M/B + CPU from newegg

[cybertech]

ASRock H97 Pro4 (S$119.99) + Intel Core i7-4790K (S$426.99) = S$547
Can buy? S$100 cheaper than getting from SLS mostly at S$650.

 

[Goodshot]

U gonna buy a overclock cpu with a non-overclock board ? Sorry maybe i didnt know H97 Pro4 actually can oc

 

[Krabs.]

make sure you calculate the exchange rate yourself .... don't blindly pay in SGD

and GST

 

[Krabs.]

U gonna buy a overclock cpu with a non-overclock board ? Sorry maybe i didnt know H97 Pro4 actually can oc

4790k turbo for 4 core is 4.2ghz ... even if OC also 10% extra only

 

[cybertech]

U gonna buy a overclock cpu with a non-overclock board ? Sorry maybe i didnt know H97 Pro4 actually can oc

can overclock if you have a k series cpu - that's what I have read.

 

[lalalalalala]

rather u get processor from amazon and mobo from newegg. don't forget u have to forward here or pay $50 shipping from newegg

 

[radiobox]

And pray hard hard your motherboard don't go up the lorry the next few yrs

 

[Goodshot]

But i was told is not a good idea to oc with a cheap board , arbo jitao mai oc

 

[Krabs.]

can overclock if you have a k series cpu - that's what I have read.

H motherboard cannot

Z motherboard can

 

[cybertech]

make sure you calculate the exchange rate yourself .... don't blindly pay in SGD

and GST

ya gst and shipping cost. gst could be S$40 liao like not really big saving.

 

[Entry Level PC]

ASRock H97 Pro4 (S$119.99) + Intel Core i7-4790K (S$426.99) = S$547
Can buy? S$100 cheaper than getting from SLS mostly at S$650.

Don't upgrade lah.
Barely any CPU Improvement.
Tong until 2017 for Directx12 optimize CPU.

 

[Goodshot]

I read from toms hardware :

ASRock support answer:

Dear customer,
Thank you for contacting ASRock.

According to Intel H97 chipset's specification, it doesn't support overclock on H series chipset.
And Intel already lock the OC ability on H series platform in new Microcode according to Intel’s spec, system won’t support overclock CPU after updating the BIOS P2.00 with new Intel Microcode.
If you would like to do OC on H97M Pro4, we would suggest customer to flash back the older BIOS P1.90 or earlier version with old Microcode.

Thanks

Best Wishes
ASRock TSD

 

[cybertech]

I am not really into overclock anyway. Reason choosing ASRock H97 Pro4 is that this board got 3 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slots. Need them for my TV Tuner and HDMI capture card and still got one spare slot.

 

[cybertech]

Don't upgrade lah.
Barely any CPU Improvement.
Tong until 2017 for Directx12 optimize CPU.

You know what I am using now you might laugh
An Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 with the M/B only support SATA2 and USB2.0
But because I am using a SSD, so I still find my PC very fast

 

[Entry Level PC]

You know what I am using now you might laugh
An Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 with the M/B only support SATA2 and USB2.0
But because I am using a SSD, so I still find my PC very fast

Get G3258 to tong 2 more years?
Then retire it as HTPC 2 years later.

 

[Goodshot]

Hmm from quad2 to haswell , quite a big diff . But u need multi video plug in i think a Amd card would be better ( they support till 4 port)

 

[bunnypangsai]

Can. If you're in the states and you bring it back yourself.

 

[Goodshot]

Can. If you're in the states and you bring it back yourself.

 

[_DeS__]

You know what I am using now you might laugh
An Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 with the M/B only support SATA2 and USB2.0
But because I am using a SSD, so I still find my PC very fast

I'm also upgrading my com this BF.

E6600 + P35 user here.

 

[bunnypangsai]

I did that. Brought a small suitcase to bring back all the goodies. Got stopped and questioned by TSA officer tho.