CPU/Motherboard

William-Mathew · 22 May 2014 at 08:14

Hi guys

I have now got enough money together to upgrade my system to intel. I do not know a lot about Intel but I am looking to spend about £150-175. I would like an i5 please. I have the new corsair 450d( build pics coming soon) and I will most lightly be doing crossfire or SLI in the future.

Thanks for any suggestions

Doomedspeed · 22 May 2014 at 08:18

You know the 4670k's are £160-£180 right?

That would be the CPU to go for.

So really you need a £250 budget.

William-Mathew · 22 May 2014 at 08:33

Oh. What would be the cheapest combo to get?

Doomedspeed · 22 May 2014 at 09:14

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £94.99
Total : £272.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

That's if you want SLI/Xfire.

You can save £30 if you're not worried about SLI.

ExRayTed · 22 May 2014 at 10:08

Or if you're not worried about overclocking or SLI / Crossfire at all this could be an option for you

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4590 3.30GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £137.99
1 x Gigabyte B85M-D2V Intel B85 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £42.95
Total : £190.54 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Cheaper but as I said, you lose the ability to overclock. Only has 2 RAM slots too.