A motherboard to support Intel i7-5820K

Hootla1 · Mar 21, 2016

Hi, can someone help me out?

I need a few motherboards recommended that will support an Intel i7-5820K Processor.

Thanks

Ironsounds · Mar 21, 2016

Hello... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGA_2011 search X99 chipsets

Darkbreeze · Mar 21, 2016

What is your budget and what is the build to be used for mainly? Does your case support full size ATX boards?

Hootla1 · Mar 21, 2016

Darkbreeze :

Hi, I'd like to be within £200 if possible. Mainly for gaming, and yes, my case can support full size ATX boards.
My current motherboard is: ASRock FM2A88X Extreme 4+
The reason I ask is because my current motherboard says it can support processors up to 100W, Whereas the one I am looking at getting is 140W...

Ironsounds · Mar 21, 2016

Hello... http://ark.intel.com/products/82932/Intel-Core-i7-5820K-Processor-15M-Cache-up-to-3_60-GHz that's a 140 watt CPU... 6 cores in that monster.

Darkbreeze · Mar 21, 2016

They are completely different. One is an AMD FM2+ motherboard. The 5820k is an Intel processor requiring an X99 motherboard. You will also need a new cooler, and different memory, as the X99/Haswell-E CPUs do not come with a cooler and they also require DDR4 memory. Your current configuration uses DDR3 memory.

Still sure you want to go this route?

Then this is the only thing that will get you even remotely close to that budget, and honestly, although the cooler has great reviews, a much higher end cooler would be advisable.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 74.3 CFM CPU Cooler (£29.69 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£164.39 @ More Computers)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£29.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £224.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-21 18:28 GMT+0000

In reality, moving from the configuration you have now, this would make a heck of a lot more sense and no cooler other than what comes with the CPU would be necessary, unless you wanted an aftermarket cooler for better/quieter cooling performance:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£256.39 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus H170-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£92.89 @ More Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£39.05 @ More Computers)
Total: £388.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-21 18:32 GMT+0000

Hootla1 · Mar 21, 2016

So to get this processor, I would need a x99 Motherboard, a cooler, and DDR4 Ram? Because I already have 16GB 2400 Memory... Why do I need DDR4?

Hootla1 · Mar 21, 2016

Darkbreeze :

They are completely different. One is an AMD FM2+ motherboard. The 5820k is an Intel processor requiring an X99 motherboard. You will also need a new cooler, and different memory, as the X99/Haswell-E CPUs do not come with a cooler and they also require DDR4 memory. Your current configuration uses DDR3 memory.

Still sure you want to go this route?

Then this is the only thing that will get you even remotely close to that budget, and honestly, although the cooler has great reviews, a much higher end cooler would be advisable.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 74.3 CFM CPU Cooler (£29.69 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£164.39 @ More Computers)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£29.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £224.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-21 18:28 GMT+0000

In reality, moving from the configuration you have now, this would make a heck of a lot more sense and no cooler other than what comes with the CPU would be necessary, unless you wanted an aftermarket cooler for better/quieter cooling performance:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£256.39 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus H170-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£92.89 @ More Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£39.05 @ More Computers)
Total: £388.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-21 18:32 GMT+0000

Also, would this ram still be suitable? http://www.amazon.co.uk/HyperX-FURY-16-DDR4-Memory/dp/B013H7QH86/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1458586224&sr=1-2&keywords=16gb+ddr4

Darkbreeze · Mar 21, 2016

Yes, that memory would be fine. Do you have that memory already? If so, and if you already have the CPU as well, then you would just need the motherboard and a cooler.

What do you ACTUALLY already have, if anything. If nothing, what is your TOTAL budget? Also, what is the MAIN purpose of this system? Is it for gaming, or something else?

As far as needing DDR4, you need DDR4 because DDR3 does not work with the CPU you want, and also does not work on most Skylake systems.

Hootla1 · Mar 21, 2016

Darkbreeze :

Ok, well thanks for all your help, however I have asked about CPUs my mother CAN handle, and I think I'll be getting the AMD A10-7890K. Thanks so much for all your help though.

Darkbreeze · Mar 21, 2016

Do you have a discreet graphics card or are you only using the integrated graphics of your current CPU?

Hootla1 · Mar 21, 2016

Darkbreeze :

I have a GTX 970 GPU

Darkbreeze · Mar 21, 2016

In that case, the only CPU I'd ever recommend for your motherboard would be this one:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $69.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-21 22:42 EDT-0400

Get a good CPU cooler, overclock it to about 4.5Ghz, and that's about the best performance you're ever going to see on your current platform. Or if you are uncomfortable with overclocking, then leave it at stock settings, it's still the highest performer aside from the recently released 880k which is the same chip, with a factory overclock and it's overpriced. Realistically, the 860k is the best you can do on the FM2+ platform.

Hootla1 · Mar 21, 2016

Darkbreeze :

I'm highly likely to get the graphics card I mentioned earlier... I don't see why I wouldn't? I mean yeah, this has a marginally higher GHz, but that's having it constantly OC'd which I've been lead to believe isn't very healthy haha. I'm going to stick with the new one coming out this month

Hootla1 · Mar 21, 2016

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Sorry

Hootla1 · Mar 21, 2016

Darkbreeze :

In that case, the only CPU I'd ever recommend for your motherboard would be this one:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $69.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-21 22:42 EDT-0400

Get a good CPU cooler, overclock it to about 4.5Ghz, and that's about the best performance you're ever going to see on your current platform. Or if you are uncomfortable with overclocking, then leave it at stock settings, it's still the highest performer aside from the recently released 880k which is the same chip, with a factory overclock and it's overpriced. Realistically, the 860k is the best you can do on the FM2+ platform.

It's an AMD A10-7890k vs AMD Athlon x4 860k. I'm my opinion, the A10 wins.

Darkbreeze · Mar 21, 2016

The A10 does not win, and it runs hotter at any frequency, because it also has an integrated graphics processor. The 860k does not.

The STOCK clock speed on the 7890k is definitely faster, but it's also more than twice the price. Unless you plan to NOT use your GTX 970 and TO use the integrated graphics, you're mostly paying double, at least, for something you won't even use.

And by the way, the faster clock speed on the 7890k, which allows it to barely nudge out the 860k and 880k, is a factory overclock anyhow, so you're aren't avoiding anything and you're paying double for something you could do yourself for free. I'm not sure what idiot's remarks you were reading on wherever you read that about overclocking, but the only way you would shorten the life of your CPU or damage it in any way from overclocking is if you weren't paying attention to what you were doing, or were just clueless, like that guy might have been, and either used too much voltage (Beyond what the cooling being used could accomodate) or had a less than satisfactory cooler installed.

Myself, and just about every other long time member of this forum that I know, have been running HIGHLY overclocked systems for 5-10 years on the same CPU with no adverse effects. I have clients I built systems for and configured overclocked settings on 5+ years ago, several of them, and all those systems are still running fine, probably beyond their useful life for that matter. But whatever you think is best for you. Personally, I'd rather pay 70 bucks for a 3.7Ghz CPU for that platform than 159.00 for that A10 that offers about 4% better performance than the stock 860k. If an extra almost 100 bucks is worth it for a 4% gain, to you, then by all means, go with it.

It offers NO better performance if you overclock the 860k to 4.1Ghz, which is WELL within it's capability. You could probably go as far as 4.5-4.8Ghz with a good cooler.

Hootla1 · Mar 22, 2016

Darkbreeze :

The A10 does not win, and it runs hotter at any frequency, because it also has an integrated graphics processor. The 860k does not.

The STOCK clock speed on the 7890k is definitely faster, but it's also more than twice the price. Unless you plan to NOT use your GTX 970 and TO use the integrated graphics, you're mostly paying double, at least, for something you won't even use.

And by the way, the faster clock speed on the 7890k, which allows it to barely nudge out the 860k and 880k, is a factory overclock anyhow, so you're aren't avoiding anything and you're paying double for something you could do yourself for free. I'm not sure what idiot's remarks you were reading on wherever you read that about overclocking, but the only way you would shorten the life of your CPU or damage it in any way from overclocking is if you weren't paying attention to what you were doing, or were just clueless, like that guy might have been, and either used too much voltage (Beyond what the cooling being used could accomodate) or had a less than satisfactory cooler installed.

Myself, and just about every other long time member of this forum that I know, have been running HIGHLY overclocked systems for 5-10 years on the same CPU with no adverse effects. I have clients I built systems for and configured overclocked settings on 5+ years ago, several of them, and all those systems are still running fine, probably beyond their useful life for that matter. But whatever you think is best for you. Personally, I'd rather pay 70 bucks for a 3.7Ghz CPU for that platform than 159.00 for that A10 that offers about 4% better performance than the stock 860k. If an extra almost 100 bucks is worth it for a 4% gain, to you, then by all means, go with it.

It offers NO better performance if you overclock the 860k to 4.1Ghz, which is WELL within it's capability. You could probably go as far as 4.5-4.8Ghz with a good cooler.

The plan is to get a higher frame rate in higher demanding games. If this is what you recommend then I will probably trust you, you seem to know what you're talking about. But I wouldn't even know how to go about OCing the 880k... Or what cooler to buy?

Hootla1 · Mar 22, 2016

Darkbreeze :

The A10 does not win, and it runs hotter at any frequency, because it also has an integrated graphics processor. The 860k does not.

The STOCK clock speed on the 7890k is definitely faster, but it's also more than twice the price. Unless you plan to NOT use your GTX 970 and TO use the integrated graphics, you're mostly paying double, at least, for something you won't even use.

And by the way, the faster clock speed on the 7890k, which allows it to barely nudge out the 860k and 880k, is a factory overclock anyhow, so you're aren't avoiding anything and you're paying double for something you could do yourself for free. I'm not sure what idiot's remarks you were reading on wherever you read that about overclocking, but the only way you would shorten the life of your CPU or damage it in any way from overclocking is if you weren't paying attention to what you were doing, or were just clueless, like that guy might have been, and either used too much voltage (Beyond what the cooling being used could accomodate) or had a less than satisfactory cooler installed.

Myself, and just about every other long time member of this forum that I know, have been running HIGHLY overclocked systems for 5-10 years on the same CPU with no adverse effects. I have clients I built systems for and configured overclocked settings on 5+ years ago, several of them, and all those systems are still running fine, probably beyond their useful life for that matter. But whatever you think is best for you. Personally, I'd rather pay 70 bucks for a 3.7Ghz CPU for that platform than 159.00 for that A10 that offers about 4% better performance than the stock 860k. If an extra almost 100 bucks is worth it for a 4% gain, to you, then by all means, go with it.

It offers NO better performance if you overclock the 860k to 4.1Ghz, which is WELL within it's capability. You could probably go as far as 4.5-4.8Ghz with a good cooler.

I Completely spaced over the fact that I have a 860k Processor atm. The reason I did, is because it performs so shitty. It's soooo low on all the bench marks, it's the only thing that always let's me down on Cyri. It's just a really bad processor.

Hootla1 · Mar 22, 2016

Darkbreeze :

The A10 does not win, and it runs hotter at any frequency, because it also has an integrated graphics processor. The 860k does not.

The STOCK clock speed on the 7890k is definitely faster, but it's also more than twice the price. Unless you plan to NOT use your GTX 970 and TO use the integrated graphics, you're mostly paying double, at least, for something you won't even use.

And by the way, the faster clock speed on the 7890k, which allows it to barely nudge out the 860k and 880k, is a factory overclock anyhow, so you're aren't avoiding anything and you're paying double for something you could do yourself for free. I'm not sure what idiot's remarks you were reading on wherever you read that about overclocking, but the only way you would shorten the life of your CPU or damage it in any way from overclocking is if you weren't paying attention to what you were doing, or were just clueless, like that guy might have been, and either used too much voltage (Beyond what the cooling being used could accomodate) or had a less than satisfactory cooler installed.

Myself, and just about every other long time member of this forum that I know, have been running HIGHLY overclocked systems for 5-10 years on the same CPU with no adverse effects. I have clients I built systems for and configured overclocked settings on 5+ years ago, several of them, and all those systems are still running fine, probably beyond their useful life for that matter. But whatever you think is best for you. Personally, I'd rather pay 70 bucks for a 3.7Ghz CPU for that platform than 159.00 for that A10 that offers about 4% better performance than the stock 860k. If an extra almost 100 bucks is worth it for a 4% gain, to you, then by all means, go with it.

It offers NO better performance if you overclock the 860k to 4.1Ghz, which is WELL within it's capability. You could probably go as far as 4.5-4.8Ghz with a good cooler.

Or maybe I'll just take your advice on:

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CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£256.39 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus H170-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£92.89 @ More Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£39.05 @ More Computers)
Total: £388.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-21 18:32 GMT+0000

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How much better is the i7-6700 3.4GHz than the AMD 860k?

logainofhades · Mar 22, 2016

Those two are worlds apart. The 860k is very low end, and the 6700 is a high end cpu. The 6700 is a good deal faster.

Hootla1 · Mar 22, 2016

logainofhades :

Ok, thankyou

Hootla1 · Mar 22, 2016

Darkbreeze :

The A10 does not win, and it runs hotter at any frequency, because it also has an integrated graphics processor. The 860k does not.

The STOCK clock speed on the 7890k is definitely faster, but it's also more than twice the price. Unless you plan to NOT use your GTX 970 and TO use the integrated graphics, you're mostly paying double, at least, for something you won't even use.

And by the way, the faster clock speed on the 7890k, which allows it to barely nudge out the 860k and 880k, is a factory overclock anyhow, so you're aren't avoiding anything and you're paying double for something you could do yourself for free. I'm not sure what idiot's remarks you were reading on wherever you read that about overclocking, but the only way you would shorten the life of your CPU or damage it in any way from overclocking is if you weren't paying attention to what you were doing, or were just clueless, like that guy might have been, and either used too much voltage (Beyond what the cooling being used could accomodate) or had a less than satisfactory cooler installed.

Myself, and just about every other long time member of this forum that I know, have been running HIGHLY overclocked systems for 5-10 years on the same CPU with no adverse effects. I have clients I built systems for and configured overclocked settings on 5+ years ago, several of them, and all those systems are still running fine, probably beyond their useful life for that matter. But whatever you think is best for you. Personally, I'd rather pay 70 bucks for a 3.7Ghz CPU for that platform than 159.00 for that A10 that offers about 4% better performance than the stock 860k. If an extra almost 100 bucks is worth it for a 4% gain, to you, then by all means, go with it.

It offers NO better performance if you overclock the 860k to 4.1Ghz, which is WELL within it's capability. You could probably go as far as 4.5-4.8Ghz with a good cooler.

I think I am going to get:
i7 6700k
HyperX Fury Black Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) 2133 MHz DDR4 CL14 UDIMM Memory Kit
Asus H170-PRO Motherboard

What do you think to that?

logainofhades · Mar 22, 2016

The 6700k is meant to overclock, and that motherboard is not, so not a good combination. Overclocking would require a Z170 board. Also, the 6700k does not come with a CPU cooler, so you would need to buy that too.

Hootla1 · Mar 22, 2016

logainofhades :

See this is nothing Dark Breeze told me about...

So I want:

Asus Z170 Pro Gaming Motherboard
i7 6700k
HyperX Fury Black Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) 2133 MHz DDR4 CL14 UDIMM Memory Kit

And what cooler?

A motherboard to support Intel i7-5820K

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