Moving from FX 6100 - i7 4790K Need help with Motherboard

[gazum123]

Hello,

Ive decided to move from the fx 6100 to the i7 4790k. I will sell my fx 6100 along with the motherboard and put that towards my upgrade so don't worry about price as ive noticed my fx 6100 just isn't performing anymore. I have looked at the fx 8350 and the power requirement would mean in a year or so the energy saving from the i7 would pay for itself so it seems like it's worth the upgrade.


My question is I am looking at these bundles on overclockers but I am not sure what MB to go with:

Asus Maximus VII Ranger - with the i7 4790k £ 365
Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK - with the i7 4790K £356
Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 - with the i7 4790K £351
MSI Z97M Gaming - with the i7 4790K £351
ASUS Z97 Gryphon Armor Edition with the i7 4790K £370


Which one would you recommend ? Is there another one around that with the i7 with a total price of around £400 max avaliable ?

I have a Hyper Evo 212 will that be compatiable ?

 

[K6-II]

I would go for Maximus VII has more features and ASUS has good RMA, You're cooler came with amd and intel adaptors, check in the box.

 

[gazum123]

Ah so my cooler should be fine which is good.

Is the Maximus the better of the bunch ? I may overclock depending on temps but at 4GHz with 4.4ghz boot I prob's wont have too.

 

[Ytyoussef]

I would personally go for the ranger, and I'm actually buying it for my build. ^^

 

[gazum123]

Ah awesome I am just looking on ebuyer now as I get free next day delivery ( Not sure why had it for a year now).

For the i7 and the MB I can pay £365 and it will be here tomorrow

 

[chferg91]

go with the maximus, i use the VI formula with a 4770k and have it running stable at 4.4Ghz. as someone mentioned above asus has great RMA policies.

also the maximus boards come with pre-set OC settings... so it's really idiot-proof overclocking. you find the setting that works well with your processor and is within your desired temp range and you're all set.

 

[Ytyoussef]

Definitely go with that then ^^

 

[gazum123]

Sweet all ordered and will be here today 😀

 

[K6-II]

Sweet all ordered and will be here today 😀

What did you get in the end?

 

[gazum123]

Ended up with the Maximus MB. Look's good and has a few good features. I liked the M2 slot which is good for the future so should last a good few years.

Can't wait to get rid of this FX 6100 tonight as it is definetly causing me issues with speed. Just opening Firefox and browsing webpage takes a good amount of time and as for gaming it's such a bottleneck

 

[K6-II]

Ended up with the Maximus MB. Look's good and has a few good features. I liked the M2 slot which is good for the future so should last a good few years.

Can't wait to get rid of this FX 6100 tonight as it is definetly causing me issues with speed. Just opening Firefox and browsing webpage takes a good amount of time and as for gaming it's such a bottleneck

You'll be surprise big difference, I've got an M2 slot on mine Asus Z87-Pro I don't usually use it (it's good to have)

 

[gazum123]

Yeah I have been doing some research as I was going to just upgrade to a FX 8350 but with the new i7 im looking at a 125% performance boost and over the FX 8350 over 50% for a lot less power which will pay for itself with the lower power requirement.

M2 is very handy to have with the fast speeds. The disks are relativly cheap I think a 256GB was around £180 which will continue to drop down so in a year or so that slot will be very handy.

 

[Ytyoussef]

Well, enjoy your new motherboard and processor 😉