I want to upgrade from the i7-860

[cameron44332]

What would be a good replacement option?
Ask any questions you need to know as of right now my pc has
gtx970
650w power supply
8gb of ram
1tb of memory
and the old i7-860
and the old
msi ms-7613 (indio) motherboard
What would be a few good upgrades?
My budget being about 700$ max not that i want to spend that much but i will if needed?
Suggest away!!
btw just upgraded the graphics card and power supply
Its also a windows 7

 

[ak47jar3d]

I would just get a new motherboard and processor. Your cpu has out lived its life at this point.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $494.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-20 03:37 EDT-0400

 

[cameron44332]

Out of curiosty im a huge pleb so, when i install all of this stuff, would i have to re setup window's or will it be plug and play like the new graphics card i just bought and power supply?

 

[ak47jar3d]

Out of curiosty im a huge pleb so, when i install all of this stuff, would i have to re setup window's or will it be plug and play like the new graphics card i just bought and power supply?

You would need to reinstall windows. The power supply and graphic card will be plug and play.

 

[cameron44332]

So i would need to buy a new windows disk? because i dont have my shit for the one on the pc now looool, tbh this is my first upgrade/ building it basically now lol so i have no idea.

 

[cameron44332]

And is this motherboard a little better than the one you gave me lol i like msi products
http://www.amazon.com/MSI-DDR3-Motherboards-Z97-G45-GAMING/dp/B00K23BYCI?ie=UTF8&dpID=51uIIgi6JEL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_SL500_SR135%2C135_&refRID=9T3F14P9VA36Y8YXW1BM&ref_=pd_rhf_sc_s_cp_3

 

[ak47jar3d]

So i would need to buy a new windows disk? because i dont have my shit for the one on the pc now looool, tbh this is my first upgrade/ building it basically now lol so i have no idea.

Yes, you would have to re-buy windows license. It worth it considering you won't need to repeat the process for a long time.

 

[cameron44332]

So go with windows 10 or windows 7 again?

 

[ak47jar3d]

So go with windows 10 or windows 7 again?

Get window 10 for dx 12 support.

 

[ak47jar3d]

And is this motherboard a little better than the one you gave me lol i like msi products
http://www.amazon.com/MSI-DDR3-Motherboards-Z97-G45-GAMING/dp/B00K23BYCI?ie=UTF8&dpID=51uIIgi6JEL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_SL500_SR135%2C135_&refRID=9T3F14P9VA36Y8YXW1BM&ref_=pd_rhf_sc_s_cp_3

z97 and i7 6700k are not compatible.

 

[cameron44332]

Cool thanks alot dude ill order these parts when i get payed this coming friday, maybe if theres anyway i can get some tips from you on when im putting everything together?
http://prntscr.com/b67ltp
Theres a little screenie of the stuff i just bought today, so i guess my pc is getting completely over hauled lol

 

[mitch074]

Depends if your Windows license is OEM or not. If OEM, you'll need to buy a new license. There's no real cost difference between a Win7 and Win10 license, it's just that in a one month you won't be able to upgrade Win7 to Win10 for free anymore.

As for the CPU: if you want something in the same price bracket, the current match is the i5-6600K (4-core, 4-thread); you lose a bit due to the lack of multithreading but the CPU is still overall 60% faster. If you want the same product range, the i7-6700K is the same as the i5 but with multithreading - making it almost twice as fast as your current CPU.

Both can be made literally twice as fast as your 860 if you overclock them (K series), so just make sure to get a motherboard that allows for overclocking. Or get the non-K i7-6700 for some money savings on both the CPU and the mobo.

 

[ak47jar3d]

Cool thanks alot dude ill order these parts when i get payed this coming friday, maybe if theres anyway i can get some tips from you on when im putting everything together?
http://prntscr.com/b67ltp
Theres a little screenie of the stuff i just bought today, so i guess my pc is getting completely over hauled lol

I welcome watch some z170 builds guides and that will prepare you with all you need to know. Double check that you have ALL the necessary cables as well.

 

[cameron44332]

whats a good ssd i could get with this set up aswell ak47?

 

[ak47jar3d]

whats a good ssd i could get with this set up aswell ak47?

Sure your motherboard support its. I would install os on ssd for best performance.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e250bam

 

[mitch074]

Pretty much any SSD will provide a humongous boost. It depends how much hassle you want to contend with...
- get a small(ish) SSD for the OS and core application installs (128/256 Gb) and a fast HDD to store data/game backups/etc. If you're the tidy sort, it's best.
- get a fat SSD (512 Gb - 1 Tb) for all the "new" stuff and keep your old HDD for your old/archived data. Good if you don't want the hassle.
- or go the SSHD route if you don't want the hassle of managing your files and still get good load performance.

Note that on Intel SSDs (and some Crucial ones), you can set up a SSD as a HDD cache - this makes setup a bit more convoluted, but then you don't have to micromanage your files later.

 

[cameron44332]

i just need something for start up and thats all tbh, i dont mind slow loads on games it gives me time to go get food or water loooool

 

[mitch074]

Then grab a SSHD - boot speed is faster for your most used apps, it's not much more expensive than a similar-sized HDD, and you get plenty of storage.

 

[cameron44332]

link me to one xD

 

[mitch074]

That one seems to work well for "normal" workloads. If you do semi-pro video editing, you'll want a big, fat SSD instead, but this is probably the best compromise on price/performance/capacity as of now for anyone who doesn't feel like micromanaging his PC's components.

http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Gaming-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST4000DX001/dp/B00FQH7MQ2

Personally, I use a 500 Gb SSD as main drive, with a 500 Gb 2.5" drive for my fail-safe system, a 2Tb hot-pluggable drive for non-critical backup data and a 4 Tb RAID NAS for my main backups - but this is both much pricier and far more complex to manage than in your case.