To swap Mobo and OC or to just start a fresh?

[matthew_190]

Hey all need some input form those with bigger brains than myself. Have tried learning what I can but loosing myself in all this info.

Current i5-3570k
Cheap af Mobo (don't know what it is)
8 GB Ram
AMD Nitro 480 GPU

I'd like to increase my performance for current games i'm playing. Also to allow me to stream without loosing performance.

as far as I can see I need to upgrade my Ram ofc, but what i'm wondering is should I

a) Look for a 1155 mobo (hard to find a good one now it seems) and get some ram, a cooler and OC my i5

or b) just gut the damn thing and maybe shoot for a i5 6600 and a fresh mobo etc.

Any thoughts?

 

[geofelt]

CPU-Z will tell you what your current motherboard actually is.
Perhaps it will let you overclock.

Your i5-3570K is still a very good processor.
Particularly if you can overclock a bit.

Likely you can find a suitable motherboard on ebay.
Look for one with a Z68, P67, Z75 or Z77 chipset that will let you oc.
Probably $80-$100.

On upgrading ram, that is not done both securely and cheaply.
One can add 8gb, cheaply but it is not guaranteed to work.
A 2 x 8gb kit can be added with guarantee to work, but it will cost more.

I would opt for the 2 x 16gb kit and keep your 8gb around as a spare.
You could try it and see if it runs giving you 24gb.

If you go the skylake route, do not bother with a locked i5-6600. It is only marginally faster than your i5-3570K.
A i5-6600K with an overclock and a z170 motherboard with ddr4 ram can be some 40% stronger.
Or, i7-6700K would be a tad better for streaming.

I might get a cooler regardless. It will be quieter regardless and can be carried forward to a new build.
I like the review of the $35 scythe kotetsu 120mm cooler:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/Scythe_Kotetsu

 

[blazorthon]

Any new i5 won't get you much more performance without overclocking anyway.

This is the only board I've found that might work without going for a used board on Ebay:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005PBJF6O/?tag=pcpapi-20

If you want, you can try going for this or a used board and a new cooler, assuming your power supply is fine. You should get at least over 4GHz no problem. If you want a bigger performance upgrade, then you might need to bite the bullet and replace the CPU and board with something newer. You'd still need a K edition CPU with overclocking to get a real performance boost, or at least an i7-6700K or i7-4790K for their 4.0GHz base frequency if you choose not to overclock.

 

[matthew_190]

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[matthew_190]

Thank you for the update, sounds like upgrading the mobo is the way to go. Mine is currently a GA-Z77N-WIFI but from what i understand due to space restriction its far from ideal to OC with.

is there anything on this list that would be suitable?

http://www.pcupgrade.co.uk/category.asp?categoryid=653&Sort=7

There isn't much information out on these older models so I really don't know my ass from my elbow with this stuff.