New dilemma

[I/O]

So I am upgrading to an Intel platform for the first time ever ... "Long time AMD User here" and I have a predicament as follows ... Go with an ultra basic cheap motherboard with i5 4690K and upgrade the motherboard later on or put up with shitty frame times and go with a Pentium G3258 with a really nice mobo and upgrade the CPU later ?

[Deletive]

Whats your GPU?

[dizmo]

You can get a motherboard with everything you'd possibly need for around $100. It's not much more than the ultra basic boards.

[I/O]

You can get a motherboard with everything you'd possibly need for around $100. It's not much more than the ultra basic boards.

Kind of need/want Wi-Fi though.

Whats your GPU?

7850

[MysteryManMax]

Kind of need/want Wi-Fi though.

Get a usb card, they're dirt cheap. I'd just go for a reasonably priced/basic/well reviewed mobo and go for the i5. However even though the 7850 isn't that powerful, it's likely the pentium will get bottlenecked in some games. 

[I/O]

Get a usb card, they're dirt cheap. I'd just go for a reasonably priced/basic/well reviewed mobo and go for the i5. However even though the 7850 isn't that powerful, it's likely the pentium will get bottlenecked in some games. 

The CPU or GPU will get Bottelnecked ? Doesn't matter as they are just place holders. Soon it will be all high end ... Just need something decent in the meantime.

[MysteryManMax]

The CPU or GPU will get Bottelnecked ? Doesn't matter as they are just place holders. Soon it will be all high end ... Just need something decent in the meantime.

The Pentium will be too slow to process the things it needs to process along with the GPU. 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132076

 

along with

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117372

 

will be just fine. The link is to a refurbished item but i believe any z87 board will be perfect. As it supports overclocking for your 4690k.

[dizmo]

Kind of need/want Wi-Fi though.

7850

As others have stated, just get an adapter. Even a PCIe card is cheap, around $10 and they usually perform the same if not better than a card built into the motherboard.

[I/O]

The Pentium will be too slow to process the things it needs to process along with the GPU. 

Still faster than my Phenom II LOL

[SteveGrabowski]

G3258 and GTX 980 FTW. Or maybe wait for the 390X.

[I/O]

G3258 and GTX 980 FTW. Or maybe wait for the 390X.

No no the Pentium will cause an imbalance ... It's so fast you see.

[SteveGrabowski]

No no the Pentium will cause an imbalance ... It's so fast you see.

 

That is true with a Z97 board and good aftermarket cooling

 

[I/O]

That is true with a Z97 board and good aftermarket cooling

I don't believe in LN2 and OCs that are not 24/7/365 stable. 

[SteveGrabowski]

I don't believe in LN2 and OCs that are not 24/7/365 stable. 

 

Not my fault you wanna buy a chip and then not use it to its full potential. Might as well just go buy a Dell.

[I/O]

Not my fault you wanna buy a chip and then not use it to its full potential. Might as well just go buy a Dell.

LN2 is not full potential. It's to show a number right before the chip explodes LOL.

[SteveGrabowski]

LN2 is not full potential. It's to show a number right before the chip explodes LOL.

 

Gotta live on the edge when you're going single threaded

[I/O]

Gotta live on the edge when you're going single threaded

Ill just go with an i5 and get better performance with actual stability LOL.

[SteveGrabowski]

Ill just go with an i5 and get better performance with actual stability LOL.

 

Have fun playing Candy Crush!

[I/O]

Have fun playing Candy Crush!

Never heard of that game.