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gomangofast
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So I'm still slowly working on building my first computer. I purchased a Socket 1150 Core i5-4670K processor, and I have several old spare cases, spare SATA HD's, spare DVD drives and a 80+ bronze rated 550w PSU, and a GTX 560 Ti+ video card.
So unless I'm forgetting something all I need to buy is a motherboard and some DDR3 RAM (all my spare RAM is DDR2). I have to buy both of these things from tigerdirect website only. So how are these?
RAM http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8033819&CatId=4534
Mobo http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8139505&CatId=8586
A couple important notes:
1) I'm looking to spend as little money as possible and still have a decent system for playing games. I don't need to by able to run 200 FPS at ultra settings. 40 fps as med-high settings is fine for me.
2) I'm not going to overclock anything, or SLI/Crossfire or anything else fancy like that.
3) If the RAM or MOBO I linked aren't any good, it would be great if you could tell me why, and what specifically I need to be looking for. And/or give me some suggestions from that site if you see something good.
General tips also appreciated. Thanks!
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If you dont OC you dont need a cpu K version just take regular CPU its cheaper.
Get better MB
Ram for what you wanne do is ok.
The memory looks good if you regard rebates as "free" and not if you won't do the rebate.
The motherboard is very low end and is meant for a simple office computer. Overclocking is completely out, and I'm not sure if the CPU will even reach its normal turbo boost speeds on that motherboard.
This one is a much better choice than the one you linked.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8041586&CatId=13
It costs $110 but it is worth getting a bit better mobo. This one is a Z87 chipset and can actually make good use of the cpu your putting in there. Its your money and spend it how you like, but imo this would be the cheapest I would go on a mobo for socket 1150.
Just my 2cp.
Aside from Overclocking and SLI, which I won't be doing, and number of available SATA, USB, etc. connections, will the B85 chipset actually perform worse than the Z87? Does it cap at like 3.0 Ghz for the CPU, or have less bandwidth for the PCI-E x16 graphics card slot, or have worse memory latency or something?
Reading up on general comparisons between chipsets from a randomly googled website:
http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Z87-H87-H81-Q87-Q85-B85-What-is-the-difference-473/
It seems like the differences are Overclocking, SLI/Crossfire support, number of connectors for SATA/USB, and then some special features like Remote Access, RAID management, special SSD commands, etc. none of which actually apply to me or will affect me. There aren't any mentions of actual stock performance differences.
More so than trying to pick a board, I'm really just curious now about the subject.
In the 6-series chipsets, the chipsets that disabled overclocking also throttled back turbo boost somewhat, which reduced performance even at stock speeds. Intel didn't advertise that they did so then, so I'm not sure if they still do so today.
Regardless, if you're worried about expensive motherboards, then just get a Core i5-3570K (or 3570 if you won't overclock), as the older LGA 1155 motherboards are cheaper because they've been around longer.
You may not want to overclock or use any advanced mobo features now. But it is nice to have that option. Especially in a few years as the system ages you can OC or SLI, ect to extend the life of the PC.
I personally would spend the extra $30 bucks and get a better chipset and mobo. But it is your build.