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I'm looking for a cheap CPU/motherboard combo. I'd like to avoid upgrading memory if possible, so I was looking into older CPU generations from Intel such as Ivy Bridge or Haswell since those both use DDR3 memory which is what I have. I could upgrade to Skylake, but DDR4 memory is still a bit pricey so I'd like to avoid using that if I can.

 

I was looking at the i7-4770K, 3770K, 6700K, or i5-4670K, 4690K, or maybe even go as low as an i3-6100/6300(even though dual core gaming is going out of style, but I don't play games that are too CPU demanding atm so it doesn't really matter to me). I'd like to avoid buying used if possible. Does anyone have any ideas/suggestions or think my ideas are too far fetched?

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Just now, Dissitesuxba11s said:

Won't DDR3 memory still work with Skylake?

It will, but some people have been saying to not use it.

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2 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

It will, but some people have been saying to not use it.

Got it.

 

The 6700k is very much still a capable CPU, so my vote is on that.

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You could look for a used X58 Xeon CPU and Mobo. 

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2 minutes ago, IKnight said:

You could look for a used X58 Xeon CPU and Mobo. 

I'd like to avoid used if possible, and I want to overclock which I can't do on a Xeon. Thanks for the suggestion though

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Just now, Crunchy Dragon said:

I'd like to avoid used if possible, and I want to overclock which I can't do on a Xeon. Thanks for the suggestion though

The Xeons are overclockable. 4ghz is easy to hit, with some people getting into the 5ghz range on more exotic cooling. 

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Just now, IKnight said:

The Xeons are overclockable. 4ghz is easy to hit, with some people getting into the 5ghz range on more exotic cooling. 

I thought they were locked...

 

Weird. Maybe it depends on model?

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1 minute ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

I thought they were locked...

 

Weird. Maybe it depends on model?

The X58 gen could be overlooked if you had a non server motherboard (iirc even some server motherboards could OC). 

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Just now, IKnight said:

The X58 gen could be overlooked if you had a non server motherboard (iirc even some server motherboards could OC). 

Intriguing. I might consider that...

 

Although used electronics can sometimes be a little sketchy

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1 minute ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Intriguing. I might consider that...

 

Although used electronics can sometimes be a little sketchy

Used parts are mostly ok. @Zando Bob knows more about old Xeons then me, so direct questions to him :P

 

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On 10/13/2017 at 5:26 PM, IKnight said:

Used parts are mostly ok. @Zando Bob knows more about old Xeons then me, so direct questions to him :P

 

And @WhisperingKnickersknows more than me, especially on the finding them on ebay front. 

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CPU: i9 7980XE @4.5GHz/1.22v/-2 AVX offset 

Cooler: EKWB Supremacy Block - custom loop w/360mm +280mm rads 

Motherboard: EVGA X299 Dark 

RAM:4x8GB HyperX Predator DDR4 @3200Mhz CL16 

GPU: Nvidia FE 2060 Super/Corsair HydroX 2070 FE block 

Storage:  1TB MP34 + 1TB 970 Evo + 500GB Atom30 + 250GB 960 Evo 

Optical Drives: LG WH14NS40 

PSU: EVGA 1600W T2 

Case & Fans: Corsair 750D Airflow - 3x Noctua iPPC NF-F12 + 4x Noctua iPPC NF-A14 PWM 

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1 hour ago, Zando Bob said:

And @WhisperingKnickersknows more than me, especially on the finding them on ebay front. 

Or we can just tell OP to go to 

:P 

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12 hours ago, Zando Bob said:

And @WhisperingKnickersknows more than me, especially on the finding them on ebay front. 

 

11 hours ago, IKnight said:

Or we can just tell OP to go to 

:P 

I'm with the others. I would highly recommend x58 xeons

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CPU: (x2) Xeon X5690 12c/24t (6c/12t per cpu)

Motherboard: EVGA Super Record 2 (SR-2)

RAM: 48Gb (12x4gb) server DDR3 ECC

GPU: MSI GTX 1060 Gaming X 6GB

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Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 500Gb and a 2Tb HDD

PSU: 1000W something or other I forget

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Mouse: Logitech G600

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