Would seem like you are looking to downgrade the pc? Go to toms Hardware com they have good cpu recommendations

AFAIK streaming is using a x264 video encoding solution usually (highest quality/performance solution) and your current CPU is outperforming that Intel chip by a bit:
http://anandtech.com/bench/product/676?vs=1265

You'd prly need a quad core for streaming.

Depending on your mainboard socket and PSU you could put in one of the following two for around the same cost as dual core intel + mobo:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/9307/the-kaveri...-a10-7870k

https://geizhals.eu/amd-a10-6800k-ad680kwohlb...mp;hloc=eu

Or overclock your current CPU for higher performance...


750ti is prly still enough for quaek/cs/... but you could be surprised how much you'd get out of your setup with let's say a AMD 290 or 380 smth (200 €).

Do not buy a dualcore cpu in 2015. If you "don't want to play the latest games" , then continue saving money for your next "proper" upgrade.

Just get a second hand i7 2600k and a second hand Z77.
Should get them both for under £150, why buy a make do, the above setup will last you for years and is not that much.

+1 to this

posting in a skinty_business thread

top cheap-ass cpu's by gaiming performance: fx8300@90$ > x750k@70$ > g3258@80$

the x750k could be an option as it uses fm2 so would be a direct replacement for my current cpu

so the best option 4 u atm is x750k with light overclock to 4.5Ghz, g3258 is 2cores outdated shit

If i could even find one to buy, none on ebay and £80 new from retailers.

I'd go second hand. Stuff I've bought in the last few years:

3770k = $166 (£110) (This was new actually, store shut down)
7770 = $33 (£20)
R9 290 = $230 (£150)
2500k = $125 (£80)

II'm not bothering to change the gfx card probably ever but tempted by a 2nd hand i5

You should be able to get a 2500k for under $100. I got mine like 3 years ago in SA where we don't have ebay. CPU's are pretty hardy too, I say go for it.

You did not mention ur PSU power supply, the AMD A8-5600k pulls a lot of power, so you need at least 350 to 450W

http://www.enermax.outervision.com/

spinning drives & optical drives, FAN's have more power consuption, when GFX kicks in, PSU must be stable :)

I'll think you be just fine, thats why iam an Intel user :))

http://skinflint.co.uk/intel-core-i3-3250-bx8...ml?hloc=uk

Beware of the ATX power connectors, the newer ones are diff, but you will not have a 8 pole 12V power connector like i did ...

Mixing old hardware with new one is not a good idea :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATX

I'm running everything off a 350watt seasonic at the moment and the i5 uses less than the AMD so it'll be fine.

I'm only changing the CPU and mobo, maybe getting a new storage hdd too.

OK :)

won an i5-3470 for £60 on ebay, just need to sort a motherboard now and may purchase a 500gb ssd (have a 60gb one for OS already)

what would you need a 500gb ssd for?

instant pron

I want a new hard drive as current one is on its way out and the SSD's seem to be coming down in price quite nicely, but yeah a 1 tb drive would probably be the best option and only £35 or so

Man if that disk is only aimed at data storage, just go for a HDD.... It's useless to store data on a SSD ;) .

from a cheap CPU to 500gb SSD in 1 week...some inheritance you're not telling us about? :-o

you're never on ql

http://www.qlranks.com/ctf/player/Dird

been on the current account grind & UT lately...starting to play more PQL CTF now though

I want a Western Digital hdd now, what do the different colours mean? just after a 1tb one.

probably the wd blue over black. i don't think extra cost of the wd black would justified its performance especially if you're also using an ssd, although the wd black has a longer warranty and is supposedly more reliable.

red and green are slower and mainly for storage. red is marketed for nas use.

you might want to look into ssd caching. i haven't tried it though.

true, blue ist the best for OS use and performence over noise & heat, power consuption.

BUT:

Get the cheapest SSD over a large HDD for the OS, reduces loadtimes very much :)

Get a slow 3500U/min WD-green drive for storage is good enough

Western Digital WD Green 1TB, 150MB/s, SATA 6Gb/s (WD10EZRX)

good point

http://www.retard.com/

Ignore list:
comrade (remove) ... welcome ^ ^

You can look @ this chart to get a the most out of single thred performence .... AMD suxxs in this :)

old Z77 i3- is much faster than A8 or 10 ...

Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz (1,862)
AMD A10-7870K (1,630)

PassMark Single Thread Performance
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html


A Xeon Intel Xeon E3-123x v2 or v3 CPU is an other option, depends on the mainboard you will buy :)

On Asus ones you can check the supported CPU's
This is my Z77 wich was cheap and outdated now
Maximus V GENE
http://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/ROG_Series_Products/
http://rog.asus.com/86132012/maximus-motherbo...us-v-gene/

Processors (CPUs)
http://skinflint.co.uk/?o=4

Motherboards
http://skinflint.co.uk/?o=9

DDR3 RAM
http://skinflint.co.uk/?cat=ramddr3&xf=58...MM1#xf_top

Memory (RAM) » Memory with standard: DDR3, Type: DIMM, Type: unbuffered (UDIMM), Manufacturer: Corsair, Single module size: 4GB, Memory clock: 1333MHz/1600MHz, CAS latency (CL): 9, Minimum voltage: 1.50V, Maximalspannung: 1.50V


Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://skinflint.co.uk/?cat=hdssd&xf=4836...4_4#xf_top

BTW:

I have 3 SSD's, no spinning disk's no more :)
Solid State Drives (SSDs) with Manufacturer: Crucial, capacity from 120GB, capacity to 480GB, Type: Solid State Drive (SSD), Bandwidth: 6Gb/s

So I'm trying to now find a cheap motherboard on Ebay...

I have 8gb (2x4gb) corsiar vengeance low profile 1600mhz ram which I'll be using. However alot of the cheaper motherboards only support 1333mhz max, what is the real world performance difference? Would this be fine with making a saving of about £20.

Be careful with that low profile stuff, some have lower RAM voltage, and you should consider to look for the RAM chart of the mainboard.

The RAM is much faster than the mainboard will be, could be unstable ...

There are two, CL 7 & 9
http://skinflint.co.uk/?cat=ramddr3&xf=58...50V#xf_top

Vengeance® LP 4 GB (1 x 4 GB) DDR3L DRAM 1600 MHz C9 Speicherkit (CML4GX3M1C1600C9)

Thanks I'll look for one with that supports 1600mhz. I think the problem with looking at the RAM chart is the motherboards (skt1155) are bit older than the ram, could be wrong though.

Ohh dear :)

ASUS H61M-K
http://skinflint.co.uk/asus-h61m-k-90mb0fp0-m...ml?hloc=uk

http://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/H61MK/specifications/

"support" "RAM"

http://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/H61MK/HelpDesk_QVL/

"support" CPU

http://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/H61MK/HelpDesk_CPU/


I think this is a waste of money :)


... about the 750Ti :)

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-750-ti

PCI Express 3.0

So you have at least to get a Z77 Mainboard for good performence ^ ^
http://skinflint.co.uk/?cat=mbp4_1155&xf=...7_1#xf_top

There's an ASUS H61M-F and a ASUS H61M-K on ebay.

There's also an MSI B75MA-P45 which is a bit cheaper.

Any of these do?

The mainboard is OK for the price, but it is a office pc mainboard, so you will get not the most power out of it :)

go ahead and save some money, iv'e seen the prices on ebay for a Asus p8z77-m ... there is not much to save.

cheap mainboards still have ps1 i/o ports for mouse&keyboard, if you go all USB 2.0 then u will have to invest more money.

Another hint is, Asus boards have a nicer way to hadle bios updates, i hate to use some uptate tools like other vendors do.

That is a nice mainboard ...
http://skinflint.co.uk/msi-b75ma-p45-7798-010r-a756503.html

B75 chipset uses 1x SATA 6Gb/s (B75) for fast HDD & SSD usage :)
& 2x USB 3.0

ASUS H61M-F (90MB0HY0-M0EAY0)
http://skinflint.co.uk/asus-h61m-f-90mb0hy0-m0eay0-a1040395.html

It has an extra Chip for 2x USB 3.0 (ASM1042)

The ASUS H61M-K (90MB0FP0-M0EAY0) has only USB 2.0, so if you don't have USB3.0 devices like USB-Sticks or USB HDD-drive enlosures with USB 3.0 ... well get it :)

Hard Drives & SSDs » Enclosures with Interface: USB 3.0
http://skinflint.co.uk/?cat=gehhd&xf=840_USB+3.0#xf_top

Another hint is the 4 Pin FAN for controlled Fan spinning from the mainboard bios & tools, if you need a quiet pc next to you ...

http://skinflint.co.uk/?cat=coolfan&xf=5920_4-Pin+PWM#xf_top

I use Enermax ones, 12 to 14 cm, low spinning
Enermax TB-silence PWM

I decided to buy an xbox instead of upgrading.

So you downgradet?

SMALL UPGRADE??? -SOCKS
plz recommend me new socks i currently have cheapest from asos one. I don't want to smell like drunken hobo in it, just something a fresh color and good material plz.

I'd recommend anything in white.