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What is worth upgrading to?

kieran_Austin
By kieran_Austin
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helllo, 


My current pc specs are AMD x4 760k, Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-HD2 A55 motherboard, 8gb crucial 1600mhz ram, 2 tb HDD and a MSI R380 4GB. I have recently upgraded from my HD 7770 1GB to the R9 380, now im looking to upgraded my CPU and motherboard. I was thinking of upgrading to a i5 4690k and a Z97 board, but then i was wondering if it would be worth spending the extra money buying a 6600K and a Z170 board. 


 


What do you think i should upgrade to and do you have anyother suggestions, budget is about £300-350. 


 


I mainly play games such as Arma 2/3, DayZ, Rust, GTA and CS.


 


Thanks.


 

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If you have money to burn, the 6600k. I'd personally just go with the i5 though. It's a case of diminishing returns with the 6600k while the i5 is a nice sweet spot.

"Normandy" i7 4790K - GTX 970 - Phantom 410 (Gun metal) - Z97 Extreme4 (asrock) - 128GB Crucial SSD - 1TB WD HDD - H60 Refurb. - 7 case fans | G710+ Keyboard, G230 Headset, Acer GN246HL Monitor.

Quick thoughts on system: I7 is extremely quick and I'm glad I spent the extra for hyper-threading. I regret my decision to get the GTX 970, it has horrible coil whine. There isn't any excuse for this terrible whine I and others are having. I HIGHLY recommend a 144hz monitor. Future Improvements/upgrades: Rubber fan mounts, basic speakers, more ram (for a total of 16gb), replace GPU.

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An i7 Would be ideal, 4790K Perhaps

 

My suggestions are this motherboard:

MSI Z97S Sli Krait Edition Motherboard

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00OIKLODK/ref=s9_simh_gw_p147_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=desktop-1&pf_rd_r=1R7DV6GV0ZSGSTY7A8KF&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=577049067&pf_rd_i=desktop

 

 

Intel Core i7 4790K 

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Core-i7-4790K-Socket-LGA-1150/dp/B00KPRWAX8/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1449097406&sr=1-1&keywords=i7+4790k

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You don't need an unlocked i7 to game.

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You mean less then ideal...
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helllo,

Should be fine with an i5 4460 and a low end board to save cash

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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