So I'm looking for options and suggestions on upgrading my cpu
currently I run an AMD FX-6300
a friend of mine is suggesting I go all out and swap out my mobo so I can just switch to intel now, I am considering this, although it would cost a decent chunk more, but would also be a better performance boost than what I was looking at from AMD
also alongside this I'd likely end up needing to grab a disc drive to be able to reinstall windows and such

So far I've taken a look at i5-4690K and i5-6600K, but am still looking for opinions

4690k is more cost effective if you already have ram

6600k if you dont care about buying ddr4

so with a 6600k I would require DDR4?

Pretty much.

well then, so how about motherboards? since I will need to replace that to be able to make the switch to intel

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Do this too, so we can reuse parts if possible...list power supply and case, as Speccy does not list them.

Get SPECCY here: http://www.piriform.com/speccy/download ...get the FREE version from the: Piriform Link ...Speccy is a really nice system hardware/temperature, information Utility....simply install it...and run the program...then post a screen shot of the main page of the program, when posting a problem/question on these forums.

This post was edited by Ghot on Feb 25 2016 12:29am

Budget: I have no set budget for this, but I am looking for reasonably priced still
More specific use (what games, what programs): I'm looking to get better performance out of FO4 and a more capable processor as I've been looking at Dying Light lately
Planned time until purchase:
Do you need an Operating System?: No I have 8.1, but upon reinstalling I'll likely be running 10
Do you have any specific preferred components?:
Do you need a sound or wireless card?: no
Do you want stock cooling or do you plan on overclocking?: I have no current plans on Overclocking
Do you need a monitor? mouse? keyboard?: no
Zip code/location? (Shipping costs): Southern Ontario

Not necessarily, depends on the motherboard you choose. Some of the Skylake boards support DDR3 and the Skylake CPU has no problem running the DDR3 ram as well.

case: Corsair Carbide Series 200R Black Steel / Plastic compact ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA 110-B1-0750-VR 80 PLUS Bronze Modular 750W NVIDIA SLI Ready and Crossfire Support Active PFC ATX12V EPS12V Power Supply

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/k2pd7P
Total: $397.71

Intel Core i5-6600K
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler
Asus Z170-P D3 ATX Motherboard (Supports DDR3)