Upgrading and need help!

Mineman · 18 Jul 2014 at 16:10

Hey guys,Thinking of Buying a Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) but as I use AMD Iam not too sure on what motherboard to buy with it.Also will I be able to use the Corsair Hydro H100i on it?

Mark This Day · 18 Jul 2014 at 16:19

Yes you will be able to use a h100i
What's your budget on the motherboard

Mineman · 18 Jul 2014 at 16:21

Mark This Day said:
Yes you will be able to use a h100i
What's your budget on the motherboard

Thanks,Do not really want to spend more than £200 on one

Mark This Day · 18 Jul 2014 at 16:24

Well the gigabyte z87 oc force is 199 and it is compatible with the 4790k
What are the rest of your system specs

Bu 019 as

Bu 012g1

Mb 478g1

Type these codes in the seach box

lee32uk · 18 Jul 2014 at 16:31

Something like this maybe ?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£43 Saving** £351.98
Total : £361.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Mineman · 18 Jul 2014 at 16:31

At the moment i have:

Sapphire HD 7950 3GB GDDR5 with Boost

AMD FX-4100 3.60 GHz

ocz zs series 650

ASUS M5A 78L-M LX

4gb Ram - Will get 16gb

Mark This Day · 18 Jul 2014 at 16:32

Are you wanting to overclock ?

lee32uk · 18 Jul 2014 at 16:34

Is this just a gaming rig ?

Mineman · 18 Jul 2014 at 16:53

Mark This Day said:
Are you wanting to overclock ?

Not Realy

lee32uk-Yes

Mark This Day · 18 Jul 2014 at 17:05

I would go with the gigabyte black bundle then

Mineman · 18 Jul 2014 at 18:04

Okay,Thanks for the help guys!

lee32uk · 18 Jul 2014 at 19:20

The i7 4790k is meant for overclocking as it is unlocked. Seeing as you want a H100i, you might as well give yourself the option to overclock in the future. Just get any Z97 board that takes your fancy

or go for one of the motherboard bundles.