A Motherboard Upgrade

[VermilionNeko]

Hey.

After doing a bit of looking around, I'm currently looking at upgrading my CPU from an A10 5800K to an Intel i5 7670K. Would this be a worthwhile upgrade for the price?

Because of the choice, I'm struggling to find a budget gaming motherboard for that chip, preferably with the option to overclock and have SLI compatibility.

Any recommendations? Thanks.

I'm looking to spend just over £100 at most for a mobo.

 

[i7Baby]

you mean i5 4670k I gather.

See Tom's review - http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/mainstream-gaming-z97-motherboard,3824.html - get the ASRock Z97 Extreme 4

(Tom's UK also published the same article)

 

[VermilionNeko]

Whoops. Yeah, that's the one.

Thanks, I'll look into it.

 

[VermilionNeko]

I suspect I'll end up going for either a MSI Z87-G45 or a Gigabyte G1.SNIPER Z87

 

[i7Baby]

From Novatech?

Get the ASRock - http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/motherboards/intelsocket1150/z97chipset/z97extreme4.html 110 quid

 

[JOOK-D]

Just thought I'd throw in that it's worthwhile to look at Z97 rather than Z87 now. They're priced quite similarly, but Z97 has some newer features but will also support the Devil's Canyon chips and Broadwell chips when they release.

EDIT: I need to learn to read. The Z97 Extreme4 would be a good choice.

 

[VermilionNeko]

Hmm... That ASRock one may do the job nicely. I'm not familiar with the Devil's Canyon and Broadwell chips so I'm not fussed whether it's a Z87 or a Z97 board.

Back to my first question: how much of a difference would an i5 4670K make over an A10 5800K?

 

[JOOK-D]

A very very substantial difference.

 

[logainofhades]

Devil's Canyon is a haswell refreshed unlocked chip with better TIM. They should overclock better. Broadwell will be to Haswell what Ivy Bridge was to Sandy Bridge. I would stick with Z97 Extreme4.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B00K6JKTDI/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new

 

[i7Baby]

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-4670K-vs-AMD-A10-5800K

the i5 is a much stronger cpu. but more expensive too