What is your favorite CPU?

Ferrariassassin · Jul 10, 2014

What is your favorite CPU or one that you dream of having one day, or maybe even one that will be released in the near future? I would like to hear every ones opinion on what CPU and why they choose that CPU.

PandaBear270 · Jul 10, 2014

I would love to see a Phenom III series with eight native cores. In the Intel side, my favorite chips are the Xeons.

Xproyect · Jul 10, 2014

Probably the i7 4790k

Zombiefighter57 · Jul 10, 2014

for my mobo i would love to get the i7 3770k or it would be awesome if they made another 1155 cpu

Ferrariassassin · Jul 10, 2014

Zombiefighter57 :

Haha yea true, just like my i5-4590, it is hard to find motherboard under $160 that support Haswell.

Andrew Buck · Jul 10, 2014

Ferrariassassin :

Not really. Around 80% of Z97 and Z87 boards are below $160. Around 95% of H97, H87, and H81 boards are under that. 99% of all B85 and B81 boards are under that price point. They all support Haswell. My favorite CPU has to be my 4770K, but my favorite that I don't have will probably be the 4960X, and 4930K if I am money-conscious. The 5960X will be great, but as always, very expensive.

Ferrariassassin · Jul 10, 2014

Andrew Buck :

Ferrariassassin :

Not really. Around 80% of Z97 and Z87 boards are below $160. Around 95% of H97, H87, and H81 boards are under that. 99% of all B85 and B81 boards are under that price point. They all support Haswell. My favorite CPU has to be my 4770K, but my favorite that I don't have will probably be the 4960X, and 4930K if I am money-conscious. The 5960X will be great, but as always, very expensive.

Hmm, the best and cheapest Motherboard i could find that supports Haswell for my i5-4590 is the ASRock H97M Pro4. Any recommendations?

coolcole01 · Jul 10, 2014

the fx 8350 was probably my favorite to overclock it was just fun messing with it. my 4770k was just so automatic. If i had to chose the best i would say the 3960x was pretty awesome.

Ferrariassassin · Jul 10, 2014

coolcole01 :

So i take it you like AMD a good amount?

coolcole01 · Jul 10, 2014

I think i just have had good experiences with the my 1090t was great my 8320's were just sweet and that 8350 combined with the sabertooth 990fx r2.0 was just awesome. But its not like i dont enjoy intel the 2600k is probably my favorite from them it was definitely up there.

Ferrariassassin · Jul 11, 2014

coolcole01 :

Yea i like Intel and AMD equally. I wonder why more that %80 of all people on this site use an i7 Core?

coolcole01 · Jul 11, 2014

Its because a lot of us are real gamers and while other chips have their strong suits its literally the best of the best at this time from mmo to rpg to blockbusters its trust me the i5 is no slouch and an fx 8350 @4.6 or higher is very good

Ferrariassassin · Jul 11, 2014

coolcole01 :

Lol, i know what ya mean but just owning an i7 does not make the person a true gamer. Because well over the majority of them get the money to buy it from mommy and daddy. I respect the people who work to earn it and that in my openion, working your ass off to buy the parts yourself to game is a true gamer.

PandaBear270 · Jul 11, 2014

Zombiefighter57 :

Ferrariassassin :

Respect.

coolcole01 · Jul 11, 2014

sorry maybe it came off differently then i meant i was trying to say that we play a multitude of games so having the cpu that handles all is a requirement not just one type. And i can tell you that my parents never bought me a computer ever actually bought my very first one myself at 22 10 years ago

Ferrariassassin · Jul 11, 2014

coolcole01 :

Lol, its ok man i was just putting that out there. So whats the average price for a good i7?

coolcole01 · Jul 11, 2014

i got mine my 4770k with an asrock z87 extreme6 for 320 bucks as a bundle from microcenter a couple months ago

Andrew Buck · Jul 11, 2014

I got my cooler ($120), CPU ($340 down to $260), and mobo ($210 down to $170) for around $580 at MicroCenter after tax.

mmdqn · Jul 11, 2014

QX9650 Old but still good

Andrew Buck · Jul 11, 2014

mmdqn :

Yeah that is pretty decent, not on par with the Core i7 extreme editions or even really the Core i7 Performance CPUs like the 2700K, 3770K, and 4770K.

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