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CPU + Motherboard Suggestions?

Total Budget: £120 (~$150)

Need a CPU and Compatible Motherboard for playing games like GTA5 and

Sreap Mechanic and other Physics intensive games.

 

Leave suggestions below.

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If you can spend 20 pounds more, you can get extremely better performance:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/p2GbNG

If not, this works just fine:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/VTHHf7

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K | Motherboard: AsRock X99 Extreme4 | Graphics Card: Gigabyte GTX 1080 G1 Gaming | RAM: 16GB G.Skill Ripjaws4 2133MHz | Storage: 1 x Samsung 860 EVO 1TB | 1 x WD Green 2TB | 1 x WD Blue 500GB | PSU: Corsair RM750x | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro (White) | Cooling: Arctic Freezer i32

 

Mice: Logitech G Pro X Superlight (main), Logitech G Pro Wireless, Razer Viper Ultimate, Zowie S1 Divina Blue, Zowie FK1-B Divina Blue, Logitech G Pro (3366 sensor), Glorious Model O, Razer Viper Mini, Logitech G305, Logitech G502, Logitech G402

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Fx-6300 and msi 970 Gaming around 160

Intel i3 6100 and gigayte ga b150-m around 160 also

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Just now, HylianLink said:

Fx-6300 and msi 970 Gaming around 160

Intel i3 6100 and gigayte ga b150-m around 160 also

dont need a graphics card

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2 hours ago, OpenSourceAndroid said:

dont need a graphics card

no the gigabyte is the motherboard

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Just now, OpenSourceAndroid said:

dont need a graphics card

Nothing of the aforementioned is a graphics card....

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K | Motherboard: AsRock X99 Extreme4 | Graphics Card: Gigabyte GTX 1080 G1 Gaming | RAM: 16GB G.Skill Ripjaws4 2133MHz | Storage: 1 x Samsung 860 EVO 1TB | 1 x WD Green 2TB | 1 x WD Blue 500GB | PSU: Corsair RM750x | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro (White) | Cooling: Arctic Freezer i32

 

Mice: Logitech G Pro X Superlight (main), Logitech G Pro Wireless, Razer Viper Ultimate, Zowie S1 Divina Blue, Zowie FK1-B Divina Blue, Logitech G Pro (3366 sensor), Glorious Model O, Razer Viper Mini, Logitech G305, Logitech G502, Logitech G402

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Just now, HylianLink said:

no the gigabyte is the motherboard

isnt the msi 970 gaming a graphics card or am i getting mixed up

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Just now, OpenSourceAndroid said:

isnt the msi 970 gaming a graphics card or am i getting mixed up

The Chipset on the Motherboard is the AMD 970

There is a graphics card that is called GTX 970, but that's completely different

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K | Motherboard: AsRock X99 Extreme4 | Graphics Card: Gigabyte GTX 1080 G1 Gaming | RAM: 16GB G.Skill Ripjaws4 2133MHz | Storage: 1 x Samsung 860 EVO 1TB | 1 x WD Green 2TB | 1 x WD Blue 500GB | PSU: Corsair RM750x | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro (White) | Cooling: Arctic Freezer i32

 

Mice: Logitech G Pro X Superlight (main), Logitech G Pro Wireless, Razer Viper Ultimate, Zowie S1 Divina Blue, Zowie FK1-B Divina Blue, Logitech G Pro (3366 sensor), Glorious Model O, Razer Viper Mini, Logitech G305, Logitech G502, Logitech G402

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Just now, HylianLink said:

thats an AMD motherboard https://pcpartpicker.com/list/

Copy and paste the permalink, not the URL...

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K | Motherboard: AsRock X99 Extreme4 | Graphics Card: Gigabyte GTX 1080 G1 Gaming | RAM: 16GB G.Skill Ripjaws4 2133MHz | Storage: 1 x Samsung 860 EVO 1TB | 1 x WD Green 2TB | 1 x WD Blue 500GB | PSU: Corsair RM750x | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro (White) | Cooling: Arctic Freezer i32

 

Mice: Logitech G Pro X Superlight (main), Logitech G Pro Wireless, Razer Viper Ultimate, Zowie S1 Divina Blue, Zowie FK1-B Divina Blue, Logitech G Pro (3366 sensor), Glorious Model O, Razer Viper Mini, Logitech G305, Logitech G502, Logitech G402

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1 minute ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

The Chipset on the Motherboard is the AMD 970

There is a graphics card that is called GTX 970, but that's completely different

oh, ok.

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Just now, HylianLink said:

sorry im still kinda new here myself

I just wanted to let you know, I made the same mistake myself when I joined :D

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K | Motherboard: AsRock X99 Extreme4 | Graphics Card: Gigabyte GTX 1080 G1 Gaming | RAM: 16GB G.Skill Ripjaws4 2133MHz | Storage: 1 x Samsung 860 EVO 1TB | 1 x WD Green 2TB | 1 x WD Blue 500GB | PSU: Corsair RM750x | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro (White) | Cooling: Arctic Freezer i32

 

Mice: Logitech G Pro X Superlight (main), Logitech G Pro Wireless, Razer Viper Ultimate, Zowie S1 Divina Blue, Zowie FK1-B Divina Blue, Logitech G Pro (3366 sensor), Glorious Model O, Razer Viper Mini, Logitech G305, Logitech G502, Logitech G402

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Just now, OpenSourceAndroid said:

a bit too much for me

Don't worry. That Intel System I sent in my previous post was just as good, if not better (for gaming). AMD is starting to fall behind a bit...

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K | Motherboard: AsRock X99 Extreme4 | Graphics Card: Gigabyte GTX 1080 G1 Gaming | RAM: 16GB G.Skill Ripjaws4 2133MHz | Storage: 1 x Samsung 860 EVO 1TB | 1 x WD Green 2TB | 1 x WD Blue 500GB | PSU: Corsair RM750x | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro (White) | Cooling: Arctic Freezer i32

 

Mice: Logitech G Pro X Superlight (main), Logitech G Pro Wireless, Razer Viper Ultimate, Zowie S1 Divina Blue, Zowie FK1-B Divina Blue, Logitech G Pro (3366 sensor), Glorious Model O, Razer Viper Mini, Logitech G305, Logitech G502, Logitech G402

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1 minute ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

Don't worry. That Intel System I sent in my previous post was just as good, if not better (for gaming). AMD is starting to fall behind a bit...

ok

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21 minutes ago, OpenSourceAndroid said:

Total Budget: £120 (~$150)

Need a CPU and Compatible Motherboard for playing games like GTA5 and

Sreap Mechanic and other Physics intensive games.

 

Leave suggestions below.

Id look into used Intel x5690s if I were you. They seem pretty good used on ebay.

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3 minutes ago, CapedCrusader21 said:

Id look into used Intel x5690s if I were you. They seem pretty good used on ebay.

really!!! i sait £120 for cpu + motherboard, not £140+ for just cpu

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46 minutes ago, OpenSourceAndroid said:

really!!! i sait £120 for cpu + motherboard, not £140+ for just cpu

Sorry, I was looking at us $s.

 

I would still look into used xeons though, maybe a 4 core.

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