Reddit mentions of Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400

A SIX year old processor/mobo????? SIX!

$15 more will get you a latest gen i5-6400!!!!!!
with significantly better performance.


Also I dont know why he needs an aftermarket cooler. $14 that could be better spent elsewhere.

(Obviously OP will need a compatible mobo as well which can easily be got for less than the price of the 6 YEAR OLD ONE you suggested. And of course he'll need DDR4 ram, not DDR3, which can also be had for less than the DDR3 kit youve selected.)

M8 that's a bad build, a V300 SSD? A 750w 80+ PSU for a 970 and an athlon?

Sell the SSD and the processor with it's motherboard and get an intel i5 6400
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B010T6CG7E/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1459370979&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=i5+6400&dpPl=1&dpID=51hIU3KbC8L&ref=plSrch

Well, mainly I needed a new CPU because my PC would shut off completely. I thought it was the PSU but when I ran Prime 95 and stress tested the CPU, I got the same result and my PC would shut off.

So I upgraded with these parts:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019EYYNP0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010T6CG7E/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005O65JXI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (haven't installed this yet)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00M8ABEIM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (had a 200GB SATA HDD and it was old and slow. SSD has really helped the speed out)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MMLUYPG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I'm keeping my eye out for the RX480 when that comes out. It's supposed to be as good as the GTX 980 and only cost $200. Waiting on benchmarks with heavy breathing.

Its pretty tight but this would certainly be an upgrade. You can sell you're i3 6100 2nd hand on ebay for around £60. This gives you a total of £160.

With that you could upgrade to the i5 6400 2.7 Ghz. Which comes in at £159

However if you could save an extra £20 you could get the i5 6500 3.2 GHz which, due to the increased performance of 2 more cores over the i3 6100 and being 500 MHz faster than the i5 6400, would be a pretty nice upgrade that should last a while. Providing you are mainly gaming you aren't planning on content creation like YT/Twitch.

You do not need a cpu cooler. The locked i5 will come with one. You should show the psu and case as well so you can get feedback.

Looking at the build, in general it is fine. However, GTX 950 really is on the lower end of what you should get. 700€ does allow you to get a 200€ card:

pc-kombo shared list

Type|Item|Price

----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel Core i5-6400 | EUR 178,00 @ Amazon.de
Motherboard | MSI H110M PRO-VD | EUR 55,07 @ Amazon.de
Memory | Crucial CT8G4DFD8213 (8 GB) | EUR 26,52 @ Amazon.de
Storage | WD 1TB Blue (1 TB) | EUR 50,98 @ Amazon.de
SSD | SanDisk SSD PLUS (128 GB) | EUR 41,99 @ Amazon.de
Video Card | Radeon R9 380X | EUR 199,00 @ Amazon.de
Case | Cooler Master N300 | EUR 45,80 @ Amazon.de
Power Supply | Super Flower Golden Green HX (450 W) | EUR 69,21 @ Amazon.de
| Total | €666.57
| Generated by pc-kombo 23.06.2016 |

I left some money over by picking a H110 board as well (instead of a B150m board with 4 ram slots, which I'd normally switch) to enable you to wait and get the RX 480 at the end of the month, instead of the R9 380X.

I'd either get a single 8GB module or upgrade the mobo to one that supports 4 RAM modules. I don't think you need an aftermarket cooler or 16GB RAM, if you find you need them down the line then you can very easily add them to the build - if you change your mobo/RAM to accomodate that - if/when you need them instead of buying them outright.

If you are happy buying parts from other sites other than overclockers then you can get an i5-6400 for 129 and this PSU for £64 from Amazon too.

yes, i do have windows 8.1, i will be taking your suggestion on the ram, and 1 more question.
i3 6100 measurements are 11.7 x 11.2 x 7.9 while for example i5 6400 measurements are 11.7 x 10.7 x 8.4, i know the socket has to match the motherboard, and there's no size info on the motherboard's page about the cpu area, will it still fit? Took measurements from these: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B010T6CG7E/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AFXON1SGSPLH4
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B015VPX2EO/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
I apologise for the stupid question.

Update On The Last One:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price

----|:----|:----
Motherboard | Asus H110M-A/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard | $46.98 @ Newegg
Memory | Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory | $41.99 @ Jet
Storage | Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $52.99 @ Best Buy
Video Card | PowerColor Radeon RX 470 4GB Red Devil Video Card | $164.99 @ Newegg
Case | Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case | $59.99 @ NCIX US
Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit | $89.99 @ NCIX US
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | $456.93
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-03 11:51 EST-0500 |




HDD:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013HNYVLA/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER



Power Supply:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DZ6R9GE/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER




CPU:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010T6CG7E/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1FF9ODJZIUKGX

/u/spamsince /u/Cerelius_BT

So I have taken into consideration both of your suggestions, along with reconsidering my choice of case and storage, and used PC Part Picker to build a setup with the price I am happy with.


Part | Item | Price
---|---|----
CPU Cooler | Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO | $32.00
Motherboard | ASUS ATX DDR3 1800 Motherboards H170-PLUS D3 | $117.91
CPU | Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 | $242.99
Graphics Card | XFX Radeon RX 480 | $349.99
RAM | Kingston HyperX Fury 16GB Kit (2x8GB) | $87.99
PSU | FirePower Technology Firepower ZT Series 550W 80Plus Bronze | $77.81
HDD | 2 x WD Blue 2TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive | $95.50 each
OS Drive | Corsair Force Series LE SSD, SATA 6Gbps 480GB | $142.49
Case | Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-02 Mid Tower | $74.99
Optical Drive | LG Internal UH12NS30 BD-ROM | $56.99

Just want to run it by you guys to see if the parts are compatible.

Thanks again for all your help.

CPU
I5-6400 $183

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B010T6CG7E/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1485517017&sr=8-5&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=i5&dpPl=1&dpID=51hIU3KbC8L&ref=plSrch

Mobo
H110M $44.99

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01I6G2CUA/ref=mp_s_a_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1485517082&sr=8-13&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=h110m

$227.99

If you have an extra 20 bucks get an i5 6500

https://www.amazon.com/Intel-I5-6400-FC-LGA14C-Processor-BX80662I56400/dp/B010T6CG7E/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1478832086&sr=1-3&keywords=i5

case: zaber sentry OR s4-mini

mobo: asus mITX h110

cpu: i5-6400

gpu: gtx-1050Ti

I'm looking to upgrade my processor to an intel i5, but to do this I have to buy a new motherboard and ram. my question is: would this intel processor be compatible with this motherboard?

I also have a Radeon RX 480 GPU. Would this be compatible with the motherboard too?

An i5 6400 at $188, MSI H110m PRO-VD plus at $51, and a Corsair Vengeance 8GB stick at $57 (all items may include tax) will be just within reach if you are able to spend a little bit more. They should give decent performance with the 960 2GB as well as offer a decent upgrade path. To add, the 6000 series, while one generation behind, is almost the same chip as the 7000 series equivalents, so you save money and get almost the same performance.

You could also go with an i3 6100 at ~$100 ($85 savings), but that makes for a more expensive upgrade path since it's a dual core single thread CPU, or you can get an i5 6500 for a little more than the 6400.

1 stick of 8GB ram leaves you room for another stick for 16GB instead of a 16GB kit down the road with 2x4GB should you want more (get the same one if you care about dual channel). These items should all have prime shipping at the prices I listed.

The only caveat to a motherboard upgrade is that Windows will deactivate as it affiliates with motherboards, but you shouldn't feel guilty for using a tool to reactivate in this case. MS support might even give you another through chat if you want to go that route.

Gimme a sec and I'll link to Amazon my initial recommendations.


Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B010T6CG7E Go to the price list and there should be a prime seller with 100% at $183.

MSI Computer DIMM LGA 1151 Motherboards H110M PRO-VD PLUS https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HTEA0HC the seller at this page should be the best deal atm.

Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB DDR4 DRAM 2400MHz C16 Memory Kit, Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ARHBBPS This is probably around the cheapest 8GB DDR4 that can be had at the moment. You can shop around for better prices though.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Processor-Skylake-5-6400-Turbo/dp/B010T6CG7E/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1458993436&sr=1-3&keywords=i5-6400 CPU from here. the (cover) part on the title got me a little worried.Would be damn funny if they shipped you just the cardboard.Ask them or buy it from PCPP.

Amazon got your back though

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-monitor-22mp55hqp

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-mouse-sgm2002klon1

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-optical-drive-uh12ns30 why do you need blue ray?Everything can be found on the internet.

For OS /u/twentyseven72 got you covered.If you do not want any of those option then you get OS from pcpp for full price.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price

----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor | £143.00
Motherboard | MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard | £46.08 @ Dabs
Memory | Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory | £25.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage | Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | £63.14 @ Amazon UK
Storage | Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | £40.97 @ Dabs
Video Card | Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card | £249.95 @ Amazon UK
Case | BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case | £27.20 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply | EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply | £44.37 @ Amazon UK
Case Fan | Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan | £5.99 @ Amazon UK
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | £646.69
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-26 12:11 GMT+0000 |

After a while of consideration, my friend decided to increase his budget by 100€ to also accommodate some audio editing and other workstation use cases.

I've therefore upgraded some parts. At current prices, this is the setup (18€ over budget, but oh well):

Type|Item|Price

----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel Core i5-6400 | €182.98 @ Amazon.de
Motherboard | GIGABYTE B150M-DS3H | €78.33 @ Amazon.de
Memory | HyperX FURY 16GB 2133 MHz DDR4 CL14 DIMM | €59.99 @ Ebay.de
SSD | SAMSUNG EVO 850 250GB | €89.99 @ Amazon.de
Video Card | Radeon R9 380 | €183.97 @ Amazon.de
Case | Enermax Ivektor.Q | €51.58 @ Amazon.de
Power Supply | Super Flower Golden Green HX 450W | €70,59 @ Amazon.de
| Total | €717.84

Any thoughts on this setup before I order the parts?

Thanks!

You might want to:

Instad of buying the i3-6100 buying the i5-6400, in amazon.co.cuk it's only 60 punds more.

And instead of this motherboard, buy another H1100 which is 20 pounds cheaper. So in total you spend 40$ more but you get more power and a i5, regardless, do research if it meet your needs!

And [this ssd is cheaper] (https://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-PLUS-Sata-inch-Internal/dp/B01F9G43WU/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1483976661&sr=1-3&keywords=ssd)

However, I'm not an expert but I would consider it, get more opinions!