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Well , time for a upgrade, if you guys go to my profile .. well you know why I need a upgrade , I have around 700 Euros to buy a new mobo , ram and cpu .

 

Since I have been out of the game for a while , is it worth it to buy the 6600k ? If so what Mobo you recomend ? 

 

I was thinking of something like this : 

 

 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (€108.84 @ Amazon Espana) 
Total: €108.84
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Get an MSI or Asrock board or maybe a gigabyte board.

What's wrong with Asus? Their boards are the best.

Current Build : 

 
CASE: Fractal Design R4 w/Window CPU: Intel 4930K,  RAM: 16GB Ripjaws Z 2133Mhz  Cooling: H100i  MotherBoard: Asus P9x79 Pro , PSU: CS750M   Storage: 2x Samsung 840 Pro 256Gb , 1Tb Seagate Barracuda, 500GB WD Black,  Graphics: Gigabyte GTX 780 Windforce 3GB,  Monitors: AOC G2460PG ( G sync monitor), Edge10 24" 1080p , 24" 1680*1020p monitor ( LCD)  Microphone: Blue Yeti  Keyboard: Cougar 700k  Phone: Samsung Note 3  Headphones: Sennheiser HD598

Laptop:

 CPU: 
4710MQ  Ram: 8GB 1600MHz Storage:120Gb 840 Evo + 1Tb 5400Rpm HDD  Graphics: GTX 850M 2GB   Screen: 1080p IPS  
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Get a Xeon E3-1231 v3 over the skylake i5. 4 cores 8 threads.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16GB GDDR6 Motherboard: MSI PRESTIGE X570 CREATION
AIO: Corsair H150i Pro RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32GB 3600MHz DDR4 Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic PSU: Corsair RM850x White

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Get a Xeon E3-1231 v3 over the skylake i5. 4 cores 8 threads.

^^ i kind of agree..and if this is your gaming machine you might want to save some money there and invest in a better graphics solution? if you play modern games at 1080p a 660ti is no longer really cutting it on high settings...so i would go with a cheaper locked core i5, a cheap H97 motherboard, and upgrade your GPU.

 

Something like this for example packs a serious punch when it comes to gaming and would tremendously improve your gaming experience:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($75.60 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($41.85 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($304.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $589.39

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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| CPU: Core i7-8700K @ 4.89ghz - 1.21v  |  Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING  |  CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 |
| GPU: MSI RTX 3080Ti Ventus 3X OC  |  RAM: 32GB T-Force Delta RGB 3066mhz |
| Displays: Acer Predator XB270HU 1440p Gsync 144hz IPS Gaming monitor | Oculus Quest 3 VR

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^^ i kind of agree..and if this is your gaming machine you might want to save some money there and invest in a better graphics solution? if you play modern games at 1080p a 660ti is no longer really cutting it on high settings...so i would go with a cheaper locked core i5, a cheap H97 motherboard, and upgrade your GPU.

 

Something like this for example packs a serious punch when it comes to gaming and would tremendously improve your gaming experience:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($75.60 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($41.85 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($304.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $589.39

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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I will get a 4k monitor and 2x 980ti for my B-day (25/3), Im doing this upgrade now , because I want to play some Gta V and Diablo 3 without studders (dont mind playing on medium)

 

So its not worth it buying a locked cpu , to buy the unlocked version a few months down the line.

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I will get a 4k monitor and 2x 980ti for my B-day (25/3), Im doing this upgrade now , because I want to play some Gta V and Diablo 3 without studders 

 

So its not worth it buying a locked cpu , to buy the unlocked version a few months down the line.

fair enough, in that case then get the best CPU you can afford and ignore my post :)

I would look at a cheaper board personaly though, those asus boards tend to be way overpriced for what they are.

Good luck with your build.

| CPU: Core i7-8700K @ 4.89ghz - 1.21v  |  Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING  |  CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 |
| GPU: MSI RTX 3080Ti Ventus 3X OC  |  RAM: 32GB T-Force Delta RGB 3066mhz |
| Displays: Acer Predator XB270HU 1440p Gsync 144hz IPS Gaming monitor | Oculus Quest 3 VR

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fair enough, in that case then get the best CPU you can afford and ignore my post :)

I would look at a cheaper board personaly though, those asus boards tend to be way overpriced for what they are.

Good luck with your build.

What boards to you recomend ? :P

 

Also is the i5-6600k a good cpu ? 

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What boards to you recomend ? :P

 

Also is the i5-6600k a good cpu ? 

yes it's a very good CPU for gaming, it's perfect...

 

For motherboard, here are some suggestions in ''best in class'' motherboard with good features and good bang for your bucks...pick the one you like the most amongst these boards honestly:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z170kraitgaming

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z170a

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz170xpsli

 

...i would just avoid those super premium overbuilt motherboards...there's just no good reasons to buy those honestly.

Motherboards does not affect performance and all those boards i've listed support SLI and overclocking and everything you might need.

I'd go with the Z170 Krait as it's one of the cheapest and it looks awesome...the ASUS Z170-A is also a very nice board for the price if you like ASUS better.

I included a gigabyte board not to look like a fanboy but i would NEVER buy it...it's brown, it's ugly and the UEFI is disgusting with no proper fan controls.

| CPU: Core i7-8700K @ 4.89ghz - 1.21v  |  Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING  |  CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 |
| GPU: MSI RTX 3080Ti Ventus 3X OC  |  RAM: 32GB T-Force Delta RGB 3066mhz |
| Displays: Acer Predator XB270HU 1440p Gsync 144hz IPS Gaming monitor | Oculus Quest 3 VR

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yes it's a very good CPU for gaming, it's perfect...

 

For motherboard, here are some suggestions in ''best in class'' motherboard with good features and good bang for your bucks...pick the one you like the most amongst these boards honestly:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z170kraitgaming

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z170a

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz170xpsli

 

...i would just avoid those super premium overbuilt motherboards...there's just no good reasons to buy those honestly.

Motherboards does not affect performance and all those boards i've listed support SLI and overclocking and everything you might need.

I'd go with the Z170 Krait as it's one of the cheapest and it looks awesome...the ASUS Z170-A is also a very nice board for the price if you like ASUS better.

I included a gigabyte board not to look like a fanboy but i would NEVER buy it...it's brown, it's ugly and the UEFI is disgusting with no proper fan controls.

The Krait and the -A seem really really nice :D That gigabyte tho :(

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The Krait and the -A seem really really nice :D That gigabyte tho :(

nahh...gigabyte need to get their shit together...the real problem with them as i said is not even the not so appealing aesthetics, it's the UEFI and softwares designed by a team of drunken 8 years old that ship with the boards.

| CPU: Core i7-8700K @ 4.89ghz - 1.21v  |  Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING  |  CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 |
| GPU: MSI RTX 3080Ti Ventus 3X OC  |  RAM: 32GB T-Force Delta RGB 3066mhz |
| Displays: Acer Predator XB270HU 1440p Gsync 144hz IPS Gaming monitor | Oculus Quest 3 VR

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Don't like Asus even though my last board was Asus and my current board is Asus, I suppose they're alright just meh

Wait so u run asus yet you don't like them? Inception much.

Current Build : 

 
CASE: Fractal Design R4 w/Window CPU: Intel 4930K,  RAM: 16GB Ripjaws Z 2133Mhz  Cooling: H100i  MotherBoard: Asus P9x79 Pro , PSU: CS750M   Storage: 2x Samsung 840 Pro 256Gb , 1Tb Seagate Barracuda, 500GB WD Black,  Graphics: Gigabyte GTX 780 Windforce 3GB,  Monitors: AOC G2460PG ( G sync monitor), Edge10 24" 1080p , 24" 1680*1020p monitor ( LCD)  Microphone: Blue Yeti  Keyboard: Cougar 700k  Phone: Samsung Note 3  Headphones: Sennheiser HD598

Laptop:

 CPU: 
4710MQ  Ram: 8GB 1600MHz Storage:120Gb 840 Evo + 1Tb 5400Rpm HDD  Graphics: GTX 850M 2GB   Screen: 1080p IPS  
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Here is my suggestion

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (€108.84 @ Amazon Espana)

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€201.58 @ Amazon Espana)

Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (€120.60 @ Amazon Espana)

Total: €431.02

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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