still come under budget, depending on what you get.

 
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Darkoil

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^ Nice one that first looks pretty sweet.

Looking at prices I might get a 6600k as they are a fair lot cheaper and still will way outperform my 8320. Ive just got a 1070 so I think that could be a pretty nice set up.

Thanks for all the suggestions :)

If anyone has anymore to add its cool as I will probably wait a couple of days till buying.
 
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Yeah, the 6600k is definitely a great choice if no video rendering or anything really CPU intensive is needed, and for the £80 less, it is still a great choice, and you can save more than £100 overall, as you'll still need DDR4 2133 RAM.
 
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These are best prices I can find today -

6600k - 200
6700k - 250 used or 280 New

16gb ddr4 Corsair Vengeance - 50

Leaves me a lot of room to get a decent motherboard, might go for another sabertooth as this one has been fantastic.


 
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Sounds great!

I would probably go for the 6600k, as the i7 vs i5 in most games is really pointless, and it is well under your budget, depending on what you go for!

 
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