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I'm a little new to computers, and I'm trying to find a motherboard that doesn't support overclocking. Does the "Asus - PRIME Z270-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard" overclock?  I can't tell xD 

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All Z270 motherboards support overclocking

 

Why do you want one that doesn't support overclocking?

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Yeah

 

Why don't you want something that supports overclocks?

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Just now, Lurick said:

All Z270 motherboards support overclocking

 Okay, thanks!

   Now, I don't think I am going to buy an unlocked CPU, but if i do in the future, do I need a special CPU cooler? or can I get away with a regular CPU fan?

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1 minute ago, JDE said:

Yeah

 

Why don't you want something that supports overclocks?

I'm just trying to save some money.  But I haven't really decided yet.

 

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1 minute ago, NORSMEN said:

 Okay, thanks!

   Now, I don't think I am going to buy an unlocked CPU, but if i do in the future, do I need a special CPU cooler? or can I get away with a regular CPU fan?

You'll need a beefier cooler for overclocking. You can do mild overclocks without it but generally it's recommended to get an aftermarket cooler.

You can get an overclockable chip now and not overclock it right away, you just have the option in the future :)

 

If you don't mind my asking, what's your budget? Any parts you have that you don't need?

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2 minutes ago, NORSMEN said:

Now, I don't think I am going to buy an unlocked CPU, but if i do in the future, do I need a special CPU cooler? or can I get away with a regular CPU fan?

Why are you going to get a Kabylake CPU? Get Coffeelake instead ;)

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2 minutes ago, Lurick said:

You'll need a beefier cooler for overclocking. You can do mild overclocks without it but generally it's recommended to get an aftermarket cooler.

You can get an overclockable chip now and not overclock it right away, you just have the option in the future :)

 

If you don't mind my asking, what's your budget? Any parts you have that you don't need?

My budget is around 600-670 dollars.  I'm thinking about a 1060 GPU, an i5 7500, (I might get "K" model, but I'm not sure if its worth it) and a motherboard with 4 ram slots that wont break the bank.  

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1 minute ago, NORSMEN said:

My budget is around 600-670 dollars.  I'm thinking about a 1060 GPU, an i5 7500, (I might get "K" model, but I'm not sure if its worth it) and a motherboard with 4 ram slots that wont break the bank.  

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CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.89 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($121.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($146.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($259.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $728.85
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Obviously a bit above budget but you could drop the 1060 down to a 3GB variant.

 

Depending on the games you play you could also go for this:

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CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($128.49 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($121.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($146.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($259.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $657.45
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6 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

Why are you going to get a Kabylake CPU? Get Coffeelake instead ;)

I actually never heard of that before xD  are those terms the brand or something?

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I actually never heard of that before xD  are those terms the brand or something?

They're the names for the generations.

Kaby Lake is 7xxx series and Coffee Lake is 8xxx series. Skylake was the 6xxx series.

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An AMD version as well:

 

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CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($193.44 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350M-A/CSM Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
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Total: $683.41
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Gives you good performance, the ability to overclock down the road without a new chip, and comes with a good cooler :) 

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13 minutes ago, Lurick said:

 

Gives you good performance, the ability to overclock down the road without a new chip, and comes with a good cooler

Great builds, thanks! That gives me some good options.

 

By the way, you said that coffee lake was the 8xxx series. What is the difference in performance between coffee lake, and Kaby lake?  And how can I know which CPU is which?

 

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2 minutes ago, NORSMEN said:

Great builds, thanks! That gives me some good options.

 

By the way, you said that coffee lake was the 8xxx series. What is the difference in performance between coffee lake, and Kaby lake?  And how can I know which CPU is which?

 

Coffee Lake starts with an 8 and Kaby Lake starts with a 7.

So for example i3-8100 is Coffee Lake and i5-7400 is Kaby Lake.

The biggest difference is that the Coffee Lake CPUs need a 300 series chipset (right now only Z370 chipsets are available) and Kaby Lake is on the older 200 series chipsets (Z270, B250).

Coffee lake brought a good 10% or so improvement over the older generations (depending on what you compare of course).

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8 minutes ago, Lurick said:

The biggest difference is that the Coffee Lake CPUs need a 300 series chipset (right now only Z370 chipsets are available) and Kaby Lake is on the older 200 series chipsets (Z270, B250).

Okay, so if i were to buy a coffee lake, I would need a motherboard with the Z370 chipset? or is that a different thing completely?

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Okay, so if i were to buy a coffee lake, I would need a motherboard with the Z370 chipset? or is that a different thing completely?

Correct, Coffee Lake is Z370 and next year they'll have H360 boards out too.

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11 minutes ago, Lurick said:

Correct, Coffee Lake is Z370 and next year they'll have H360 boards out too.

Cool, so the Asus - PRIME Z270 would do best with which CPU then?

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Cool, so the Asus - PRIME Z270 would do best with which CPU then?

The 7700K or 7600K

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3 minutes ago, Lurick said:

The 7700K or 7600K

Okay, cool. So how would a beginner like me find that out? would I just look and see what chipset it supports?

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2 minutes ago, NORSMEN said:

Okay, cool. So how would a beginner like me find that out? would I just look and see what chipset it supports?

Yah, you can also use a site called pcpartpicker.com and if you pick out a CPU then it will only show you compatible boards or if you pick out a board you like then it will show compatible CPUs

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2 hours ago, Lurick said:

Yah, you can also use a site called pcpartpicker.com and if you pick out a CPU then it will only show you compatible boards or if you pick out a board you like then it will show compatible CPUs

Okay thanks alot for the help, man!

 

Hey I have one more question though.  So I am currently using an i5 3450 right now, so the next CPU upgrade i make  needs to be a big enough jump that it makes it worth buying. Do you have any idea what CPU would be better than the 3450 that is worth paying for?   If it ends up costing a little more, that's not a problem because I can just get it used, off Ebay.

 

Again, thanks for all the help!

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Okay thanks alot for the help, man!

 

Hey I have one more question though.  So I am currently using an i5 3450 right now, so the next CPU upgrade i make  needs to be a big enough jump that it makes it worth buying. Do you have any idea what CPU would be better than the 3450 that is worth paying for?   If it ends up costing a little more, that's not a problem because I can just get it used, off Ebay.

 

Again, thanks for all the help!

8600K or 8700K, depending on how much extra you're willing to pay :) 

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1 hour ago, Lurick said:

8600K or 8700K, depending on how much extra you're willing to pay

hmm, okay.  And do you know what sockets those would fit? I couldn't find seem to find it on amazon.

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2 minutes ago, NORSMEN said:

hmm, okay.  And do you know what sockets those would fit? I couldn't find seem to find it on amazon.

LGA 1151 v2 (Z370 boards)

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50 minutes ago, NORSMEN said:

hmm, okay.  And do you know what sockets those would fit? I couldn't find seem to find it on amazon.

Coffeelake chips use the LGA 1151 v2 socket (Z370) motherboards. 

 

 

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