Haswell CPU and Board - £250.. GO..

Gimpymoo · 9 Sep 2013 at 21:03

Been happily running my Athlon BE 720 X3 for many a year, Arma 3 has dictated that although she is still a great chip, I need a new floosie.

No idea which chipsets are any good, worthless etc, heck, this will be my first Intel CPU since my P200 MMX.

Thanks for any help.

Doomedspeed · 9 Sep 2013 at 21:14

You going to be overclocking atall?

Gimpymoo · 9 Sep 2013 at 21:18

If it is easy, yes

As I mentioned, not touched an Intel for a LONG time.

Are they any good at stock?

Doomedspeed · 9 Sep 2013 at 21:38

Well, lets go through a few options:

Overclockable Haswell:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £191.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £99.95
Total : £302.74 (includes shipping : £9.00).

Overclockable Ivy (raided the bargain bin)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £185.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £60
Total : £257.39 (includes shipping : £9.50).

Non-overclockable haswell:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Gigabyte H87-HD3 Intel H87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £80.99
Total : £265.78 (includes shipping : £9.00).

Gimpymoo · 9 Sep 2013 at 23:19

Do they overclock on the stock heastink/fan?

Doomedspeed · 10 Sep 2013 at 06:13

No, you'll need an aftermarket cooler (another £30ish)..

stulid · 10 Sep 2013 at 10:53

Gimpymoo said:
Do they overclock on the stock heastink/fan?

Up to a certain point they do (around 4±Ghz) before it gets too hot.

pastymuncher · 10 Sep 2013 at 11:03

If you are lucky (like me) you can get a 4670k and a decent mobo for that price. You need to shop around and be patient though. I paid £242 delivered for a 4670k and Asus Z87-A last week. Both brand new and sealed.

I have just finished installing them and am trying to fathom out the bios and the bewildering number of options in it. Hopefully i shall put up a mini review comparing it to my i5 760 in a couple of days.

Idleman · 10 Sep 2013 at 11:39

pastymuncher said:
If you are lucky (like me) you can get a 4670k and a decent mobo for that price. You need to shop around and be patient though. I paid £242 delivered for a 4670k and Asus Z87-A last week. Both brand new and sealed.

I have just finished installing them and am trying to fathom out the bios and the bewildering number of options in it. Hopefully i shall put up a mini review comparing it to my i5 760 in a couple of days.

As confusing as this!!!

http://rog.asus.com/254052013/maxim...ngs-for-overclocking-maximus-vi-motherboards/

pastymuncher · 10 Sep 2013 at 12:35

Not that bad but loads of stuff i have'nt got my head around yet. I am pleasantly surprised just how many options there are in the bios. Loads more than my old P55 board and that was the Pro version.

Bookmarked that page too!! It may come in handy when i try clocking it later.

Idleman · 10 Sep 2013 at 12:41

pastymuncher said:
Not that bad but loads of stuff i have'nt got my head around yet. I am pleasantly surprised just how many options there are in the bios. Loads more than my old P55 board and that was the Pro version.

Bookmarked that page too!! It may come in handy when i try clocking it later.

You might find this of interest/help.

pastymuncher · 10 Sep 2013 at 18:56

Cheers for that. Currently at 4.5Ghz with 1.280v.

Sorry OP for hijacking your thread.