z77 or z97?

[jlyash]

hi! i have a i5 2500k cpu with a motherboard that cant be overclocked. i was planning on buying a z77 board to overclock it but when i was looking at amazon i found that a brand new z77 and z97 budget board are almost at the same price. then i thought i would just buy a z97 board plus the pentuim g3258 aniv edition and just overclock it. what would you think my pros and cons if i buy the z77 or z97? budget wise? and its for gaming and day to day browsing. thanks

 

edit1: forgot to mention im just buying the g3258 as a temporary chip. when i get some money for an i7 unlocked then ill buy one

[79wjd]

Stick with Z77 as a 2500k is still a very capable processor, especially once overclocked -- and will be MUCH better than a G3258. The G3258 serves two purposes -- it's a great chip for MMO-type games (games that can only use one/two cores), and a temporary chip while saving up for a quick update to an i5/i7. It's simply too limited with its two cores to handle most modern tasks / any form of multitasking. 

 

You might try to get a Z68/Z77 board used for less money. 

[Sauron]

Your cpu literally wipes the floor with any g3258 even at stock clocks. Definitely get a z77 board.

[Aniallation]

hi! i have a i5 2500k cpu with a motherboard that cant be overclocked. i was planning on buying a z77 board to overclock it but when i was looking at amazon i found that a brand new z77 and z97 budget board are almost at the same price. then i thought i would just buy a z97 board plus the pentuim g3258 aniv edition and just overclock it. what would you think my pros and cons if i buy the z77 or z97? budget wise? and its for gaming and day to day browsing. thanks

G3258 is not even good anymore for gaming unless you strictly play MMOs. Get a Z77 board and overclock that 2500K. It will destroy the G3258.

[JamGorby]

Going from 2500k to the pentium would be a downgrade. People have bestowed that crappy little chip with magical powers. It's not worth it, even at that price. 

[ELSknutson]

stick with the z77 and the 2500K

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MSI-Z77A-GD55-Socket-1155-Core-i3-i5-i7-ATX-Motherboard-W-Z77-DVI-HDMI-Sli-/311159827254?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4872922b36

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MSI-Z77A-G41-LGA-1155-Socket-H2-Intel-Motherboard-/321643958316?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ae379502c

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MSI-Z77A-G45-Socket-1155-H2-Motherboard-W-Z77A-Chipset-Ocing-Gaming-SLI-HDMI-/231330653793?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35dc61a661

[SteveGrabowski]

2500k to G3258 would be like downgrading from a BMW to a BMX

[DildorTheDecent]

Stick with Z77 as a 2500k is still a very capable processor, especially once overclocked -- and will be MUCH better than a G3258. The G3258 serves two purposes -- it's a great chip for MMO-type games (games that can only use one/two cores), and a temporary chip while saving up for a quick update to an i5/i7. It's simply too limited with its two cores to handle most modern tasks / any form of multitasking. 

 

You might try to get a Z68/Z77 board used for less money. 

Fixed that for you. 

 

OP keep the 2500K. 

[-iSynthesis]

Keep the 2500k, maybe try to get a used z77 board from ebay or something.