Building a computer.

[f0tofied]

I'm trying to get the best cpu from intel, and motherboard for under $500. What would you guys recommend?

 

[AxlFone]

This is good.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $459.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-04 15:14 EST-0500)

And you have money to put in good cpu cooler too.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/phanteks-cpu-cooler-phtc12dxbk

 

[mobrocket]

you plan on doing any overclocking???

 

[Agent69]

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/12bon) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/12bon/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/12bon/benchmarks/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74770k) | $309.99 @ NCIX US
**Motherboard** | [MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z87g45gaming) | $139.99 @ Microcenter
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $449.98
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-04 15:20 EST-0500 |

You'll save 50$ 😀. But why wouldnt you want an AMD if youre not going to get a GPU?

 

[f0tofied]

you plan on doing any overclocking???

I'm willing to overclock.

 

[f0tofied]

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/12bon) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/12bon/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/12bon/benchmarks/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74770k) | $309.99 @ NCIX US
**Motherboard** | [MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z87g45gaming) | $139.99 @ Microcenter
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $449.98
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-04 15:20 EST-0500 |

You'll save 50$ 😀. But why wouldnt you want an AMD if youre not going to get a GPU?

I'm getting a gpu just not right away.

 

[Agent69]

aah. I would spend that 50$ on a roccat kone XTD gaming mouse. Or the Steelseries APEX RAW.

 

[PandaBear270]

With that 4770K you will be able to overclock, play any CPU demanding game and also do serious multimedia editing.
You will be future proof for almost 4 years.

 

[f0tofied]

With that 4770K you will be able to overclock, play any CPU demanding game and also do serious multimedia editing.
You will be future proof for almost 4 years.

Ya I'm definitely getting the cpu.