Looking to upgrade motherboard and cpu

xZachAttack

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Aug 4, 2016
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Motherboard is good but overpriced.

RAM is good but overpriced plus 2x8GB would be better than 4x4GB

cpu is overpriced and a poor fit for that motherboard.



This would be the same performance for a LOT cheaper.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($204.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($79.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $348.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-17 13:56 EDT-0400

CTurbo

Pizza Monster
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Motherboard is good but overpriced.

RAM is good but overpriced plus 2x8GB would be better than 4x4GB

cpu is overpriced and a poor fit for that motherboard.



This would be the same performance for a LOT cheaper.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($204.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($79.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $348.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-17 13:56 EDT-0400
 
Solution

xZachAttack

Commendable
Aug 4, 2016
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1,510
I will probably keep atleast a 6600 because I will be playing arma 3 and i like the extra performance. The ram looks good, i will probably go with something like that instead of the 4 sticks, and the motherboard looks alright i might go with that, not really too much of a difference between the two but it is cheaper.