Hi Guys!
My first post here so I hope I don't make a fool of myself.
Current system:
Intel i5 2500k @ 4.5ghz
ASUS P8P67
8gb Corsair XMS3 1600mhz
2x ADATA SP900 64gb RAID 0
ZOTAC GTX 760 AMP Gamer force (This isn't really an AMP edition as it's a special heavily OC'd edition only available in China, but the AMP is the closest available in the west)
Seasonic SS-620GM (Again Chinese model)
The situation:
2 days ago all the USB ports on the back of my motherboard have died and nothing I've done has resolved the issue. This system was due an upgrade soon, but due to recent events I'm forced to bring the time scale forward. To be honest the USB ports have always given me problems and nothing ASUS has done has really fixed the problem. Countless BIOS updates have proved useless for me.
What I'm looking for is some advice on upgrading the Motherboard, processor and possibly memory if I move to DDR4.
One of the things that’s most important to me is building a system that will last a few years. I built my current system more than 3 years ago and I’m hoping to upgrade to get another 3-4 years if possible?
This is one of three PCs I have built and this machine is primarily for gaming, a little music production and video compression, but gaming comes first and foremost.
When I started looking at upgrading I had my eye on the Intel i7 5820K and the MSi X99S SLI plus, but after reading the review on this website, it seems this processor isn’t really best suited to gaming and overclocking seems a pain in the ass, but the price is good and considering I want this to last a few years I’m thinking that moving to DDR4 and the motherboard having an M.2 PCIe slot is very appealing. I’ve come to a point where I’ve no idea where to go, the other processors that support DDR4 are way too pricey for my liking and I could really do with some advice please.
Many thanks in advance.
My first post here so I hope I don't make a fool of myself.
Current system:
Intel i5 2500k @ 4.5ghz
ASUS P8P67
8gb Corsair XMS3 1600mhz
2x ADATA SP900 64gb RAID 0
ZOTAC GTX 760 AMP Gamer force (This isn't really an AMP edition as it's a special heavily OC'd edition only available in China, but the AMP is the closest available in the west)
Seasonic SS-620GM (Again Chinese model)
The situation:
2 days ago all the USB ports on the back of my motherboard have died and nothing I've done has resolved the issue. This system was due an upgrade soon, but due to recent events I'm forced to bring the time scale forward. To be honest the USB ports have always given me problems and nothing ASUS has done has really fixed the problem. Countless BIOS updates have proved useless for me.
What I'm looking for is some advice on upgrading the Motherboard, processor and possibly memory if I move to DDR4.
One of the things that’s most important to me is building a system that will last a few years. I built my current system more than 3 years ago and I’m hoping to upgrade to get another 3-4 years if possible?
This is one of three PCs I have built and this machine is primarily for gaming, a little music production and video compression, but gaming comes first and foremost.
When I started looking at upgrading I had my eye on the Intel i7 5820K and the MSi X99S SLI plus, but after reading the review on this website, it seems this processor isn’t really best suited to gaming and overclocking seems a pain in the ass, but the price is good and considering I want this to last a few years I’m thinking that moving to DDR4 and the motherboard having an M.2 PCIe slot is very appealing. I’ve come to a point where I’ve no idea where to go, the other processors that support DDR4 are way too pricey for my liking and I could really do with some advice please.
Many thanks in advance.