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zehao39
By zehao39
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hey guys

I currently have a H61 rig here is the detail

i5 2400

gtx1060

8gb ram

evga 600w b 80plus PSU

Asus H61 motherboard

 

right now the CPU is bottleneck the 1060,do you guys have suggestions for upgrade. My budget is around 150$ plus sell the i5 2400 and i do not mind for seconds hand part

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Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

Id probably get a 6600k.

 

Id save up and wait for a 7600k

I only have 150$

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/intel-Core-i7-2600-Quad-Core-3-4GHz-LGA-1155-CPU-8MB-SR00B-/262582237522?hash=item3d231ef952:g:fs8AAOSwtnpXqQfS

an i7 2600

 

or

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($124.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: Asus B150M-K D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($55.38 @ Newegg) 
Total: $180.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-30 22:13 EDT-0400

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1 minute ago, zehao39 said:

I only have 150$

I would just save up more if I were you then.

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2 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Id probably get a 6600k.

 

Id save up and wait for a 7600k

thats not how chipsets work

h61 =/= h110 b150 h170 z170

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he has $150

i5 6600k costs $230 + mobo + ram

 

Rigs I've Built

The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 ||  MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait

The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4

The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac

The Mom Gaming PC A10-7890K @ 4.4 || iGPU + ASUS R7 250 ||  8 GB Klevv DDR3-2800 Mhz

 

 

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Just now, 007agentHP said:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/intel-Core-i7-2600-Quad-Core-3-4GHz-LGA-1155-CPU-8MB-SR00B-/262582237522?hash=item3d231ef952:g:fs8AAOSwtnpXqQfS

an i7 2600

 

or

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($124.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: Asus B150M-K D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($55.38 @ Newegg) 
Total: $180.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-30 22:13 EDT-0400

Don't forget RAM. H61 uses DDR3.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($50.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($33.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $195.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-30 22:14 EDT-0400

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7 minutes ago, zehao39 said:

can I only change a CPU?

 

yes

Rigs I've Built

The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 ||  MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait

The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4

The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac

The Mom Gaming PC A10-7890K @ 4.4 || iGPU + ASUS R7 250 ||  8 GB Klevv DDR3-2800 Mhz

 

 

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7 minutes ago, zehao39 said:

can I only change a CPU?

 

grab a I 7

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2 minutes ago, zehao39 said:

can I only change a CPU?

 

yes, but only at a cost. you might go for a i7 but there are 2 options: 1. 2600K. or 2. 2700K. And if you wanted to cool it down efficiently, best off buying a cooler master or hyper cooler ish cpu cooler.

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