Looking to upgrade, need some advise

[Serieth]

I'm planning to update my system, would like some advise in whats best to change on my system. Any advise would help. Here are my specs

Pro- AMD A8- 5600K APU
Ram- 8GB (I've got another 8gb ram stick, but when i put it in, the computer shutsdown occasionaly)
GPU- EVGA GEFORCE GTX 680 4GB

I am looking for high end gaming and thinking maybe i need a new processor? Like i said, any advise would be much appreciated

 

[godfish]

what is the specific stuff on your RAM, any budget? I need some more info and I can throw something together real quick.

 

[Jonathan Sifleet]

Yeah, better CPU, I'm surprised you even had the audacity to put that CPU with that GPU.

 

[godfish]

Yeah, better CPU, I'm surprised you even had the audacity to put that CPU with that GPU.

Haha ya, with what you have just upgrade the CPU, you're going to need to upgrade the mobo too.

 

[Serieth]

£1000 budget, its DDR3 RAM. Each stick is a different brand, not sure what brand it was though.

 

[Jonathan Sifleet]

You may have some incompatibility issues with the RAM, such as latency and ram speed. You may want to adjust that in the BIOS.

 

[godfish]

£1000 budget, its DDR3 RAM. Each stick is a different brand, not sure what brand it was though.

Different brand may be the problem that causes it to shut down.

 

[Serieth]

You may have some incompatibility issues with the RAM, such as latency and ram speed. You may want to adjust that in the BIOS.

I'm not really fussed about the RAM incom at the moment, could you expand on the CPU issue? Could you recommened one?

 

[Jonathan Sifleet]

Probably the best closed loop cooler. One of the best X79 Mobos, and a six core Haswell-E CPU.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor (£423.54 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£87.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus P9X79 PRO ATX LGA2011 Motherboard (£235.99 @ Dabs)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans (£20.54 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £768.06
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-09 02:42 GMT+0000)

 

[Serieth]

I'm guessing i'll be needing a new case? Seems I may aswell just build a brand new computer? Use the other Ram Stick and take the graphics card out of my old rig?

 

[Jonathan Sifleet]

Well getting a new processor with a very large budget (assuming you actually spend that much), means that you can afford to do a lot. If you want to stick with your old motherboard go with an 8320, and a h100i. You can clock an 8320 yourself to equal a '350.

 

[godfish]

Ya that could get you damn good build

 

[Jonathan Sifleet]

Like you have a decent rig already, there's no need to get a new one, although if you were to go with a 2011 socket CPU and MOBO, you would be replacing a large part of your build.