Upgrading half my computer, would this be wise?

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oekoeloe

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Hello, I'm starting to get close to getting an upgrade. A long time ago I posted here aswell and I was suggested to get the following compontents (these are also the only components I'd like to upgrade) Unfortunatly, I've seen the price of the cpu and MB rise the last few months. Is it necessary to have an aftermarket cpu cooler for the 4790K? Is it better to hold off on this upgrade for a while because something new might come out on the market?
Anyways, I'd like to keep this within its current price range: 600 euro/650 dollar

  • GIGABYTE GA-B85-HD3
  • Intel i7-4790K @ 4,00 GHz
  • Crucial 16 GB DDR3-1600 Kit
  • Cooler Master Hyper212 Evo

Current Specs
  • Windows Vista Home 64 bit (320GB) < Active HDD
  • Windows XP Professional (160GB)
  • 2 TB Seagate drive
  • 4Gb Kingston RAM 667MHz
  • OCZ 650W
  • Gigabyte EP45-DS3
  • MSI GTX 560 OC 1GB
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3,00GHz
  • Arctic Freezer Pro 7


Thanks for helping out!
 
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ninjabubbles3

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I would stick to the i5 4690K and get a Z97 board. Also maybe cut down to 8 gigs of RAM, but get higher speed, such as 2133.

If you can wait like 1 month or so, Broadwell is coming really soon
 
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oekoeloe

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ninjabubbles3 said:
I would stick to the i5 4690K and get a Z97 board. Also maybe cut down to 8 gigs of RAM, but get higher speed, such as 2133.

If you can wait like 1 month or so, Broadwell is coming really soon
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I do have to wait at least 1 more month before I can afford it. Would the Gigabyte Z97P-D3 be a good choice?
 
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oekoeloe

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I've seen that the i7-5775C isn't going to differ much from the i7-4790K. I'll wait for Broadwells to release and hopefully get an 4790k at a lower price

For the RAM I picked
Kingston HyperX Savage - 16 GB - 2133MHz
I'll need 16 GB due to video/audio projects.
 
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ninjabubbles3

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That RAM is good, and so is the motherboard. Maybe use the one in my signature, its really cheap and works well.

When Broadwell releases, there wont be much of a price difference, unless you buy on eBay
 
Renzore101

Renzore101

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ninjabubbles3 said:
I would stick to the i5 4690K and get a Z97 board. Also maybe cut down to 8 gigs of RAM, but get higher speed, such as 2133.

If you can wait like 1 month or so, Broadwell is coming really soon
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I agree with this, perhaps you could get RAM cheaper for a lower speed such as 1600 or 1866. For general gaming usage the i5 should suffice, and the z97 board will allow you to overclock. I would also suggest considering throwing money saved into an SSD.
 
spirit

spirit

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You also need to really get rid of XP and Vista and get 8.1. It's best just to use one OS. :good:
 
m3incorp

m3incorp

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To answer the question about the aftermarket cooler, if you are not over-clocking, the stock cooler will be just fine.

Lots of recommendations being made without knowing what you do with your computer.

I say go with the components that you have listed (especially if the i7 4790K drops in price). Don't get the cooler, unless planning to overclock.

Give Vista and XP a swift kick out the window, sell your old motherboard, CPU, and RAM for a few Euro and then buy Win 8.1 and SSD.
 
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oekoeloe

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m3incorp said:
To answer the question about the aftermarket cooler, if you are not over-clocking, the stock cooler will be just fine.

Lots of recommendations being made without knowing what you do with your computer.

I say go with the components that you have listed (especially if the i7 4790K drops in price). Don't get the cooler, unless planning to overclock.

Give Vista and XP a swift kick out the window, sell your old motherboard, CPU, and RAM for a few Euro and then buy Win 8.1 and SSD.
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Yea, I'll get windows 8.1 for sure, I forgot to mention it.
It's not gaming what I do, I need a very fast computer to do video/audio editing, things like that.
 
spirit

spirit

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Go with the CPU, RAM and cooler you listed in your first post, but get a Z97 motherboard.

That should be OK if you intend to put it with your existing parts.
 
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oekoeloe

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spirit said:
Not sure what you mean but if you don't have a copy of 8.1 yet just get this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...6776&cm_re=windows_8.1-_-32-416-776-_-Product
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I don't get these weird 'codes' used. OEM, OEI DSP, etc.

OEM says its for companies like dell and hp then it says it for private system builders etc. it's just confusing me :p

I'll just get the x64 OEM like you mentioned.



BTW, is getting 2133MHz ram significantly faster for the 20 dollars higher price compared to 1600MHz?
 
spirit

spirit

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Yeah just get the one I sent you a link to. :)

And it's probably not really worth it. However if you can upgrade from 1600 to 1866 for a few dollars more then I'd go for that.
 
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oekoeloe

Member
Here's my shopping list:

Gigabyte ATX Moederbord GA-Z97P-D3
Intel Haswell Core i7 4790K 4.0GHz 8MB Box
Microsoft Windows 8.1 32/64bit (I guess I can pick which one, 32 or 64, I can install?)
Crucial 2x8GB, DDR3, PC14900, CL9

And 2 things I'll look into after this purchase are an after market cooler and an SSD

Does this all look good so far?
 
Renzore101

Renzore101

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oekoeloe said:
Here's my shopping list:

Gigabyte ATX Moederbord GA-Z97P-D3
Intel Haswell Core i7 4790K 4.0GHz 8MB Box
Microsoft Windows 8.1 32/64bit (I guess I can pick which one, 32 or 64, I can install?)
Crucial 2x8GB, DDR3, PC14900, CL9

And 2 things I'll look into after this purchase are an after market cooler and an SSD

Does this all look good so far?
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What type of PSU are you planning on purchasing?
 
Renzore101

Renzore101

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oekoeloe said:
I already have a OCZ 650W
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Based off what I have been reading in regards to video editing I believe you have made the right choice for the CPU. The RAM looks good as well. In the future I think you are on the right track with an aftermarket cooler to OC for some additional performance gains for the video editing. The SSD would also give you performance gains obviously, and if money is an issue I would suggest possibly considering a RAID array with one of your existing drives and another HDD.
 
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