CPU Upgrade

Josh

Josh

Josh

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I am upgrading my FX AMD rig to an Intel at some point in the next 1-2months.

I want a i7 4790K and a mobo, budget is flexible so around £350-£450, but I need a motherboard that is capable of holding an OC, probably won't be trying to push it past 4.5Ghz tbh but want something that will cope with it and gives me lots of features, don't need wifi but will be looking at SLI at some point.

Colour wise, I like Black & Blue schemes but that can always be changed.

ATX please and Z79!

I like ASUS mobo's as that's what I've always had, but am willing to look at others providing they meet my requirements.

Never had an Intel rig before so this is kind of new to me.

Spec me a few different i7 4790k's with motherboards. Will be used alongside 8GB 1600Mhz Corsair Ram.

PSU is an EVGA G2 750W and OS is Windows 8.1
 
There really isn't a great choice of blue z97 for some reason. This is widely regarded as a very good board. Good overclocking features and SLI support

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £259.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £139.99
Total : £409.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).



If I was in the market for a Z97 rig I'd be waiting 10 days for this

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Z97 SLI Krait Edition Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
Total : £119.59 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
I like the Giga stuff, the Z87 board was very good by all accounts, what is the difference between the SOC and SOC force?
 
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