What i7 should i get

[iArranx]

Hello people my budget is around £500 to £600

Im looking to buy a i7 CPU but a half decent one for gaming and streaming.
I'm also in need of a new motherboard, something with red on preferably as my build
is a red theme.

If anyone can recommend me some parts thanks,
I dont know if this matters but i need these parts to run of my xfx 550 psu

 

[photonboy]

You might want to consider the i5-4690K which is going to be cheaper but give about the same performance.

Not sure what that budget includes either. This might help:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/

 

[iArranx]

You might want to consider the i5-4690K which is going to be cheaper but give about the same performance.

Not sure what that budget includes either. This might help:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/

For my budget i wanted a CPU and a MoBo and a water cooler if possible, thanks for the reply.

 

[M0j0jojo]

Hello people my budget is around £500 to £600

Im looking to buy a i7 CPU but a half decent one for gaming and streaming.
I'm also in need of a new motherboard, something with red on preferably as my build
is a red theme.

If anyone can recommend me some parts thanks,
I dont know if this matters but i need these parts to run of my xfx 550 psu

A Core i7 4790k is a great cpu for that budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($336.74 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool CAPTAIN 240 91.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $566.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-04 16:28 EDT-0400

 

[photonboy]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-maximusviihero
and
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74790k

I prefer air coolers like the Noctua NH-U14S. The i7-4790K should default to about 4.4GHz and I really don't see the point to overclock higher. For one thing, it rarely would benefit you as the bottlenecks are usually elsewhere and for another the Intel Power Management keeps things relatively cool if you don't force some of the features off.

So my advice is just use "XMP" in the BIOS.

Here's the motherboard site:
http://www.asus.com/ca-en/Motherboards/MAXIMUS_VII_HERO/

 

[iArranx]

Thanks for the replies guys, would all these components be compatible?

 

[iArranx]

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2322943/compatible.html

 

[photonboy]

Yes, they are compatible. However you seem to be doing MULTIPLE posts which isn't recommended.