Suggest A good Motherboard with CORE-i5-2500k

[d6bmg]

@OP, if you don't know anything about overclocking then there is no point of going with 2500k +z68/z77 based setup.
But I5-2320 or I5-2400 and couple it with H67/H77 chipset and be happy.

 

[KRISHI101]

ok d6bmg one more quary..
i want to choose the best speedy processor..
as my budget i choose corei5 over corei7...
so i searched that core i5-2500k is most successive..

so plz clear just one thing...
as u suggest other model I5-2320 or I5-2400 are the best for my gaming purpose..?
is these model are best selling and successive among all other corei5 model...
(i will not do overlocking)
just suggest me best buy corei5 model..
because i cant see difference among all model..

^^ Since your requirement is gaming, you should focus on the gpu more and buy a good enough cpu for the purpose.

Have a look at the suggestion below:



Processor - Intel Core i5-2310 - 10.7k
Mobo - ASRock B75M-GL - 4.3k
Ram - Corsair value select 4gb - 1.3k
Hdd - WD blue/Seagate Barracuda (sata 6) - 3.9k
Cabby - CM Elite 311 - 2k
Gpu -Sapphire 7770 - 9.8k
Psu -Corsair VS450 - 2.5k
Monitor -Benq G2222HDAL 21.5 - 8.5k
Total - 43k


This is the bare minimum balanced gaming rig imo if you want to stick with intel. A dual core i3 would do but you said you don't want it.
This is the cheapest sandybridge quadcore available currently. You can get these cheaper locally too.

Haven't included keyboard mouse due to budget constraints. Use your old ones until you save up to buy a good gaming keyboard/mouse kit from razer or logitech.

The monitor is fullhd and good for watching 1080p movies. 7770 can handle 1080p gaming to some extent as well. With new drivers (12.8) it performs on par or even exceeds a 6850
while consuming lesser power. Its a bare minimum for gaming. Try getting this locally at cheaper prices. I've heard this selling close to 8.5k mark.

You can shave 2k by going for an amd setup which is good enough for gaming.

Pair an fx4100/6100 (6.4k and 7.4k respectively) with an Asrock 970 extreme 3 (6.4k). The extreme 3 board is more feature rich than the intel one given above.

Let us know your thoughts on this.

i like your precious suggestion..vickybat thanks..
yes its look perfect..
but as the all said that Intel is the best over AMD.. thats why i chose Intel..
i know that AMD bulldozer with 8core is cheeper than Intel corei5-i7,,
but i thought intel will be most reliable for using 5years or more..

( i may be wrong.. because i dont have much awareness abt microprocessor )

 

[acewin]

i5 2310 and 2400 are similarly priced.
and you also get B75 board from gigabyte

gigabyte board has 4 DIMM slot and supports 32 GB RAM against 16GB in AsRock
*www.flipkart.com/motherboards/comp...MPBZZBUTZDH,MBDDCPWRGG6FGW5F,MBDDCPWRUXHAVEYB

 

[sunnyneo]

ok i will extend my budget to 40k..

Core i5 2500K - 12,500
Motherboard ASRock Z77 Extreme4 10,500

is this pair is good?
and how much graphic memory in ASRock Z77 Extreme4?
if it has inbuilt graphic card then i dont have to buy GPU..

or plz suggest me other Z77 MOBO which has inbuilt GPU..

Here is my Dream System..

CPU Core i5 2500K 12,500
Motherboard ASRock Z77 Extreme4 10,500
Corsair 4GB DDR3 RAM 1200
PSU Corsair VS450 2,000
Cabinet suggest any under 2,000
HDD suggest any 500GB under 3,000
Monitor suggest any LED 19inch under 7000
Graphic card suggest any under 3000

Total cost 41,200rs..

plz suggest missing devices.. and add if i missed any component

and also again i will say that plz suggest me any other Z77 MOBO which has inbuilt GPU..
so i dont have to buy graphic card...

hello frnd.ur rgt bro go for i5 2500k bcoz its a best intel based cpu.here is mine opnion for u



Processor - Intel Core i5-2500k - ---------------------------> 12.4k
Mobo -intel dh67va(4memory slots 32gb expandable)---------> 3.5k
Ram - Corsair value select 8gb kit -(4*2gb)------------------> 2.3k
Hdd - WD blue/Seagate Barracuda (sata 6) ------------------> 3.9k
Cabby - cooler mastr --------------------------------------->1.8k
Gpu -Sapphire AMD/ATI HD 7750 1 GB GDDR5----------------->7.4k
Psu -Corsair VS450 - ---------------------------------------> 2.5k
Monitor AOC------------------------------------------------> 5k
mislaneous-------------------------------------------------->1k
Total - 40k
here you r with ur dream system any modifications welcomed........

 

[AshutoshM]

i5 2310 and 2400 are similarly priced.
and you also get B75 board from gigabyte

gigabyte board has 4 DIMM slot and supports 32 GB RAM against 16GB in AsRock
Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H Motherboard vs Intel DB75EN Motherboard vs ASRock B75M-GL Motherboard vs ASRock B75 M Motherboard: Compare Motherboards: Flipkart.com

I can't understand that why would OP need that much of RAM? 2 slots will do the job. I suggest OP to first decide whether he needs 4GB RAM total or wants to upgrade it to more in the future.
If 4GB is the only requirement, then go with 2X2GB dual channel config, but if he plans to upgrade it to say 8GB (which I think would me more than enough seeing the OP's requirements, then go with 1X4GB single channel config).

Also, I suggest OP to do some Googling about advantages of dual channel config over single channel.

Now, coming over to the CPU and the GPU:

If wanna do descent gaming and little editing go with a quad core something like i5-2400 and a nice card like HD 7770 or HD 7750 or if you just wanna play all the latest games on a resolution like 1920 X 1080p and medium-high settings, then go with a lower end CPU like i3-2120 and a mid-high end GPU like HD 6870 (i3 since your budget is limited).

i3 could be just fine for all of your games, but 2 extra cores like in i5-2400 will make you future proof but if your budget is limited, then you can also go with an i3 and GPU like HD 7770/7750.

For motherboard, go with the ASRock B75M-GL for any of the above config.

 

[d6bmg]

Word of caution: Pairing I52320 or 2400 with B75 board isn't a good idea.

 

[sumonpathak]

WHY a 2500K? any quad core will suffice in that budget...
take a 2400+B75;disable turbo and be happy...

 

[AshutoshM]

Word of caution: Pairing I52320 or 2400 with B75 board isn't a good idea.

B75 does not allow overclocking no matter if you have a locked or unlocked CPU AND since 2400 and 2320 are locked, you are fine. Go ahead and grab 2400+B75!

What acc. to you would be good to pair with 2400/2320 and why?

disable turbo and be happy...

Why disable it. B75 supports Turbo 2.0.

 

[sumonpathak]

^^the VRM's are not up to the mark for handling quad core turbo...

 

[AshutoshM]

^^the VRM's are not up to the mark for handling quad core turbo...

You are safe until you do not oc.
ASRock B75M-GL it has a 4+1 phase VRM design or probably a 3+1 which is not good for a quad core but will do just fine for a turbo boost and a little oc upto 107 BCLK.

Suggest some other alternative.


EDIT: ASRock B75M-GL has 3+1 phase design which is enough. Has anyone heard of Q77 chipset?

 

[KRISHI101]

i searched about OC..
and found that its a risky and shorten the life of devices..
also found that it violates the warranty of microprocessor..

then why people do overclocking..?
these corei5/i7 processors are so much high speed..

after knowing risk factors of OC,, i never want to do it..
becoz i dnt need it..
I like the normal speed of High speed processors and that will be enough 4 me..

 

[sumonpathak]

^^
1.then technically turbo also voids the warranty....
2.if you know what you are doing overclocking is as safe as anything.

 

[kapilove77]

People overclock for faster speed and today cpu n mobo are safe for overclocking and capable for high overclocking if you how much voltage you need to give. Don't talk nonsense if you don't know much about overclock.

 

[AshutoshM]

@ OP: Go with what I've suggested in post #25. Only one thing I need to omit in that post is that better go with Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H priced same as the ASRock one. It has 5 VRM phases as compared to 4 in ASRock and rest specs are nearly the same plus you get good Gigabyte reliability. As the sumonpathak has mentioned, that ASRock's VRM is not sufficient for a turbo. I want to add to that: ASRock will do the job for a turbo but would have stability issues. So, better go with the Gigabyte model as it has 4+1 power phase which is good enough for a turbo plus many people across the globe are running their i5-2500k @ 4.9Ghz on 4+1 power phase with no issues at all. Read the Gigabyte review here: Gigabyte B75M-D3H Intel LGA 1155 Review | techPowerUp

Those guys strongly recommend this mobo!

People overclock for faster speed and today cpu n mobo are safe for overclocking and capable for high overclocking if you how much voltage you need to give. Don't talk nonsense if you don't know much about overclock.

Yeah modern CPUs especially the K series ones are extremely safe to overclock and the company itself supports it. Though overclocking definitely reduces the life since you are running the transistors faster than they were designed to be run at. This generates more heat. Hence, if you wanna enjoy the overclocking without harming the PC components or reducing their life, heat has to be eliminated. So, you are safe until you have good cooling solution. Better go with some good aftermarket cooling solutions if you are planning an overclock plus get a good mobo which can tolerate that overclock. So, it is not only the CPU that is overclocked, the other components on the motherboard are overclocked as well.

 

[KRISHI101]

i finally choose to go in Core i5 3rd generation..( becoz similar price with Corei5 2500k)

--> budget processor Corei5 3550 OR Corei5 3470 .. around 11k

--> MOBO = ASUS P8B75 - M OR Asrock-H77 PRO4 MVP.. around 6k

Now just give suggestion for best pair..
or any other best MoBo around 6k

--> i choose Asus mobo over Gigabyte becoz it has more features and plus LucidLogix Virtu MVP Technology but thier H77 boards are so costly.. thats why i also select Asrock H77 mobo becoz its Cheaper and has also many features..
( becoz my budget for MOBO is 6k)

( i visited shop in my city he told me he can build this CPU under 25k with excluding Monitor, Dvd writer, keyboard/mouse,, becoz i will use my old things, just want to upgrade CPU..)

So please give guidance and suggest good pair over my choice...

 

[sumonpathak]

u choose 3550 over 2500K coz its priced similar ? :O

 

[The Incinerator]

If you are not overclocking your PC then the 3550 is great at base speeds but if you plan to clock then the 2500K is the way to go.

 

[KRISHI101]

If you are not overclocking your PC then the 3550 is great at base speeds but if you plan to clock then the 2500K is the way to go.

thanks buddy..
i dont want to do overclock.. and thought that 3rd gen. have much more features..
now plz suggest good mobo to pair with it around 6k..
also look my given mobo model to pair with 3550...

i had searched for chipset and found on wikipedia that Z77, H77 and B75 are good featured chips for 3rd gen.. ( i will not mention x79 chip becoz is on sky high)

 

[The Incinerator]

Stick with a good H77 based Motherboard as you are not going to overclock.

Gigabyte GA-H77-DS3H - Rs 6800
Gigabyte GA-H77M-D3H - Rs 6300
ASRock H77 Pro4 - Rs 6500

If I were you , I would have bought the First one for Rs 6800.

 

[nikhilsharma007nikx]

i would suggest you to buy the gigabyte or the MSI one's cause ASrock has RMA issues (many times DOA too) , ASUS are not worth of the price (at least at lower prices) , so gigabyte and MSI are the way to goo so i would say buy the-------MSI ZH77A-G41 Motherboard cause it has every thing a mobo should have at this price point <WORTH IT !>price -----Rs.6200.. visit this
MSI ZH77A-G41 Motherboard | Motherboard | Flipkart.com