£250 for CPU and MOBO

CloudCommander · Jan 22, 2017

Hello!, I currently run a old AMD rig with DDR3 16GB in it and i was hoping to save some money and transfer the ram into a new skylake (yes i know kabylake) build using a B150 DDR3 board but what is the best cpu for around £150 and also a CPU cooler to go with it, also if possible would like a nice looking CPU cooler.

Vanquisher71 · Jan 22, 2017

I recommend waiting for AMD's new CPU's and mobo's. You might find one that fits your price range and has the right type of slot for your RAM. Their said to be on the same sort of level as Intel's CPU's

imsqam · Jan 22, 2017

It is important to know the voltage rating for the RAM. If it is 1.5V then best not to go with a Skylake or Kabylake as their memory controller might be damaged by using 1.5V RAM. Better off to go with a Haswell build, here is one. The 4590 is still a capable CPU and not much slower than the Skylake equivalent i5-6600.

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/kGPpVY
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/kGPpVY/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£177.92 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS5X Performa CPU Cooler (£16.59 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£62.80 @ Alza)
Total: £257.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-22 20:47 GMT+0000

CloudCommander · Jan 22, 2017

Really, isnt haswell a little dated now?

imsqam · Jan 22, 2017

Processing power is still in the ballpark, about 7% slower than the i5-6660 and about 15% slower than the i5-7600. At about half the price. Actually before you proceed the thing that is most dated is the RAM, I am not sure I would build a system around retaining the RAM.

Update: Forget the half price comment, mixing up pounds and dollars.

The IMC on the 4590 chip was designed to work with RAM at 1.5-1.65V. If you look at the Intel design spec for the Sky/Kaby you will see that it was meant to be used with 1.2-1.35V RAM. In fact Intel has stated that if you do use the 1.5V it will invalidate your warranty.

CloudCommander · Jan 22, 2017

Thinking of keeping my CPU and mobo now, but would a rx 480 8GB bottleneck if i oc'ed to 4.3 - 4.5 GHZ ?

Vic 40 · Jan 22, 2017

He's right if wanting to keep the ram go Haswell.That is a good cpu he chose. You could let go of the cooler,use the stock one and use this motherboard,
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/9LvRsY/asrock-motherboard-h97pro4

A comparison of cpu's,
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1198?vs=1828
at the bottom games and the best gpu in the list are the gtx 980/R9 290X.

imsqam · Jan 22, 2017

Actually a better mobo Vic 40.

What is your current CPU and mobo?

CloudCommander · Jan 22, 2017

fx-6300 and Gigabyte ga970 - ds3p

imsqam · Jan 22, 2017

Uhhhh yeah hmmm, yep the FX6300 would bottleneck a RX 480. Better suited to a 1050 Ti or a 1060-3GB or an RX 470.

Vanquisher71 · Jan 22, 2017

1050 Ti is a gpod card, especially for gaming purposes. I run a GTX 1050 Ti WindForce OC 4GB with my X4 860K

Vic 40 · Jan 22, 2017

Thought i remembered you,budget got smaller?
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-3302266/500-upgrade-suggestions.html
give about the same suggestions in this thread.

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