Upgrade Part 2

P4-630 · Jul 5, 2016

If you have the money to upgrade, most people will buy new gen stuff, that's how it works most of the time.

little cat · Jul 5, 2016

peche said:
give a break ... 1156, stil great units that could also provide great gaming experience for 3 years more, take a look to old X58 systems rocking,

i do have 1156, Ivy Bridge i7 that have no problems playing and processing what ever i do trow at it... so give proofs that "Old" 1156 its outdated....

Regards,

He probably has 1333MHz RAM

peche · Jul 5, 2016

P4-630 said:
If you have the money to upgrade, most people will buy new gen stuff, that's how it works most of the time.

even when upgrading processor is a better value option, and could help to spend the money on better things...

little cat · Jul 5, 2016

The cheapest solution : getting an old i5 3470 for 90 euro

thebluebumblebee · Jul 5, 2016

peche said:
i might recomend you an i5 4570 or 4690

Oops. Those are socket 1150. OP needs 1155.

little cat said:
The cheapest solution : getting an old i5 3470 for 90 euro

Absolutely! And a case. Must upgrade that case!

peche · Jul 5, 2016

thebluebumblebee said:
Oops. Those are socket 1150. OP needs 1155.

noticed! thanks for the reminder!

thebluebumblebee said:
Absolutely! And a case. Must upgrade that case!

+1 here tooo!

PaiN45 · Jul 5, 2016

thebluebumblebee said:
Oops. Those are socket 1150. OP needs 1155.

Absolutely! And a case. Must upgrade that case!

peche said:
noticed! thanks for the reminder!

+1 here tooo!

Well If I upgrade the case I think I might also change the motherboard but the thing is that need to get all of that in at least 300-450 Euros(case, motherboard, cpu & if needed new ram or cpu cooler) .... I like how everyone has different opinions but I don't know what to lock on.

Parts:

Case: I think its not that hard to decide on a case since most are the same but with different features & look (Probably Corsair 200R ).

Motherboard: Well from it everything changes right ? Since each motherboard supports its socket or something like that(As I said not a technical guy

), they are not gonna be that hard to pick also but some of you say Gigabyte or Asus but Is that a big of a deal ? I mean what are they differences ? ( Need your help here)

CPU: That's the most complicated (at least for me). I don't know what to pick ... It also has to do with the motherboard (i5 6600K ? Tell me what do you think about it)

CPU Cooler: I will go for the Cooler master 212 Evo.

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (If you think that it is bad then suggest something else)

I know I'm a person that takes a really long time to decide but at the very end its worth it, isn't it ?

peche · Jul 5, 2016

PaiN45 said:
Case: I think its not that hard to decide on a case since most are the same but with different features & look (Probably Corsair 200R ).

great! how is the price where do you live?

PaiN45 said:
Motherboard: Well from it everything changes right ? Since each motherboard supports its socket or something like that(As I said not a technical guy ), they are not gonna be that hard to pick also but some of you say Gigabyte or Asus but Is that a big of a deal ? I mean what are they differences ? ( Need your help here)

if you decide to get new proceesor model like skylake one, you must replace your current motherboard, also ram so uprade easily will reach $400 or more...

If you decide to keep your H61 motherboard you cold get an i5 / i7 used for less money and get an excellent cooler, for example this:
intel i5 3470
thats a great processor that will work without problems on your computer, offers 4 cores, 4 threads... and you have not reason to upgrade your current DDR3 ram on the same board, so you will save money for a better cooler / case, also can add water to your rig for example this: Corsair Hydro Series H60 , great cooler,

PaiN45 said:
I know I'm a person that takes a really long time to decide but at the very end its worth it, isn't it ?

i just noticed.. :banghead:

PaiN45 · Jul 7, 2016

Update:
I got some ideas here and there and this is what my current list looks like:
PartPicker: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/dvDbjc

I have some questions:
1) You have probably seen many times that he fan of the cpu cooler is kinda right above the RAM sticks and I've been told that the RAM sticks that I've selected could not fit if the fan is on their way. Could anyone who has these RAM sticks and this cooler tell me if they are okay or I will have to change something ?

2) I keep changing my mind for the CPU, I've started with i5 6600 and then I heard about not changing my motherboard and going for a i7 3770 I believe, but there is a situation that someone in my family wants a PC so now I HAVE to change my motherboard. So now I'm between i5 6600 and i7 6700... I've seen a youtube video about how they both do on multitasking and I didn't see any difference ? Only that the temperature of i7 was going up to 70C and i5 up to 60-63C. You think the i5 6600 is better than the i7 6700 ?

This should be one of the very last posts before I buy the parts. (We are close don't worry)

BarbaricSoul · Jul 7, 2016

Why do you think you need the i7? What do you do with your PC that would make use of the 8 processing threads of the i7? If gaming is the biggest task your computer does, go for the i5.

Also, you don't need to spend that much money on RAM. You don't need DDR4 3000 RAM. Also, is there a reason for that expensive motherboard? Will you actually use all it's features (or any of them for that matter)?

Honestly, your original budget is very close to being possible to do with the upgrades you are looking for. Stretch it £26.15, and here you go-

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/PpfsJV

Or just drop the Cooler Master heat sink, use the Intel stock heat sink (which will work perfectly fine for a non-K CPU), and be within your original budget.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/8Qtm8K

peche · Jul 7, 2016

sometimes i dont understand people.... :banghead:

Regards,

SithLord · Jul 7, 2016

you could go with this http://pcpartpicker.com/list/zc2KZ8 you save a small amount on ram, its 2400MHz instead of 3000 ( if you really for some reason want 3000 you can pay a bit more) should have no problem with ram clearance as these are pretty low profile. you could save a good amount on switching to a 6600/6600k (the rest could possibly be invested in a z170 mobo or to your wallet)

DeathtoGnomes · Jul 11, 2016

peche said:
sometimes i dont understand people....

Regards,

You dont have to understand people, just throw rocks, they'll go away. :pimp:

System Name	AlderLake / Laptop
Processor	Intel i7 12700K P-Cores @ 5Ghz / Intel i3 7100U
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Memory	16GB DRR3 Kingoston with Custom Tt spreaders + HyperX Fan
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Storage	Crucial M4 SSD 64GB's / Seagate Barracuda 2TB / Seagate Barracuda 320GB's
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Case	Thermaltake Commander G42 Window
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Power Supply	Themaltake TR2 700W 80plus bronce & APC Pro backup 1000Va
Mouse	Tt eSports Level 10M Rev 1.0 Diamond Black & Tt Conkor "L" mouse pad
Keyboard	Tt eSports KNUCKER
Software	windows 10x64Pro
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Display(s)	Asus 24' LED/Samsung SyncMaster B1940
Case	P100/Antec P280 It's huge!
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Software	Win 7 Home Premiun 64 Bit

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Processor	intel i7 3770 Dellided
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Rev. 1.1
Cooling	Thermaltake Water 3.0 Pro + Tt Riing12 x2 / Tt ThunderBlade / Gelid Slim 120UV fans
Memory	16GB DRR3 Kingoston with Custom Tt spreaders + HyperX Fan
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Storage	Crucial M4 SSD 64GB's / Seagate Barracuda 2TB / Seagate Barracuda 320GB's
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Case	Thermaltake Commander G42 Window
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Mouse	Tt eSports Level 10M Rev 1.0 Diamond Black & Tt Conkor "L" mouse pad
Keyboard	Tt eSports KNUCKER
Software	windows 10x64Pro
Benchmark Scores	well I've fried a 775' P4 12 years ago, that counts?

Processor	Intel Core i5 6600 @ 3.30 GHz
Motherboard	Gigabyte H170-HD3
Cooling	Intel's stock
Memory	8GB DDR4 Kingston HyperX [2x4GB kit]
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Storage	Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB \|\| Seagate 250GB HDD \|\| Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD
Case	Be Quiet Silent Base 600 \| Window Silver
Power Supply	Be Quiet Straight Power 10 500W CM
Mouse	Razer Sensei
Keyboard	Razer Blackwidow

Upgrade Part 2

P4-630

little cat

peche

Thermaltake fanboy

little cat

thebluebumblebee

peche

Thermaltake fanboy

PaiN45

peche

Thermaltake fanboy

PaiN45

BarbaricSoul

peche

Thermaltake fanboy

SithLord

DeathtoGnomes

System Name	Barb's Domain
Processor	i9 10850k 5.1GHz all cores
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI
Cooling	Deep Cool Assassin III
Memory	2*16gig Corsair LPX DDR4 3200
Video Card(s)	RTX 4080 FE
Storage	500gb Samsung 980 Pro M2 SSD, 500GB WD Blue SATA SSD, 2TB Seagate Hybrid SSHD
Display(s)	Dell - S3222DGM 32" 2k Curved/ASUS VP28UQG 28" 4K (ran at 2k), Sanyo 75" 4k TV
Case	SilverStone Fortress FT04
Audio Device(s)	Bose Companion II speakers, Corsair - HS70 PRO headphones
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x (2021)
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Logitech Orion Spectrum G910
VR HMD	Oculus Quest 2
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
Benchmark Scores	https://www.3dmark.com/spy/34962882

Processor	Intel i5 6600k (4.5GHz @ 1.315V)
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Maximus Viii Hero
Cooling	Corsair H80i v2
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16gb (2x 8gb 2400mhz)
Video Card(s)	MSI gtx 970 Gaming 4g
Storage	HDD: Western Digital Black 1tb / SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 256gb
Case	Corsair Carbide SPEC-02
Power Supply	Corsair CS750m
Mouse	Corsair Scimitar RGB
Keyboard	Corsair K70 Lux (Cherry MX Blue)

System Name	Dumbass
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS TUF gaming B650
Cooling	Artic Liquid Freezer 2 - 420mm
Memory	G.Skill Sniper 32gb DDR5 6000
Video Card(s)	GreenTeam 4070 ti super 16gb
Storage	Samsung EVO 500gb & 1Tb, 2tb HDD, 500gb WD Black
Display(s)	1x Nixeus NX_EDG27, 2x Dell S2440L (16:9)
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Primo w/8 140mm SP Fans
Audio Device(s)	onboard (realtek?) - SPKRS:Logitech Z623 200w 2.1
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000i
Mouse	Steeseries Esports Wireless
Keyboard	Corsair K100
Software	windows 10 H
Benchmark Scores	https://i.imgur.com/aoz3vWY.jpg?2