Which of these are the best bang for buck?

[mrlknowles]

Hey,
Looking to upgrade my system and wondering Which of these are the best value?

So I found these with good finance options. Not sure if they are worth it.

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-prime-z370-p-s1151...
+ 8gb DDR4 Ram for £530

or

https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/intenso-8gb-ddr4-2400mh...
https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/intel-core-i5-8600k-115...
https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/msi-intel-z270-gaming-p...
for £427

Or maybe you know of any replacements I could make?

 

[DeathRabit]

First question your curent system ?

Anyway now best for bang is second hand i5/i7 4 gen +DDR3

DDR4 at this point are overpriced 3x

Example DDR4 Kingston - FURY 16GB normal price before £52 price now £158 * and memory production cost do not change only company earn more 😉

 

[mrlknowles]

Current system is

Gigabyte z68-ds3
20gb ddr3
I5-2500k
780ti

Problem is I play a lot of cpu heavy closed alpha games that are not optimised.
So the cpu upgrade needs to be significant. A 10% upgrade won't cut it.

 

[DeathRabit]

Current system is

Gigabyte z68-ds3
20gb ddr3
I5-2500k
780ti

Problem is I play a lot of cpu heavy closed alpha games that are not optimised.
So the cpu upgrade needs to be significant. A 10% upgrade won't cut it.

Apply OC to your CPU you can reach around 4,3- 4,5GHz if you have proper cooling

Or buy 3 gen CPU and apply OC

 

[mrlknowles]

Current system is

Gigabyte z68-ds3
20gb ddr3
I5-2500k
780ti

Problem is I play a lot of cpu heavy closed alpha games that are not optimised.
So the cpu upgrade needs to be significant. A 10% upgrade won't cut it.

Apply OC to your CPU you can reach around 4,3- 4,5GHz if you have proper cooling

Or buy 3 gen CPU and apply OC

I've overclocked my CPU to 4.5 ghz, it cannot handle the games I play as they are un optimized. 3rd gen wont be significant enough of an upgrade.

The games I have access to are Closed Alpha and very unoptimised.

 

[DeathRabit]

cheap solution https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-3770K+%40+3.50GHz

next gen https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i5

+ apply OC

cheap option 4.7Ghz https://www.passmark.com/baselines/V9/display.php?id=96898720627 12,4K

next gen 5Ghz https://www.passmark.com/baselines/V9/display.php?id=96932308193 16,1K


Real difference is around 30% but upgrade from your start point price around 3x

 

[mrlknowles]

cheap solution https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-3770K+%40+3.50GHz

next gen https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i5

+ apply OC

cheap option 4.7Ghz https://www.passmark.com/baselines/V9/display.php?id=96898720627 12,4K

next gen 5Ghz https://www.passmark.com/baselines/V9/display.php?id=96932308193 16,1K


Real difference is around 30% but upgrade from your start point price around 3x

i5-8600k = 1151 mobo
So I still need DDR4 ram don't i?

8gb ddr4 - https://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-(1x8gb)-corsair-ddr4-vengeance-lpx-black-pc4-19200-(2400)-non-ecc-unbuffered-cas-16-16-16-39-xmp

8600k - https://www.scan.co.uk/products/oem-intel-core-i5-8600k-s-1151-coffee-lake-6-core-6-thread-36ghz-43ghz-turbo-9mb-cache-1150mhz-gpu-9

z370 Mobo - https://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi-z370-a-pro-intel-z370-s-1151-ddr4-sata3-m2-2-way-crossfire-realtek-lan-usb-31-gen1-a-atx

Total cost £411

 

[DeathRabit]

Evrythink ok but

Single dimm = single channel CPU performance reduced around 10-15%

 

[mrlknowles]

Evrythink ok but

Single dimm = single channel CPU performance reduced around 10-15%

so 2x4gb is better than 1x8gb?


whats the difference between these 2 ram sticks?
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-1x4gb-corsair-ddr4-value-select-pc4-19200-2400-non-ecc-unbuffered-cas-16-16-16-39-12v

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-1x4gb-corsair-ddr4-vengeance-lpx-black-pc4-19200-2400-non-ecc-unbuffered-cas-14-16-16-31-xmp-20

 

[DeathRabit]

Latency

Take this one instead
http://www.morecomputers.com/p/?pid=HX426C15FBK2%2F8%3E%3EKingston&referer=PCPart

But I recommend at-least 16GB for Alpha games

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00MMLUYQK/?tag=pcp0f-21&th=1 * dual rank for performance

and how they OC up to 2800 without off issue 3000mhz need more time to adjust

http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php/750535-Crucial-4x8GB-DDR4-2133-CL15-1-2V-CT4K8G4DFD8213

 

[mrlknowles]

Latency

Take this one instead
http://www.morecomputers.com/p/?pid=HX426C15FBK2%2F8%3E%3EKingston&referer=PCPart

But I recommend at-least 16GB for Alpha games

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00MMLUYQK/?tag=pcp0f-21&th=1

and how they OC up to 2800 without off issue 3000mhz need more time to adjust

http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php/750535-Crucial-4x8GB-DDR4-2133-CL15-1-2V-CT4K8G4DFD8213

Thankyou!