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August 31, 2014 4:30:20 PM

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.

More about : sell 4670k upgrade 2500k

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August 31, 2014 5:01:19 PM

Sell both and get an i5-4690K and a Z97 board. Otherwise, keep the 4670K and get a Z87 board to go with it.
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August 31, 2014 5:36:01 PM

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
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August 31, 2014 5:39:57 PM

wait broadwell is out this year and is on the z97 mobo. get a z97 and i5 5670k or whatever.
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August 31, 2014 5:47:43 PM

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


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.
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August 31, 2014 5:54:48 PM

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


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.


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.
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August 31, 2014 5:55:13 PM

Just sell the 4690k & wait until prices drop on the Haswell-E line (6-12 months). The 2500k is still a fantastic CPU.
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August 31, 2014 6:08:29 PM

Poogination13 said:
Just sell the 4690k & wait until prices drop on the Haswell-E line (6-12 months). The 2500k is still a fantastic CPU.


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.
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August 31, 2014 6:28:09 PM

WhiteSnake91 said:
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 said:
Poogination13 said:
Just sell the 4690k & wait until prices drop on the Haswell-E line (6-12 months). The 2500k is still a fantastic CPU.


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.


ugh...I didn't mean to pick you as the solution. I wanted to say that I'd never need that much power.
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August 31, 2014 6:30:38 PM

MisterFuuManchu said:
WhiteSnake91 said:
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 said:
Poogination13 said:
Just sell the 4690k & wait until prices drop on the Haswell-E line (6-12 months). The 2500k is still a fantastic CPU.


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.


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.
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August 31, 2014 6:32:09 PM

WhiteSnake91 said:
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


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.
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August 31, 2014 6:34:18 PM

MisterFuuManchu said:
WhiteSnake91 said:
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


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.
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August 31, 2014 6:37:12 PM

kunthakenthe said:
MisterFuuManchu said:
WhiteSnake91 said:
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 said:
Poogination13 said:
Just sell the 4690k & wait until prices drop on the Haswell-E line (6-12 months). The 2500k is still a fantastic CPU.


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.


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.


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.
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August 31, 2014 6:40:46 PM

kunthakenthe said:
MisterFuuManchu said:
WhiteSnake91 said:
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


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.


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.
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August 31, 2014 6:41:01 PM

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
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August 31, 2014 6:42:48 PM

MisterFuuManchu said:
kunthakenthe said:
MisterFuuManchu said:
WhiteSnake91 said:
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


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.


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.
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August 31, 2014 6:47:14 PM

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
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August 31, 2014 6:49:16 PM

kunthakenthe said:
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


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....
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August 31, 2014 6:50:41 PM

MisterFuuManchu said:
kunthakenthe said:
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


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....


then get the r9 290 will play ultra 60fps highest settings. will be good for years especially when more than 2gb vram is needed.
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August 31, 2014 6:52:53 PM

kunthakenthe said:
MisterFuuManchu said:
kunthakenthe said:
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


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....


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?
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August 31, 2014 6:54:26 PM

MisterFuuManchu said:
kunthakenthe said:
MisterFuuManchu said:
kunthakenthe said:
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


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....


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?


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.
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August 31, 2014 6:54:48 PM

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
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August 31, 2014 6:57:09 PM

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.
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August 31, 2014 6:59:18 PM

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
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August 31, 2014 7:03:52 PM

yeah the r9 280/r9 280x is great but if he wants to have a nice security the r9 290 is great.
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August 31, 2014 9:23:30 PM

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


I hate myself. It would be really difficult for me to purchase an ATI card. I've had 5 NVIDIA cards since around 2008.
However, the 280x can be found for around the price of a 770 and can play everything. I guess it's what people have said, but it might have been biased...I don't know.
I've heard of their temp issues, bad drivers, and lack of advanced PhsyX.
But their mantle looks pretty interesting and they are excellent for the money...
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August 31, 2014 9:29:35 PM

The drivers aren't really bad, and now they have their own Shadowplay clone in the AMD Raptr center, recorded a whole day of BF4 gameplay the other day with no performance hit from normal, really nice. They are excellent for the money. I don't mess much with beta drivers anymore, I'm just using the stable AMD 14.4 drivers right now. Couple months back they even fixed the Crossfire stuttering issues basically.

*sigh* now I feel like getting a better gpu :p  . I've long thought of Crossfiring my HD7950, I have the motherboard to do it, I'm just a little wary of power concerns, I don't want to be running my bill too high having two decent GPUs. An hd7950 is only like 110 bucks now on ebay last I checked. ATI cards are even more amazing when you consider the price you can get one used now for.
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September 1, 2014 12:56:34 AM

WhiteSnake91 said:
The drivers aren't really bad, and now they have their own Shadowplay clone in the AMD Raptr center, recorded a whole day of BF4 gameplay the other day with no performance hit from normal, really nice. They are excellent for the money. I don't mess much with beta drivers anymore, I'm just using the stable AMD 14.4 drivers right now. Couple months back they even fixed the Crossfire stuttering issues basically.

*sigh* now I feel like getting a better gpu :p  . I've long thought of Crossfiring my HD7950, I have the motherboard to do it, I'm just a little wary of power concerns, I don't want to be running my bill too high having two decent GPUs. An hd7950 is only like 110 bucks now on ebay last I checked. ATI cards are even more amazing when you consider the price you can get one used now for.


I was thinking of getting a second GTX 580 since you can get em fairly cheap now.
But I've heard mixed views about SLi/XFire.

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September 1, 2014 11:53:07 AM

MisterFuuManchu said:
WhiteSnake91 said:
The drivers aren't really bad, and now they have their own Shadowplay clone in the AMD Raptr center, recorded a whole day of BF4 gameplay the other day with no performance hit from normal, really nice. They are excellent for the money. I don't mess much with beta drivers anymore, I'm just using the stable AMD 14.4 drivers right now. Couple months back they even fixed the Crossfire stuttering issues basically.

*sigh* now I feel like getting a better gpu :p  . I've long thought of Crossfiring my HD7950, I have the motherboard to do it, I'm just a little wary of power concerns, I don't want to be running my bill too high having two decent GPUs. An hd7950 is only like 110 bucks now on ebay last I checked. ATI cards are even more amazing when you consider the price you can get one used now for.


I was thinking of getting a second GTX 580 since you can get em fairly cheap now.
But I've heard mixed views about SLi/XFire.


you might aswell get a whole new better card less issues,heat, and power needed also a single 780ti beats a 580ti(was thier a ti lol) sli. a r9 290x is the gtx 780ti equivalent. also the 880's are said to drop this month so that might not be the best idea but it still will be good just make sure you have what you need to run sli.
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September 1, 2014 4:13:01 PM

kunthakenthe said:
MisterFuuManchu said:
WhiteSnake91 said:
The drivers aren't really bad, and now they have their own Shadowplay clone in the AMD Raptr center, recorded a whole day of BF4 gameplay the other day with no performance hit from normal, really nice. They are excellent for the money. I don't mess much with beta drivers anymore, I'm just using the stable AMD 14.4 drivers right now. Couple months back they even fixed the Crossfire stuttering issues basically.

*sigh* now I feel like getting a better gpu :p  . I've long thought of Crossfiring my HD7950, I have the motherboard to do it, I'm just a little wary of power concerns, I don't want to be running my bill too high having two decent GPUs. An hd7950 is only like 110 bucks now on ebay last I checked. ATI cards are even more amazing when you consider the price you can get one used now for.


I was thinking of getting a second GTX 580 since you can get em fairly cheap now.
But I've heard mixed views about SLi/XFire.


you might aswell get a whole new better card less issues,heat, and power needed also a single 780ti beats a 580ti(was thier a ti lol) sli. a r9 290x is the gtx 780ti equivalent. also the 880's are said to drop this month so that might not be the best idea but it still will be good just make sure you have what you need to run sli.


Do you really notice the difference with PhysX?

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September 1, 2014 4:31:56 PM

MisterFuuManchu said:
kunthakenthe said:
MisterFuuManchu said:
WhiteSnake91 said:
The drivers aren't really bad, and now they have their own Shadowplay clone in the AMD Raptr center, recorded a whole day of BF4 gameplay the other day with no performance hit from normal, really nice. They are excellent for the money. I don't mess much with beta drivers anymore, I'm just using the stable AMD 14.4 drivers right now. Couple months back they even fixed the Crossfire stuttering issues basically.

*sigh* now I feel like getting a better gpu :p  . I've long thought of Crossfiring my HD7950, I have the motherboard to do it, I'm just a little wary of power concerns, I don't want to be running my bill too high having two decent GPUs. An hd7950 is only like 110 bucks now on ebay last I checked. ATI cards are even more amazing when you consider the price you can get one used now for.


I was thinking of getting a second GTX 580 since you can get em fairly cheap now.
But I've heard mixed views about SLi/XFire.


you might aswell get a whole new better card less issues,heat, and power needed also a single 780ti beats a 580ti(was thier a ti lol) sli. a r9 290x is the gtx 780ti equivalent. also the 880's are said to drop this month so that might not be the best idea but it still will be good just make sure you have what you need to run sli.


Do you really notice the difference with PhysX?



no physx is useful for some but not all check it out and see if you want it.

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/physx
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September 2, 2014 11:04:27 AM

kunthakenthe said:
MisterFuuManchu said:
kunthakenthe said:
MisterFuuManchu said:
WhiteSnake91 said:
The drivers aren't really bad, and now they have their own Shadowplay clone in the AMD Raptr center, recorded a whole day of BF4 gameplay the other day with no performance hit from normal, really nice. They are excellent for the money. I don't mess much with beta drivers anymore, I'm just using the stable AMD 14.4 drivers right now. Couple months back they even fixed the Crossfire stuttering issues basically.

*sigh* now I feel like getting a better gpu :p  . I've long thought of Crossfiring my HD7950, I have the motherboard to do it, I'm just a little wary of power concerns, I don't want to be running my bill too high having two decent GPUs. An hd7950 is only like 110 bucks now on ebay last I checked. ATI cards are even more amazing when you consider the price you can get one used now for.


I was thinking of getting a second GTX 580 since you can get em fairly cheap now.
But I've heard mixed views about SLi/XFire.


you might aswell get a whole new better card less issues,heat, and power needed also a single 780ti beats a 580ti(was thier a ti lol) sli. a r9 290x is the gtx 780ti equivalent. also the 880's are said to drop this month so that might not be the best idea but it still will be good just make sure you have what you need to run sli.


Do you really notice the difference with PhysX?



no physx is useful for some but not all check it out and see if you want it.

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/physx


I always thought most newer games supported PhysX.
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September 2, 2014 3:38:35 PM

MisterFuuManchu said:

I always thought most newer games supported PhysX.

That depends on the developer tho. I find PhysX pretty bad in some games & didn't notice it in most case.

If your mainboard screwed up then just buy a 1150 mainboard for the 4670k & sell the 2500k.
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September 2, 2014 4:33:08 PM

nazgron said:
MisterFuuManchu said:

I always thought most newer games supported PhysX.

That depends on the developer tho. I find PhysX pretty bad in some games & didn't notice it in most case.

If your mainboard screwed up then just buy a 1150 mainboard for the 4670k & sell the 2500k.


To be honest I think the only game I have that is PhysX supported is Metro 2033 (Max Payne 3??). I was under the impression most newer games implemented PhysX...I think I'm just going to wait for now and keep my 580. It plays most games on max.
And yeah I was actually in the process of putting my 2500k up on eBay.
I'm kinda torn between Gigabyte UD5H Black Edition (or UD3H Black Edition) and the Asus z97-A/Asus z97-Pro.
I've always heard Gigabyte had good motherboards. Is it worth paying the extra $$$ for the UD5H? I only OCed my 2500k once to like 4.2 or something. If I oc my 4670k it wouldn't be anything more than 4.7Ghz.


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September 2, 2014 6:21:39 PM

No you should get the asus sabertooth, Maximus or gigabyte sniper/h5 and up(dont get h3). the asus A or pro are both fine. dont sell the 2500k wait a month or two for the new broadwell to drop since it offer slighlty better performance and is right around the corner. Keep your 580 until the 880/980(some say may go to 9xx) comes out this month/next year.
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September 2, 2014 7:52:23 PM

yeah I mean the 580 is certainly still good enough to play most games on high/ultra, and the 2500k is no slouch at all
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September 2, 2014 8:19:42 PM

kunthakenthe said:
No you should get the asus sabertooth, Maximus or gigabyte sniper/h5 and up(dont get h3). the asus A or pro are both fine. dont sell the 2500k wait a month or two for the new broadwell to drop since it offer slighlty better performance and is right around the corner. Keep your 580 until the 880/980(some say may go to 9xx) comes out this month/next year.


So what do I do?
Buy motherboard for 4670k?
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September 2, 2014 8:20:29 PM

WhiteSnake91 said:
yeah I mean the 580 is certainly still good enough to play most games on high/ultra, and the 2500k is no slouch at all


Yeah it plays everything at least on ultra.
I don't mind playing min. 30 fps.
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September 2, 2014 8:33:08 PM

hmmmmm....yea screw it, get the new z97 board for your i5 4670k :D  . and sell the 2500k for some of the money back,should at least get 150bucks for it roughly :D 

and yeah, I'm not picky about 30fps, I was a console gamer my whole life anyway, as long as the game isn't laggy and choppy, I try not to be just another pc snobby elitist.
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September 2, 2014 9:43:20 PM

WhiteSnake91 said:
hmmmmm....yea screw it, get the new z97 board for your i5 4670k :D  . and sell the 2500k for some of the money back,should at least get 150bucks for it roughly :D 

and yeah, I'm not picky about 30fps, I was a console gamer my whole life anyway, as long as the game isn't laggy and choppy, I try not to be just another pc snobby elitist.


What would you do??
And I've mainly gamed on PC. Used to play Unreal 2003, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3, Delta Force and Warcraft 3.
It wasn't until I got a PSX that I started console gaming lol
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September 2, 2014 9:57:08 PM

I'd get the new z97 motherboard and sell the 2500k
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September 2, 2014 10:02:02 PM

WhiteSnake91 said:
I'd get the new z97 motherboard and sell the 2500k


So do you think it's my motherboard that's dead?
The chances of my 2500k failing are pretty slim, right?
I only oced it once to like 4.0-4.2ghz or something. Then it went back to stock for the past nearly 2 years.


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September 2, 2014 10:20:43 PM

it could be the motherboard. I mean if you tested the GPU, hdd and ram aren't faulty, and psu isn't, only other thing left is the motherboard. I've never heard of a cpu ever going bad from using it normally
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September 2, 2014 10:29:20 PM

WhiteSnake91 said:
it could be the motherboard. I mean if you tested the GPU, hdd and ram aren't faulty, and psu isn't, only other thing left is the motherboard. I've never heard of a cpu ever going bad from using it normally


I'm not 100% sure the ram isn't faulty. I have no way of testing it.
There is a MemOK! led that flashes red for a second on boot up.
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September 3, 2014 10:56:59 AM

Windows has a built in memory tester, you don't have to download anything. The other day when I got a blue screen of death I tested stuff. I think it had to do with some windows 7 update or driver
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September 3, 2014 11:26:05 AM

WhiteSnake91 said:
Windows has a built in memory tester, you don't have to download anything. The other day when I got a blue screen of death I tested stuff. I think it had to do with some windows 7 update or driver


I'm at school now, but I might try breadboarding it when I come home.
How could I fix it if it was a driver error?
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September 3, 2014 4:50:09 PM

I breadboarded my system and I'm still lost.
No beep code (unless there are no dimms installed), and no display.
I tried two different gpus and still nothing.
I tried both sticks of ram in all four slots.
I checked my mobo and can't find any blown or leaking capacitors.
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September 3, 2014 6:05:54 PM

wait your mobo isnt working now. is the mobo lighting up at all or something. psu working, anything unsual. Yes i would just get the z97 mobo so upgrade path and having some updated technology.
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September 3, 2014 6:11:32 PM

kunthakenthe said:
wait your mobo isnt working now. is the mobo lighting up at all or something. psu working, anything unsual. Yes i would just get the z97 mobo so upgrade path and having some updated technology.


It lights up and everything except there's no display on my monitor.
I tested the psu with my multimeter and it's working good.
I breadboarded my system and I think it's the motherboard.

I left just the CPU and HSF in and there was 1 long beep and two short ones.
This means there is no memory detected.
Then I put in 1 stick of ram only, and there were no beep codes.
Put in my GTX 580 and still nothing.
There should be I think 1 long beep followed by 3 short ones if there was no GPU detected.
It was silent when I put my dimm in.

It's mobo, right?
My computer never showed any signs of a failing CPU, which I think is when the computer turns off due to overheating.
I have a Cooler Master Hyper 212+ w/ push-pull config, and only oced it for about a week (4.0-4.2GHz) in late 2012 before resetting it back to stock.
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September 3, 2014 6:24:33 PM

no that shouldnt affect it sounds like mobo went under. check wires to monitor, check if monitor works with anything else and check if the gpu fan spins or lights up.
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