Tips for Upgrading PC

[SafeStrafe]

Hi im upgrading my pc, right now i have gtx 1060 3gb an i3 6100 and 8gb of ram. My budget for upgrading is 540 euro, I use my pc mostly for gaming. Any suggestions on what parts to upgrade to?

 

Thanks.

[Crunchy Dragon]

Get a 6700 and more RAM if it'll fit in your budget.

[RishiB19876]

Im probably wrong but I would consider a better processor even though that probably wont fit into your budget

[Crunchy Dragon]

8 minutes ago, RishiB19876 said:

Im probably wrong but I would consider a better processor even though that probably wont fit into your budget

Euro to USD is more or less a direct conversion, a 6700 should fit.

[SafeStrafe]

8 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Euro to USD is more or less a direct conversion, a 6700 should fit.

a 6700 defintely fits my budget its only 260 euro, my budget is 540, should i go for something better then?

[Crunchy Dragon]

1 minute ago, SafeStrafe said:

a 6700 defintely fits my budget its only 260 euro, my budget is 540, should i go for something better then?

The 6700 is the best you can get without needing to upgrade your motherboard as well. I would just get that and another 8Gb of RAM.

[Taf the Ghost]

1 minute ago, SafeStrafe said:

a 6700 defintely fits my budget its only 260 euro, my budget is 540, should i go for something better then?

What's the motherboard? As @Crunchy Dragon pointed out, 8 Gb of RAM more would be good as well.

 

Running a SSD or HDD?

[SafeStrafe]

2 minutes ago, Taf the Ghost said:

What's the motherboard? As @Crunchy Dragon pointed out, 8 Gb of RAM more would be good as well.

 

Running a SSD or HDD?

I have a MSI Mainboard H110 M Gaming motherboard, and I have a 120gb ssd with windows on it, and a 1tb hdd

[Taf the Ghost]

9 minutes ago, SafeStrafe said:

I have a MSI Mainboard H110 M Gaming motherboard, and I have a 120gb ssd with windows on it, and a 1tb hdd

Okay, storage is fine. Is that 8 Gb of 2133 RAM, or is it listed as faster?

[SafeStrafe]

Just now, Taf the Ghost said:

Okay, storage is fine. Is that 8 Gb of 2133 RAM, or is it listed as faster?

Yes, it's 2133mhz

[Taf the Ghost]

5 minutes ago, SafeStrafe said:

Yes, it's 2133mhz

2x 4 Gb or just a single 8 Gb stick?

[SafeStrafe]

5 minutes ago, Taf the Ghost said:

2x 4 Gb or just a single 8 Gb stick?

Single 8gb stick

[Taf the Ghost]

7 minutes ago, SafeStrafe said:

Single 8gb stick

https://fr.pcpartpicker.com/list/L7mKpG

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600 3.1GHz 6-Core Processor  (€225.99 @ Amazon France) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (€30.90 @ Amazon France) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€76.99 @ Amazon France) 
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (€87.92 @ Amazon France) 
Total: €421.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-14 19:40 CEST+0200

 

I just picked France at random. Needed a Euro-based one.

[SafeStrafe]

Thank you, should I not get the 8600k?

 

[SafeStrafe]

And does that mobo work with coffee lake?
 

[Taf the Ghost]

@Crunchy Dragon idea would work fine, but given your budget, I'd probably be easier to move to the most recent platform.

 

The RAM is the wonky issue. You'd want to start at 2133, then see if you can move both sticks up to 2400, then 2666. If you can only run in Dual Channel at 2133, that's better than single channel 2133, but I think you can get that current stick likely to 2666 without too much issue. Though, it's technically a risk it won't happen.

[Taf the Ghost]

2 minutes ago, SafeStrafe said:

Thank you, should I not get the 8600k?

 

 

1 minute ago, SafeStrafe said:

And does that mobo work with coffee lake?
 

I just grabbed a Micro-ATX board, since the one you posted is as well. I know nothing about that specific board beyond it's price and that it works.

[Crunchy Dragon]

2 minutes ago, SafeStrafe said:

And does that mobo work with coffee lake?

No. You'll need an B360, H370, or Z370 board for Coffee Lake.

[Taf the Ghost]

8600k isn't worth buying unless you plan to OC, which would need a Z-series board & more expensive cooling. You could save money by going down to i5-8400 as well, but the i5-8600 should run at roughly the same speed as the i7-6700k.

[Taf the Ghost]

1 minute ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

No. You'll need an B360, H370, or Z370 board for Coffee Lake.

I think he was asking about the B360 board I linked.

[SafeStrafe]

3 minutes ago, Taf the Ghost said:

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0775JBB87/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1 would that motherboard work, and what coffee lake cpu should i get.

[Taf the Ghost]

Just now, SafeStrafe said:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0775JBB87/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1 would that motherboard work, and what coffee lake cpu should i get.

Does it fit in your current case? Your current motherboard is a Micro-ATX size. That's a lot bigger.

[Taf the Ghost]

7 minutes ago, SafeStrafe said:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0775JBB87/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1 would that motherboard work, and what coffee lake cpu should i get.

https://fr.pcpartpicker.com/list/wMBY9J

 

There's a lot of room to pick cooling, but without spending more than your current budget on a new GPU, there's not a lot of reason to go for the 8700k.

[SafeStrafe]

1 hour ago, Taf the Ghost said:

Does it fit in your current case? Your current motherboard is a Micro-ATX size. That's a lot bigger.

Yes I have a nzxt s340 elite case

[SafeStrafe]

2 hours ago, Taf the Ghost said:

https://fr.pcpartpicker.com/list/wMBY9J

 

There's a lot of room to pick cooling, but without spending more than your current budget on a new GPU, there's not a lot of reason to go for the 8700k.

Should i go for the ryzen 7 2700x instead??