G3258 or 4690k

[P_ziggles]

Hello looking to build my first rig and I was wondering would it be better to get the Pentium K and a nice z97 motherboard and then upgrade to broad well next year or get an i5 4690k and a "budget board" I will be overclocking either way. I mostly play games like LoL minecraft skyrim... Etc But mostly LoL

[Clyne]

Get the g3258 and put the r7 260x or gtx 750.

[Smash.Mac]

Id wait till broadwell, even something cheapish like an FX4300 till broadwell maybe?

[jakkuh_t]

4690k, and invest a bit more into a nicer board.

[P_ziggles]

If I were to go with the Pentium would the Asus Maximus vii hero be a good choice for a mobo?

And then for the i5 4690k I was looking at the asrock z97 extreme 3

[ohJey]

Get the Pentium if you mainly play LoL, it will be fine

[TheKDub]

Id wait till broadwell, even something cheapish like an FX4300 till broadwell maybe?

 

That would be a bad idea to go with an AMD chip then upgrade to Intel as it would require getting both a new mobo and cpu instead of just a new cpu (if the mobo is the right socket and "tier" (Idk what its called, like z87 and z97))

[P_ziggles]

Get the Pentium if you mainly play LoL, it will be fine

Would the Asus Maximus vii hero be a good mobo to match it with?

[wng_kingsley7]

4690K  Well since you're on a budget probably the G3258, you could always try out overclocking if you're new to it & if you bust the cpu it's relatively cheap to replace. Having a quad-core vs a dual core will show a bit of difference in the in-game performance.

[ohJey]

Would the Asus Maximus vii hero be a good mobo to match it with?

That's quite an expensive board for a pentium

[wng_kingsley7]

Would the Asus Maximus vii hero be a good mobo to match it with?

any Z97 motherboard(s) are very good. It's seems that ROG aren't alway the top contender for providing great features & solutions.

[P_ziggles]

Do you think the Msi Mpower lineup would be better because it is overclocking oriented?

[P_ziggles]

That's quite an expensive board for a pentium

If I get the Pentium I plan on getting a nice motherboard so I will not have to upgrade it when Broadwell comes out

[Smash.Mac]

That would be a bad idea to go with an AMD chip then upgrade to Intel as it would require getting both a new mobo and cpu instead of just a new cpu (if the mobo is the right socket and "tier" (Idk what its called, like z87 and z97))

Isn't he going to need a new mobo with the new chip anyway?

[Aniallation]

If I get the Pentium I plan on getting a nice motherboard so I will not have to upgrade it when Broadwell comes out

Agreed. Get a broadwell compatible board, a Pentium K, and a good cooler. Done deal

[Aniallation]

Isn't he going to need a new mobo with the new chip anyway?

No broadwell will stick with LGA1150

[Aniallation]

That would be a bad idea to go with an AMD chip then upgrade to Intel as it would require getting both a new mobo and cpu instead of just a new cpu (if the mobo is the right socket and "tier" (Idk what its called, like z87 and z97))

And AM3 is dead lol

[Smash.Mac]

No broadwell will stick with LGA1150

That's useful

[P_ziggles]

Can somebody recommend me a nice $200ish motherboard with good overclocking capabilities? And thanks for the help so far.

[Aniallation]

That's useful

Better then getting an AM3 board and swapping it out for an 1150 later on 

[Aniallation]

Can somebody recommend me a nice $200ish motherboard with good overclocking capabilities? And thanks for the help so far.

The Asus Z97-A has to be my favorite LGA1150 board. but I hear the Z97 PC Mate and Z97-G43 by MSI are good boards for the money.

[GlassBomb]

Asus Z97-A is probably one of the better boards for the money, it doesn't look too fancy. But other than that, it's great.

 

So for a bit over $200 you can get a solid motherboard and a decent (G3258). Throw on a Hyper 212 and you're golden. Hell, you could probably even stick with the stock cooler, even for overclocking on that thing.

[Smash.Mac]

Better then getting an AM3 board and swapping it out for an 1150 later on 

Agreed