A-10 + GTX650 or Phenom 2 + GTX650?

[tielknight]

Well you could always just hook it up and let the motherboard overclock it for you
Even with the stock cooler you should be able to get 4Ghz+ pretty painlessly and having the Z97 board will give you a upgrade option(to the 4690k) for the future.

[Louis CK]

Well you could always just hook it up and let the motherboard overclock it for you
Even with the stock cooler you should be able to get 4Ghz+ pretty painlessly and having the Z97 board will give you a upgrade option(to the 4690k) for the future.

I'm not going to be overclocking anything. It's not a hobby of mine, and nothing I'm interested in doing regardless of how easy it may be, so that option is a no go for me. But thanks for the enthusiasm.

Do you have any feedback on the CPU I've chosen? i3 4360.

This is the motherboard I was looking at.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Is this going to be compatible with the i3 4360? It keeps coming up as a compatible board, but the i3 says "Compatible with Z87 and Z97 motherboards. Z87 motherboard users may need to apply a BIOS update for compatibility. Not compatible with Intel Motherboards." So I'm not sure what this means.

Any help is welcome.

[tielknight]

I'm stubborn so i'm going to point out that it's quite literally a free 15% performance boost and it would only turn into a hobby if you started doing overclocking for world records :P


If your dead set on a i3, I believe the 4150 is the best option. In regards to the motherboard you could probably go with something a bit cheaper as well to help make the price a bit less harsh.

[Louis CK]

I'm stubborn so i'm going to point out that it's quite literally a free 15% performance boost and it would only turn into a hobby if you started doing overclocking for world records :P


If your dead set on a i3, I believe the 4150 is the best option. In regards to the motherboard you could probably go with something a bit cheaper as well to help make the price a bit less harsh.

Okay thanks a ton. Any reason to take the 4150 over the 4360? I've been digging through so much this weekend that my head is a little boggled at all the different ratings and why one thing is good for one thing and not another, etc..

[tielknight]

Price vs performance mainly. A .2Ghz boost, a bit better IGP(that doesn't matter) and a bit more l3 cache ain't really worth the ~$45 price jump.

[Louis CK]

Price vs performance mainly. A .2Ghz boost, a bit better IGP(that doesn't matter) and a bit more l3 cache ain't really worth the ~$45 price jump.

Ah gotcha. Thanks for the advice