I need a new CPU

[Logan finch]

So, black Friday/Christmas is coming and am in need of a new CPU

am willing to spend around £150-200

My current PC specs are

CPU: I5-4460 3.20GHz

RAM: 8GB DDR3

Mother board: https://gyazo.com/dbb5c7c9217902c9d4e97db812f9fe58 I am not sure what much of this means but am sure my motherboard is highly out dated and is in need of a new one

GPU: Geforce GTX 1070 AREO

Anything other info needed please ask

 

[WildCard999]

I would save it, even if you could find a used i7-4770/4790(K) within budget I think your better off waiting and getting a AMD Ryzen system.

 

[Logan finch]

I would save it, even if you could find a used i7-4770/4790(K) within budget I think your better off waiting and getting a AMD Ryzen system.

I won't get a AMD CPU am intel sided although AMD takes the cake for power imo, I am a intel person, and sorry I did not state I do need a new CPU as mine has been going a long time and under performs in games

 

[WildCard999]

I would save it, even if you could find a used i7-4770/4790(K) within budget I think your better off waiting and getting a AMD Ryzen system.

I won't get a AMD CPU am intel sided although AMD takes the cake for power imo, I am a intel person, and sorry I did not state I do need a new CPU as mine has been going a long time and under performs in games

Well if you can find a 4770/4790(K) those are the best CPU's that will fit into your current socket.

 

[Barty1884]

I'd agree with WC here.

While an i7-4770 or 4790 would be a nice little boost, a new platform (albeit Ryzen 1st Gen) is not substantially more expensive.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (£129.95 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£49.03 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£59.74 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £238.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-19 16:42 GMT+0000


I would say justifying 150quid or so on a 4770 or 4790 is really, really though these days.

 

[Logan finch]

I would save it, even if you could find a used i7-4770/4790(K) within budget I think your better off waiting and getting a AMD Ryzen system.

I won't get a AMD CPU am intel sided although AMD takes the cake for power imo, I am a intel person, and sorry I did not state I do need a new CPU as mine has been going a long time and under performs in games

Well if you can find a 4770/4790(K) those are the best CPU's that will fit into your current socket.

What MB will I need to fit this? https://www.overclockers.co.uk/intel-core-i7-7740x-4.3ghz-kabylake-x-basin-falls-socket-lga2066-processor-retail-cp-63c-in.html

 

[WildCard999]

I would save it, even if you could find a used i7-4770/4790(K) within budget I think your better off waiting and getting a AMD Ryzen system.

I won't get a AMD CPU am intel sided although AMD takes the cake for power imo, I am a intel person, and sorry I did not state I do need a new CPU as mine has been going a long time and under performs in games

Well if you can find a 4770/4790(K) those are the best CPU's that will fit into your current socket.

What MB will I need to fit this? https://www.overclockers.co.uk/intel-core-i7-7740x-4.3ghz-kabylake-x-basin-falls-socket-lga2066-processor-retail-cp-63c-in.html

That's 2066, not only would you need a different motherboard but memory as well as the system would require DDR4. Plus that CPU isn't very good for the cost.

 

[WildCard999]

Even if you prefer a Intel CPU your probably going to need to save, moving to a Coffeelake/Refresh is going well above your budget and you'd want at least a 8400 to make it a worthwhile upgrade, which the CPU alone is your entire budget.

 

[Logan finch]

Ok thanks for all the help so far

I edited the park picker list to this, to suit my needs fully https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/ will this go well?

 

[Barty1884]

You have to share the permalink. All you're sharing there is the base link to PCPP

Eg.

 

[Logan finch]

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/GdDCcc

 

[Logan finch]

https://gyazo.com/73abd47e9f23ffcbed98af7b33e851fd

 

[WildCard999]

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/GdDCcc

[strike]I would get the 1600 non-X version as it comes with a good CPU cooler that would allow you to get to 1600X performance for much cheaper.[/strike]

 

[Barty1884]

The 1600X is actually cheaper in the UK. Not by much, but 5-6 GBP.

Could go either way. 1600 + stock cooler and overclock = 1600X performance.
OR
1600X + aftermarket cooler and maybe overclock a little = marginally better than 1600X stock performance.

 

[Logan finch]

So the fan that is in my basket and the 1600X will that be fine, as I am not to keen on overclocking

 

[Barty1884]

Yes.

 

[Logan finch]

Thanks very much for the help