new pc

[OCIR]

Hi all I am building a new pc .I want a I7  and motherboard . I have ssd's  and wd/black hd"s  850psu  and gtx 980, corsair dom memory 24 gig;s

now my ? is I have $550 to spend what would yall suggest cpu motherboard combo?

 

[Amazingasian]

Gaming, content creation or both?  Color scheme?  Form factor?

[Vercii]

What are you going to be using this PC for?

[OCIR]

both atx   color don't mater

[Moonzy]

is that ram ddr3 or ddr4? probs ddr3

[Aytex]

Just now, OCIR said:

both atx   color don't mater

Well if you want the most out of your money go for a 5820k unless your dominators are ddr3

then just go for a 4790k

[SeanAngelo]

3 minutes ago, OCIR said:

Hi all I am building a new pc .I want a I7  and motherboard . I have ssd's  and wd/black hd"s  850psu  and gtx 980, corsair dom memory 24 gig;s

now my ? is I have $550 to spend what would yall suggest cpu motherboard combo?

 

is your RAM DDR3? If so, get the 4790k.

[OCIR]

DDR3  I can prob get some DDR4

[Aytex]

Just now, OCIR said:

DDR3  I can prob get some DDR4

Its honestly up to you

if you want 2 extra cores (dosen't matter in gaming) but rendering/editing wise it will help alot, so thats why we ask what the use of this pc is

[OCIR]

gamming and a little photo shop some cs6 and light room nothing professional 

[stconquest]

2 minutes ago, OCIR said:

gamming and a little photo shop some cs6 and light room nothing professional 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $432.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-28 13:44 EST-0500

[OCIR]

never used asRock I well look in to it thanks

 

[stconquest]

19 minutes ago, CUDA_Cores said:

Because who needs, a case, power supply or even RAM for that matter LOL.

He has a PSU, 24GB of Dominator, and he can mount it on a piece of plywood. 

[stconquest]

39 minutes ago, OCIR said:

never used asRock I well look in to it thanks

 

AsRock is a fine manufacturer.  There a a whole slew of SLI capable Z97 boards for under $150:  http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/motherboard/#c=99&l=2&qq=1&sort=a8&page=1

 

You can also do Skylake with DDR3:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor  ($364.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $499.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-28 14:28 EST-0500