Compatibility, Prices and Performance

[mrHoot1]

Just wondering (for gaming of course), with a budget of $600 what would you recommend for BEST performance:

 

-Motherboard

-CPU

 

Thanks

[ChrisCross]

3 minutes ago, mrHoot1 said:

with a budget of $600

for the whole pc or just those components?

[Samppa221]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($343.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($150.88 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $494.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-15 03:05 EDT-0400

 

If 600$ for CPU & Mobo. If USD.

[Izumi Reina]

5 minutes ago, mrHoot1 said:

Just wondering (for gaming of course), with a budget of $600 what would you recommend for BEST performance:

 

-Motherboard

-CPU

 

Thanks

CAD, USD, AUD, Rubles? and what @ChrisCross said?

[2FA]

17 minutes ago, Izumi Reina said:

CAD, USD, AUD, Rubles? and what @ChrisCross said?

 

18 minutes ago, Samppa221 said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($343.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($150.88 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $494.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-15 03:05 EDT-0400

 

If 600$ for CPU & Mobo. If USD.

Considering his profile says Australia, I assume AUD.

[TrigrH]

7 minutes ago, DeadEyePsycho said:

 

Considering his profile says Australia, I assume AUD.

except he only has ddr3 ram

[Curufinwe_wins]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($494.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($198.00 @ Newegg Australia) 
Total: $692.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-15 17:33 AEST+1000

 

In AUD

[mrHoot1]

51 minutes ago, ChrisCross said:

for the whole pc or just those components?

just motherboard and CPU, i've got the others covered

[mrHoot1]

51 minutes ago, Izumi Reina said:

CAD, USD, AUD, Rubles? and what @ChrisCross said?

AUD

[ChrisCross]

Just now, mrHoot1 said:

just motherboard and CPU, i've got the others covered

 

Just now, mrHoot1 said:

AUD

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/NFdCRB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/NFdCRB/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($435.00 @ Umart) 
Motherboard: ASRock B150 Gaming K4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($158.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $593.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-15 17:59 AEST+1000

[Shura]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($335.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($249.00 @ Centre Com)
Total: $584.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-15 18:22 AEST+1000

 

Above is if you have DDR4, if you have DDR3 then look below.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($354.00 @ IJK)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($209.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $563.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-15 18:24 AEST+1000

 

The Haswell unlocked i5 actually costs more than the newer skylake one so if you do have ddr3 and can sell/get it changed for ddr4, I would seriously recommend the skylake build. The motherboard in the skylake build is just my personal preference and it falls in within your budget so I went with it; you can probably find Z170 from other brands for cheaper.

[mrHoot1]

2 hours ago, Shura said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($335.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($249.00 @ Centre Com)
Total: $584.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-15 18:22 AEST+1000

 

Above is if you have DDR4, if you have DDR3 then look below.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($354.00 @ IJK)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($209.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $563.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-15 18:24 AEST+1000

 

The Haswell unlocked i5 actually costs more than the newer skylake one so if you do have ddr3 and can sell/get it changed for ddr4, I would seriously recommend the skylake build. The motherboard in the skylake build is just my personal preference and it falls in within your budget so I went with it; you can probably find Z170 from other brands for cheaper.

I really appreciate the help man, thank you <3