Which upgrade would be the best?

[virtualflying]

Hi all,

I have an FX8350 and Asus M5A97 Plus, but I am switching over to Intel (for various reasons, the simulator I use my PC for most is a single core game, and AMD is not good at single core performance). I have three upgrade options, and I wanted to see what other people thought.

System #1:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($235.99 @ Jet)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H75 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB GAMING Video Card ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($35.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $785.82

System #2:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H75 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-D Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($41.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB GAMING Video Card ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($43.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $708.82

And last but not least, System #3:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H75 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-E/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($55.99 @ Jet)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($41.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB GAMING Video Card ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($43.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $705.82


System #2 and #3 require buying more RAM, but currently the i5 6600k is the same price as the 4690k. What do you guys think?

(Sorry if this is in the wrong forum)

 

[elbert]

I suggest waiting for kabylake and ryzen next month. Should bring some better prices and options.

 

[lucas_7_94]

Build 2 and 3 are wrong, you're buying an unlocked processor, but your motherbord will not be able to overclock it.
Also, something i want to advice you is the GPU, are you going to play games? which resolution? Also, in both builds previusly mentioned, i highly recommend using dual-channel.

 

[WildCard999]

In addition to what is mentioned above I would also recommend a better quality PSU.

Something like this would work although no CPU overclock.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B150M PRO-VDH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($94.97 @ Jet)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB 6GT OC Video Card ($258.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($57.34 @ Amazon)
Total: $728.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-28 16:28 EST-0500

 

[virtualflying]

Build 2 and 3 are wrong, you're buying an unlocked processor, but your motherbord will not be able to overclock it.
Also, something i want to advice you is the GPU, are you going to play games? which resolution? Also, in both builds previusly mentioned, i highly recommend using dual-channel.

The motherboard I was originally going to use was the Biostar Hi-Fi B150S1 D4 , is there another decent but cheaper motherboard? I also don't know if I should even overclock the CPU, I heard Intels do fine without OCing.

For the PSU, I don't remember the exact title of it, and I don't know where the box is. It is a normal 500 Watt PSU.