Upgrades?

[mcaustin1]

Here is my current PC build:

 

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/tBL3Cy
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/tBL3Cy/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($94.99 @ NCIX US) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($18.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($47.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($33.65 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($32.49 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380X 4GB DD XXX OC Video Card  ($199.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Enermax OSTROG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master GX 550W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($74.99) 
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($19.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $618.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-19 15:50 EDT-0400

 

 

I am looking to upgrade my CPU and mobo any suggestions?

[Humble_newbie]

How much money for the upgrade?

 

[SeanAngelo]

8 minutes ago, mcaustin1 said:

Here is my current PC build:

 

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/tBL3Cy
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/tBL3Cy/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($94.99 @ NCIX US) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($18.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($47.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($33.65 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($32.49 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380X 4GB DD XXX OC Video Card  ($199.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Enermax OSTROG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master GX 550W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($74.99) 
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($19.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $618.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-19 15:50 EDT-0400

 

 

I am looking to upgrade my CPU and mobo any suggestions?

budget?

 

i5 4690k and z97 would be good.

 

or i5 6500 and h170/b150 with new ddr4 ram.

[Captain_WD]

11 hours ago, mcaustin1 said:

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Hi there :) 

My two cents:
- A good upgrade which you can consider is adding a boot SSD which would improve dramatically your boot times and responsiveness of the whole build. Applications that depend on the storage's performance would also benefit greatly from being installed on a SSD. Gaming on the other hand doesn't really rely on the storage's performance for anything but the loading times. It depends on what you use the build for. Still, a SSD is a good thing to consider. 

- If this is a rather older build I'd keep an eye on the health of the HDD as it is good to monitor it occasionally. I would run WD Data Lifeguard Diagnostic tool and see if the drive passes both the quick and the extended tests. 


Post back if you have any questions :)

Captain_WD.

[Silent_arrow]

For cpu the intel i5-6500 and maybe wait until the 29th when the rx 480/470 release for around $150-200

[mcaustin1]

On 6/19/2016 at 0:58 PM, Humble_newbie said:

How much money for the upgrade?

 

 

On 6/19/2016 at 1:05 PM, SeanAngelo said:

budget?

 

i5 4690k and z97 would be good.

 

or i5 6500 and h170/b150 with new ddr4 ram.

$200 for new CPU and Mobo

[Humble_newbie]

Option 1:

I would suggest that look into CPU that can support FCLGA2011-v3. Because top dog processors like 5960x, 6950x, Xeons all use that socket. Invest in a good FCLGA2011-v3 mobo and get a cheap CPU for that socket, and then upgrade to xeons and 5960x,6950x in future years.

 

Option 2: 

Go to skylake Z170 chipset and get a cheap i5 non K CPU

 

Option 3: 

Go to AMD and get a 8-core CPU and mobo for under 200