- Jun 18, 2012
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I'm going for a small mobo+cpu upgrade, as my current cpu (AMD Phenom II x4 965) and mobo (ASRock m3a770de) is becomming quite old. I have tried some overclocking on this system, but i can feel that a new build is pretty much required by now.
I have been looking around, and I'm thinking about these parts:
CPU -- Intel I5-4670: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116898
(I know i could get the 4670K, but I'm not going for some crazy OC, so the locked version should be just fine. (correct?))
Mobo -- ASUS z87-A: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131981
I set my budget by looking at those parts. I might want to do a stable OC eventually, which is why I went for a board with 8 power phases, opposed to the cheaper boards of the z87 series, which only has 4 power phases.
I have a Thermaltake Contac 39 CPU cooler, so I'm covered in the cooling section for my CPU.
I have a RAM set which is XMP optimized, so i figure that would fit just fine. It's the KHX1600c9d3b1k2/4gx, but I'm not able to find a QVL list for the ASUS Z87-A mobo.
I'm using a HD Radeon 6870 XFX GPU, but as far as i understand that will still work just fine with the mobo/cpu.
I pretty much just want to make sure that this is a system that seems stable and to be a decent upgrade from my current system.. I know it's not something special, but it's a budget I'm comfortable with. Do you guys have anything you would recommend me getting instead, or just any other advise?
Below is a list of some general information ^^
Approximate Purchase Date: As soon as possible!
Budget Range: ~£300
System Usage: Gaming.
Parts Preferences: I'm going for an Intel build.
Overclocking: Yes, but not right away.
SLI or Crossfire: No, not with my current budget ^^
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
I have been looking around, and I'm thinking about these parts:
CPU -- Intel I5-4670: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116898
(I know i could get the 4670K, but I'm not going for some crazy OC, so the locked version should be just fine. (correct?))
Mobo -- ASUS z87-A: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131981
I set my budget by looking at those parts. I might want to do a stable OC eventually, which is why I went for a board with 8 power phases, opposed to the cheaper boards of the z87 series, which only has 4 power phases.
I have a Thermaltake Contac 39 CPU cooler, so I'm covered in the cooling section for my CPU.
I have a RAM set which is XMP optimized, so i figure that would fit just fine. It's the KHX1600c9d3b1k2/4gx, but I'm not able to find a QVL list for the ASUS Z87-A mobo.
I'm using a HD Radeon 6870 XFX GPU, but as far as i understand that will still work just fine with the mobo/cpu.
I pretty much just want to make sure that this is a system that seems stable and to be a decent upgrade from my current system.. I know it's not something special, but it's a budget I'm comfortable with. Do you guys have anything you would recommend me getting instead, or just any other advise?
Below is a list of some general information ^^
Approximate Purchase Date: As soon as possible!
Budget Range: ~£300
System Usage: Gaming.
Parts Preferences: I'm going for an Intel build.
Overclocking: Yes, but not right away.
SLI or Crossfire: No, not with my current budget ^^
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
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