$1500 - $2000 AUD PC build.

[Benjals]

Hey guys, I'm beginning to plan my new build for the next few years.

I built my current PC in 2013 and my i3 and 7950 combo doesn't feel as strong as it did back in the day.
I have a few options for my new build, I recently purchased a 2x8 GB kit of ddr3 for pretty cheap, and I have an old G1.Sniper B5 mobo laying around that I could use for an 1150 build, though I was wondering at this point with my budget, would I be better off selling my new ram (it's the PNY xlr8 ram and I got it for only 90 AUD) and go with a new skylake build?

I'm not sure what components I'd actually like, though I would enjoy some basic water cooling.
I'm thinking Skylake i5 + 390x/R9 Fury? + 16GB ddr4 - I'd go for an nvidia card though AMD usually has cheaper cards for the same performance.

I'm not really sure, please leave me your thoughts and ideas on a good build path

[trag1c]

If you have the LGA 1150 board I would just buy an i5 4690k for it and put the rest of the budget into a better GPU.

[Benjals]

If you have the LGA 1150 board I would just buy an i5 4690k for it and put the rest of the budget into a better GPU.

Yeah I have to check if the cpu socket is good because I remember it had some bent pins, but it could be a solid option.

[jcastro_805]

Yeah I have to check if the cpu socket is good because I remember it had some bent pins, but it could be a solid option.

Or if you have some extra money you could get a 4790k which give you hyperthreading

[Benjals]

Okay, I'm planning on going for a xeon on 1150.
I can't overclock the xeon and probably won't overclock anything else in the system, will I gain anything by going for a z97 board or will the performance be the same with the b85 board I have?