Which Upgrade Path Should I take

[MostED13]

I have a PC with the following spec:

i5-4670, Z87 mITX motherboard, 10GB RAM (8+2), AMD Radeon HD 6870, 120GB SSD, 2TB HDD, 1TB HDD, CoolerMaster low profile cooler, Elite 130 Case, and a 860 Watt PSU. I have Keyboard/Mouse/Mousemat, and those are not changing. 

 

I also have around 600 euro and will have no monitor upon moving. 

 

My uses for a PC: I will be studying programming, and later in my studies I might have to do CAD and other design work on computers. I like to game (CSGO currently) but I plan to enlarge my steam library with games like GTAIV and Solid Snake series. I might also start recording/streaming footage, so I need the computer to be able to handle playing recording streaming and then be efficient enough at rendering too. 

 

My best guess for the monitor would be a 120Hz+ 1080p display. (any suggestions for me to fall under my budget are welcome) Since I am a student one for the PC would be enough, and if I want to I will just connect the PC monitor to my MacBook which is used for studying/portable work. 

 

I am moving to Germany and taking this said PC. I am taking the CPU and HHD's with me. And the other parts will arive in late September or early October later this year. I have 3 options on what I can do with this PC. All of them involve

 

1) sell both the i5-4670 CPU(get 160-170 euro) and it's CoolerMaster heatsink(10 euro). Buy i7-4790K(or 4770K) and the new low profile cryorig heatsink and fan(hopefully on a sale). Buy another stick of 8GB HyperX blue and upgrade the GPU. However I don't know what card to get. I think I would be left with about 450 euro for the screen and GPU in this case. I have heard that the GTX 1060 is too fast for haswell CPUs... Maybe also swap to a smaller case(and modular psu) but that's low in the priority list. 

 

Sell the PC entirely and build something with 1200 euro. (The best I think I can get for my PC is 600 euros) However here's where the two options come in.

 

2) Build an 2011v3 computer. With either a 6800K or the previous gen equivalent. 

 

3) Build an 1151 computer With either a 6600K or a 6700K. 

 

In both cases of buying a PC from scratch I think I would like to go for an mITX form factor, and a case smaller in depth than my CoolerMaster elite 130 case. But I don't know how I could fit a 'future proof' PC. What I mean by future proofing is that it'll be good for like 3 years without any major changes required. 

 

I hope this post made sense. I'm trying to brainstorm the path which I should take. Any suggestions will be useful in me making my decision. Thx in advance. 

[PCGuy_5960]

I would advise you to build a X99 (LGA2011-3) PC with a 5820K.... The 6800K is not worth the extra money

[PCGuy_5960]

And for a motherboard you can use the X99-E ITX from AsRock... But it doesn't support the 6800K out-of-the-box

[GirlFromYonder]

5 hours ago, MostED13 said:

I have a PC with the following spec:

i5-4670, Z87 mITX motherboard, 10GB RAM (8+2), AMD Radeon HD 6870, 120GB SSD, 2TB HDD, 1TB HDD, CoolerMaster low profile cooler, Elite 130 Case, and a 860 Watt PSU. I have Keyboard/Mouse/Mousemat, and those are not changing. 

 

I also have around 600 euro and will have no monitor upon moving. 

 

My uses for a PC: I will be studying programming, and later in my studies I might have to do CAD and other design work on computers. I like to game (CSGO currently) but I plan to enlarge my steam library with games like GTAIV and Solid Snake series. I might also start recording/streaming footage, so I need the computer to be able to handle playing recording streaming and then be efficient enough at rendering too. 

 

My best guess for the monitor would be a 120Hz+ 1080p display. (any suggestions for me to fall under my budget are welcome) Since I am a student one for the PC would be enough, and if I want to I will just connect the PC monitor to my MacBook which is used for studying/portable work. 

 

I am moving to Germany and taking this said PC. I am taking the CPU and HHD's with me. And the other parts will arive in late September or early October later this year. I have 3 options on what I can do with this PC. All of them involve

 

1) sell both the i5-4670 CPU(get 160-170 euro) and it's CoolerMaster heatsink(10 euro). Buy i7-4790K(or 4770K) and the new low profile cryorig heatsink and fan(hopefully on a sale). Buy another stick of 8GB HyperX blue and upgrade the GPU. However I don't know what card to get. I think I would be left with about 450 euro for the screen and GPU in this case. I have heard that the GTX 1060 is too fast for haswell CPUs... Maybe also swap to a smaller case(and modular psu) but that's low in the priority list. 

 

Sell the PC entirely and build something with 1200 euro. (The best I think I can get for my PC is 600 euros) However here's where the two options come in.

 

2) Build an 2011v3 computer. With either a 6800K or the previous gen equivalent. 

 

3) Build an 1151 computer With either a 6600K or a 6700K. 

 

In both cases of buying a PC from scratch I think I would like to go for an mITX form factor, and a case smaller in depth than my CoolerMaster elite 130 case. But I don't know how I could fit a 'future proof' PC. What I mean by future proofing is that it'll be good for like 3 years without any major changes required. 

 

I hope this post made sense. I'm trying to brainstorm the path which I should take. Any suggestions will be useful in me making my decision. Thx in advance. 

I would say just go gtx 1060 FE and get this http://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/rkphP6/asus-monitor-vg248qe

[MostED13]

15 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

And for a motherboard you can use the X99-E ITX from AsRock... But it doesn't support the 6800K out-of-the-box

Provided I have a second computer, it's not that hard to flash the BIOS isn't  it. 

16 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

I would advise you to build a X99 (LGA2011-3) PC with a 5820K.... The 6800K is not worth the extra money

What would be a good GPU to pair it with but not exceed my total budget. 

[GirlFromYonder]

5 hours ago, MostED13 said:

Provided I have a second computer, it's not that hard to flash the BIOS isn't  it. 

What would be a good GPU to pair it with but not exceed my total budget. 

rx 480, 1060

[PCGuy_5960]

3 minutes ago, MostED13 said:

Provided I have a second computer, it's not that hard to flash the BIOS isn't  it. 

What would be a good GPU to pair it with but not exceed my total budget. 

No, it is, as you need a compatible CPU... So get the 5820K and save some money... 

 

A GTX 1060/RX 480 would be great!