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Keep or change my CPU

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So I've started to play a lot more of Arma 3 and it seems the only thing that is holding me back is my CPU. I currently have i7-960 3.20GHz on a MSI MS-7522. I have a single fan watercooling unit on it and I've been debating on overclocking it or just purchasing a i7-4790K and an Asus Z97-A. Should i just over clock and save my money or upgrade and over clock that as well.

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You can't overclock a non K or a non X Intel cpu so if you want overclocking upgrade is needed.

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Time to upgrade. Might as well go for the 6700k with a z170 ddr3 mobo. So that way you dont have to buy more ram if not needed.

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Time to upgrade. Might as well go for the 6700k with a z170 ddr3 mobo. So that way you dont have to buy more ram if not needed.

But, Skylake uses DDR3L, it runs at a lower voltage so may be unstable with normal DDR3 RAM.

Main Gaming Rig:

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Core i7-4770, Cryorig M9i Cooler, ASUS B85M GAMER, 8GB HyperX Fury Red 2x4GB 1866MHz, KFA2 GTX 970 Infin8 Black Edition "4GB", 1TB Seagate SSHD, 256GB Crucial m4 SSD, 60GB Corsair SSD for Kerbal and game servers, Thermaltake Core V21 Case, EVGA SuperNOVA 650W G2.

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i5-2500k OCed, Raijintek Themis, Intel Z77GA-70K, 8GB HyperX Genesis in grey, GTX 750 Ti, Gamemax Falcon case.

 

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But, Skylake uses DDR3L, it runs at a lower voltage so may be unstable with normal DDR3 RAM.

DDR3L?

There are 4 ddr3 z170 boards actively being sold rn.

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DDR3L?

There are 4 ddr3 z170 boards actively being sold rn.

They are mostly DDR3L, with some having the extra voltage for DDR3.

Main Gaming Rig:

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Core i7-4770, Cryorig M9i Cooler, ASUS B85M GAMER, 8GB HyperX Fury Red 2x4GB 1866MHz, KFA2 GTX 970 Infin8 Black Edition "4GB", 1TB Seagate SSHD, 256GB Crucial m4 SSD, 60GB Corsair SSD for Kerbal and game servers, Thermaltake Core V21 Case, EVGA SuperNOVA 650W G2.

Secondary PC:

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i5-2500k OCed, Raijintek Themis, Intel Z77GA-70K, 8GB HyperX Genesis in grey, GTX 750 Ti, Gamemax Falcon case.

 

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They are mostly DDR3L, with some having the extra voltage for DDR3.

All four of them are rated for normal ddr3 use.

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Hifiman HE4xx | Philips SHP9500s | Swans HiVi M10

 

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All four of them are rated for normal ddr3 use.

MOST socket 1151 boards that aren't DDR4 are DDR3L.

Main Gaming Rig:

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Core i7-4770, Cryorig M9i Cooler, ASUS B85M GAMER, 8GB HyperX Fury Red 2x4GB 1866MHz, KFA2 GTX 970 Infin8 Black Edition "4GB", 1TB Seagate SSHD, 256GB Crucial m4 SSD, 60GB Corsair SSD for Kerbal and game servers, Thermaltake Core V21 Case, EVGA SuperNOVA 650W G2.

Secondary PC:

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i5-2500k OCed, Raijintek Themis, Intel Z77GA-70K, 8GB HyperX Genesis in grey, GTX 750 Ti, Gamemax Falcon case.

 

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MOST socket 1151 boards that aren't DDR4 are DDR3L.

The manufacturers say that they are compatible with both ddr3 and ddr3l.

With the asus boards not even listing any compatible ddr3l ram and a large array of ddr3 ram(4 pages of it).

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i5 4570k @ 4.20ghz 1.2v | Zotac 1060 AMP + Zotac 1070 ti Mini | Phanteks Enthoo Pro M | X2 LG 29UC88

Hifiman HE4xx | Philips SHP9500s | Swans HiVi M10

 

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