Cpu/mobo couple

[Foamy]

Hey guys, i have a question for you, what would be more future oriented ( 3-4 years) from the following:

Gigabyte z77x ud3h + i5 3570k

or

General non-oc motherboard + i7 3770 locked

I've done all my work on a e6300 duo until now so the power jump would be huge no matter what. The prices would be the same since i won't need an OC board if i go with the i7.

Basically are the extra 700-800 MHz on the i5 ( if i even reach that, it's air OC-ing and i'm new to it) worth more than HT?

I'd be grateful if you could show me some non-oc boards under the ud3h price range ( Asus/gigabyte/asrock/msi, these are common where i live). Thank you and i'm looking forward to the answers.

 

[BonzaiDuck]

Hey guys, i have a question for you, what would be more future oriented ( 3-4 years) from the following:

Gigabyte z77x ud3h + i5 3570k

or

General non-oc motherboard + i7 3770 locked

I've done all my work on a e6300 duo until now so the power jump would be huge no matter what. The prices would be the same since i won't need an OC board if i go with the i7.

Basically are the extra 700-800 MHz on the i5 ( if i even reach that, it's air OC-ing and i'm new to it) worth more than HT?

I'd be grateful if you could show me some non-oc boards under the ud3h price range ( Asus/gigabyte/asrock/msi, these are common where i live). Thank you and i'm looking forward to the answers.

What is the "non-OC" motherboard going to cost you? Three years ago, I bought two low-end $85 Gigabyte mATX boards with low-end dual-core "pentium" cores (e2160 and e2180). I over-clocked them anyway, and they're still running fine 24/7.

If you were going to spend $150 on the UD3H Z77 board, I'd consider getting an ASUS instead even if it cost you $50 more.

People may disagree, but with the advent of Sandy Bridge and now the Ivy, I'd almost think it a shame to buy one and yet choose NOT to over-clock it. Nor would I pick anything other than a K processor, unless you posi-lutely abso-tively decide you'll NEVER overclock it.

I'm only basing my judgment of Gigabyte on what I'd seen with the Z68 boards -- and Gigabyte makes a fine board -- no doubt, and I have some "first-hand" knowledge of that.

Take a look at these, though:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131819

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131837

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131820

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131818

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131824

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131853

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131833

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131832

[At this point, I'll just say "ET CETERA" . . . . . ]

ASRock is supposedly a subsidiary of ASUS, and the earlier Z68 boards were touted to be on a par with the ASUS line.

On the Hyperthreading. Most folks agree . . . It's not much of an advantage, but more of an "extra feature." You probably wouldn't miss it, nor would you miss much (or anything) in clock speed to get the i5 "K" processor.

 

[Kenmitch]

Even the 3770 non k can be over locked by 4 bins I believe. If you think you'll benefit from HT then might be better option for you. Just gotta get OC friendly board still.

 

[Denithor]

Monkeywrench:

E3-1230 V2 - 3.3GHz/3.7GHz turbo - Hyperthreading - no iGPU - 69W - $236
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819117286

ASRock B75M-GL motherboard - $68
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157326

Specifically supports these Xeon chips.

 

[Foamy]

Welp, since i managed with an e6300 until now i could manage with anything reasonably better than that. My question was, would a locked HT (i7) proc be better "futureproofing" than an overclockable quad core (i5)? I would have oc-ed to about 4,5 Ghz if i could've reached it since i only plan on doing air cooling with an evo.

I really don't know what to choose, i'll probably flip a coin come Tuesday when i give the order if i don't make my mind.

Regarding the z77 Gigabyte boards, people are saying they're not like the z68 ones and many of the review sites gave the ud series a good rating with a "would buy". I'll guess i'll have to look into that more aswell, asus/gigabyte.