CPU/Motherboard Combo Help

[Sean3789]

Sup guys so I'm planning on finally switching to intel.

 

Current Build:

CPU: AMD 955 BE [shopping For]

MB: ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO [shopping For]

CPU Cooler: Corsair H50 in Pull

GPU: Sapphire 7950

RAM: 8GB G.Skill DDR3-1600

PSU: Cooler Master 80+ 600W Silent Pro-M

Storage: 1TB WD Black, 500GB WD Green, 120GB Samsung 840 EVO

Sound Card: ASUS DG

Adapter: Rosewill USB 2.0 5-Port PCI Adaptor

Case: NZXT Switch 810 White

 

Now where I'm confused is if I should go Ivy or Haswell. They are relatively the same price which is weird because I would think that the price would drop when a new Gen comes out. I'm even finding Sandy at the same price as these newer Gen CPU's. Anyways my budget is $350-$400 and I'm planning on ordering either Friday or over the weekend not sure yet, sorry for the late notice. I mainly game and do some lite editing here and there so Ive been looking at the i5 more than the i7 since Ive read and heard the i5 is better for gaming. So ive been looking at the 3570k and 4670k versions and dont know which to get. The price difference is like $5 and i need you guys to tell me which to get. The only thing bad I've heard bad about the the 4670k is that it overheat more and that it doesn't have that much OC capability as the 3570k. Now for the motherboard I've narrowed it down to 2 both ASRock because im going with a black and white theme build is between the Z77/Z87 Extreme 4 or Pro 4. Alright guys what should i get, ty in advance.

[Phage]

4670k with asrock z87 pro4

[Mcboysgeorg]

If you are just gaming then go with 4670(k)

If you are gaming and editing go with 4770(k)

For motherboard get something from asus,because i belive thats a good brand and they make computer thingies about 24 years.

[harrynowl]

The superior IPC of Haswell will negate the higher overclocking potential of Ivy (it isn't that much higher anyway).

 

Grab a 4670K and a $115-130 Z87 board from a manufacturer you like, I quite like Gigabytes offerings on Z87. (But it doesn't matter it's probably going to be ECS or Pegatron making the thing).

[asusfan]

Sup guys so I'm planning on finally switching to intel.

 

Current Build:

CPU: AMD 955 BE [shopping For]

MB: ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO [shopping For]

CPU Cooler: Corsair H50 in Pull

GPU: Sapphire 7950

RAM: 8GB G.Skill DDR3-1600

PSU: Cooler Master 80+ 600W Silent Pro-M

Storage: 1TB WD Black, 500GB WD Green, 120GB Samsung 840 EVO

Sound Card: ASUS DG

Adapter: Rosewill USB 2.0 5-Port PCI Adaptor

Case: NZXT Switch 810 White

 

Now where I'm confused is if I should go Ivy or Haswell. They are relatively the same price which is weird because I would think that the price would drop when a new Gen comes out. I'm even finding Sandy at the same price as these newer Gen CPU's. Anyways my budget is $350-$400 and I'm planning on ordering either Friday or over the weekend not sure yet, sorry for the late notice. I mainly game and do some lite editing here and there so Ive been looking at the i5 more than the i7 since Ive read and heard the i5 is better for gaming. So ive been looking at the 3570k and 4670k versions and dont know which to get. The price difference is like $5 and i need you guys to tell me which to get. The only thing bad I've heard bad about the the 4670k is that it overheat more and that it doesn't have that much OC capability as the 3570k. Now for the motherboard I've narrowed it down to 2 both ASRock because im going with a black and white theme build is between the Z77/Z87 Extreme 4 or Pro 4. Alright guys what should i get, ty in advance.

Are you planning to use some of the other old components? as $400 isnt much breathing room for a cpu/board you might get a good bundle deal, i would go to Haswell, the highest end i5 you can get and the best m/board to put it on you can afford.

Its then easy to upgrade to an i7 in the future if required. a good m/board is so important to futureproofing the whole system.

[Sean3789]

Thanks for the responses, I'll go with the 4750k and more than likely the ASRock Pro4 since ASUS doesn't have any boards that will fit with my black and white theme( don't like the sabortooth) I'll look to see if gigabyte have any boards that would fit my theme but I think the are similar is color as ASUS with the blue

[AHaskin14]

Motherboard is debateable to your preference but certainly pick the 4670k. never buy old and contrary to what people have been saying i find that if you have ample cooling you can  OC it just fine.

[WoodenMarker]

That's not really a late notice. You should be planning ~2-3 days at most before you buy. Parts and prices change frequently so any parts list you come up with too early on would likely be obsolete by the time you're ready to buy.

 

What kind of dollars are you using? What kind of games are you playing?

[Sean3789]

What kind of dollars are you using? What kind of games are you playing?

1. $350-$400 USD

2. BF4, LoL, ARMA III and all it's mods, and just about every game in my steam library, but my main games are the ones listed.

[WoodenMarker]

1. $350-$400 USD

2. BF4, LoL, ARMA III and all it's mods, and just about every game in my steam library, but my main games are the ones listed.

How's this look? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2AYEi

[asusfan]

How's this look? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2AYEi

Just checked it out, the m/board says no crossfire and no SLi, just saying. if you wanted to double up in the future then look at others.

[Sean3789]

Just checked it out, the m/board says no crossfire and no SLi, just saying. if you wanted to double up in the future then look at others.

Yea just checked it out myself, and i dont really care about crossfire/SLi I like just running 1 card. Ill just get this since everything else look really good. Ill end up ordering tomorrow right after work so if anyone has any other options the deadline is 4PM EST thanks again guys

[WoodenMarker]

Just checked it out, the m/board says no crossfire and no SLi, just saying. if you wanted to double up in the future then look at others.

No point. The OP has a 600w psu.