Rate my budget i7 bundle

Truebrit · 9 Jan 2014 at 04:41

I need an upgrade to play BF4 and Assetto Corsa properly, I think this bundle is very good but I'd like your guys opinion on the components. The mobo is the cheapest Asus Z87, but I think it's got all I need, the fan is a few years old but has had some fair reviews, the memory is only 4GB but I think it should be fine for now, what do you guys think? This is the maximum I can afford but do you think I should go another way? I doubt if I'll ever overclock it any more than the 4.4 it will come at. In a few months I'll get maybe a gtx770 to go with it.

i7 4770K

ASUS Z87-K

Zalman CNPS9900A LED Full Copper Silent Heatsink/Fan

4GB DDR3 1600Mhz - PATRIOT VIPER V3 RED

£410 Built and Overclocked to 4.4Ghz.

My current spec:

Intel® Core™2 Quad Extreme QX9650 Processor (3.0GHz, 12MB Cache, 1333MHz)

SLi nForce 780i SLi - Intel Core2Duo/Quad Core - ATX

8GB DDR2 800MHz Memory (4 x 2GB)

GTX260

CoolerMaster Real Power Pro 1250W 80Plus PSU

Coolermaster Cosmos S Ultra Performance Aluminium Chassis

Cooling Pack for COSMOS S Chassis ( 5 LED 120mm fans)

Doomedspeed · 9 Jan 2014 at 08:28

Looks good,

I'd personally spend a little more and get an SLI/Xfire capable motherboard..

To be honest, id upgrade your GPU first.

paulstoke12 · 9 Jan 2014 at 08:33

As above id do the same spend a little extra and get a sli/xFire capable motherboard

cahonis · 9 Jan 2014 at 13:13

If your motherboard can't do SLI/xFire then why bother with an i7?

Better to spend a little more on the motherboard or save a bit and get an i5.

Truebrit · 9 Jan 2014 at 13:43

Thanks for the replies, they have a similar bundle but with the i5 4670 for only £299.

Truebrit · 12 Jan 2014 at 13:54

Is there a difference between i5 and i7 with SLI?

cahonis said:
If your motherboard can't do SLI/xFire then why bother with an i7?

Better to spend a little more on the motherboard or save a bit and get an i5.