cpu upgrade?

[Mr.Classic]

So my little brother has a 860k cpu in his entry-level gaming pc and he was thinking of upgrading it to an 880k. 

The motherboard is an msi a68hm-e33 v2.

[79wjd]

Not worth the upgrade. 

 

What GPU (and how much RAM) does he have and why does he want to upgrade? 

[Mr.Classic]

Just now, djdwosk97 said:

Not worth the upgrade. 

 

What GPU (and how much RAM) does he have and why does he want to upgrade? 

he has a gtx 960 and has 10 gb ram also he wants to upgrade because he said its better than the 860k

[79wjd]

Just now, Mr.Classic said:

he has a gtx 960 and has 10 gb ram also he wants to upgrade because he said its better than the 860k

It's irrelevantly better. 

[Mr.Classic]

Just now, djdwosk97 said:

It's irrelevantly better. 

ok so its not worth it then

[Aereldor]

How much money does he have to spend on an upgrade? He could move the DDR3 memory to the vastly superior LGA 1150 platform and get something like a Core i5 4460/Xeon E3 1231-V3 and an MSI H81M-P33/E34 depending on whether or not his case has front-panel USB 3.0.

[Mr.Classic]

2 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

How much money does he have to spend on an upgrade? He could move the DDR3 memory to the vastly superior LGA 1150 platform and get something like a Core i5 4460 and an MSI H81M-P33/E34 depending on whether or not his case has front-panel USB 3.0.

he only has a 100 dollars to spend and its not alot

[Aereldor]

9 minutes ago, Mr.Classic said:

he only has a 100 dollars to spend and its not alot

Tell him to start saving up. $100 gets him a Core i3 4170 and no motherboard. If he can save up $150, then he can upgrade to this-

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($117.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($40.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $158.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-12 19:50 EST-0500

 

For a significantly better upgrade (and front panel USB 3.0, if his case supports it), I would recommend this-

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($50.88 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $225.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-12 19:54 EST-0500

 

However, for it to be a serious upgrade, I would recommend saving up until he can upgrade to this-

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($50.88 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $290.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-12 19:53 EST-0500

 

 

[Mr.Classic]

Just now, Aereldor said:

Tell him to start saving up. $100 gets him a Core i3 4170 and no motherboard. If he can save up $150, then he can upgrade to this-

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($117.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($40.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $158.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-12 19:50 EST-0500

 

For a significantly better upgrade (and front panel USB 3.0, if his case supports it), I would recommend this-

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M Eco Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($47.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $222.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-12 19:51 EST-0500

However, for it to be a serious upgrade, I would recommend saving up until he can upgrade to this-

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($50.88 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $290.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-12 19:53 EST-0500

 

 

ok

[Mr.Classic]

1 minute ago, Strike105X said:

Just get a better cooler if needed and overclock the 860k and voila, cheaper, you also have a cooler for future builds.

the cpu cooler he has isnt fan its watercool

[Mr.Classic]

Just now, Strike105X said:

Edited my post a bit, but in that case he should just overclock and as its been said upgrade to another platform if he wants better performance.

ok