upgrade my cpu

[exmich]

my cpu is i5 2400 I am want to upgrade my cpu and motherboard because the new sockets but I dont know to witch cpu to upgrade

i have low budget for upgrade maximum price is 300$.

I dont care if intel or amd

[SpeedKingManu]

What mother board do you have? If p67/Z68 or Z77 chipset, grab a used 2600K and a good cooler, overclock it to 4.5GHz+ and call it a day.

 

With a $300 budget, you won't be able to get anything better than that.

 

If your chipset is not one of the ones listed, get a z68/Z77 mobo as well. You will stay below the $300 mark in any case.

[zzenigmaxzz]

amd isnt worth going to .... and for what you have to spend your best bet would be a i5 4690k which should run about 220 and will leave just under 100 for a mobo but you should prolly save up a bit more to get a better board

[sms1202]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Asus Z87-A (NFC Express Edition) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.00 @ Newegg) 

Total: $288.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-25 06:14 EDT-0400

 

YOU NEED A MINMUM OF $600 TO GET RAM AND MOBO ALONG WITH THE CPU IF YOU WANT TO GO SKYLAKE LGA 1151

[Morgan MLGman]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Asus Z87-A (NFC Express Edition) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.00 @ Newegg) 

Total: $288.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-25 06:14 EDT-0400

 

YOU NEED A MINMUM OF $600 TO GET RAM AND MOBO ALONG WITH THE CPU IF YOU WANT TO GO SKYLAKE LGA 1151

 

@exmich I believe this is a better combination this CPU performs almost like an i7, has 8 threads etc.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Asus Z87-A (NFC Express Edition) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.00 @ Newegg)

Total: $301.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-25 06:17 EDT-0400

[Guest]

I believe this is a better combination this CPU performs almost like an i7, has 8 threads etc.

Yes and no

 

Gaming performance is great but it can be beat by the I5-4690k OC'd

However there are applications that use single threaded performance a lot, but most of them are rendering and video editing situations

 

The motherboard is also rendered useless since you can't maximize its overclock capabilities

So might as well go for a cheaper H81, H87 or H97

[Morgan MLGman]

Yes and no

 

Gaming performance is great but it can be beat by the I5-4690k OC'd

However there are applications that use single threaded performance a lot, but most of them are rendering and video editing situations

 

The motherboard is also rendered useless since you can't maximize its overclock capabilities

So might as well go for a cheaper H81, H87 or H97

This exact motherboard is a great deal costs 59.99 $ from 99$ and it fits his budget PERFECTLY, I know he could get a locked one etc but he won't pay less and get worse, provided the discount doesn't end ^^ It's the 2nd cheapest full atx lga 1150 motherboard on partpicker, he can't get any better than this for the money

Anyway with what he wrote "I don't care if intel or amd" I assumed he's not too familiar with tech, so getting a good overclock might prove quite challenging to him and he might damage his CPU, the xeon prevents that giving more raw performance with a locked multiplier =) Also it's just a better CPU for just slightly more but still within the budget

[exmich]

What mother board do you have? If p67/Z68 or Z77 chipset, grab a used 2600K and a good cooler, overclock it to 4.5GHz+ and call it a day.

 

With a $300 budget, you won't be able to get anything better than that.

 

If your chipset is not one of the ones listed, get a z68/Z77 mobo as well. You will stay below the $300 mark in any case.

 

 

amd isnt worth going to .... and for what you have to spend your best bet would be a i5 4690k which should run about 220 and will leave just under 100 for a mobo but you should prolly save up a bit more to get a better board

 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Asus Z87-A (NFC Express Edition) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.00 @ Newegg) 

Total: $288.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-25 06:14 EDT-0400

 

YOU NEED A MINMUM OF $600 TO GET RAM AND MOBO ALONG WITH THE CPU IF YOU WANT TO GO SKYLAKE LGA 1151

 

 

 

@exmich I believe this is a better combination this CPU performs almost like an i7, has 8 threads etc.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Asus Z87-A (NFC Express Edition) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.00 @ Newegg)

Total: $301.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-25 06:17 EDT-0400

 

 

Yes and no

 

Gaming performance is great but it can be beat by the I5-4690k OC'd

However there are applications that use single threaded performance a lot, but most of them are rendering and video editing situations

 

The motherboard is also rendered useless since you can't maximize its overclock capabilities

So might as well go for a cheaper H81, H87 or H97

 

 

This exact motherboard is a great deal costs 59.99 $ from 99$ and it fits his budget PERFECTLY, I know he could get a locked one etc but he won't pay less and get worse, provided the discount doesn't end ^^ It's the 2nd cheapest full atx lga 1150 motherboard on partpicker, he can't get any better than this for the money

Anyway with what he wrote "I don't care if intel or amd" I assumed he's not too familiar with tech, so getting a good overclock might prove quite challenging to him and he might damage his CPU, the xeon prevents that giving more raw performance with a locked multiplier =) Also it's just a better CPU for just slightly more but still within the budget

 

• CPU
  Intel Core i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10GHz
• Motherboard
  Gigabyte Z68P-DS3
• RAM
  DDR3 G.Skill 12GB 1600 MHz
• GPU
  AMD Radeon HD 7950

[Morgan MLGman]

@exmich get the xeon setup, it's the best CPU of all of those and fits your budget. It is basically impossible to get a better setup than what I linked within 300$ margin

[SpeedKingManu]

 

• CPU
  Intel Core i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10GHz
• Motherboard
  Gigabyte Z68P-DS3
• RAM
  DDR3 G.Skill 12GB 1600 MHz
• GPU
  AMD Radeon HD 7950

 

You're gaming, right?

 

So, sell the i5 for $70/$80, the 7950 for $120/$130, that will give you a 500$ budget.

 

Grab a 3570k for +/-$200 and a used r9 290X for $250/$300: you'll have a great gaming rig.

[Nena Trinity]

The only things that is a good "UPGRADE" is a Skylake but those cost if you want a bit better there is 3rd gen Intel, FX or 4th gen Intel but the two last ones are kinda pricy I bet you can find used 3rd gen but that upgrade is like 15% better max?