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[imthewalrus]

I'm happy with my PC now well once I get my X4 760K I will be and it should hold me off till I can afford to go with an i5. Just out of curiosity do you think $500 is a good amount to save up for cpu/motherboard combo or could I go a little less?

 

Those athlons do offer a really good value! For $500 it really depends what you are doing, if it is just gaming I think you are really over spending. I would never spend more than 150 on a motherboard and the 240 for an unlocked i5, as most z97 motherboards overclock almost equally. Unless you really need all the features that expensive motherboards bring, then I highly doubt there is really a need to. For $500 though you could even get an i7 4770k and a cheap z97 motherboard. 

[dev893]

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[dev893]

Those athlons do offer a really good value! For $500 it really depends what you are doing, if it is just gaming I think you are really over spending. I would never spend more than 150 on a motherboard and the 240 for an unlocked i5, as most z97 motherboards overclock almost equally. Unless you really need all the features that expensive motherboards bring, then I highly doubt there is really a need to. For $500 though you could even get an i7 4770k and a cheap z97 motherboard. 

How about this mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157521

 

and this CPU? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116899

[imthewalrus]

How about this mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157521

 

and this CPU? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116899

 

It should be fine, however for a couple bucks more you can get :

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128714&cm_re=z97-_-13-128-714-_-Product

 

which is a really good motherboard. however, I wouldn't go too extreme with overclocking as it power delivery is not the best.

[dev893]

It should be fine, however for a couple bucks more you can get :

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128714&cm_re=z97-_-13-128-714-_-Product

 

which is a really good motherboard. however, I wouldn't go too extreme with overclocking as it power delivery is not the best.

Not a big gigabyte person plus that board doesn't match my PC color scheme which is vurrently black and blut but I think i am going to have to find a way to integrate some Orange in there since my RAM is now orange

[imthewalrus]

Not a big gigabyte person plus that board doesn't match my PC color scheme which is vurrently black and blut but I think i am going to have to find a way to integrate some Orange in there since my RAM is now orange

 

How about this one:

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130779&cm_re=z97_motherboard-_-13-130-779-_-Product

 

It is cheaper, and it has a 3 year warranty instead of the asrock one.

[dev893]

How about this one:

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130779&cm_re=z97_motherboard-_-13-130-779-_-Product

 

It is cheaper, and it has a 3 year warranty instead of the asrock one.

has to be micro ATX though lol my case only supports Micro ATX and Mini ITX

[Guest]

I plan on upgrading to the Athlon X4 760K but I have to get the video card first since the Athlon doesn't have integrated graphics

the 760k is a great cpu. Go for it.