Is this i5 bundle worth it?

Hammad5161 · Jun 25, 2017

It is used ofcourse it has
i5 4690k
8gtb ddr3 patriot viper
gigabyte z87x-ud4h-cf
Corsair H45 cooler

All for £280

sizzling · Jun 25, 2017

Seems expensive, I wouldn't go higher than £225. Who knows how's its been treated and being an overclocking setup there is a chance its been abused.

Hammad5161 · Jun 25, 2017

Dude I can also get a £380 pc, but I already have 3gb gtx 1060 to put inside

I5 4670k
Gigabyte board "brilliant for over clocking"
8 go ram
120gb ssd
2tb hdd
Cx750 psu

Hammad5161 · Jun 25, 2017

Either I buy this or new r5 1400 pc for £400 which I have to build myself and has no ssd

sizzling · Jun 25, 2017

The 4670k wasn't the best overclocked, mine tops out at 4.3Ghz. The CX750 is poor quality. Agree for £400 you can build something on the latest platforms giving you better upgrade options.

Hammad5161 · Jun 25, 2017

I can get the 4670pc for £350 now, do you think it's worth it for pure gaming and some recording with shadow players, and ofcourse some basic rendering with Sony vegas custom settings

sizzling · Jun 25, 2017

I'd try and knock it down closer to £300 but I guess its not bad, you will have a good platform for your 1060. The problems are the CPU socket and DDR3 RAM are now end of life so no chance of reusing the motherboard or RAM with future upgrades. Which motherboard exactly is it and does this come with a CPU cooler?

Hammad5161 · Jun 25, 2017

Gigabyte Ga-Z87-HD3 and yes it comes with a aftermarket cooler

Hammad5161 · Jun 25, 2017

I put an image

sizzling · Jun 25, 2017

Hammad5161 :

Ok nothing special, I got one ages ago. Does its job but no bells and whistles, it was the low end of the Gigabyte Z87 range. With a cooler included £350 feels acceptable. You wont get the same performance buying new for that money but you would get a setup with better upgrade options, what's more important is up to you.

Hammad5161 · Jun 25, 2017

In future maybe 2 years I could buy a i7 4790k or Xeon 1231v3 right?

sizzling · Jun 25, 2017

You could but they will be 5-6 years old and your still be using last gen DDR3.

Hammad5161 · Jun 25, 2017

How much do you think the r5 1400 be better in 2-3 years than this pc?

sizzling · Jun 25, 2017

Impossible to say, games and applications are starting to benefit from more threads and the 1400 has 8 versus the 4 of recent i5 generations. The i5's have stronger cores and generally perform better as a result as most things don't use all 8 threads. The 1400 would give a great platform for upgrades as from what I read Ryzen 2 will use the same motherboards.

As I said it comes down to performance now over future upgrade path. Look up reviews of the 1400, if you think it will meet your needs which it sounds like it would then it sounds like a better long term option but I'm guessing, I don't know what will happen.

Hammad5161 · Jun 25, 2017

Just bought the reinstall win10 pc and everything going fine, cpu temp hits 60 max at bf1 ultra. should I try a 4.2 ghz over clock or not because of this psu? It's not really 750w?

Thunderballs · Jun 25, 2017

All this assumes it works on arrival and he has some kind of guarantee.

IME it is motherboards that have issues first and I always sell mine for parts because I dont want come back when the buyer puts a screwdriver through it.

If you have the cash, I would be tempted to build from a brand new motherboard and consider second hand CPU etc if you can get at a good price.

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