fx 8350 overclocking or i5 4690

[zxccyrus]

i5 cost 30$ more
but i need to get a extra cpu fan for fx 8350
gonna take a z87 board for i5 and 970a for fx 8350
so, which should i go for?

 

[zxccyrus]

i5:http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.2297915
fx8350:http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.2254997

 

[zarugal]

The i5 and Z87. The performance difference is way more than that $30 extra would have you believe.

 

[sizzling]

For a 4690 you should get a H97. The H87 & Z87 are likely to need a BIOS update before a 4690 will work and you cant do a BIOS update without a compatible CPU.

 

[zxccyrus]

For a 4690 you should get a H97. The H87 & Z87 are likely to need a BIOS update before a 4690 will work and you cant do a BIOS update without a compatible CPU.

but its a combo:/
is there anyway i can update my bios without using a cpu?

 

[hardcorebluesct]

You should be able to post to bios without cpu and and download new bios to usb sick and flash it. I've done it before and it worked. That was on older asus board.
What are you going to do with your pc? Gaming or video editing/rendering or multi use?
Fx is good cpu for video stuff and gaming but for single core use i5 is better. I've owned fx 8370 overclocked to 4.8 and not I have i7 4790k and I see difference on single core that i7 is faster. Gaming is the same and video converting/ripping is the same performance. Plus my i7 runs a lot hotter than fx about 10 degrees on the same cooler which is h105 so I don't know how that works cause i7 uses less power. Forums are flooded on that topic. I5 is kind of hot too and don't expect stock cooler to cool i5...you will have to upgrade at some point.

 

[Creme]

Gaming: i5
Video work (and streaming while gaming): FX-8350 or i7.

 

[kwa-e]

The i5 combo should work wonderfully, the Z87-A is a good motherboard and will support the i5 out of the box.