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griber171

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Alright Hi Im looking to upgrade my pc ;)
Spces:
amd r9 290x
Intel i5 4670k (Socket 1150)
Asus 87-C
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
750W Power supply
AOC Full HD 144Hz 24' Monitor
Soo i will get a 250gb samsung 960 evo and a new motherboard to support m2 beacuse mine doesnt and i dont wanna use a adapter. Also im looking into getting a new graphic card but i dont see anyting good ones in the 300 pounds range and my 290x in still alright i guess yet having it since 2013 I feel its a time for a upgrade. I have about 550 pounds for the motherboards and possibly a new graphic card. Any suggestions? Should I wait or buy something now ? Also I cant find a motherboard anywhere that supports Socket 1150
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Barty1884
I wouldn't invest in a new motherboard solely for M.2 support. Some (all?) of the Z97 boards are limited in bandwidth to the M.2 anyway..... in my case, my 950 Pro runs at x2 opposed to x4 (ASUS Z97-A/USB3.1).
The speed benefits would not justify the cost IMO. A quality SATAIII SSD would be fine.

To step up from a 290X, I wouldn;t look any lower than a GTX 1070 (or 980TI) or a R9 FuryX
IF you're playing at 1080p though, and your FPS are good enough for what you want to do.... I'd hold off on upgrading. There's nothing there that you 'have' to upgrade now.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£76.80 @ Amazon UK)...
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elbert

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Hold off for X299 and get a i5 7640k. Not worth upgrading to 1151 as its future is uncertain. The X299 is way more future proof and expandable. This is unless your want to switch to AMD. Unless your just wanting another 1150 that supports M.2.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: ASRock - Z97 Extreme4/3.1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£162.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £162.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-12 18:00 BST+0100
 
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Barty1884

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I wouldn't invest in a new motherboard solely for M.2 support. Some (all?) of the Z97 boards are limited in bandwidth to the M.2 anyway..... in my case, my 950 Pro runs at x2 opposed to x4 (ASUS Z97-A/USB3.1).
The speed benefits would not justify the cost IMO. A quality SATAIII SSD would be fine.

To step up from a 290X, I wouldn;t look any lower than a GTX 1070 (or 980TI) or a R9 FuryX
IF you're playing at 1080p though, and your FPS are good enough for what you want to do.... I'd hold off on upgrading. There's nothing there that you 'have' to upgrade now.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£76.80 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Palit - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB JetStream Video Card (£339.89 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £416.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-12 17:48 BST+0100
 
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coozie7

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Depends on what display/s you're using, the R9 290X is still handy at 1080 rez but if you want lots of eye candy at 1440 rez OR you have a fast refresh display I'd drop most of the cash into a GTX1070.
It's not worth the cash and hassle to change motherboards just for M2 support, grab a 2.5" SATA drive instead, they're much cheaper and real world, gaming performance isn't really that much worse TBH.

EDIT: Barty1884 beat me to it. ;) As a matter of interest you could up the SSD to <>512GB and still stay under budget or go a little OTT with a 1Tb drive for a little over £550:.https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/coozie7/saved/#view=p2b3CJ
 
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