motherboard and cpu confusion ?!?!?

[newguy111]

noob describing my potential set up hoping for advice ,opinions and critic ect confusion over the motherboard and cpu told different thingsand heard different thing


here's what my potential spec is

Beginners pc rig spec does this work ?
im looking at building my own pc gaming rig, completely new and not really a tech head but have looked researched about what each component does

here's my list does any one have any suggestions ? thanks

Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 AMD 990FX AM3+ Motherboard Rev2
£127

Samsung 840 EVO 120 GB Internal SSD Serial ATA-600 2.5" MZ-7TE120
£68.99

MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming 3G AMD Graphics Card - 3GB
£269

Zalman ZM700-GT 700W Power Supply (PSU)
£70

Corsair Memory Vengeance Pro Series Blue 8GB DDR3 1866 MHz Dual Channel Desktop
£80

Intel Core i7 3.6 GHz Processor
£225

was told on another forum (yahoo answers) that i could not use this processor due to my motherboard being for "AMD" but recently seen another post with a guy using this motherboard with a intel i5 ???

 

[shadowed]

These 2 will definitely NOT work together.
You need to match motherboard socket type to processor socket type.
Asus Sabertooth motherboard for example has different sockets available depending on the model number.

FM and AM3 are for AMD
1155 sockets are Intel. (there are others)

 

[logainofhades]

What is your budget for this build? As stated above, that CPU and motherboard are not compatible.

 

[newguy111]

What is your budget for this build? As stated above, that CPU and motherboard are not compatible.

hey thanks for the post.. my budget ? well id like to stay under £850 really i want a good machine that will have some longevity .. which could cope with bf4 type visual 😀

 

[newguy111]

These 2 will definitely NOT work together.
You need to match motherboard socket type to processor socket type.
Asus Sabertooth motherboard for example has different sockets available depending on the model number.

FM and AM3 are for AMD
1155 sockets are Intel. (there are others)[/quo

thanks for the clarifaction!.... is there any other cpu model that has the same capabilities as the intel i7 ive been looking at the AMD Black Edition - AMD FX 4.4 GHz Processor £ 160

 

[nexus007]

LOL, AMD socket will not work with Intel CPU.
For the processor, I could recon you to get no more than an i5 (3rd/4th gen= i5-3xxx or i5-4xxx), as an i5 and i7 have virtually the same performance in gaming. The i7 would cost you more. And try not to refer to clock speeds like i7 3.6 GHz. You should describe the CPU with the model no. ex- i3-2120, i5-4440 so that we understand you clearly. Other things look fine, be sure you match the frequency of the RAM and that which is supported on the motherboard. If you do not know, you will be safer getting 1600 MHz RAM instead. And for the PSU I would recommend a Corsair make or Cooler Master, as I have not heard Zalman (it maybe good, but I don't know). The SSD is a good touch.

 

[logainofhades]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£185.88 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.50 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£54.37 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£58.96 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£51.98 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card (£229.78 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case (£36.98 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.35 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.78 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.96 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £841.54
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-17 18:50 GMT+0000)

 

[shadowed]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£185.88 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.50 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£54.37 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£58.96 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£51.98 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card (£229.78 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case (£36.98 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.35 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.78 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.96 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £841.54
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-17 18:50 GMT+0000)

Nice solid parts selection.

 

[newguy111]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£185.88 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.50 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£54.37 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£58.96 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£51.98 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card (£229.78 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case (£36.98 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.35 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.78 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.96 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £841.54
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-17 18:50 GMT+0000)

performance wise would this be able to run bf4 and other demanding games ?

 

[logainofhades]

Yes it very much would be able to. The 1230v3 is essentially an i7. It just lacks IGP that you don't need anyway. The R9 280x is still a very potent card. It is basically a rebadged HD 7970.

 

[newguy111]

Yes it very much would be able to. The 1230v3 is essentially an i7. It just lacks IGP that you don't need anyway. The R9 280x is still a very potent card. It is basically a rebadged HD 7970.

thank you for your help sir ! if per say i had an extra 50 or so £ would you suggest on a new graphics card ? ..just curious 😀

 

[logainofhades]

You could go with something like this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£185.88 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.50 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£54.37 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£58.96 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£49.94 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card (£329.87 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case (£36.98 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£43.92 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.78 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.96 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £901.15
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-17 20:07 GMT+0000)

 

[sora]

Yes it very much would be able to. The 1230v3 is essentially an i7. It just lacks IGP that you don't need anyway. The R9 280x is still a very potent card. It is basically a rebadged HD 7970.

thank you for your help sir ! if per say i had an extra 50 or so £ would you suggest on a new graphics card ? ..just curious 😀

Yeah, I would get the R9 290 or the GTX 780.