Upgrading my PC

[NicholasNicholasNicholas]

So i recently made a post about overclocking my 6402p, and i want more  After getting it to 3.4 with lots of help, i plan to push it further, but my mobo wont let me, so i think im going to upgrade. If i am correct, any random z170 1151 socket should allow me to overclock using the baseclock method, right? Im also planning on crossfiring my 480s once i get another one, but ive searched the internet looking for optimal pcie lanes but i couldnt find any. So i guess my questions are: would i be able top pick up any old z170 mb and be able to base clock my i5 6402p, and what are the minimum lanes needed for crossfire?

[iamthecpu]

to answer your first question yes any z170 base motherboard will allow you to change the base clock only but not the multiplier. To answer  your next question you need a minimum of 16 pcie lanes for crossfire to work. With your current cpu that will be fine, so go ahead and grab another RX480       

[Guest]

But do you really want to go through all the trouble? 

First you need an AsRock board. Not sure if any AsRock works

Then you need to downgrade BIOS because most mobo shipped with new BIOS has disabled BLCK

And the increase in performance is marginal too. You would better off saving money with an i7

[NicholasNicholasNicholas]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

But do you really want to go through all the trouble? 

First you need an AsRock board. Not sure is any AsRock works

Then you need to downgrade BIOS because most mobo shipped with new BIOS has disabled BLCK

And the increase in performance is marginal too. You would better off saving money with an i7

 

Yeah but im getting a new mobo for a 480 anyways. Im wondering if it would be worth it to pay extra for overclocking my cpu even higher

[iamthecpu]

2 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

But do you really want to go through all the trouble? 

First you need an AsRock board. Not sure if any AsRock works

Then you need to downgrade BIOS because most mobo shipped with new BIOS has disabled BLCK

And the increase in performance is marginal too. You would better off saving money with an i7

No not really, you may one to two fps higher in game but that is about it. The only way that will change is if you get a better cpu 

[GDRRiley]

4 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

But do you really want to go through all the trouble? 

First you need an AsRock board. Not sure if any AsRock works

Then you need to downgrade BIOS because most mobo shipped with new BIOS has disabled BLCK

And the increase in performance is marginal too. You would better off saving money with an i7

some boards to have chips built in to allow them to base over clock. 

[GDRRiley]

3 minutes ago, Nickathom said:

Yeah but im getting a new mobo for a 480 anyways. Im wondering if it would be worth it to pay extra for overclocking my cpu even higher

grab a better cpu and don't get  a new mobo. 

[NicholasNicholasNicholas]

Just now, GDRRiley said:

grab a better cpu and don't get  a new mobo. 

but im getting a new mobo for crossfire. and if im not wrong, there is no difference between an i56402p and a 6600k other than igpu and clock speeds, right?

[GDRRiley]

1 minute ago, Nickathom said:

but im getting a new mobo for crossfire. and if im not wrong, there is no difference between an i56402p and a 6600k other than igpu and clock speeds, right?

don't run crossfire just get 1 better gpu. 

[NicholasNicholasNicholas]

Just now, GDRRiley said:

don't run crossfire just get 1 better gpu. 

ive already got an rx 480 and used they dont sell for very much

[iamthecpu]

1 minute ago, Nickathom said:

ive already got an rx 480 and used they dont sell for very much

Most games do not support crossfire, so you are better of buying a better cpu instead  

[NicholasNicholasNicholas]

2 minutes ago, iamthecpu said:

Most games do not support crossfire, so you are better of buying a better cpu instead  

thats not true http://amdcrossfire.wikia.com/wiki/Crossfire_Game_Compatibility_List

[iamthecpu]

Just now, Nickathom said:

thats not true http://amdcrossfire.wikia.com/wiki/Crossfire_Game_Compatibility_List

ok, then I stand corrected  

[NicholasNicholasNicholas]

Just now, iamthecpu said:

ok, then I stand corrected  

its not perfect and many games dont, but most tripple a games have at least 60% scaling

[GDRRiley]

11 hours ago, Nickathom said:

its not perfect and many games dont, but most tripple a games have at least 60% scaling

if you can get a 100-150$ you can get a 1070 a much faster card, crossfire will make them about equal but not all games work and not all games scale well http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1070-vs-AMD-RX-480/3609vs3634

[NicholasNicholasNicholas]

Just now, GDRRiley said:

if you can get a 100-150$ you can get a 1070 a much faster card, crossfire will make them about equal but not all games work and not all games scale well http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1070-vs-AMD-RX-480/3609vs3634

 

yeah i know a single 1070 would be better in a lot of games but atm that isnt an option for me

[GDRRiley]

1 minute ago, Nickathom said:

yeah i know a single 1070 would be better in a lot of games but atm that isnt an option for me

how selling you rx480 should get you 100 and the new card is 200 that puts you at a 1070.

[NicholasNicholasNicholas]

2 hours ago, GDRRiley said:

how selling you rx480 should get you 100 and the new card is 200 that puts you at a 1070.

This is canada, where the cheapest 1070 i could find is 550, 400(480s go 150 used, 250 new) so its a big price difference

[GDRRiley]

43 minutes ago, Nickathom said:

This is canada, where the cheapest 1070 i could find is 550, 400(480s go 150 used, 250 new) so its a big price difference

how much is a 980ti about the same performance as a 1070 

[NicholasNicholasNicholas]

27 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

how much is a 980ti about the same performance as a 1070 

the cheapest one is 700 dollars

[GDRRiley]

1 hour ago, Nickathom said:

the cheapest one is 700 dollars

look use, they should be cheaper than the 1070

[NicholasNicholasNicholas]

2 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

look use, they should be cheaper than the 1070

i have, none were cheaper than 600

[GDRRiley]

Just now, Nickathom said:

i have, none were cheaper than 600

well Canada's currency sucks. maybe wait for vega and then upgrade. 

[NicholasNicholasNicholas]

Just now, GDRRiley said:

well Canada's currency sucks. maybe wait for vega and then upgrade. 

yeah, even if it is out of my price range itll certainly drop prices