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Pc upgrade to skylake on a budget
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Ecky
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Given your requirements, it seems to me you need an i5 6500, 1x 8GB or 2x 4GB DDR4 2133, a motherboard with socket 1151 (fits the i5) that will depend on what you want to plug into it, a power supply that will be large enough to fit any other components which you've not listed, and a hard drive to load Windows and your programs onto.
I generally recommend SSDs as they make a world of difference in PC responsiveness, and Samsung's are good, relatively inexpensive choices. Look into the 850 EVO, preferably in M.2 if you decide you want a motherboard that has an M.2 slot. Size will depend on how much you want to be able to load onto it.
An i5 6500 + motherboard and RAM will draw somewhere in the range of 80w under load, so you'll probably want a power supply that's at least 100-120w. The recommendation will depend on what else (if anything) you want in this PC.
I generally recommend SSDs as they make a world of difference in PC responsiveness, and Samsung's are good, relatively inexpensive choices. Look into the 850 EVO, preferably in M.2 if you decide you want a motherboard that has an M.2 slot. Size will depend on how much you want to be able to load onto it.
An i5 6500 + motherboard and RAM will draw somewhere in the range of 80w under load, so you'll probably want a power supply that's at least 100-120w. The recommendation will depend on what else (if anything) you want in this PC.
photonboy
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Please give more info.
1) For gaming or not?
2) Budget?
(don't just say "on a budget" as that's not very helpful. There's a big difference between a $500 PC and a $700 PC).
3) Monitor, Windows, etc included in the budget?
4) Given a lower budget for half-decent gaming I suggest:
i3-6100
8GB DDR4
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
suitable motherboard
case
500W PSU
Graphics card?
Depends on total budget.
Possibly an RX-470?
1) For gaming or not?
2) Budget?
(don't just say "on a budget" as that's not very helpful. There's a big difference between a $500 PC and a $700 PC).
3) Monitor, Windows, etc included in the budget?
4) Given a lower budget for half-decent gaming I suggest:
i3-6100
8GB DDR4
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
suitable motherboard
case
500W PSU
Graphics card?
Depends on total budget.
Possibly an RX-470?
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Sorry i wasnt very clear on my situation i already have a rig that is amd and am moving to i5 im currrious to what motherboard and ram will be right because i am on an extreme budget
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 300 55.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($18.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B150M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($69.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.02 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GAMING Video Card ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.48 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.70 @ My Choice Software)
Total: $752.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-19 21:38 EDT-0400
This is about as cheap as it gets for respectable
CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 300 55.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($18.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B150M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($69.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.02 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GAMING Video Card ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.48 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.70 @ My Choice Software)
Total: $752.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-19 21:38 EDT-0400
This is about as cheap as it gets for respectable
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Omg how many times do i have to say this is only about cpu and mobo and ram and btw i have a cooler already
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Omg how many times do i have to say this is only about cpu and mobo and ram and btw i have a cooler already
Barty1884
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You've been asked numerous times what your budget is. "Extreme budget" may well be $200 or $500, depending on the person.
To answer your question, this is the cheapest you can do:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($51.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($31.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $282.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-19 21:50 EDT-0400
That's only 1x8GB RAM module, but allows you to add a further 8GB in future. It's also 2400MHz speed, which will only run at 2133MHz on the H110 chipset, but you're on a 'budget' and it's the cheapest 8GB DDR4
The components you intend to reuse would be helpful. You might be better off with an i3-6100 and use the ~$100 savings elsewhere.
To answer your question, this is the cheapest you can do:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($51.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($31.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $282.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-19 21:50 EDT-0400
That's only 1x8GB RAM module, but allows you to add a further 8GB in future. It's also 2400MHz speed, which will only run at 2133MHz on the H110 chipset, but you're on a 'budget' and it's the cheapest 8GB DDR4
The components you intend to reuse would be helpful. You might be better off with an i3-6100 and use the ~$100 savings elsewhere.
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OMG!!! I'm on a mobile phone, looking up stuff takes a minute and doesn't refresh the page when you back up, so excuse me for posting 7minutes after you finally decided to announce that all you needed was a cpu, mobo and ram.
You've not said purpose, need, budget. There's a big difference with using the pc as just a web browser - light gamer, in which the cheaper i3 would be perfect, to using the pc for heavy gaming - rendering videos for a YouTube channel in which case the i7 would be much more desirable, but costs over twice the price if the i3. You've also not stated if it should be a locked cpu such as the i5-6500 or if it needs to be unlocked for OC such as the i5-6600k.
The more parameters you give, the better and faster you'll get answer.
Making ppl who are trying to help, guess at answers through lack of info because you refuse to give parameters is not only pedantic, it's also down right irritating and a waste of everyone's time.
For all we know, you really need a motherboard that supports native M.2 slots, because your current C drive is a Samsung 950 Pro, so using a h110 mobo is absolutely useless. For all we know, you are running SLI, so most cheaper boards will be useless as they only support Crossfire, it eliminates most mATX and all the Itx boards since they only have 1 pcie x16 slot. Get the hint.
You've not said purpose, need, budget. There's a big difference with using the pc as just a web browser - light gamer, in which the cheaper i3 would be perfect, to using the pc for heavy gaming - rendering videos for a YouTube channel in which case the i7 would be much more desirable, but costs over twice the price if the i3. You've also not stated if it should be a locked cpu such as the i5-6500 or if it needs to be unlocked for OC such as the i5-6600k.
The more parameters you give, the better and faster you'll get answer.
Making ppl who are trying to help, guess at answers through lack of info because you refuse to give parameters is not only pedantic, it's also down right irritating and a waste of everyone's time.
For all we know, you really need a motherboard that supports native M.2 slots, because your current C drive is a Samsung 950 Pro, so using a h110 mobo is absolutely useless. For all we know, you are running SLI, so most cheaper boards will be useless as they only support Crossfire, it eliminates most mATX and all the Itx boards since they only have 1 pcie x16 slot. Get the hint.
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