Help on deciding on a new CPU
My current rig is failing pretty quickly. BSODs/freezing (requiring a hard reset) pretty regularly at random intervals but still often enough to worry. Motherboard connections are failing, along with PSU connectors. Basically the system is constantly progressing to be unreliable. I can use it for gaming and whatever now, but its getting pretty bad.
But I honestly dont know if upgrading to a 1150 would be worth it in the long run, I dont want to spend a lot of money for something Im going to have to completely scrap next year. I probably will be using it until it dies like the 2600k. Sites like cpuboss show 25% upgrade for the 4790k, 27% for the 5820k, and 32% for the 5930k (but pricey). But I will be overclocking with whatever I get with. So any advice or thoughts would be great. I'm on a pretty tight budget, but I want to have freedom to upgrade as well, hence the overkill on the PSU. And since either of the newer CPUs are not completely "groundbreaking" I'm just a little worried.
Current Rig -
Intel I7 2600k 4.3ghz
Corsair H50 AIO
ASRock P67 Extreme 4
Corsair Enthusiast 750w PSU
Corsair Vengeance 4gb (x4)
EVGA 680 4GB
What Im looking at is either upgrading to Haswell or Haswell-E.
Haswell -
Haswell 4790k
EVGA SuperNOVA
MSI Z97-GD65
G.Skill Trident X
Corsair H105 AIO
With fans and some other misc parts - $1,319
Haswell-E
Haswell 5820K (Possibly the 5930k)
EVGA SuperNOVA
MSI X99 Gaming 7
G.Skill Ripjaws 4
Corsair H105 AIO
With fans and other misc parts - $1,343 or $1,583
Sorry for the long read question, and info. Thanks in advance.
My current rig is failing pretty quickly. BSODs/freezing (requiring a hard reset) pretty regularly at random intervals but still often enough to worry. Motherboard connections are failing, along with PSU connectors. Basically the system is constantly progressing to be unreliable. I can use it for gaming and whatever now, but its getting pretty bad.
But I honestly dont know if upgrading to a 1150 would be worth it in the long run, I dont want to spend a lot of money for something Im going to have to completely scrap next year. I probably will be using it until it dies like the 2600k. Sites like cpuboss show 25% upgrade for the 4790k, 27% for the 5820k, and 32% for the 5930k (but pricey). But I will be overclocking with whatever I get with. So any advice or thoughts would be great. I'm on a pretty tight budget, but I want to have freedom to upgrade as well, hence the overkill on the PSU. And since either of the newer CPUs are not completely "groundbreaking" I'm just a little worried.
Current Rig -
Intel I7 2600k 4.3ghz
Corsair H50 AIO
ASRock P67 Extreme 4
Corsair Enthusiast 750w PSU
Corsair Vengeance 4gb (x4)
EVGA 680 4GB
What Im looking at is either upgrading to Haswell or Haswell-E.
Haswell -
Haswell 4790k
EVGA SuperNOVA
MSI Z97-GD65
G.Skill Trident X
Corsair H105 AIO
With fans and some other misc parts - $1,319
Haswell-E
Haswell 5820K (Possibly the 5930k)
EVGA SuperNOVA
MSI X99 Gaming 7
G.Skill Ripjaws 4
Corsair H105 AIO
With fans and other misc parts - $1,343 or $1,583
Sorry for the long read question, and info. Thanks in advance.

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