Intel Socket Question

[ignoredshelf]

Ok. So I am starting to get into computers and have been for about a month now. I am going to start putting together a computer after Christmas but plan on starting to buy parts for black friday.

 

The CPU I am going with it the i5 4690k (Yes, I know I could get an i7 but I do not have the money!)

 

Now what I am confused about is the Chip Set... What confuses me is there are so many terms such as LGA 1150 and 2011 and stuff like Z97 and Z87 when I was looking at motherboards. What is the Difference and What will get me the best Performance for the Price?

 

Thanks!

 

If you have any questions or need links to the CPU let me know!

[Jerakl]

2011 is for a different CPU set.

As is X99.

 

The best chipset for your board would be Z97.

[WinNut]

The i5-4690k uses an LGA1150 socket. Do not purchase anything but an LGA1150 motherboard, as the processor will NOT fit.

 

A motherboard with a Z97 chipset offers SATA Express (I think?) and out-of-the-box compatibility with Haswell Refresh. Z87 boards are hit-and-miss, some may have an updated BIOS for Refresh support and some may not, forcing you to buy a Haswell non-refresh processor to upgrade the BIOS.

[TheKDub]

You need LGA1150 Z97.

[MegaDave91]

Consumer:

 

Chipset Z87 (Socket 1150) = Haswell

Chipset Z97 (Socket 1150) = Haswell + Haswell Refresh + DC (Devil's Canyon)  + Broadwell

Chipset Z170 (Socket 1151) = Skylake - Unreleased at the time of posting.

 

Enthusiast:

 

Chipset X79 (Socket 2011) = Ivy Bridge E

Chipset X99 (Socket 2011-3) = Haswell E

 

Obviously many others before these and within, but these are really the most relevant ones. The aforementioned chipsets support overclocking and must be accompanied with an unlocked (K) CPU to overclock.

[soaringchicken]

1150 is the only one that will work

different sockets work on different generations/or types of CPU's

for example, an 1150 CPU will only work on 1150 socket motherboards, and an X99 CPU will only work on X99 motherboards

[ces160]

LGAXXXX refers to the socket of the CUP. 

Your processor the i5 4690K is a LGA1150 CPU. That means it has 1150 pins on the motherboard that will contact to the gold contacts on the bottom of the CPU. 

You can not put an LGA1150 processor on a motherboard with a different socket, the pins wont line up correctly so the CPU wont work. 

 

As for Z97 and Z87 these are the "chip sets" on the motherboard. 

LGA1150 has support for the following chip sets; H81 B85 Q85 Q87 H87 Z87 H97 and Z97.

Each of the chip sets offer different features, the QXX and BXX are lower end sets. HXX is a mid range set, while ZXX is the top range set.

 

As the processor you want to get is a refreshed version of LGA1150 you have support for the H97 and Z97 chip sets. 

The lower end chip sets will still work, but you may have to flash a new BIOS, and may need access to a non refresh CPU. 

 

In your case I would recommend the Z97 chip set. This chip set has out of the box support for your CPU and supports overclocking.

 

Good luck and welcome to the forum.

[MegaDave91]

The socket number (1150, 1551, 2011) is literally the amount of pins on the motherboard. 2011-3  has the same amount of pins as 2011.

[Linux User]

Just get a decent Z97 board and cooler.

[Faceman]

Don't over-complicate  things.

 

You need an i5-4690k + Z97 motherboard that has the features and aesthetic that you want.