Upgrading PC need help!

koperan

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Hello,

So I want to upgrade my PC. Trying to do it part by part per paycheck... im not good at saving money and buying it all at once haha

Today I ordered Evga 1080 SC and im thinking about i7 7700k or maybe a AMD CPU next week(budget is $300)...after that MOBO and then RAM

so my question is whats a good MOBO and RAM combo that would work maybe with my COOLER and PSU(FOR NOW) .. not trying to cheap out or go crazy so my budget is $400 for both

My specs (before the 1080)

CPU: Xeon X5675 OC 4.2Ghz LINK
COOLER: Cooler Master MasterLiquid Lite 120 (push–pull configuration) LINK
MB: ASUS P6T SE LINK
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW+ 4GB LINK
RAM: Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB Kit (2x8GB) 1866MHz DDR3 CL10 LINK
PSU: CORSAIR CX650M LINK
HDD: SAMSUNG 850 EVO SSD 500GB LINK
CASE: Rosewill NAUTILUS LINK

Thank you
 
Solution
I would recommend an i5-8400 or 8600K (6-core) instead of the i7-7700K. The 8400 is a better value and performs nearly the same as the i7-7700K. A 120mm AiO is rather small for the i7-7700K, which runs hotter than most other CPUs.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($129.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $529.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-15 20:59 EST-0500

I would recommend an i5-8400 or 8600K (6-core) instead of the i7-7700K. The 8400 is a better value and performs nearly the same as the i7-7700K. A 120mm AiO is rather small for the i7-7700K, which runs hotter than most other CPUs.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($129.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $529.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-15 20:59 EST-0500

 
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koperan

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Would a 8600k work with that motherboard?
 


Yes the 8600K would work.
 
Standard for 8th-gen is 2666MHz, so I recommend at least that. But you can usually get 3200MHz for just a little more. I use both Ripjaws and Vengeance so I like them both. Only time it should matter is if you need low profile RAM. Both the ones you listed have the same Cas Latency, so I'd get the faster one if you're not worried about RAM clearance with a large CPU air cooler.
 

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