Upgrading and need help

[Josh c 12]

I'm looking for help on what to do with my build, I want to be able to play games on max settings with a high frame rate.

I need to be ready for battlefield 1  

I am thinking about upgrading CPU and Motherboard and have already ordered more ram, however I don't know what board or CPU I should get.

My current specs
Processor          AMD A10-6800K Quad Core APU (4.4GHz) & Radeon™ HD 8670D Graphics

Motherboard     ASUS® CROSSBLADE RANGER

RAM                 8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2133MHz X.M.P (1 x 8GB)

Graphics Card  3GB AMD RADEON™ R9 280X

I currently run battlefield 4 at 60 fps on high setting, my CPU hits 100% and temperatures get hot  

 

Any help would be appreciated.  

[themctipers]

upgrade cpu to a skylake i5. you need ddr4 ram and a new motherboard for that.

[Imakuni]

8 minutes ago, Josh c 12 said:

I am thinking about upgrading CPU and Motherboard and have already ordered more ram, however I don't know what board or CPU I should get.

Can you cancel your order? I hate to say it, but you went hasty and made a bad purchase decision. A really bad one, for that matter.

[malon]

these parts should help you with the cpu bottleneck/heatproblem http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Grzqpb

dont know if the 280x will run bf1 on ultra but that can always be changed later on

 

If you already orderd more ddr3 ram you should either cancel the order if possible or go with a b85 mobo and a I5 4460 or 4690

Edited August 22, 2016 by malon

[LabRat]

even an 115x socket quad core would breathe new life into that "old" gpu.

[Josh c 12]

2 minutes ago, Imakuni said:

Can you cancel your order? I hate to say it, but you went hasty and made a bad purchase decision. A really bad one, for that matter.

I'm not sure i ordered 16 GB from PC specialist

 

[Imakuni]

4 minutes ago, Josh c 12 said:

I'm not sure i ordered 16 GB from PC specialist

Man... this was such a stupid purchase. If it was only a second stick of 8gb, at least it would have been understandable. Not the smartest idea, sure, but at least it would make sense. But 16gb when you have 8 already? Dayum, gotta love dem "shoot first, ask later" police brutality motto, huh?

 

Anyhow, give them a call and ask about their policies for canceling orders. If they didn't ship it yet, you might get away with canceling it for free.

[LabRat]

I had water on my apu. and a fan laying on the back of my card.

[Josh c 12]

On 8/21/2016 at 7:17 PM, Imakuni said:

Man... this was such a stupid purchase. If it was only a second stick of 8gb, at least it would have been understandable. Not the smartest idea, sure, but at least it would make sense. But 16gb when you have 8 already? Dayum, gotta love dem "shoot first, ask later" police brutality motto, huh?

 

Anyhow, give them a call and ask about their policies for canceling orders. If they didn't ship it yet, you might get away with canceling it for free.

Will adding another 8 GB not help at all the only reason i bought it is because a few friends of mine told me it would help

 

On 8/21/2016 at 7:18 PM, LabRat said:

I had water on my apu. and a fan laying on the back of my card.

my apu is water cooled still get high temps 

[Imakuni]

Just now, Josh c 12 said:

Will adding another 8 GB not help at all the only reason i bought it is because a few friends of mine told me it would help

Wait... you bought 8gb or 16? You just told us you ordered 16gb, but now you are talking about adding 8? Wot m8?

 

Regardless, doesn't change the fact that it wasn't a smart purchase. Ask if you can cancel your order or not; what to do will depend on that answer.

[Josh c 12]

I meant 16 GB ahhhh. I have sent an email and will call tomorrow if i don't get a reply  

If i cant cancel what should i do?

[Imakuni]

2 minutes ago, Josh c 12 said:

I meant 16 GB ahhhh. I have sent an email and will call tomorrow if i don't get a reply  

If i cant cancel what should i do?

Let's cross that bridge when we get to it, shall we?

[Josh c 12]

Just now, Imakuni said:

Let's cross that bridge when we get to it, shall we?

yes ok, still the ram isn't a big problem i need to upgrade that's the main thing

[Imakuni]

1 minute ago, Josh c 12 said:

yes ok, still the ram isn't a big problem i need to upgrade that's the main thing

Yes, and since you are upgrading, might as well get DDR4 along with the rest of the system, rather than sticking with the already dying DDR3.

[Josh c 12]

Just now, Imakuni said:

Yes, and since you are upgrading, might as well get DDR4 along with the rest of the system, rather than sticking with the already dying DDR3.

indeed i did think it was a bad idea after because i'm still gonna have to upgrade and will need ddr4, then i have the problem i don't know what to purchase as an upgrade i think i only need a new motherboard and cpu and ill be good to go am i right?

 

[LabRat]

why not buy an 1150/51/56 socket cpu and board and run the ddr3? you're not gaining much by going to ddr4 or the supporting cpu/board.

[Imakuni]

Just now, Josh c 12 said:

indeed i did think it was a bad idea after because i'm still gonna have to upgrade and will need ddr4, then i have the problem i don't know what to purchase as an upgrade i think i only need a new motherboard and cpu and ill be good to go am i right?

You know, that's why we are here. To help you know what to buy. First, discover if you'll get those 60$ back from cancelling your order. Then, give us your budget so we can get a grasp on what we're working with.

 

You already gave us your system specs and what you want for your PC, so all that's left is to decide how much cash you can spend (which, again, will depend on whether you can get +60$ or not) for us to point you in the right direction.

[Josh c 12]

On 8/21/2016 at 7:41 PM, LabRat said:

why not buy an 1150/51/56 socket cpu and board and run the ddr3? you're not gaining much by going to ddr4 or the supporting cpu/board.

Intel core i7 4790K S 1150?

 

On 8/21/2016 at 7:42 PM, Imakuni said:

You know, that's why we are here. To help you know what to buy. First, discover if you'll get those 60$ back from cancelling your order. Then, give us your budget so we can get a grasp on what we're working with.

 

You already gave us your system specs and what you want for your PC, so all that's left is to decide how much cash you can spend (which, again, will depend on whether you can get +60$ or not) for us to point you in the right direction.

i spent £90 on that ram where you buying it for $60 ive been ripped off lol id say under $400 for a cpu and like $250 for motherboard

[LabRat]

for how much? but yeah, more than I have.

[Josh c 12]

1 minute ago, LabRat said:

for how much? but yeah, more than I have.

That cpu is around £300 or $400

[LabRat]

who spends $250 for a motherboard? what's the cpu price. you can get a 3.5 xeon for less. then look for a 80-90 board that will run it. use your old ram.

[Imakuni]

3 minutes ago, Josh c 12 said:

i spent £90 on that ram where you buying it for $60 ive been ripped off lol id say under $400 for a cpu and like $250 for motherboard

OH. Oh. You aren't from the US, my bad. 60$ is the average price for 16gb of RAM there.

 

That's alright, though, nothing changes. Give us your budget in £ once you've found out if you'll get those £90 or not.

[Josh c 12]

On 8/21/2016 at 7:47 PM, LabRat said:

who spends $250 for a motherboard? what's the cpu price. you can get a 3.5 xeon for less. then look for a 80-90 board that will run it. use your old ram.

where are you getting these prices from that's so cheap i get ripped off over here

 

http://motherboards.specout.com/l/3003/Asrock-H97-Pro4

This motherboard ?

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Core-i7-4790K-Socket-LGA-1150/dp/B00KPRWAX8/ref=pd_bxgy_147_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0SG3QR8VG2CPHAEFE79H

with this cpu

 

 

On 8/21/2016 at 7:48 PM, Imakuni said:

OH. Oh. You aren't from the US, my bad. 60$ is the average price for 16gb of RAM there.

 

That's alright, though, nothing changes. Give us your budget in £ once you've found out if you'll get those £90 or not.

£500 is my budget for both cpu and motherboard the £90 doesn't matter now  

[Imakuni]

14 minutes ago, Josh c 12 said:

£500 is my budget for both cpu and motherboard the £90 doesn't matter now  

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£293.88 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£124.12 @ BT Shop) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£80.98 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £498.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-22 02:07 BST+0100

 

Sell your old stuff afterwards in preparation for a better GPU.

[Josh c 12]

On 8/21/2016 at 8:07 PM, Imakuni said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£293.88 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£124.12 @ BT Shop) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£80.98 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £498.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-22 02:07 BST+0100

 

Sell your old stuff afterwards in preparation for a better GPU.

Thank you so much for the help, do you know what my pc would be running like with this in it ? and does my gpu need upgrading?

 

 

CPU https://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Core-i7-4790K-Socket-LGA-1150/dp/B00KPRWAX8/ref=pd_bxgy_147_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0SG3QR8VG2CPHAEFE79H (£330)

Motherboard https://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-Z97-Gaming-LGA1150-Motherboard/dp/B00K8KPXUO/ref=pd_sim_147_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=MCCKKREFK352A6PPHRVW (£120)

total £450

Thats what i worked out im guessing yours will be better?

mine are off amazon which is expensive and i could get them cheaper from different places