gaming rig with haswell processor

[sachin73]

hi i just want to upgrade my current pc cpu to latest haswell processor and motherboard with z87 chipset. My budget is around 25-30k. Also Ram 4gb 1600 mhz.
i have shortlisted intel 4550 but i am confused in motherboard.
please advice me good motherboard and ram.

 

[ankush28]

Haswell yet to arrive in India
AFAIK i5-4550 is not released yet anywhere.
but they are not going to cheaper at all asus' cheapest z87 will be 13k and no 4th gen i5 will be cheaper so better wait for 4th gen i3 or increase budget or stick with your rig.

 

[anirbandd]

why haswell?? read the Tom's reviews.. its just a tiny-winy improvement over the IVY.. and at launch the prices will be high.

better to get a i7-3770K and OC it to hell. much more VFM.

 

[Cilus]

hi i just want to upgrade my current pc cpu to latest haswell processor and motherboard with z87 chipset. My budget is around 25-30k. Also Ram 4gb 1600 mhz.
i have shortlisted intel 4550 but i am confused in motherboard.
please advice me good motherboard and ram.

What is your current configuration?

 

[vickybat]

why haswell?? read the Tom's reviews.. its just a tiny-winy improvement over the IVY.. and at launch the prices will be high.

better to get a i7-3770K and OC it to hell. much more VFM.

Buddy 4770k is available now at 19k and is faster than 3770k in all current apps. Besides, it has newer instruction sets like FMA3 and AVX 2 , which will benefit in not so future applications. Performance boost will be significant then, since ivybridge doesn't support those. There's TSX too and that is going to benefit database engines, but its too early to comment on that now.

Besides its a new platform and also has support for future broadwell cpu's. Z87 should be the choice of platform now.

 

[gagan_kumar]

Buddy 4770k is available now at 19k and is faster than 3770k in all current apps. Besides, it has newer instruction sets like FMA3 and AVX 2 , which will benefit in not so future applications. Performance boost will be significant then, since ivybridge doesn't support those. There's TSX too and that is going to benefit database engines, but its too early to comment on that now.

Besides its a new platform and also has support for future broadwell cpu's. Z87 should be the choice of platform now.

where dude at 19k because if it is i can tell my frnd to buy haswell rather than ivy...............

 

[jasku]

Buddy 4770k is available now at 19k and is faster than 3770k in all current apps. Besides, it has newer instruction sets like FMA3 and AVX 2 , which will benefit in not so future applications. Performance boost will be significant then, since ivybridge doesn't support those. There's TSX too and that is going to benefit database engines, but its too early to comment on that now.

Besides its a new platform and also has support for future broadwell cpu's. Z87 should be the choice of platform now.

Dude the 4770 non 'k' version is for 19.6k the 4770k will be around 25k, I presume.

 

[anirbandd]

well, for me the price matters big time..

i am a normal user, with the main uses being gaming and a bit of photoshop/video encoding. the current gen will suffice very well for that.

i dont suppose im about break the bank for some new instructions which makes the CPU only marginally better than the current gen.

 

[The Incinerator]

Asus Gryphon Z87 - Rs 14,200 [5 years warranty]
Edit : Intel 4770K - Rs 23,500

Edit : The combination is excellent, for the money.

 

[sachin73]

what about intel i5 4550($210)... and asrock z87 extreme 6 which is trading for $170

 

[The Incinerator]

If you can get them here in India, then why not? But personally I would settle for the ASUS and Extreme 6 is no match for the Gryphon,Gryphon is in a different league altogether.

Get the 4550 with the Gryphon if you can.

Edit ...with a locked 4550 Gryphon would be a waste though a very stable board,better get a Asus H87-PRO Motherboard with it for Rs 9500

 

[vkl]

For a locked processor(i5 4550) an H87-chipset board should do fine.MSI H87M-G43 is available for ~6k in india.

 

[gagan_kumar]

both things are written there h87 as well as z87

 

[vkl]

^^That's an H87 board.Specs on MSI's official site match with those.

 

[sachin73]

guyz i am too confuse please guide me whether haswell is better enough than ivy-bridge to invest or is only marginally better(10-15% gain). i am a casual gamer and i just want to be future proof.so should i opt for intel 3570k and asrock z77 exrteme 4 or gigabyte ga-z77x -ud3h

 

[rock2702]

guyz i am too confuse please guide me whether haswell is better enough than ivy-bridge to invest or is only marginally better(10-15% gain). i am a casual gamer and i just want to be future proof.so should i opt for intel 3570k and asrock z77 exrteme 4 or gigabyte ga-z77x -ud3h

Haswell is like 10% faster clock for clock compared to ivy.So you are not gonna notice any noticeable difference in games.I would recommend you to get i7 3770k with a gigabyte z77x-ud3h.

 

[Chaitanya]

asrock z77 exrteme 4 or gigabyte ga-z77x -ud3h

ASUS P8Z77-M PRO Motherboard