Gaming PC Upgrade

[Hayden Ross]

Hello everyone! I believe its time for some upgrades to my gaming pc. and i need some suggestions. my surrent setup is below:

Biostar TA970 smart mobo (absolutely hate this mobo with a fiery passion)
Amd 6300 cpu
i have a EVGA GTX 760 2gb gpu, i thought about getting another one of these for sli i absolutely love this gpu.
8gb ram
corsair 750w power supply
h100i cpu cooler
i have a ssd and a 1 terabyte hardrive

My main focus is on the cpu and the mobo, if possible on the mobo something with a red and black theme or just straight black. but if not its fine ill just not look at it lol. Also is the gtx 760 a good gpu to sli with so i dont make the mistake of purchasing another one for nothing.

BUDGET IS 800$

 

[olsaltydog]

Can do an Asus Maximus VI for the mobo, matched with an Intel I-5 3570 unless you want to stick with an AMD setup.

 

[delaro]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XxcVGX

Core i5-4690K $219.99

ASRock Z97M OC Formula $111.00

I'm assuming you have 8 gb of ddr3 1600 @ 1.5V

 

[Hayden Ross]

Can do an Asus Maximus VI for the mobo, matched with an Intel I-5 3570 unless you want to stick with an AMD setup.

i would like to stick with AMD.

 

[delaro]

If your looking for a faster CPU then in gaming terms nothing AMD has is much better than what you have now. If you want a actual noticeable difference then moving to a I5-4690K or better would be worth the cash spent.

 

[Hayden Ross]

If your looking for a faster CPU then in gaming terms nothing AMD has is much better than what you have now. If you want a actual noticeable difference then moving to a I5-4690K or better would be worth the cash spent.

well i was considering the 8 core that amd has , but im stuck mainly on the mobo that thing is i cant even explain. also on sli with the gtx 760 is it really worth it? and should i get another 8gb of ram ?

 

[delaro]

Here is a side by side comparison for the FX-8350 and the I5-4690K.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iehrXA3n39c

Look at the results and see where you money would be best spent, if its for gaming the the video makes it pretty obvious. The best AMD has to offer would be the FX-8350 only for the base clock but the FX-6350 and FX-8350 will O.C to the same sweet spots. If power draw is a issue then the FX-8370E would be a better option which is $20 cheaper than the I5.

Now for SLI, it's not worth it unless your running multiple monitors @1080, what I hate about SLI is on new Titles things would be unstable as hell for up to 6 months while they poke and prod at new drivers.

 

[Hayden Ross]

Here is a side by side comparison for the FX-8350 and the I5-4690K.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iehrXA3n39c

Look at the results and see where you money would be best spent, if its for gaming the the video makes it pretty obvious. The best AMD has to offer would be the FX-8350 only for the base clock but the FX-6350 and FX-8350 will O.C to the same sweet spots. If power draw is a issue then the FX-8370E would be a better option which is $20 cheaper than the I5.

Now for SLI, it's not worth it unless your running multiple monitors @1080, what I hate about SLI is on new Titles things would be unstable as hell for up to 6 months while they poke and prod at new drivers.

how about the Intel i7 4770k ? is it worth the money in the long run ? and what would be a good mobo with it, ive eyed the i7 for awhile just curious if its really worth it

 

[Hayden Ross]

Here is a side by side comparison for the FX-8350 and the I5-4690K.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iehrXA3n39c

Look at the results and see where you money would be best spent, if its for gaming the the video makes it pretty obvious. The best AMD has to offer would be the FX-8350 only for the base clock but the FX-6350 and FX-8350 will O.C to the same sweet spots. If power draw is a issue then the FX-8370E would be a better option which is $20 cheaper than the I5.

Now for SLI, it's not worth it unless your running multiple monitors @1080, what I hate about SLI is on new Titles things would be unstable as hell for up to 6 months while they poke and prod at new drivers.

specifically that one right there http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116901&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-Processors+-+Desktops-_-N82E16819116901&gclid=CMyrvL6WzsACFQwV7AodAUgAwg

 

[delaro]

The only reason to get an i7 is if you need a workstation and gaming PC in one machine or want 3 or 4-way SLI. If you use a 4k monitor or multiple 1440p monitors with SLI then get a high end i7.

You can play any game on ultra settings with a single 1080 monitor with specs like these.

i5 4690K
8GB 1600 Mhz RAM
GTX 770

As far as the best MB that depends on your budget;Asus Maximus VI Formula $258, Asus Maximus VI Hero $170, MSI Z87-G45 Gaming $99 are great.

 

[Hayden Ross]

The only reason to get an i7 is if you need a workstation and gaming PC in one machine or want 3 or 4-way SLI. If you use a 4k monitor or multiple 1440p monitors with SLI then get a high end i7.

You can play any game on ultra settings with a single 1080 monitor with specs like these.

i5 4690K
8GB 1600 Mhz RAM
GTX 770

As far as the best MB that depends on your budget;Asus Maximus VI Formula $258, Asus Maximus VI Hero $170, MSI Z87-G45 Gaming $99 are great.

well i do render alot of videos, so i think im going to go with the i7 and Asus maximus (looks bada** as hell lol), should i upgrade anything else suchas ram etc or am i good to go ?

 

[delaro]

Ram should be good as long as its 1.5V and at least 1600mhz otherwise the MB might try to down clock it, this is what happened with my 1.65V Ram from my old LGA1366 system.

 

[Hayden Ross]

Ram should be good as long as its 1.5V and at least 1600mhz otherwise the MB might try to down clock it, this is what happened with my 1.65V Ram from my old LGA1366 system.

may i send you a private message i still have a few more questions and i dont want this thread to get out of hand etc lol youve been extremely helpful

 

[delaro]

No problem I would be more than glad to help out.