Need a new CPU +giveaway

I am using a i5 3570k & it's been faithful to me so far & when it does start to struggle there's always the ability there to boost it :)

it does come with the price though but usually it's a CPU that is bundled in with other stuff which knocks the price down a little

3570k has an unlocked multiplier and is too easy to OC. Got mine sitting at 4.5ghz, chill temps with just a lowly hyper 212 evo. Got a micro center around you? 3570k goin' for $180, and a great mobo for the price is the ASRock Z77 Extreme4, or you could go for a lower tier mobo depending on your needs(if you want the option to Crossfire/SLI, # of SATA ports you'd think you'd need, etc etc)

Even though some Z77 boards support OCing of Haswell, it is not officially supported and a Z87 Board I would recommend for the k processor.

The 3570k is better, pick that bench
If you don't want to do OC, you can pick the cooler master tx3 evo, wich is very good. If you will do OC, then pick a cooler master 212 or a noctua.

The motherboard that venomblade recomends you is very good, I recomend it a lot of times

Thanks for the fortix ;)

Buy an i7 4770K

Or just go with the Xeon 1230v2 (1155socket)

get the 3570k, it is better and its unlocked (overclock)

If I had to choose between two You mentioned, I would take i5 3570k. Little more expensive but it's a bit faster.

Assuming you already know what everything means, Intel's website is one quick way to compare features of various Intel CPUs. It's not going to tell you "which one is faster???" since 1 GHz Ivy Bridge isn't the same as 1GHz Haswell - but if VT-d is relevant to you (it's not) you'll know which one has it. And Micro Center would have been a great idea if you hadn't mentioned a price of £180 - bit of a drive for a CPU. :)

If it wouldn't break your budget I'd suggest either getting more than 4GB of ram - doesn't matter how fast the CPU is if you're swapping to disk all the time - or adding a small SSD for windows + your most frequently used programs. It's the sort of thing that sounds wasteful until you've used a machine with a SSD - then you may not ever want to go back. :)

Good luck, and I'm sure everyone else has given better suggestions in the time I've managed to type this message - lot of computer freaks in here. :)

Oh, and thank you for the Fortix giveaway, have to take a look at that one... :)

If you can OC, pick the cheaper one. Upgrade when it dies.

Everyone is getting 8GB memory. Last you for years. Be sure to get the ones without teeth.

i5-4670 (k-model only if u want overclock) is the best cpu for gaming
any mb gigabyte asus asrock msi with right socket is ok.

Pity you got over 150 people trying to win your Fortix, but barely a dozen people giving computer suggestions. Good luck bump... :)

If you don't like Intel you can buy fx8320, cooling is pretty loud but It's more than enough for recent games.

Buy a i5-3570K is better.

Get 8GB of RAM, get an i5 4670K.

Better go for K parts as they can be overclocked for a significant boost in performance. If you do so then get a CPU cooler, the stock one isn't so good if you overclock and you can find pretty good ones for a reasonable price. Get either i5-4670K or i5-3570K. There is also the i7-3770K and the i7-4770K but if gaming is all you want then the i7 are not worth the extra. Definitely get 8B of RAM. Some users also mentioned getting an SSD which can improve loading times but do not expect any other increase in performance from it.

+1 for the 3570k, I've had it for a while now and it's kept up really well. 8GB of RAM is recommended, and also make sure to get a mobo with a Z87/77 chipset, it's the best for gaming (assuming you're building a gaming rig). If you want a Haswell CPU, I recommend the i5 4670k. It's a very good CPU and roughly the same price as the 3570k. Good luck with your build!