I need an upgrade.

[Kodi4444]

my current setup works ok. the bottle neck of my set up is my CPU. I need to buy a new motherboard to get a better CPU. I am unsure what motherboard to get. I am on a budget and I want to be able to upgrade it further in the future. I also need a new case.

My current set up

motherboard:  MSI 2AE0

CPU: AMD A8-5500

GPU: GTX 950 

Memory: 8 GB

I will probably use the same GPU. 

I was thinking of getting an intel I 5 CPU

I Probably won't be doing any overclocking.

[NeoSk11zle]

18 minutes ago, Kodi4444 said:

my current setup works ok. the bottle neck of my set up is my CPU. I need to buy a new motherboard to get a better CPU. I am unsure what motherboard to get. I am on a budget and I want to be able to upgrade it further in the future. I also need a new case.

My current set up

motherboard:  MSI 2AE0

CPU: AMD A8-5500

GPU: GTX 950 

Memory: 8 GB

I will probably use the same GPU. 

I was thinking of getting an intel I 5 CPU

I Probably won't be doing any overclocking.

Well first of all what is your budget and then we can figure out what you do, components needed etc.

[Imakuni]

22 minutes ago, Kodi4444 said:

my current setup works ok. the bottle neck of my set up is my CPU. I need to buy a new motherboard to get a better CPU. I am unsure what motherboard to get. I am on a budget and I want to be able to upgrade it further in the future. I also need a new case.

My current set up

motherboard:  MSI 2AE0

CPU: AMD A8-5500

GPU: GTX 950 

Memory: 8 GB

I will probably use the same GPU. 

I was thinking of getting an intel I 5 CPU

I Probably won't be doing any overclocking.

Hunt for an h81 mobo + used Haswell i5 (browse through all of them, who knows what you'll find?). This would be a cheaper option than going with skylake by keeping your DDR3.

[Matias_Chambers]

Budget for the upgrade? 

[Imakuni]

1 hour ago, Ellen_orangecloud said:

Like what @Imakuni said, get yourself the cheapest H81 mobo and a Haswell i5. 
An i5-4460 should be powerful enough since the thing can apparently VR according to some SteamVR tests. 
For your motherboard get H81 but I would advise getting B85 if you can afford it. I used to be fan of the lowest end chipsets but now I'm not because of the many compromises. 

Ye, the lack of fan headers can sometimes be a pain...

[Clanscorpia]

1 hour ago, Ellen_orangecloud said:

Like what @Imakuni said, get yourself the cheapest H81 mobo and a Haswell i5. 
An i5-4460 should be powerful enough since the thing can apparently VR according to some SteamVR tests. 
For your motherboard get H81 but I would advise getting B85 if you can afford it. I used to be fan of the lowest end chipsets but now I'm not because of the many compromises. 

CPU doesnt affect VR much. Ive seen people use 6100s. Albeit with a 980ti