wrong motherboard for cpu

[MisterWhite]

I have bought a Asrock H97M anniversary for intel i5-4690k. Now when i did this back in 2015 i did now know that much about motherboards and that you need a certain chip for overclocking. So now i am stuck with that H97m and i5-4690k with stock cooler. So in the future, should i buy a z97 board and a cooler or just dont bother and upgrade my rig completely?

[HKZeroFive]

Just grab a Z97 and a decent aftermarket cooler. There's really no need for you to completely change your rig.

[Oshino Shinobu]

Depends when you're planning on upgrading and how much a Z97 board is for you. 

 

Have you updated to the latest BIOS? ASRock and ASUS (and some others) enabled overclocking on their H97 boards for the Pentium anniversary (Haswell-R), so you may still be able to OC, though I'm not sure if it's only for the G3258 or all of Haswell-R. 

[MisterWhite]

2 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Just grab a Z97 and a decent aftermarket cooler. There's really no need for you to completely change your rig.

Well i am not considering to make an upgrade for at least 5 years, so by the time I am it just might be not worth it

[HKZeroFive]

Just now, MisterWhite said:

Well i am not considering to make an upgrade for at least 5 years, so by the time I am it just might be not worth it

Highly doubt it. Considering that the both 2500K and the 2600K launched in 2011 and they are still quite powerful CPUs that many still use today, I'm betting that Haswell will still be relevant for quite a while.

[Oshino Shinobu]

9 minutes ago, MisterWhite said:

Well i am not considering to make an upgrade for at least 5 years, so by the time I am it just might be not worth it

To be honest, I would just hold off upgrading. Even at stock speeds, the 4690K is still very capable. If you feel like it starts to lag behind a bit, then you may want to consider changing the board. 

[Godlygamer23]

4 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Highly doubt it. Considering that the both 2500K and the 2600K launched in 2011 and they are still quite powerful CPUs that many still use today, I'm betting that Haswell will still be relevant for quite a while.

Although the relevance of Sandy Bridge is due to the stalled CPU market. So if major changes occur, that could render Haswell obsolete very quickly.

[HKZeroFive]

3 minutes ago, Godlygamer23 said:

Although the relevance of Sandy Bridge is due to the stalled CPU market. So if major changes occur, that could render Haswell obsolete very quickly.

And that may continue. Considering Moore's Law is now effectively dead and they're focusing on efficiency rather than performance, I wouldn't bet on previous Intel CPUs being made irrelevant anytime soon.

[Godlygamer23]

Just now, HKZeroFive said:

And that may continue. Considering Moore's Law is now effectively dead and they're focusing on efficiency rather than performance, I wouldn't bet on previous Intel CPUs being made irrelevant anytime soon.

Depends on what Zen brings to the table.

[MisterWhite]

2 minutes ago, Godlygamer23 said:

Depends on what Zen brings to the table.

When do zen cpus come out?

[DunePilot]

You could try flipping the board on fleabay or craigslist. You can pick up some nice Z97 boards for around $100-150.

[Godlygamer23]

Just now, MisterWhite said:

When do zen cpus come out?

Q4 2016 is the best lead I have.