Anything i could upgrade for similar price (canadian dollars)
I already have the rest of the hardware and software

what are you upgrading from

Processor : i5-2500k
Gpu : Evga Gtx 460
Mobo : Asus p8p67 Pro
Ram: G Skill something 1600 2x 4gb
Case is a 4 years old antec mid tower

welp if you wanna spend that much on the board and cpu its not needed

go to a 4690k with a msi gaming 5 would be a good deal

unless you plan to heavily oc the cpu

You could save yourself a few bucks and pick up this case instead.

Phanteks “ Enthoo Pro Series PH-ES614P_BK
Here's a great review of it.


Edit: put the wrong version, this one is MUCH cheaper.

This post was edited by polo_vash on May 7 2015 06:41pm

yeah had antec 1200, i'd take a cheap nzxt source over it in a heart beat

^this

4690K will givee you the same gaming performance and either a Gaming 5 or a MSI Krait SLI

Is it worth upgrading to 4690k performance-wise or should i just stick with my current 2500k and upgrade the gpu to a 980?

What you intend to use it for?



Depends on what you're using it for. Generally, you won't see much of a performance boost going from ~$200 to ~$400+ CPUs unless you use CPU-intensive software.

I think you're spending way too much on the mobo and CPU as others have said, unless you have particular needs for those components. Yeah I'd stick with your 2500k, it's a great CPU. You will see probably zero performance increase going to a 4690 or 4790 except with certain CPU-centric software.

Also agreed with the Enthoo Pro recommendation, though I personally used a HAF X for my PC, which I like a lot.

This post was edited by Voyaging on May 7 2015 07:56pm

Switch the board to the msi gaming 5 and go with a corsair air 540 case in white

4790k i guess is worth it if you do video editing or something really cpu intensive but if you're just gaming the 4690k all day