Upgrading PC please help

[Koperan]

Hello,

So I want to upgrade my PC. Trying to do it part by part per paycheck... im not good at saving money and buying it all at once haha

Today I ordered Evga 1080 SC and im thinking about i5 8600k or maybe a AMD CPU next week(budget is $300)...than MOBO and RAM after that. I'm not trying to overclock it right away but I would like to have that option in the future

so my question is whats a good MOBO and RAM combo that would work maybe with my COOLER and PSU(FOR NOW) .. not trying to cheap out or go crazy, something that would last me for few years so my budget is $400 for both...

 

Any recommendations would be great for cpu motherboard and ram combo!!!  

 

My specs (before the 1080)

CPU: Xeon X5675 OC 4.2Ghz LINK
COOLER: Cooler Master MasterLiquid Lite 120 (push–pull configuration) LINK
MB: ASUS P6T SE LINK
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW+ 4GB LINK
RAM: Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB Kit (2x8GB) 1866MHz DDR3 CL10 LINK
PSU: CORSAIR CX650M LINK
HDD: SAMSUNG 850 EVO SSD 500GB LINK
CASE: Rosewill NAUTILUS LINK

 

 

This is what I was thinking..

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - MasterLiquid Lite 120 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 GAMING PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($121.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($199.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Rosewill - NAUTILUS ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Monitor: Dell - S2716DGR 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $601.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-17 06:26 EST-0500

 

 

 

Thank you

[TSL]

Your cooler and PSU will work with any motherboard and RAM as long as you have the cooler mounted on the rear mounting position.

[Koperan]

1 minute ago, TSL said:

Your cooler and PSU will work with any motherboard and RAM as long as you have the cooler mounted on the rear mounting position.

Rear mounting position? 

[TSL]

You know, where exhaust fans are mounted

[whoisit1118]

If you live near a microcenter, 8600k is $250 along with getting $30 off the mobo.

[Koperan]

17 minutes ago, TSL said:

You know, where exhaust fans are mounted

I have 2 fans on it.. Push pull config

[ItsBlck]

This is a pretty good combo, it includes i5 8400, mobo and 8 GB ram

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3Jk6Gf

all under $400

[Koperan]

4 hours ago, whoisit1118 said:

If you live near a microcenter, 8600k is $250 along with getting $30 off the mobo.

Thanks man!! I dont live near one but ill be in the area over the weekend that has one 

So i think i Picked out the mobo for 8600k but i dont know which RAM to get .. what ya guys think which ram is better? the site recommends DDR4-2400  but when i look up builds with that MOBO and CPU they all use 3000+ 

 

 

MOBO ASUS PRIME Z370-A LGA

 

RAM 

G.Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 2 x 8GB DDR4-3200

OR

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB 2 x 8GB DDR4-3000

[TSL]

9 hours ago, Koperan said:

I have 2 fans on it.. Push pull config

Shouldn't be an issue

[whoisit1118]

11 hours ago, Koperan said:

Thanks man!! I dont live near one but ill be in the area over the weekend that has one 

So i think i Picked out the mobo for 8600k but i dont know which RAM to get .. what ya guys think which ram is better? the site recommends DDR4-2400  but when i look up builds with that MOBO and CPU they all use 3000+ 

 

 

MOBO ASUS PRIME Z370-A LGA

 

RAM 

G.Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 2 x 8GB DDR4-3200

OR

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB 2 x 8GB DDR4-3000

Actually, the 8600k is $230 now so that's even better haha. Also, since your build is not Ryzen based, you don't necessarily need 3000+ memory as long as it is in dual channel. Of the two you listed there, I would get the G.skill just because it has higher memory clock, but they both aren't the greatest prices. Maybe look over at reddit.com/r/buildapcsales to grab couple better-priced RAM when a deal comes out.