What is a good lga 1155 cpu paired with a 1070 when it releases?

[Ruppe]

I'm wanting to upgrade my gaming build. I have a mobo that supports lga 1155 but I'm wondering what is a good cpu for around 200 or less. I'll be getting the gtx 1070 when it launches and I don't want it to be a bottleneck with the cpu... Any help is much appreciated. Thanks for reading!

 

[ShadyHamster]

What board do you have? And what is your current cpu?

 

[Ruppe]

What board do you have? And what is your current cpu?

Right now I have a SUPER budget system. The cpu is an i5 2500, and the mobo is the biostar h61mgv3.

I would like to keep the mobo though.

 

[Anurag20]

I would not recommending a new cpu, choose one of them -- Whichever costs the least on Ebay..

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/compare/intel-cpu-bx80623i72600k,intel-cpu-bx80623i72700k,intel-cpu-bx80637i73770k/

All are compatible with ur H61MGV3.. you can find many good deals on 1151 used cpus

 

[Ruppe]

I would not recommending a new cpu, choose one of them -- Whichever costs the least on Ebay..

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/compare/intel-cpu-bx80623i72600k,intel-cpu-bx80623i72700k,intel-cpu-bx80637i73770k/

All are compatible with ur H61MGV3.. you can find many good deals on 1151 used cpus

Yeah I'll definitely be looking for used. So I can use an 1151 cpu on an 1155 mobo? (sorry if I sound dumb I'm kind of new to this stuff & I'm only 15 lol)

 

[Anurag20]

I would not recommending a new cpu, choose one of them -- Whichever costs the least on Ebay..

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/compare/intel-cpu-bx80623i72600k,intel-cpu-bx80623i72700k,intel-cpu-bx80637i73770k/

All are compatible with ur H61MGV3.. you can find many good deals on 1151 used cpus

Yeah I'll definitely be looking for used. So I can use an 1151 cpu on an 1155 mobo? (sorry if I sound dumb I'm kind of new to this stuff & I'm only 15 lol)

Not at all, dude -- it's my bad, the H61 is definitely 1155..

 

[ShadyHamster]

Since you don't have an overclocking board you might be able to find a 3770 cheaper then the 'k' version.

Make sure to update the boards bios before installing an Ivy Bridge cpu to make sure its fully compatible.
If your boards revision is 7.0/7.4 it should be fine without a bios update.

 

[Ruppe]

Since you don't have an overclocking board you might be able to find a 3770 cheaper then the 'k' version.

Make sure to update the boards bios before installing an Ivy Bridge cpu to make sure its fully compatible.
If your boards revision is 7.0/7.4 it should be fine without a bios update.

Thanks man! There's an i7 3770t on eBay. Would that be a decent processor paired with the 1070?

 

[Anurag20]

Since you don't have an overclocking board you might be able to find a 3770 cheaper then the 'k' version.

Make sure to update the boards bios before installing an Ivy Bridge cpu to make sure its fully compatible.
If your boards revision is 7.0/7.4 it should be fine without a bios update.

Thanks man! There's an i7 3770t on eBay. Would that be a decent processor paired with the 1070?

The i7-3770t which has hyper-threading is good one indeed..

 

[ShadyHamster]

The 't' version is the low power cpu, it has a lower base clock of only 2.5ghz and boosts to 3.7ghz compared to the 3770 which has a base clock of 3.4ghz and boosts to 3.9ghz.

I would hunt around for a 3770 first, get the 3770t as a last resort.

 

[Ruppe]

The 't' version is the low power cpu, it has a lower base clock of only 2.5ghz and boosts to 3.7ghz compared to the 3770 which has a base clock of 3.4ghz and boosts to 3.9ghz.

I would hunt around for a 3770 first, get the 3770t as a last resort.

Thank you for explaining. Can't wait to make the upgrades!