$500 dollar upgrade

[Mohenjo]

My friend is looking to upgrade his pc. Currently he has an r9 290, an fx 6100 and some asus motherboard. he has a 1200w power supply as well. He wants to upgrade his cpu, mobo and case. as well as get a hyper 212 evo. Any suggestions? 

[SkywardKkalox]

4690k and a cheap z97 board as well the 212 evo.

Maybe an SSD as well.

[Stardar1]

The Gigabyte Z97 HD3, I5 4690k, Hyper 212 EVO

 

SSD for later

 

i told him to stick with his 660 and get a new CPU first, but he didnt listen.

[Stardar1]

As for case its a matter of preference, personally I'm a Corsair Fanboy

[Mohenjo]

The Gigabyte Z97 HD3, I5 4690k, Hyper 212 EVO

 

SSD for later

 

i told him to stick with his 660 and get a new CPU first, but he didnt listen.

He wants a case as well. 

[improbablepants]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.98 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($122.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $487.46

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-28 12:54 EDT-0400

 

Cryorig is a new brand, but they have good coolers. This will peform en par with a 212e, plus it looks better

[Stardar1]

He wants a case as well. 

read my second post

[Stardar1]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.98 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($122.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $487.46

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-28 12:54 EDT-0400

 

Cryorig is a new brand, but they have good coolers. This will peform en par with a 212e, plus it looks better

 

Replace with 212 EVO, get a cheaper case (Corsair 200r or similar), get a cheaper Gigabyte Mobo that has a decent BIOS (MSI can suck it) and throw in a 256 GB 850 EVO

[mikat]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.98 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($31.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($91.55 @ Amazon) 

Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Orange ATX Mid Tower Case  ($73.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $427.51

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-28 13:05 EDT-0400

[grayblizzard]

My friend is looking to upgrade his pc. Currently he has an r9 290, an fx 6100 and some asus motherboard. he has a 1200w power supply as well. He wants to upgrade his cpu, mobo and case. as well as get a hyper 212 evo. Any suggestions? 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.98 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($31.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ B&H) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.88 @ OutletPC) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 

Total: $506.83

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-28 13:02 EDT-0400

[Stardar1]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9fM43C

 

I5 4690k

Hyper 212 EVO

Corsair 200R

Gigabyte Z98-HD3

250 GB Samsung 850 EVO

 

Total $480

[mikat]

Replace with 212 EVO, get a cheaper case (Corsair 200r or similar), get a cheaper Gigabyte Mobo that has a decent BIOS (MSI can suck it) and throw in a 256 GB 850 EVO

but... but......... Crucial BX100 250Gb is love, Crucial BX100 250Gb is life

[Stardar1]

but... but......... Crucial BX100 250Gb is love, Crucial BX100 250Gb is life

ok fine, get an MX100 500 GB for $190, and get a really cheap case.

[mikat]

ok fine, get an MX100 500 GB for $190, and get a really cheap case.

BX100, that was not a typo  

[rafazafar]

SSD SSD SSD. Dont skimp out on the important bits , even while trying to fish for more FPSs.

How long is upgrade cycle? 
Going for OC cpus now isnt really a good time anymore, i mean yeah looks and feels cool but if your just gaming n editing go for an i7-4790 with stock cooler, its almost the same price as 4690k with cooler.

In the end we need to know what type of an "Upgrade" does he want. Performance or looks?

[Stardar1]

BX100, that was not a typo

I am aware, neither was mine.

[Stardar1]

SSD SSD SSD. Dont skimp out on the important bits while trying to fish for more FPSs.

How long is upgrade cycle? 

Going for OC cpus now isnt really a good time anymore, i mean yeah looks and feels cool but if your just gaming n editing go for an i7-4790 with stock cooler, its almost the same price as 4690k with cooler.

In the end we need to know what type of an "Upgrade" does he want. Performance or looks?

but the OC on the I5 drastically improves performance

[rafazafar]

but the OC on the I5 drastically improves performance

Drastically? on most games you wont even see much of an fps bump. Im running one as well and have tried alot of testing on it. Its fun and all but im very sure an i7 4790 would have been a smarter purchase

plus with a hyper 212, that thing isnt enough to OC hard. So he wont be able to enjoy unlocked goodness entirely as well.

the 4690k is a good chip. but seeing that the prices for the i7 has come down reasonably, it might be a better choice even if your getting 2-3fps less. 

reasonable vs fun just my input as a 4690k user who has been abusing hes sillicon *not that silicon* hard..

[Stardar1]

Drastically? on most games you wont even see much of an fps bump. Im running one as well and have tried alot of testing on it. Its fun and all but im very sure an i7 4790 would have been a smarter purchase

plus with a hyper 212, that thing isnt enough to OC hard. So he wont be able to enjoy unlocked goodness entirely as well.

In playing PlanetSide 2, from stock clock on that CPU to 4.5 GHz, my FPS went from 40 to 55 (average, in heavy fight)

[SkywardKkalox]

SSD SSD SSD. Dont skimp out on the important bits while trying to fish for more FPSs.

How long is upgrade cycle? 

Going for OC cpus now isnt really a good time anymore, i mean yeah looks and feels cool but if your just gaming n editing go for an i7-4790 with stock cooler, its almost the same price as 4690k with cooler.

In the end we need to know what type of an "Upgrade" does he want. Performance or looks?

The SSD doesn't make your FPS go higher... *facepalm*

[rafazafar]

In playing PlanetSide 2, from stock clock on that CPU to 4.5 GHz, my FPS went from 40 to 55 (average, in heavy fight)

Well that game mainly runs on just 2 core with core 3 for some other stuff,not sure. For these types of heavy muultiplayer not so optimised games 4 core OC hands down.

 

The SSD doesn't make your FPS go higher... *facepalm*

It doesnt, fps aint everything if your pc chugs along. Theres more to enjoying a pc than just fps  . I edited my sentance, probably my english was crap and you missunderstood me. Sorry bout that.

[SkywardKkalox]

Well that game mainly runs on just 2 core with core 3 for some other stuff,not sure. For these types of heavy muultiplayer not so optimised games 4 core OC hands down.

 

It doesnt, fps aint everything if your pc chugs along. Theres more to enjoying a pc than just fps

Yeah sure.

Look at that minesweeper opened in 0.1 secs!

Honestly I don't like SSDs that much, I have one myself and I prefer the reliability and longetivity of good HDDs more than a fast and limited SSD.

An HDD can live years while an SSD has limited Read/Write times.

[Mohenjo]

Yeah sure.

Look at that minesweeper opened in 0.1 secs!

Honestly I don't like SSDs that much, I have one myself and I prefer the reliability and longetivity of good HDDs more than a fast and limited SSD.

An HDD can live years while an SSD has limited Read/Write times.

actually its the other way around. HDDs have a spinning disk and that disk can only spin so much. ssds last WAY longer. some can last like 100 years because theres no moving parts to fail. 

[rafazafar]

Yeah sure.

Look at that minesweeper opened in 0.1 secs!

Honestly I don't like SSDs that much, I have one myself and I prefer the reliability and longetivity of good HDDs more than a fast and limited SSD.

An HDD can live years while an SSD has limited Read/Write times.

You must have had some bad experiances with SSDs sir Thankfully all the SSDs that i own are working well so far. So has the HDDs, other than few old 2.5" ones. 

I havent installed minesweeper to try it out. But loading MMORPGs, and big games are just so snappy. Naturally i still use HDD for large storage and archiving.

To each thier own i guess. Just IMHO.

[SkywardKkalox]

You must have had some bad experiances with SSDs sir Thankfully all the SSDs that i own are working well so far. So has the HDDs, other than some old 2.5" ones. 

I havent installed minesweeper to try it out. But loading MMORPGs, and big games is just so snappy. Naturally i still use HDD large storage and archiving.

To each thier own i guess. Just IMHO.

*facepalm 101* Minesweeper is a pre-instaled game on every windows version *facepalm*