Questions about intel chipsets and CPU

[iRiverflow]

There are so many chipsets on the intel Ark page and it's confusing since I'm trying to make a informed purchase.

Chipsets (desktop):

The Z before each chipset name denotes that it can overclock?

The express chipsets are the one with integrated graphics?

Is there a significant difference between the chipsets that have the same letter but different number such as H87 and H97?

Can anyone give me a general summary of each chipset family?

CPU:

For 5th generation processors does the "C" at the end of the product name denote unlocked?

A but confused on what the "R" at the end is for and what is the purpose of BGA1364 sockets?

[mantylt]

These should answer all your questions:
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/processor-numbers.html

http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/processor-product-names-decoded/

 

@iRiverflow

[bomerr]

get a 4690k with a z97 for a good gaming build.

 

get a 5820k with a x99 if its in your price range.

 

get a 5960x if you do video rendering and make a living of it it. 

 

OC to 4.4ghz+

 

that's all u need to know. 

[Glenwing]

"R" means it has the high-level integrated graphics. Usually only high-end laptop CPUs have that.

[iRiverflow]

"R" means it has the high-level integrated graphics. Usually only high-end laptop CPUs have that.

There are BGA1364 motherboards so does that mean the only to have Intel Iris graphics on a desktop is to use CPUs with R at the end on a BGA1364 board?

[Sam Z Man]

get a 4690k with a z97 for a good gaming build.

 

get a 5820k with a x99 if its in your price range.

 

get a 5960x if you do video rendering and make a living of it it. 

 

OC to 4.4ghz+

 

that's all u need to know.

Not at all the case

[Glenwing]

There are BGA1364 motherboards so does that mean the only to have Intel Iris graphics on a desktop is to use CPUs with R at the end on a BGA1364 board?

Seems so. BGA means a CPU which is soldered to the motherboard, by the way. Most likely you'd see these CPUs in all-in-one or small-form-factor systems rather than traditional desktops.

[typographie]

For 5th generation processors does the "C" at the end of the product name denote unlocked?

 

I don't know if the "C" is actually meant to mean unlocked in the naming system, but it happens that the C-series Broadwell processors are unlocked.

[Curufinwe_wins]

I don't know if the "C" is actually meant to mean unlocked in the naming system, but it happens that the C-series Broadwell processors are unlocked.

People have claimed that C stands for crystalwell, which maybe it does... But I'd be willing to bet that the reason they are c vs k is to more easily distinguish between the haswell-e cpus (5000 series) and broadwell (also 5000 series.)