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Sanity
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Hello everyone! I've recently decided that I want to upgrade my CPU, as it's not a very good one.

I would like suggestions on what to get next (if you tell me to get a CPU, please tell me what motherboard to get with it).

Also, if you have any other upgrade suggestions/recommendations, feel free to tell me. :D

 

Thanks! :)

 

Current Setup:

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K
Motherboard: Asrock FM2A58M-VG3+ R2.0
Memory: 16 GB
GPU: GeForce GTX 960
Case: Raidmax Cobra (Green)
PSU: EVGA 500 Watt Power Supply

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we'd need to know your budget

My rig:
CPU: i5 4690k 24/7 @4.4ghz (1.165v) Max 4.7ghz (1.325v) COOLER: NZXT Kraken X61 MOBO: Asus Z97-A   RAM: 16GB Crucial Ballistix Tactical   GPU: EVGA GTX 970 SSC   PSU: EVGA GS 650W   CASE: NZXT Phantom 530 HDD: WD Caviar Blue 1TB + WD Black 2TB

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.99 @ SuperBiiz) 


Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $383.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-30 02:02 EDT-0400

 

well without knowing a budget i'll throw this out there, i have a hard time not recommending this motherboard since my experience with it has been so great and for a reasonable price. i tossed in the cooler since you didn't post if you have one or not. with this setup you should be able to overclock to 4.5 easily.

 

now for a cheaper option...

 



 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($178.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.98 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $278.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-30 02:06 EDT-0400

 

this one here has no overclocking capability but comes in about 80.00 cheaper than the 4690k and z97-a (minus the cost of the hyper 212 evo)

My rig:
CPU: i5 4690k 24/7 @4.4ghz (1.165v) Max 4.7ghz (1.325v) COOLER: NZXT Kraken X61 MOBO: Asus Z97-A   RAM: 16GB Crucial Ballistix Tactical   GPU: EVGA GTX 970 SSC   PSU: EVGA GS 650W   CASE: NZXT Phantom 530 HDD: WD Caviar Blue 1TB + WD Black 2TB

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and a no frills cheap i5 option would be....

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($163.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($54.75 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $218.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-30 02:16 EDT-0400
 
any of these upgrades would be good for your system and it really comes down to how much you can spend on them.

My rig:
CPU: i5 4690k 24/7 @4.4ghz (1.165v) Max 4.7ghz (1.325v) COOLER: NZXT Kraken X61 MOBO: Asus Z97-A   RAM: 16GB Crucial Ballistix Tactical   GPU: EVGA GTX 970 SSC   PSU: EVGA GS 650W   CASE: NZXT Phantom 530 HDD: WD Caviar Blue 1TB + WD Black 2TB

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