I need to build a new gaming pc with £500.. have PSU, OS and DDR3 memory

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My old motherboard with an i5 750 is dead, so I figured I might as well fully upgrade my pc. I have a Corsair 750w psu I can use and 16gb of DDR3 memory. I want to get a GTX 1060 and an i5 processor. I've been really out of the pc hardware loop lately, but apparently the new Intel processors require DDR4 ram. In that case, would it be best for me to get an i5 4690k instead, so I could make use of my DDR3 ram? Or can you guys suggest an alternate build for up to £500? Any help appreciated. Much thanks in advance.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£230.10 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Game Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£109.31 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 470 4GB HS Black Edition Video Card (£157.79 @ Aria PC)
Total: £497.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-06 21:30 GMT+0000
GTX 1060 is kinda outta reach with that budget from what I see. RX 470 is still a pretty capable 1080p gaming card.
 
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Thanks mate, so going with the 4690k is probably a better/cheaper idea than moving to a current gen i5 and buying ddr4 I guess?

 
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Because it's DDR3, the best you can get is Haswell. That's fine, since IPC hasn't improved much anyways. And also, you won't be able to get a current generation i5 at 500 pounds without sacrificing something.

Maybe get a used i5-4690K?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£230.10 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£69.64 @ BT Shop)
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£49.37 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 4GB G1 Gaming Video Card (£161.94 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£49.95 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £561.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-06 21:37 GMT+0000
 
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I'm not really bothered about getting a current gen processor if there's not that much of a difference, I'd actually prefer not having to buy new ram.

Is the 4gb rx 480 good enough or should I go for the 8gb version for 1080p gaming?
 
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Vic 40

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He's talking in British pounds. ;)

My input,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£177.92 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£89.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£82.20 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 480 4GB Dual Video Card (£149.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £499.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-06 22:31 GMT+0000
 
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Vic 40

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The 4690 for ~178 pounds is still the better option imo if it gives room for a nice ssd.That "Z" board should make it possible to run all cores at max turbo which makes it an even nicer cpu.

Don't think the OP will still respond though,seems he already made his decision.
 
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Thanks mate, but that price is without VAT, with VAT it goes up to £280, which is £50 more than the 4690k. Also, as Vic mentioned I've already purchased the parts. Mobo and CPU are already here, case and gpu will be arriving tomorrow.
 
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