Hey all,

 

In my previous post i was looking to some parts.

So far i made my choice on this :

 

 

I`m looking towards a Intel I7 4770 ( just regular use, streaming gta iv dayz standalone etc ) Good choice?

Also looking for a compatible motherboard got 3/4 options together with the I7 4770.

 

 

Arock B85 Pro4

Asus H87M-e

Asus Z87-C

ASUS H87-PLUS

 

Any suggestions or idea's?

Wouldn't decline some help or suggestions.

 

These 2 together would cost around the 350 euros ( I`m from Europe so prices will have a difference )

I use PCPARTPICKER. It's an good site to pick parts that comes with an list of prices... from each store.

 

the list of motherboards there... I go with the ASUS H87-PLUS. but I suggest you take an look of this https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/MAXIMUS_VI_EXTREME/ an even https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Z87DELUXEQUAD/

 

 

Edited January 18, 201412 yr by Empire

I use PCPARTPICKER. It's an good site to pick parts that comes with an list of prices... from each store.

 

the list of motherboards there... I go with the ASUS H87-PLUS. but I suggest you take an look of this https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/MAXIMUS_VI_EXTREME/ an even this https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Z87DELUXEQUAD/

Appreciate your reply there empire, though those motherboards alone cost 300 euros each which is over my limit at the moment ( 300 for my new graphic, 150 for my SSD 60 for my 1TB and another 300 for only my processor which makes it already a total of 710, which leaves my up to 90 for a new motherboard ( and this is all in euros )

Also the problem with the price picker is it is USA not EU which makes it harder for me to indicate the prices. 

Appreciate your reply there empire, though those motherboards alone cost 300 euros each which is over my limit at the moment ( 300 for my new graphic, 150 for my SSD 60 for my 1TB and another 300 for only my processor which makes it already a total of 710, which leaves my up to 90 for a new motherboard ( and this is all in euros )

Also the problem with the price picker is it is USA not EU which makes it harder for me to indicate the prices. 

 

You can change the site location on the right top of the page. and I suggest that you get the SSD drive later on in the future and use the 150 euros towards the motherboard. the motherboard is the important part of all of the following parts. when I got my parts my most expansive was the graphic card at $600 and the motherboard at around $380 and I brought my SSD at an later future (3 months after)   

You can change the site location on the right top of the page. and I suggest that you get the SSD drive later on in the future and use the 150 euros towards the motherboard. the motherboard is the important part of all of the following parts. when I got my parts my most expansive was the graphic card at $600 and the motherboard at around $380 and I brought my SSD at an later future (3 months after)   

I know the motherboard is the most important, but i`m calculating my case space as well. And my PSU and all that stuff. If i upgrade to much those need to be upgraded as well which means spending more. 

And since i need the upgrade ( Cant wait this cpu is done totally ) this is my best solution 

I don't really see the point in spending over $200 (USD, that is) on a motherboard. Sure, it's the most important part of the PC, but that money could easily be spent on things that will actually make your gaming experience better, like the GPU and CPU. Just get a decent motherboard that is compatible with the CPU, GPU, RAM, and case you are looking at or have. If you decide you want a more expensive motherboard for whatever reason later, then get a new one then.

 

Edit: Bumped up that price since apparently the motherboards for Intel CPUs are way more than the motherboards for AMD. Another reason to buy AMD...

Edited January 18, 201412 yr by willpv23

I don't really see the point in spending over $200 (USD, that is) on a motherboard. Sure, it's the most important part of the PC, but that money could easily be spent on things that will actually make your gaming experience better, like the GPU and CPU. Just get a decent motherboard that is compatible with the CPU, GPU, RAM, and case you are looking at or have. If you decide you want a more expensive motherboard for whatever reason later, then get a new one then.

 

Edit: Bumped up that price since apparently the motherboards for Intel CPUs are way more than the motherboards for AMD. Another reason to buy AMD...

 

I wouldn't go with that "If you decide you want a more expensive motherboard for whatever reason later, then get a new one then"

 

How quickly the technology is updating you'll found the day u want to upgrade the mainboard the CPU LGA socket will be out of date. Then you gotta buy another CPU for it. The socket LGA1366 only lasted just on 4 years (Late 2008-early 2012). Now if I want to upgarde my mainboard(motherboard) i gotta buy another cpu which cost more $$$$. Remember the LGA 2011 socket came out in 2011. Its 2014 now by the sounds of Intel there new ones on the way late this year so new socket will be in its place. But the LGA1150 came out 2013 so should be around for a while so might be ok to upgrade down the track. Just found its a hassle to do, the whole computer gotta be apart basicly to replace mainboard.

 

Mainboard and CPU #1 priority to do. The GPU,SSD/HDD,RAM can be replaced any time really. Why?:

 

GFX: Don't need to worry about PCI-E gonna be around for a while.

RAM: DDR3 been around for ages now and don't think thats gonna change any time soon.

HDD/SSD: Depends on you. But going SSD for the OS well make a big difference to load speeds.

 

Intel Core i7 4770 Haswell 3.4GHz 8MB - Yes that is a good choice to make MascottePaper (Would recommend to OC'ing get more out of it, but thats your choice)

 

If i was gonna buy mainboard(LGA1150) for a fair price and awesome performace ill go:

 

(ASrock is just shit brand, we had so many get send back cause they just dont work out of the box and terrible for OC'ing cause of the BOIS)

 

1st Choice:Asus Sabertooth Z87  $329 AUD ($288 US) - Sabertooth are well know for good gaming and the most reliable board's. User freindly for OCing as well.

2nd: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming  $269 AUD ($235 US) - MSI not as good as sabertooth but still a good gaming board will do the job for a long time.

3rd: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H  $209 AUD ($183 US) - Gigabyte did have a bad run for a while with mainboards but they have improved alot now and these boards  are better manufactured now.

 

I7 4770 LGA1150 That would last 4-5 years easy standing on its head with game's these days been ported over from console's. Most game's hardly stress my CPU found only GTA IV does (just cause it was such badly ported to PC from console) and Crysis 2007. Most other games barly reach 25% utilization of my CPU (most of them r not mutli-core support that well). Only reason to update CPU these days is for Video Editing.

 

But for gta iv and dayz standanlone this would just run awesomely without OC'ing. All parts and price's information r from ww.ple.com where i work part time. We only get the good brands and hardware in, yes we carry asrock u need cheap stuff in a store!

 

@ Mascottepaper "I know the motherboard is the most important, but i`m calculating my case space as well. And my PSU and all that stuff."

Nice to see your care about the mainboard and calculating what watts you'll need.  

 

If u tell all your parts u r getting i can recommend a PSU for you bud. But what u said so far, even with GTX770  if you get another one (SLI) down the track that 950WATT PSU u said well do the trick. But i would just like to know what brand is it?   The space in the case doesn't matter as long as you pick "Full Tower case" not Micro ATX,Mid Tower or Mini ITX. Check at ple site caes/full tower to check with one u want.

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I have no idea if it is a midi tower or a full tower case. It seems to me that it is a Fulltower case but i was never sure about that. 

 

The case is a 

:

Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Window, X-Dock, USB-3.0)

 

Since your that curious to my PSU :

Corshair TX950 Enthusiast Serie.

I was looking at OC'ing but since i have no experience with that, i decided a 4770 is enough i dont need a 4770K.

Also I appreciate the list that put down, but at this time i dont have the money for those they are freaking expensive here.

Thats why I made that list ( With asus as wel ) since my limit for a motherboard is €100 ( Euros )