Am i able to upgrade my gaming PC with this MSI Motherboard?

swisso · Oct 15, 2017

Hey guys i recently bought a gaming rig from someone its a good rig

CPU:intel core i5 4460 3.20 ghz

RAM: 8gb

MOTHERBOARD:msi b85m-e45 (ms-7817)

GPU:GTX 960 sc 2gb

POWER SUPPLY:650 wat
so yeah im new its a pretty good rig im new and dont know what to do but i want to upgrade to a

Intel Core i7 6700K

does my mother board support it and can my rig have enough power or will it overheat or not work? thank you to anyone reading this

Kasper Jorgensen · Oct 15, 2017

You will need new motherboard and new DDR4 RAM as well, if you are gonna upgrade to 6700K. Also consider a 8600K or 8700K instead.
For your PSU, what is the exact and full model? 650w is enough but if it's a crap quality i would upgrade that as well,

swisso · Oct 15, 2017

Kasper Jorgensen :

Ok what motherboard would you recommend and do u want full details of power supply?

Kasper Jorgensen · Oct 15, 2017

Full details of power supply yes?
First select a CPU before considering a motherboard, what is your budget and is that budget for CPU, mobo and RAM alone or do you also need new GPU, hdd, case and monitor as well?

swisso · Oct 15, 2017

Kasper Jorgensen :

ok it's corsair VS 650 and it the ac input is 200v-240v
Most of my savings is on a new monitor but all my budget is going on the CPU and motherboard. No case

Kasper Jorgensen · Oct 15, 2017

It's a low end PSU, the lowest in the Corsair line up, but it will work. Just consider getting a better one, specially if you are going to overclock.
You still didn't tell what is your budget?

swisso · Oct 15, 2017

Kasper Jorgensen :

swisso · Oct 15, 2017

500$ aud I also have a wifi card tp link ac1300 t6e
I feel like I bottle necking with that of a low end CPU

Kasper Jorgensen · Oct 15, 2017

There is no way you are gonna get a new mobo, ram and K cpu for $500 AUD. You are then down to only 8GB ram and I3 CPU.
If that is really your budget limit then i think you will have better luck going for a Ryzen system.

swisso · Oct 15, 2017

Kasper Jorgensen :

swisso · Oct 15, 2017

Kasper Jorgensen :

swisso · Oct 15, 2017

Do I need ram I already have 8gb and intel core i7 goes for around 400$ I can mabye stretch my budget to 550$ that leaves enough money fo a decent mobo

Kasper Jorgensen · Oct 15, 2017

Your current RAM is DDR3 and will not work with the newer systems as they use DDR4. So yes you will need new RAM.

This is the best I can find for now with an Intel system

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($279.00 @ Scorptec)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($179.00 @ Umart)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($123.98 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $581.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-15 23:43 AEDT+1100

Also you could wait until January when the cheaper B360 mobos becomes available and that should get you closer to your budget. But you are not getting a K CPU within that budget.

swisso · Oct 15, 2017

Kasper Jorgensen :

Your current RAM is DDR3 and will not work with the newer systems as they use DDR4. So yes you will need new RAM.

This is the best I can find for now with an Intel system

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($279.00 @ Scorptec)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($179.00 @ Umart)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($123.98 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $581.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-15 23:43 AEDT+1100

Also you could wait until January when the cheaper B360 mobos becomes available and that should get you closer to your budget. But you are not getting a K CPU within that budget.

swisso · Oct 15, 2017

Ok sweet so this mobo will be compatible with my wifi card and This is a stupid question but will all my cords match this new mobo and I replace my old ddr3 8gb with this new ddr4 gb

Kasper Jorgensen · Oct 15, 2017

Assuming your wifi card fits in a PCIE slot, then yes.
Yes your cords from the VS650 should fit, no problems.
And yes, you need to replace the RAM.

swisso · Oct 15, 2017

Ok so my psu will handle the power if not what would you recommend for future enhancements

Kasper Jorgensen · Oct 15, 2017

swisso :

Yes it will handle the power, but i will still recommend to upgrade in the future.

For high quality something like Corsair RM550x or EVGA G2 or G3 550w
For lower but still decent quality, something like Corsair TX or CXm lineup or Seasonic M12II

swisso · Oct 15, 2017

Thanks man you've been a big help it's safe to leave pc on overnight right

Kasper Jorgensen · Oct 15, 2017

swisso :

With a proper quality PSU, then i wouldn't worry about that.

swisso · Oct 15, 2017

Ok thanks

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