What CPU to pair with 770? *ITX

I'm nearly done in building my itx system, i only need a good CPU and mobo for getting this baby on road.

  • CASE | Silverstone SG05
  • GPU | MSI Gaming GTX 770 *lite edition
  • SSD | Kingston SSDNow V300 240gb
  • RAM | Kingston HyperX FURY Black 8GB 1600mhz
  • PSU | Silverstone ST45SF
  • OPTICAL | some antique HP laptops drive bay

 I'll add 1 or 2 SSD's in future to run raid 0, so ill have motherboard with at least 4 sata slots.

Heres what i came up

Intel i5 4570 & Asrock B85M-ITX (or MSI B81I)

 Cant i go cheaper than haswell, since fm2 would bottleneck w/ 770?

 

That motherboard will be ok, but you may want a : http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Intel-6Gbps-Motherboards-GA-Z87-HD3/dp/B00D94X6AK/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1398260107&sr=8-4&keywords=socket+1150

I would say get a 4670k its only $20+ and you could later get a aftermarket cooler and squeeze a little more out of it.  But if you don't intend of ocing down the road the 4570 will suit you fine as the performance difference between both at stock really won't be felt.  As for the board get which ever one has the features you want and has good reviews.

He's building an itx rig.

Do you have a budget? Intel is the only balanced option, and the parts you have chosen are reasonable. However, you might consider other CPUs e.g the 4670 (non-K).

As you correctly stated, FM2 options would prove to be under-powered. Though, not terrible.

i thought about K-parts, but its gonna be at least 60€+ for low OC

Z87-mobo = ~30-50€+

Aftermarket cooler = ~30€+

 

Any quad core haswell will do. 

budget is sort of get a CPU, that is stable enough to run any game without bottlenecking 770.

BTW: Would extra 20-30€ make a noticeable difference?

You have satisfied your aim. If you desire to attain maximum performance, the 4670k and a Z87 motherboard would do a little better than the 4570 you have chosen. But the 4570 is adequate.

So i did some math.

  • AMD Athlon 760k & ASRock FM2A88X-ITX+ = ~170€
  • Intel Core i5-4570 & ASRock B85M-ITX = ~260 


So i think saving 100€ might be worth it in the end. :)

If it was me I would not bother with the K series regardless of system size, OC f is not needed these days really as performance is decently high, as long as its a decent quad core (Intel i5+) I have a i5 2500 CPU and performance is brilliant to say how old it is, haswell should do even better, I personally would not OC also in a ITX case due to heating issues, sure you may have a nice cooler, but think of other components such as GPUs, you dont want them to have to deal with any more heat as it will eventually effect performance, I presume your gaming, get the 4570 then use the money saved to buy your self a game or something :) win/win xD

 

i agree, and by saving i meant going for intel ^_^"

You'll take quite a performance hit if you go the fm2 over 1150. A few games it wont be as noticeable but others like bf4 and any rendering apps etc it will be handicapped.

my 2c anywayz

+1 ^

The 760k on the FM2 platform is comparable to an i3.  A lot of performance is lost, but if you don't need the performance, it's a good option.