what motherboard is best for the i7-4820k

Rehan_4 · Feb 3, 2017

this is the best and cheapest i could find is there anyone who can anything as good and cheap as this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intel-X79-ATX-Motherboard-Socket-R-LGA-2011-PCIe-DDR3-CrossFireX-USB-3-0-SATA3/131967555529?_trksid=p2045573.c100506.m3226&_trkparms=aid%3D555014%26algo%3DPL.DEFAULT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20151005190705%26meid%3Dc7ac194a8c3442139f0d15e9a430d79c%26pid%3D100506%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26

Lutfij · Feb 3, 2017

No budget? Need a location as well.

Ecky · Feb 3, 2017

The 4820K is a 4 generation old discontinued quad core. Motherboards have been out of production for a long time and prices have become inflated, making them often significantly more expensive than boards for newer CPUs. The best board will be whatever you can find, since they're not being made anymore.

My opinion, it may be a better option to sell the i7 and buy a newer i5 or i7. You'll probably both get a faster CPU and come out ahead financially.

Lutfij · Feb 3, 2017

^ Not just faster but cooler running and the new platform would actually cost less and probably perform better than the 4820K depending on what OP will do with the system.

Rehan_4 · Feb 3, 2017

i got the cpu for £90 and ive tested it on my mates MOBO and it worked, however his is like £200-300 i cant afford that. im using it for college work and my youtube channel has kicked off so i need it for gaming aswell

Ecky · Feb 3, 2017

That's cheap for the CPU, but those CPUs are cheap because motherboards for them are generally horribly expensive. Chances are good you'll spend more in total than had you gone with a brand new (and probably just as fast or faster) Core i5.

Lutfij · Feb 3, 2017

I must add to Ecky's post, the X79 platform's after their EOL cycle ended up having a lot of RMA's. If the board went well then you were in good hands, if the board went bonkers for some reason then you'd have to cough up some serious dough to proceed to find another similar board(with warranty).

For the cost of the board you've found(on the link above) you can buy an entry level Kabylake board...which begs to ask, is it worth shelling this much? You also didn't share the rest of your specs...

Rehan_4 · Feb 3, 2017

16gb ram and 2tb hdd but no graphics card

Lutfij · Feb 3, 2017

Can you be more specific?

List them like so:
Ram's make and model
PSU's make and model
Cooler?

What sort of games do you plan on playing?

Ecky · Feb 3, 2017

The 4820K is essentially an i7 3770K with the integrated graphics removed, and quad channel RAM. It's not a bad CPU by any stretch, and if OP already bought DDR3...

Tough call. It's not the route I would've taken.

Lutfij · Feb 3, 2017

Yeah, nor would I.

I wonder how hard it'd be if OP sold everything to build something more concurrent.

Rehan_4 · Feb 3, 2017

sorry guys. lol i know i wish i researched properly i didnt know this was the most non compatible cpu money could buy
HyperX Fury 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 1600Mhz RAM £65
corsair VS 550 £20
cooler master hyper 212x £30
thermal paste £9
nzxt sentry lxe £30
planning on playing fifa 17 and gta 5 and a few others idk yet
thx for the answers guys i highly appreciate

Lutfij · Feb 3, 2017

You already have the PSU? That is not a good unit!!!

Rehan_4 · Feb 3, 2017

which psu do i need. i'm still under 30 days so i can give it back. also is the rest fine

Rehan_4 · Feb 3, 2017

should i but the MOBO or not

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