Sell i5 4670k, or upgrade from 2500k?

MisterFuuManchu · Aug 31, 2014

Here's my problem.
I just bought an Intel Core i5 4670k for dirt cheap. My friend shipped it to me Friday morning.
It's in my city now at the post office, but it won't be out for delivery until Tuesday. :fou:

I was running this:

i5 2500k @ stock
8GB Corsair Vengeance @ stock
EVGA GTX 580 @ stock
Raidmax 850w PSU
Asus P8P67 REV 3.0

About 3-4 months ago, I was loading L.A Noire and my screen froze. It had a bunch of 1" lines all over and it just shut off after about a couple seconds. I turned it back on and it had those 1" lines all over the screen, and then I got the BSOD, and I shut it off.
My PSU seems to be working fine, I tested it on another computer and it booted.
I tested my GTX 580 and the computer booted and the screen looked fine.
I figured it was my motherboard. I couldn't test my RAM since my other computer is a bit too old.
I didn't smell any burning nor did I hear anything like crackling in the case.
I plugged a motherboard speaker and I get no beep codes and there are no debug LEDs on my mobo. The only time I would get a beep code was when I removed both sticks of ram.

So my question is:

Should I just buy an LGA1150 motherboard, or sell my i5 4670k and buy a new LGA1155 motherboard?

I figured I could just sell the i5 2500k and buy an Asus z97 Pro or the Asus z97-A.

volcanoscout · Aug 31, 2014

Sell both and get an i5-4690K and a Z97 board. Otherwise, keep the 4670K and get a Z87 board to go with it.

WhiteSnake91 · Aug 31, 2014

If you have the upgrade itch, go ahead with the new haswell if your older sandy bridge is giving you trouble. Even though it wouldn't give me much better FPS than I have, I really have an itch to upgrade to an i7 haha.

I figure in your case it could be a few things, motherboard,gpu, or ram....don't think it was the power supply.

Were you planning to go all out? Or just keep your other current parts?

Either way I'd probably upgrade to the haswell too

kunthakenthe · Aug 31, 2014

wait broadwell is out this year and is on the z97 mobo. get a z97 and i5 5670k or whatever.

MisterFuuManchu · Aug 31, 2014

volcanoscout :

I'm mainly gaming and doing schoolwork. Is there really a difference between i5 4670k and i5 4690k?
Any Z87 boards you recommend? I originally was going to get an Asus z97-A or Pro.

kunthakenthe · Aug 31, 2014

MisterFuuManchu :

those were good one. z87 are a downgrade from a z97 and are not upgradable if you feel you need a boost. the broadwell is out and compatible with z97 not z87's.

Poogination13 · Aug 31, 2014

Just sell the 4690k & wait until prices drop on the Haswell-E line (6-12 months). The 2500k is still a fantastic CPU.

kunthakenthe · Aug 31, 2014

Poogination13 :

lol funny man but no. the 3970x was still 900-1000$ when the 4960x was out and the x79's have been out since sandy/ivy. they never recieved a price cut. the mobos are good priced,the ram isnt and the cpus are high but normal for the extreme (4930k = 500$, 5930k still 500$). if you want a i7 5280k 300$), 200$ mobo(300-400$ if you can afford it) and 100-200$ on ram.

MisterFuuManchu · Aug 31, 2014

WhiteSnake91 :

kunthakenthe :

ugh...I didn't mean to pick you as the solution. I wanted to say that I'd never need that much power.

kunthakenthe · Aug 31, 2014

MisterFuuManchu :

WhiteSnake91 :

kunthakenthe :

ugh...I didn't mean to pick you as the solution. I wanted to say that I'd never need that much power.

oh well

if you dont need that much power go with a xeon on the lga 1150 socket or a i7 4790k if doing any work or a i5 would work. 4690k if not out of your budget or a 4670k. if your not overclocking the 4590 is good also.

MisterFuuManchu · Aug 31, 2014

WhiteSnake91 :

I only thought about upgrading when I noticed the UD3H z77 was around the same price as the Asus z97-a.
I figured if the motherboards are around the same price now, might as well sell my 2500k.
My purchasing of the 4670k just pushed my desire to upgrade.

The only issue I can think of is my gpu capabilities for GTA V, The Division, and other upcoming graphic intense games. I was thinking of selling my GTX 580 and putting that towards an EVGA GTX 770 SC. I only game at 1080p.

kunthakenthe · Aug 31, 2014

MisterFuuManchu :

WhiteSnake91 :

I only thought about upgrading when I noticed the UD3H z77 was around the same price as the Asus z97-a.
I figured if the motherboards are around the same price now, might as well sell my 2500k.
My purchasing of the 4670k just pushed my desire to upgrade.

The only issue I can think of is my gpu capabilities for GTA V, The Division, and other upcoming graphic intense games. I was thinking of selling my GTX 580 and putting that towards an EVGA GTX 770 SC. I only game at 1080p.

well sell the mobo,cpu and gpu in a bundle then buy a r9 290/r9 280x and a z97 mobo.

MisterFuuManchu · Aug 31, 2014

kunthakenthe :

MisterFuuManchu :

oh well

if you dont need that much power go with a xeon on the lga 1150 socket or a i7 4790k if doing any work or a i5 would work. 4690k if not out of your budget or a 4670k. if your not overclocking the 4590 is good also.

haha yeah I'm not used to the layout here. Another forum I go to the button where "choose as best solution" is the reply button and I get mixed up sometimes...

Anyways, yeah like I said I mainly use my computer for 1.) Gaming 2.) Homework 3.) Music 4.) Drawing
I did all of that fine with my old computer and I mean I got the 4670k for a price that would be stupid to pass up.
But just a few hours ago I thought about selling the 4670k, but I'm not sure what to do. The 2500k is a good enough chip for my needs, BUT I kinda have the upgrade bug.

MisterFuuManchu · Aug 31, 2014

kunthakenthe :

MisterFuuManchu :

well sell the mobo,cpu and gpu in a bundle then buy a r9 290/r9 280x and a z97 mobo.

I wish...I'm too much of an NVIDIA fanboy...
:/
I've always had NVIDIA cards. The r9 is really impressive though. Another issue (though small) is my colour scheme is gold and black to match my Rv03. The EVGA 770 is black and gold.

kunthakenthe · Aug 31, 2014

then just get the z97 mobo so if you get the itch your covered. dont sell. and get a r9 280x/r9 290 for the best graphics or a cheaper on is a r9 270/r9 280

kunthakenthe · Aug 31, 2014

MisterFuuManchu :

kunthakenthe :

I wish...I'm too much of an NVIDIA fanboy...
:/
I've always had NVIDIA cards. The r9 is really impressive though. Another issue (though small) is my colour scheme is gold and black to match my Rv03. The EVGA 770 is black and gold.

oh then can you afford a 760 sli or just get the 770.

WhiteSnake91 · Aug 31, 2014

If you didn't mean to pick that as the solution I could unselect it for you. Also I understand the upgrade itch. I'd upgrade to the z97, better GPU, and sell your 2500k and old mobo. Intel has a high resell value so you shouldn't lose much money at all

MisterFuuManchu · Aug 31, 2014

kunthakenthe :

I only game on one monitor at 1080p is the 3gb worth it compared to 280?
I'd rather go all out on GPU so it'd be 290x or 770/780....

kunthakenthe · Aug 31, 2014

MisterFuuManchu :

then get the r9 290 will play ultra 60fps highest settings. will be good for years especially when more than 2gb vram is needed.

MisterFuuManchu · Aug 31, 2014

kunthakenthe :

MisterFuuManchu :

then get the r9 290 will play ultra 60fps highest settings. will be good for years especially when more than 2gb vram is needed.

What do you have?

kunthakenthe · Aug 31, 2014

MisterFuuManchu :

kunthakenthe :

What do you have?

i have a budget 600$ build in mind so a r9 280 is it for me. but for you the r9 290 will last years and will have the best performance.

WhiteSnake91 · Aug 31, 2014

yeah the r9 290 is essentially the equal to the gtx 780 so it's certainly enough to game on all ultra 1080p. Just get an aftermarket design and not the blower reference kind, I've heard they get REALLY hot

kunthakenthe · Aug 31, 2014

they do they go to 90c and sound like a leaf blower. they dont sell reference any more and only people water cooling use them.

WhiteSnake91 · Aug 31, 2014

the r9 280x is no slouch either by no means, quite capable at 1080p. My hd7950 is basically the r9 280 and I've been able to play anything on ultra pretty well besides BF4 with their recent patch crippled FPS for many people

kunthakenthe · Aug 31, 2014

yeah the r9 280/r9 280x is great but if he wants to have a nice security the r9 290 is great.

Sell i5 4670k, or upgrade from 2500k?

Distinguished

Dignified

Distinguished

Admirable

Distinguished

Admirable

Reputable

Admirable

Distinguished

Admirable

Distinguished

Admirable

Distinguished

Distinguished

Admirable

Admirable

Distinguished

Distinguished

Admirable

Distinguished

Admirable

Distinguished

Admirable

Distinguished

Admirable

Share this page