Advice for upgrade

[gimpchop]

Hi all jus recently purchaced a r9-270 and love it. Im now looking for a upgrade on my cpu. I currently have a asus m4a79 deluxe mobo 8gb ram and aphemon ll x4 955 be overclocked to 3.6. I would like to upgrade my cpu only but realize i may need to go further i just wan to get the best from my gpu with no bottlenecks. Budget is only £150. Thanks.

 

[Fitzitz]

What do u think about the mono in this combo

Do you mean mobo? Cos I've already stated what I think about it.

"It's okay, but my main complain is that it is a H87, so it won't be compatible with broadwell (and is generally of a lower quality than it's comparable z97 version, which is the same price)."

 

[gimpchop]

This combo is also a posiblity what do u think.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/bq6x23
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/bq6x23/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590S 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£168.32 @ CCL Computers)

 

[gimpchop]

This is a second hand item though.

 

[Fitzitz]

1. It's still a z87 series motherboard.
2. You can get an i5 4670k for £5 more and a 4690k for £10 more.

 

[gimpchop]

Hi fitzitz thanks for sticking with me on this. I'm learning alot. I'm hopefully upping my budget to 200 so hopefully ill find something soon.

 

[Fitzitz]

Do you intend on overclocking and do you intend on crossfiring that 270 (or going with Crossfire or SLI in the future)?

 

[gimpchop]

Hi no crossfire but may want to overclock in the future or get a unlocked cpu.

 

[Fitzitz]

Can your case fit an atx motherboard or does it have to be a micro-atx?

 

[Fitzitz]

If it can support atx motherboards, I would go with the Z97 msi PC MATE and i5 4690k (or 4670k if you want to save £5)

 

[gimpchop]

yes it defiantly take atx.

 

[Fitzitz]

Then either the MSI PC MATE or Asus Z97-P is probably the way to go (I generally prefer Asus products but the MSI comes with crossfire capability, and seems to have a lot more ratings).

 

[gimpchop]

Thanks for the input but a bit rich for me I'm afraid.

 

[Fitzitz]

You could go Asus Z97-A (~£120), Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo (£25.50) and Pentium g3258 (~£52). All together it comes to less than £200, you can overclock the pentium to perform well, the Cooler Master will let you overclock it higher than the stock cooler and keep it colder, and the high quality board means you have better overclocking potential and also gives you more options down the line.

 

[tooter]

yer thanks again but I need to factor in ram for that price as well.

 

[gimpchop]

Hi do you think this will cut the mustard and overclock well.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/32nK23
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/32nK23/by_merchant/

 

[Fitzitz]

Hi do you think this will cut the mustard and overclock well.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/32nK23
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/32nK23/by_merchant/

It will do okay, but it's the lowest of the z97 boards so it won't be very good at overclocking.

 

[gimpchop]

Yer I understand. but I think I'm stuck with my budget at the mo and people have been reporting 4.3 ghz with this setup. So hopefully I'll be lucky

 

[gimpchop]

Any more comments before I order. Thanks.

 

[Fitzitz]

Any more comments before I order. Thanks.

Besides the motherboard it seems to be all good. And if you can't get a better motherboard, it will have to do.

 

[gimpchop]

Do u have a better suggestion that i May be able to get second hand or just at tha sane price point.

 

[Fitzitz]

Do u have a better suggestion that i May be able to get second hand or just at tha sane price point.

Not that I can think of, no. Sorry.

 

[gimpchop]

Ok once again thanks for the help.

 

[tooter]

Hi just a quick up date I made my purchase and went with
msi z97 gaming3 mono
Intel g3258
8gb gskill ripjaw
evo 212 fan
total cost 210 gbp
Overall I'm very happy with my rig I got a stable overclock of 4.6 ghz. It's a snappy little pc with plenty of room for upgrades. My only gripe is that fifa15 no longer runs smooth but games like far cry 4 and assassins creed work 100% better go figure. A big thanks to all for the advice.