New CPU I5 4690k?

[DanielB126]

Well, I am upgrading from an AMD CPU so I will need to buy a new motherboard.

 

I am looking to purchase an i5 4690k with a new motherboard however I'm not sure if there are any other cpu's that can out perform this that are in the price range. Also, I do not know which motherboard to choose  as there are both cheap and slightly more expensive ones.

 

My primary task with the CPU is gaming as I have a gtx 970 to go with it. I am not really into rendering or anything along those lines so they do not really matter.

 

I live in the UK so I'd prefer them to be in £.

 

Thank you and please send any feedback possible.

Also, I am not really over clocking so I'd say the hyper 212 Evo is an ok cooler, correct me if wrong, thank you.

[Samppa221]

For about 40$ more you can get a skylake i5 6600k but ddr4 memory costs a little bit more than ddr3.

 

A Z97 board for the 4690k would be ideal cause you can overclock.

[DanielB126]

For about 40$ more you can get a skylake i5 6600k but ddr4 memory costs a little bit more than ddr3.

 

A Z97 board for the 4690k would be ideal cause you can overclock.

What kind of motherboard would you recommend for  the i5 6600k?

[Samppa221]

What kind of motherboard would you recommend for  the i5 6600k?

A Z-series board in your budget which is?

[Angrycrab]

I have a 4690k with a Asus Z97 pro gamer board It overclocks to 4.5ghz with only 1.2v . Combined with a 980ti g1 gaming I'm getting 15.5k firestrike score. Im very happy with my setup you should definitely go for It.

[DanielB126]

A Z-series board in your budget which is?

Well like £300 without the RAM price included or CPU cooler.

[Elehat]

If you're not overclocking why get a k series processor? Sounds like you're not SLIing either in which case, no need for expensive motherboard. Maybe get a skylake i5 or i7 (non k version) because in the uk the prices heavily discourage the skylake k skus but the normal ones are not much more than the 4th gens. i5 vs i7 depends what games you play. FPS = i5, 4X and RTS =i7. Others lie somewhere in between.

[smolkomartin1]

Well, I am upgrading from an AMD CPU so I will need to buy a new motherboard.

 

I am looking to purchase an i5 4690k with a new motherboard however I'm not sure if there are any other cpu's that can out perform this that are in the price range. Also, I do not know which motherboard to choose  as there are both cheap and slightly more expensive ones.

 

My primary task with the CPU is gaming as I have a gtx 970 to go with it. I am not really into rendering or anything along those lines so they do not really matter.

 

I live in the UK so I'd prefer them to be in £.

 

Thank you and please send any feedback possible.

Also, I am not really over clocking so I'd say the hyper 212 Evo is an ok cooler, correct me if wrong, thank you.

I5 6600k or non K if you want to save some money, Some cheap motherboard from asus like asus h110-k ddr3 (i5 6600K uses ddr4 or ddr3l, depends on the motherboard) and hyper evo 212 is a good cooler as I heard.

 

P.S. If you need a better mobo that that, I will go to z170.

[Samppa221]

Well like £300 without the RAM price included or CPU cooler.

You probably won't have ddr4 ram so i added it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£189.59 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: Asus Z170-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£90.12 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£39.99 @ Ebuyer) 

Total: £319.70

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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