CPU/Motherboard upgrade

[Sklo]

Planning to refit my PC after a year or so, however I am no longer update, when it comes to "best" hardware questions.

So what I am asking for is a Motherboard and a CPU to fit in. My goal is to switch to intel cpus.

Price-wise a around 220€ish for a decent i5 seams to be alright and an ATX to come with it.

I use the rig for programming/media consumption, but mainly for gaming.

Decent overclocking capabilities, no real fancy features required(Wifi,..), but it should be future prof.(mainly sata I guess).

 

 

PS: Will go into a r5 Definded and I will go overkill in the silence aspect(add more foam and soft mount fans)

[Bazilias]

Planning to refit my PC after a year or so, however I am no longer update, when it comes to "best" hardware questions.

So what I am asking for is a Motherboard and a CPU to fit in. My goal is to switch to intel cpus.

Price-wise a around 220€ish for a decent i5 seams to be alright and an ATX to come with it.

I use the rig for programming/media consumption, but mainly for gaming.

Decent overclocking capabilities, no real fancy features required(Wifi,..), but it should be future prof.(mainly sata I guess).

 

 

PS: Will go into a r5 Definded and I will go overkill in the silence aspect(add more foam and soft mount fans)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($209.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($138.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 158.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($27.40 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 158.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($27.40 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 158.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($27.40 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 158.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($27.40 @ Amazon) 

Total: $577.56

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-20 06:57 EST-0500

[JefferyD90]

Sklo, on 20 Nov 2015 - 06:51 AM, said:

Planning to refit my PC after a year or so, however I am no longer update, when it comes to "best" hardware questions.

So what I am asking for is a Motherboard and a CPU to fit in. My goal is to switch to intel cpus.

Price-wise a around 220€ish for a decent i5 seams to be alright and an ATX to come with it.

I use the rig for programming/media consumption, but mainly for gaming.

Decent overclocking capabilities, no real fancy features required(Wifi,..), but it should be future prof.(mainly sata I guess).

 

 

PS: Will go into a r5 Definded and I will go overkill in the silence aspect(add more foam and soft mount fans)

So you're looking to buy a motherboard and CPU for $220?

[Sklo]

So you're looking to buy a motherboard and CPU for $220?

willing to spend aroudn 220 ish for the cpu and a reasonable motherboard to go with.

[JefferyD90]

Sklo, on 24 Nov 2015 - 10:34 AM, said:

willing to spend aroudn 220 ish for the cpu and a reasonable motherboard to go with.

AMD A10-7870k and a ASUS A88X-Plus is going to be a top end entry level setup.

[Nena Trinity]

So many options!

 

PC Build Guide – Budget Kaveri: (480$)

*CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K (OCing needs a better cooler!)

*Mobo: MSI A88X-G45 Gaming FM2+

*RAM: Patriot Viper 3 (4x4) DDR3-2133MHz / Patriot Viper 3 (4x4) DDR3-2400MHz (OC)

*GPU: MSI Radeon R9 370 2GB (860K should not have a GPU better than R9 285 or GTX 960!)

*PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W

*480$ Budget: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7KmWkL

 

PC Build Guide – Budget Vishera: (575/577$-612$)

*CPU Option 1: AMD FX-6300 + Cooler Master 212 Evo (212 Evo will not cool of the VRMs)

*CPU Option 2: AMD FX-6350 (OCing needs a better cooler also it is very loud!)

*Mobo: MSI 970 Gaming AM3+ (990FX version only have more features and a better heat sink on the board)

*RAM: Patriot Viper 3 (4x4) DDR3-2133MHz

*GPU: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB / MSI Radeon R9 380X 4GB

*PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W

*575/577$ Budget: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HYjLGX

*612$ Budget: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dkH699

 

PC Build Guide – Budget Haswell: (574$-x749$)

*CPU: Intel Core i5-4460

*Mobo: MSI H97 PC Mate LGA1150

*RAM: Patriot Viper 3 (4x4) DDR3-1600MHz

*GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 950 Gaming 2GB / MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4GB

*PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W

*574$ Budget: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PzFhf7

*749$ Budget: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vMT7Vn

 

PC Build Guide – Budget Skylake: (590$-770$)

*CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 / Intel Core i3-6300

*Mobo: MSI H170A PC Mate LGA1151 / MSI H170 Gaming M3 LGA1151

*RAM: Patriot Extreme Performance (4x4) DDR4-2133MHz / Patriot Viper 4 (4x4) DDR4-2666MHz (2666MHz needs the Gaming board)

*GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 950 Gaming 2GB / MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4GB

*PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W

*590$ Budget: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xDssTW

*770$ Budget: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XPq7Vn

 

Use one of these to get ideas to how you want yours?

[Sklo]

OK my decision(what I bought) :

i5-4690k with a MSI  Z97 Gaming5 1150, which in the end was decided for due to looks. It just fits my other components better.

 

Thanks for your recommendations.