Upgrade from AMD to Intel (Need help)

[ZainJ51]

I will be upgrading my system soon from a FX-8350 to a Intel CPU and Motherboard and will be getting another 670 in SLI. My budget isn't that high just around £150-200 for both the CPU and Motherboard (Such as the i5 2500k), if you know any good Intel CPU bundles I can get or seperate mobos which are also good for over-clocking. Leave your opinions thanks.

[TheKDub]

I would highly recommend saving up about  £100 more that way you can get a more powerful CPU such as the i5 4690K, then a z97 mobo such as the MSI Z97-G55 SLI or similar.

[alihazzi7]

I would highly recommend saving up about  £100 more that way you can get a more powerful CPU such as the i5 4690K, then a z97 mobo such as the MSI Z97-G55 SLI or similar.

so he will be paying £100 more for 0.3% diff ???? really he could overclock the 2500k and get more results 

[Anthrax]

I'm guessing that's why you were asking about random xeons and stuff. My guess is that's probably what you are gonna have to do is look around for some good used stuff.

[Suffokation]

At a £150-200 budget, you won't be getting an unlocked processor.

Look for a cheap H81 board, and a 4460. 

[ZainJ51]

At a £150-200 budget, you won't be getting an unlocked processor.

Look for a cheap H81 board, and a 4460. 

I wont be able to over-clock it.. and I saw a 2500k with a Maximus IV Gene-Z for like £170 is that good?

[Suffokation]

I wont be able to over-clock it.. and I saw a 2500k with a Maximus IV Gene-Z for like £170 is that good?

Yeah, that is really great. The 2500k is a total tank.

[Hieb]

I wont be able to over-clock it.. and I saw a 2500k with a Maximus IV Gene-Z for like £170 is that good?

If the board is still under warranty, then yeah that's good. Haswell is 20% faster than Sandy Bridge though, so unless you're gonna run it at minimum ~4.5GHz, you would be better off with even a locked CPU. Perhaps get a Z97 board for now and just start with a higher end i3 and upgrade to a 4690K or 4790K later.

 

You can also look for a used 4670K/4690K if you really want.

 

So you could do something like this: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/W8BjBm

and then upgrade to i5-4690K or i7-4790K later, or you could get that motherboard and then get a used i5 Haswell like:     

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intel-Core-i5-4670K-3-4-GHz-Quad-Core-BX80646I54670K-Processor-/171733779553