Need to know if Intel Core i7 i7-4790K CPU (Quad Core 4GHz, Socket H3 LGA-1150) processor will fit my ASRock ATX DDR3 LGA 1150

[DequesoPL]

IS Intel Core i7 i7-4790K CPU (Quad Core 4GHz, Socket H3 LGA-1150) processor will fit my motherboard which is ASRock ATX DDR3 LGA 1150 Motherboards FATAL1TY H97 KILLER please tell me, I tried to Google it but I could not find an answer so I am asking you guys. Thanks

 

[Woody1999]

Yes, it will fit fine. However, you won't be able to overclock the i7 in that board, as the H97 chipset only allows a locked multiplier. Have you considered the Xeon E3-1231 V3? It keeps all the advantages of an i7 (Hyper-threading with awesome single core performance) at the price of an i5.

Woody

 

[DequesoPL]

Thanks mate, To be honest I have't considered Xeon E3-1231 V3 because I made a list of components for my computer build I have send it to my friend and he told me not change anything exept of the CPU, he told me to change I5 to i7 i7-4790K CPU I was't rally sure because that is a quad core when I was thinking about 8 cores but I think that quad core will still performe just fine

By the way there is my components list + the monitors and all the rest.

CPU- Intel Core i7 i7-4790K CPU (Quad Core 4GHz, Socket H3 LGA-1150) £250

RAM- Corsair 16GB (2x 8GB) PC2400 CL11 Vengeance Pro VenPk DDR3 DIMM RAM Memory Module - Gold £90

GPU- Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE £260

Motherboard-ASRock ATX DDR3 LGA 1150 Motherboards FATAL1TY H97 KILLER
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HDD-Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM £40

Case- Parts List-Obudowa Zalman Z11 Plus HF1 Midi Tower (z Oknem, USB 3.0, Bez PSU) £60

PSU-EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze £60

Microsoft Windows 7 Pro SP1 x64 English 1 Pack DSP OEI DVD LCP (PC) £100

Total:£950

monitors 2x:benq 120 hz £260

klawiatura:razer blackwidow chroma £120

extended mouse mat £30

LED Lightining strips £20

Total:£430

Total of everything: £1390

Let me know if there are any mistakes, because its my first time building a computer. 😀

 

[Woody1999]

Unfortunately, your friend doesn't appear to know much about computers.

For gaming alone, this build would be much better:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.50 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£93.50 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£100.00 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£41.61 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£47.89 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£32.40 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£259.98 @ Dabs)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£55.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£70.01 @ Ebuyer)
Other: Windows 7 Home Premium N (£6.50)
Total: £875.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-20 02:37 BST+0100

Woody

 

[DequesoPL]

I am also looking to maybe record stream or edit files like videos so thats what I have choosen but I will consider your build because it looks nice to be honest, I am also trying to build a beast computer that will be able to run now a days games in high settings

 

[Woody1999]

If you're looking to do some video editing, then I can definitely recommend the Xeon E3. It's effectively an i7 4770 but without the integrated graphics. Because you are going to use a dedicated video card, you won't need the integrated graphics.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£196.14 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£83.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£70.91 @ More Computers)
Storage: Crucial MX200 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£137.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£32.40 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£259.00 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£55.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£70.01 @ Ebuyer)
Other: Windows 7 Home Premium N (£6.50)
Total: £912.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-20 22:41 BST+0100

Xeon E3 + high-end H97 motherboard + 16GB of RAM + 500GB SSD = awesome video editing machine.

The money saved on the cooler, motherboard and CPU can be put to much better use for video editing and streaming by increasing the amount of RAM and having a large capacity SSD to store work-in-progress video files.

Woody