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Found this Gigabyte board for less than Asrock: It seems a good board, even has triple sli/ crossfire support. Any good for overclocking?:  http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-GA-Z87X-SLI-Motherboard-Multi-GPU-DualBIOS/dp/B00H4535Q0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425216099&sr=8-1&keywords=Gigabyte+z87

needs to be z97 if you want oc. if not that would work yes.

 

Edit -oops that wont work. you need to use LGA 1155 socket with i5 2500k

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Ok so I have seen a deal for an i5 2500k @ £130  (used and in good condition). Will this processor be any better than my current one (7700k) and will it make a difference in performance etc. And could I overclock it with decent temps ? (currently a Be Quiet! shadowrock slim). Will this bottleneck high end graphics card like the r9 290 or 780ti. here is the link:  http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Sandybridge-i5-2500K-Quad-Core-Processor/dp/B004FA8NX2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425215380&sr=8-1&keywords=i5+2500k

Cpu: i7 4790k @ 4ghz, Motherboard: z97 asus deluxe, Memory: 8gb Kingston hyperx blue, Graphics card: Evga gtx 750ti ftw, Storage: 1TB WD BLUE mass storage, Crucial 120gb ssd (boot drive win 8.1), PSU: Corsair cx750w fully wired, Displays: ben Q  2 ms gtg  , Cpu cooler: Be quiet! shadow-rock slim, Peripherals: Ducky shine 3, Corsair m65 gaming mouse, Sound: Hyper x cloud Headphones, OS: Windows 8.1

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i5

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i5 hands down.

Could I keep this proccesor running my system smoothly for the next couple of years with it ? specs are below: 

Cpu: i7 4790k @ 4ghz, Motherboard: z97 asus deluxe, Memory: 8gb Kingston hyperx blue, Graphics card: Evga gtx 750ti ftw, Storage: 1TB WD BLUE mass storage, Crucial 120gb ssd (boot drive win 8.1), PSU: Corsair cx750w fully wired, Displays: ben Q  2 ms gtg  , Cpu cooler: Be quiet! shadow-rock slim, Peripherals: Ducky shine 3, Corsair m65 gaming mouse, Sound: Hyper x cloud Headphones, OS: Windows 8.1

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i5 no question

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i5 hands down.

Can you suggest a good motherboard which will accept the overclocking? 

Cpu: i7 4790k @ 4ghz, Motherboard: z97 asus deluxe, Memory: 8gb Kingston hyperx blue, Graphics card: Evga gtx 750ti ftw, Storage: 1TB WD BLUE mass storage, Crucial 120gb ssd (boot drive win 8.1), PSU: Corsair cx750w fully wired, Displays: ben Q  2 ms gtg  , Cpu cooler: Be quiet! shadow-rock slim, Peripherals: Ducky shine 3, Corsair m65 gaming mouse, Sound: Hyper x cloud Headphones, OS: Windows 8.1

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Could I keep this proccesor running my system smoothly for the next couple of years with it ? specs are below: 

yes no problem. ;)

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Can you suggest a good motherboard which will accept the overclocking? 

Budget?

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Budget?

around £60 or £70 with option for dual sli/ crossfire 

Cpu: i7 4790k @ 4ghz, Motherboard: z97 asus deluxe, Memory: 8gb Kingston hyperx blue, Graphics card: Evga gtx 750ti ftw, Storage: 1TB WD BLUE mass storage, Crucial 120gb ssd (boot drive win 8.1), PSU: Corsair cx750w fully wired, Displays: ben Q  2 ms gtg  , Cpu cooler: Be quiet! shadow-rock slim, Peripherals: Ducky shine 3, Corsair m65 gaming mouse, Sound: Hyper x cloud Headphones, OS: Windows 8.1

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Ok so I have seen a deal for an i5 2500k @ £130  (used and in good condition). Will this processor be any better than my current one (7700k) and will it make a difference in performance etc. And could I overclock it with decent temps ? (currently a Be Quiet! shadowrock slim). Will this bottleneck high end graphics card like the r9 290 or 780ti. here is the link:  http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Sandybridge-i5-2500K-Quad-Core-Processor/dp/B004FA8NX2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425215380&sr=8-1&keywords=i5+2500k

 

Thats a pretty bad price for that old cpu... might aswell get a i5 4460. I know it doesn't overclock but i wouldn't shell out that much for such an old cpu.

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It will be significantly better, yes. It won't bottleneck a high end card either, whereas the 7700k would. The price isn't great though if it was used.

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Oh yes it will be much better. Haswells and Ivy Bridge mainly brought power consumption improvements, the actual performance improvements are about 15%. Sandy Bridge can be overclocked higher than newer chips and your cooler is quite good so in combination with a good motherboard (Sandy Bridge doesn't have VRM componentry on-die so you'll need a fairly good board) you can expect good clocks. Clock for clock Sandy Bridge is 1.5+ times as fast as AMD's architecture.

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around £60 or £70 with option for dual sli/ crossfire 

Look at the Asrock brand.

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Thats a pretty bad price for that old cpu... might aswell get a i5 4460. I know it doesn't overclock but i wouldn't shell out that much for such an old cpu.

4460 is to slow @ 3 ghz. most games and editing software ideally needs 3.5 Ghz +. my proccesor is clocked at 4ghz but any slower than 3.7 and it starts to feel slow 

Cpu: i7 4790k @ 4ghz, Motherboard: z97 asus deluxe, Memory: 8gb Kingston hyperx blue, Graphics card: Evga gtx 750ti ftw, Storage: 1TB WD BLUE mass storage, Crucial 120gb ssd (boot drive win 8.1), PSU: Corsair cx750w fully wired, Displays: ben Q  2 ms gtg  , Cpu cooler: Be quiet! shadow-rock slim, Peripherals: Ducky shine 3, Corsair m65 gaming mouse, Sound: Hyper x cloud Headphones, OS: Windows 8.1

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Look at the Asrock brand.

Found this Gigabyte board for less than Asrock: It seems a good board, even has triple sli/ crossfire support. Any good for overclocking?:  http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-GA-Z87X-SLI-Motherboard-Multi-GPU-DualBIOS/dp/B00H4535Q0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425216099&sr=8-1&keywords=Gigabyte+z87

Cpu: i7 4790k @ 4ghz, Motherboard: z97 asus deluxe, Memory: 8gb Kingston hyperx blue, Graphics card: Evga gtx 750ti ftw, Storage: 1TB WD BLUE mass storage, Crucial 120gb ssd (boot drive win 8.1), PSU: Corsair cx750w fully wired, Displays: ben Q  2 ms gtg  , Cpu cooler: Be quiet! shadow-rock slim, Peripherals: Ducky shine 3, Corsair m65 gaming mouse, Sound: Hyper x cloud Headphones, OS: Windows 8.1

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Found this Gigabyte board for less than Asrock: It seems a good board, even has triple sli/ crossfire support. Any good for overclocking?:  http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-GA-Z87X-SLI-Motherboard-Multi-GPU-DualBIOS/dp/B00H4535Q0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425216099&sr=8-1&keywords=Gigabyte+z87

needs to be z97 if you want oc. if not that would work yes.

 

Edit -oops that wont work. you need to use LGA 1155 socket with i5 2500k

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needs to be z97 if you want oc. if not that would work yes.

 

Edit -oops that wont work. you need to use LGA 1155 socket with i5 2500k

Oh yeah  forgot it was on 1155. so z97 for overclocking right? 

Cpu: i7 4790k @ 4ghz, Motherboard: z97 asus deluxe, Memory: 8gb Kingston hyperx blue, Graphics card: Evga gtx 750ti ftw, Storage: 1TB WD BLUE mass storage, Crucial 120gb ssd (boot drive win 8.1), PSU: Corsair cx750w fully wired, Displays: ben Q  2 ms gtg  , Cpu cooler: Be quiet! shadow-rock slim, Peripherals: Ducky shine 3, Corsair m65 gaming mouse, Sound: Hyper x cloud Headphones, OS: Windows 8.1

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4460 is to slow @ 3 ghz. most games and editing software ideally needs 3.5 Ghz +. my proccesor is clocked at 4ghz but any slower than 3.7 and it starts to feel slow 

You can set it to always turbo to 3.4 GHz, which would be equivalent to a APU at about 6 GHz. It's plenty fast.

 

Oh yeah  forgot it was on 1155. so z97 for overclocking right? 

For sandy bridge you need a P67, Z68 or Z77 board.

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Oh yeah  forgot it was on 1155. so z97 for overclocking right? 

correct.

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4460 is to slow @ 3 ghz. most games and editing software ideally needs 3.5 Ghz +. my proccesor is clocked at 4ghz but any slower than 3.7 and it starts to feel slow 

 

The 4460 goes to 3.4 Ghz. The clockrate has not much to do with performance in games since different CPUs have different IPC.

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You can set it to always turbo to 3.4 GHz, which would be equivalent to a APU at about 6 GHz. It's plenty fast.

 

For sandy bridge you need a P67, Z68 or Z77 board.

3.4 ghz is still slow though 

Cpu: i7 4790k @ 4ghz, Motherboard: z97 asus deluxe, Memory: 8gb Kingston hyperx blue, Graphics card: Evga gtx 750ti ftw, Storage: 1TB WD BLUE mass storage, Crucial 120gb ssd (boot drive win 8.1), PSU: Corsair cx750w fully wired, Displays: ben Q  2 ms gtg  , Cpu cooler: Be quiet! shadow-rock slim, Peripherals: Ducky shine 3, Corsair m65 gaming mouse, Sound: Hyper x cloud Headphones, OS: Windows 8.1

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correct.

well thanks for you help 

Cpu: i7 4790k @ 4ghz, Motherboard: z97 asus deluxe, Memory: 8gb Kingston hyperx blue, Graphics card: Evga gtx 750ti ftw, Storage: 1TB WD BLUE mass storage, Crucial 120gb ssd (boot drive win 8.1), PSU: Corsair cx750w fully wired, Displays: ben Q  2 ms gtg  , Cpu cooler: Be quiet! shadow-rock slim, Peripherals: Ducky shine 3, Corsair m65 gaming mouse, Sound: Hyper x cloud Headphones, OS: Windows 8.1

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No problem  ;)

meant "your" *derp* 

Cpu: i7 4790k @ 4ghz, Motherboard: z97 asus deluxe, Memory: 8gb Kingston hyperx blue, Graphics card: Evga gtx 750ti ftw, Storage: 1TB WD BLUE mass storage, Crucial 120gb ssd (boot drive win 8.1), PSU: Corsair cx750w fully wired, Displays: ben Q  2 ms gtg  , Cpu cooler: Be quiet! shadow-rock slim, Peripherals: Ducky shine 3, Corsair m65 gaming mouse, Sound: Hyper x cloud Headphones, OS: Windows 8.1

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3.4 ghz is still slow though 

 

You clearly dont understand how CPU's work. :/ Ghz doesn't mean shit stop being so stubborn... A 4460 @ 3Ghz is still faster than your 7700K at 4.5Ghz or more.

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