i7 3930k motherboards

[daniielrp]

Hi guys, so I have acquired a used 3930k and now need a mobo to go along with it. I want cheap as possible, just need ability to OC, used is fine. 

 

Thanks  

[Vegetable]

Get a nice used X79 board.

[Djxinator]

You're gonna have trouble getting a cheap X79 board. They are hard to come by at the moment and most of them are over £200 here in the UK.

 

Any of the ASUS P9X79 series would be great for overclocking though and maybe you could find one on Craigslist if you're across the pond.

[alexjt11]

1 hour ago, Djxinator said:

You're gonna have trouble getting a cheap X79 board. They are hard to come by at the moment and most of them are over £200 here in the UK.

 

Any of the ASUS P9X79 series would be great for overclocking though and maybe you could find one on Craigslist if you're across the pond.

If youre UK, you should just get something new, sorry. I have been looking for about a year!

[daniielrp]

3 minutes ago, alexjt11 said:

If youre UK, you should just get something new, sorry. I have been looking for about a year!

Yeh this is probably what I'm gonna end up with:

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Motherboard-Express-Intelligent-Processors-Control/dp/B006665HGY/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1469966599&sr=1-1&keywords=Asus+p9x79

[Djxinator]

6 minutes ago, daniielrp said:

Yeh this is probably what I'm gonna end up with:

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Motherboard-Express-Intelligent-Processors-Control/dp/B006665HGY/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1469966599&sr=1-1&keywords=Asus+p9x79

If you dont mind me asking, how much did you pay for the 3930k?

[daniielrp]

6 minutes ago, Djxinator said:

If you dont mind me asking, how much did you pay for the 3930k?

£115 from Cex 

[Djxinator]

Just now, daniielrp said:

£115 from Cex 

Thats an incredibly good deal if you don't factor the motherboard cost in.

 

If you manage to get 4.6 on that chip you'll still be performing on par with stock Skylake i5s for single threaded performance.

 

I still think that £199 for a 6600K and £100 for a motherboard would have been a better option, but only time will tell how heavily threaded games will become. 

[Djxinator]

EDIT - Oops

[daniielrp]

9 minutes ago, Djxinator said:

Thats an incredibly good deal if you don't factor the motherboard cost in.

 

If you manage to get 4.6 on that chip you'll still be performing on par with stock Skylake i5s for single threaded performance.

 

I still think that £199 for a 6600K and £100 for a motherboard would have been a better option, but only time will tell how heavily threaded games will become. 

That's my thinking, I think it'll do nicely and I should be able to get £100-£150 for my old cpu/mobo 

[alexjt11]

If you sell it, then please tell me how and where :D. I would love to sell my system, but I don't think there is a market.

But please DM me if you do, or report on here and quote me