which i3 and i5 cpus are OCable
ok guys thanks. i will probably go with the i3 4160 and the GTX 960. and choose some cheap motherboard
STOP!
The 4160 is a Haswell Refresh CPU. I know you are gonna pair it with an H81 motherboard. This can cause a serious problem for you. The 4160 should have an H97 motherboard as the bios is already up to specification for that CPU.
If you want to get an H81, B85, H87 or Z87 motherboard, use a Haswell CPU for 100% guaranteed compatibility... that is an i3 4130.
You can contact the retailer to find out if the bios for an H81 motherboard is updated for the Haswell Refresh CPUs.
If the bios is not updated and you try to put a 4160 in a H81 board, it won't work. You will have a dead system. Many have found this out the hard way, don't be one of them.
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