My current top two choices are as follows:
5930K http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nZqmnQ (front-runner)
6700K http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gqLnRB
Any comments/suggestions would be welcome.
It's been a few years since I upgraded my PC, and I finally have time in my life again to play PC games (e.g. GTA V and Far Cry 4 for starters).
My power supply should be able to handle the new system without an issue, as should my current case and CPU cooler. So, that leaves me with a CPU, motherboard, RAM, and graphics card to get. I would also need to get a new mounting system for my CPU cooler, and I have no idea what sockets are being used anymore. Unfortunately, I am not nearly as up to speed as I used to be on these things, so I need all of your help!
When I bought my current system, if 10 were the maximum performance possible I could have purchased (on a scale of 1-10), I usually stick with an 8 as a good compromise between price and performance, so keep that in mind. I would like to overclock as well.
On the graphics card front, I was thinking of the AMD R9 Fury X (or I could use my current card on the new system until the next generation is released if that's smarter). So that I can overclock, an Intel "K" seems to be the smarter choice, but the motherboard, RAM, and CPU requirements that optimize overclocking is something else I need help with. Furthermore, eventually I will get an ultra-wide monitor (30" 21:9 or something similar with FreeSync), so whatever system I get will need to be able to handle the associated resolution.
Budget is not a concern per se, but if I could keep it below $1500 total for the CPU, motherboard, RAM, and GPU, I would be happy.
So, what suggestions do you all have for me? Any links for reading material on new overclocking methodology so that I can learn again would be helpful! I've been reading reviews of the new graphics cards in games, but my tastes are not limited to only AMD-sponsored or only Nvidia-sponsored games so it doesn't really help me much to look at them except to see that performance would be acceptable.
Edit: Preferred places of purchase for the components would be Newegg, Amazon, and TigerDirect, in no particular order.
Edit 2: Current system is in my signature for those wanting to make sure my existing case and power supply are adequate.
5930K http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nZqmnQ (front-runner)
6700K http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gqLnRB
Any comments/suggestions would be welcome.
It's been a few years since I upgraded my PC, and I finally have time in my life again to play PC games (e.g. GTA V and Far Cry 4 for starters).
My power supply should be able to handle the new system without an issue, as should my current case and CPU cooler. So, that leaves me with a CPU, motherboard, RAM, and graphics card to get. I would also need to get a new mounting system for my CPU cooler, and I have no idea what sockets are being used anymore. Unfortunately, I am not nearly as up to speed as I used to be on these things, so I need all of your help!
When I bought my current system, if 10 were the maximum performance possible I could have purchased (on a scale of 1-10), I usually stick with an 8 as a good compromise between price and performance, so keep that in mind. I would like to overclock as well.
On the graphics card front, I was thinking of the AMD R9 Fury X (or I could use my current card on the new system until the next generation is released if that's smarter). So that I can overclock, an Intel "K" seems to be the smarter choice, but the motherboard, RAM, and CPU requirements that optimize overclocking is something else I need help with. Furthermore, eventually I will get an ultra-wide monitor (30" 21:9 or something similar with FreeSync), so whatever system I get will need to be able to handle the associated resolution.
Budget is not a concern per se, but if I could keep it below $1500 total for the CPU, motherboard, RAM, and GPU, I would be happy.
So, what suggestions do you all have for me? Any links for reading material on new overclocking methodology so that I can learn again would be helpful! I've been reading reviews of the new graphics cards in games, but my tastes are not limited to only AMD-sponsored or only Nvidia-sponsored games so it doesn't really help me much to look at them except to see that performance would be acceptable.
Edit: Preferred places of purchase for the components would be Newegg, Amazon, and TigerDirect, in no particular order.
Edit 2: Current system is in my signature for those wanting to make sure my existing case and power supply are adequate.