Upgrading and need help

[Imakuni]

6 minutes ago, Josh c 12 said:

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

Better in any game that taxes the CPU. A lot better.

6 minutes ago, Josh c 12 said:

and does my gpu need upgrading?

Depends on how demanding you are. If you want max settings on every single game out there, yeah. But if you can live turning a thing down or 2 (and let's be honest here: you can), then you'll be fine for a while longer. Don't sweat about it.

3 minutes ago, Josh c 12 said:

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

The 6th gen will always be better than the 4th, as far as performance goes. There's just no way around it...

[Josh c 12]

3 minutes ago, Imakuni said:

Better in any game that taxes the CPU. A lot better.

Depends on how demanding you are. If you want max settings on every single game out there, yeah. But if you can live turning a thing down or 2 (and let's be honest here: you can), then you'll be fine for a while longer. Don't sweat about it.

The 6th gen will always be better than the 4th, as far as performance goes. There's just no way around it...

ok well the cpu and ram have been bookmarked they will be getting purchased soon last thing

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-Maximus-VIII-Hero-Motherboard/dp/B015E3M13G/ref=pd_bxgy_147_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=7KQ0SM4Q80X56HCXSEDN

this mother board or the one you linked ?

 

[Imakuni]

Just now, Josh c 12 said:

ok well the cpu and ram have been bookmarked they will be getting purchased soon last thing

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-Maximus-VIII-Hero-Motherboard/dp/B015E3M13G/ref=pd_bxgy_147_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=7KQ0SM4Q80X56HCXSEDN

this mother board or the one you linked ?

No, it wasn't. In fact, I'd even call this overkill.

[Josh c 12]

On 8/21/2016 at 8:26 PM, Imakuni said:

No, it wasn't. In fact, I'd even call this overkill.

Ok well thank you very much for your help, its 2;32 am so i'm off to sleep now might pop on tomorrow if i need help with anything else

 

Ok so i dont think i can get my money back now and i have had a thought is there any cpu and motherboard that supports ddr3 ram that will still get me high settings and high fps?

[Imakuni]

7 minutes ago, Josh c 12 said:

Ok so i dont think i can get my money back now and i have had a thought is there any cpu and motherboard that supports ddr3 ram that will still get me high settings and high fps?

Sigh... I knew it. KNEW IT. We'd spend time planning a build and then have to throw it away. "the £90 doesn't matter now", as if everyone had money lying around, ready to waste it.

Look for an i7 4790k. For the mobo, any Z97 that fits your color scheme will do. You can pay extra for stuff like more USB if you want, but that's something you'll have to decide on your own.

[Josh c 12]

Just now, Imakuni said:

Sigh... I knew it. KNEW IT. We'd spend time planning a build and then have to throw it away. "the £90 doesn't matter now", as if everyone had money lying around, ready to waste it.

Look for an i7 4790k. For the mobo, any Z97 that fits your color scheme will do. You can pay extra for stuff like more USB if you want, but that's something you'll have to decide on your own.

yeah the i7 4790k was the one i was looking at is that the best one for me or is there a better one out there?

i looked at this motherboared as well http://motherboards.specout.com/l/3003/Asrock-H97-Pro4 what you think?

 

[Imakuni]

1 minute ago, Josh c 12 said:

yeah the i7 4790k was the one i was looking at is that the best one for me or is there a better one out there?

Nope, that's the top end as far as DDR3 goes.

1 minute ago, Josh c 12 said:

i looked at this motherboared as well http://motherboards.specout.com/l/3003/Asrock-H97-Pro4 what you think?

Pay attention here. I said,

5 minutes ago, Imakuni said:

any Z97 that fits your color scheme will do

You tell me if you choice was adequate or not.

[Josh c 12]

1 minute ago, Imakuni said:

Nope, that's the top end as far as DDR3 goes.

Pay attention here. I said,

You tell me if you choice was adequate or not.

ok how about http://motherboards.specout.com/l/6190/Asrock-Z97-Extreme6-3-1

or http://motherboards.specout.com/l/3466/GIGABYTE-G1-Sniper-Z97 

 

[Imakuni]

1 minute ago, Josh c 12 said:

ok how about http://motherboards.specout.com/l/6190/Asrock-Z97-Extreme6-3-1

or http://motherboards.specout.com/l/3466/GIGABYTE-G1-Sniper-Z97 

Now that's better. One of those would do. Though I wouldn't buy that Gigabyte mobo solely because I find it ugly. I would also not buy the Asrock one because I find it too expensive for what it offers. But if you like them, they will suit you just fine.

[Josh c 12]

1 minute ago, Imakuni said:

Now that's better. One of those would do. Though I wouldn't buy that Gigabyte mobo solely because I find it ugly. I would also not buy the Asrock one because I find it too expensive for what it offers. But if you like them, they will suit you just fine.

i was thinking the same about both of them ahah might find a better one for a better price. Will that cpu be able to run high settings? ive seen benchmarks for it and there pretty good by the looks of it

[Imakuni]

10 minutes ago, Josh c 12 said:

i was thinking the same about both of them ahah might find a better one for a better price. Will that cpu be able to run high settings? ive seen benchmarks for it and there pretty good by the looks of it

Yeah, it'll handle just fine.

[Josh c 12]

2 minutes ago, Imakuni said:

Yeah, it'll handle just fine.

ok once again thank you for your help

 

[Josh c 12]

I am looking to upgrade my CPU and motherboard. I am looking at what would be the best choice of CPU and motherboard.

This motherboard: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00K8KPXUO/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

With this CPU:        https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00KPRWAX8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1AUCPBF2P18HS

 

Or one of these motherboards 

http://motherboards.specout.com/l/6303/ASUS-B150-PRO-GAMING-D3

http://motherboards.specout.com/l/6300/BIOSTAR-Gaming-H170T

with this CPU

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Processor-Threads-LGA1151-Socket/dp/B010T6DQTQ/ref=pd_bxgy_147_img_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=1XZ49HM0YDF02XZQENP6

My current specs are:

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

Motherboard     ASUS® CROSSBLADE RANGER

RAM                  24GB DDR3 2133MHz

Graphics Card   3GB AMD RADEON™ R9 280X

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated  

[dantayy]

Definitey go for the 6700k. Would prefer the asus board

[dantayy]

If you can spend a little more go for the Z170-A board from Asus

[Kantor]

go for the 6700k and get what ever motherboard that both fits your needs and goes with the processor.

[Josh c 12]

3 minutes ago, Ernest_L said:

If you can spend a little more go for the Z170-A board from Asus

doesn't support ddr3 unfortunately 

[Kantor]

1 minute ago, Josh c 12 said:

i know but i want to double check and see if i should go with the i7 6700k or 17 4790k 

i7 6700k is defiantly the way to go.

[Imakuni]

2 minutes ago, Josh c 12 said:

i know but i want to double check and see if i should go with the i7 6700k or 17 4790k 

Sigh....

 

Fine. Get this: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/dMwYgL

 

[Josh c 12]

Just now, Kantor said:

i7 6700k is defiantly the way to go.

i just have to fine a motherboard that supports in with the ddr3 ram now

[SLAYR]

1 minute ago, Josh c 12 said:

doesn't support ddr3 unfortunately 

Ddr3 is not supported on skylake cpus, they have support for ddr3l, and ddr4.

Ddr3l is not ddr3 it is a low voltage version.

 

ddr4 is pretty cheap as well $30 for 8gb.

[Josh c 12]

1 minute ago, Imakuni said:

Sigh....

 

Fine. Get this: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/dMwYgL

 

trying to avoid buying new ram need to find a board that supports ddr3 

[dantayy]

3 minutes ago, Kantor said:

defiantly

Do you mean "definitely"

[Kantor]

17 minutes ago, Josh c 12 said:

i just have to fine a motherboard that supports in with the ddr3 ram now

what about.

Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H DDR3

16 minutes ago, Ernest_L said:

Do you mean "definitely"

yes iv had a long day.

[Josh c 12]

3 minutes ago, SLAYR said:

Ddr3 is not supported on skylake cpus, they have support for ddr3l, and ddr4.

Ddr3l is not ddr3 it is a low voltage version.

 

ddr4 is pretty cheap as well $30 for 8gb.

oh wow i read that you can put ddr 3 in it if it supports ddrl ram as long as it runs at 1.5v