Is the i7-4820k good for gaming? Also what motherboard would work best with it?
1994398
Yes it is great for gaming, i got it with the rampage IV extreme, the rampage IV Black would be also great. Those are the best x79 mb out there so far.
1994399
I bought this for my first PC build. My motherboard is the Rampage IV Extreme and GPU is a 660 ti. Obviously the weak link is my GPU. I've ran some pretty taxing games, mainly Arma 3, BF4 and Skyrim(No mods though yet so not as taxing). My 4820k has never gone above 33-35c (With h80i water cooler). But games aren't very taxing on the CPU anyways, I do quite a bit of gaming and this CPU works great. You probably already chose your CPU but I figured I'd answer anyways. Happy gaming!
1994400
yes its good for gaming, the k indicates that it can be overclocked, also it allows for pci express 3.0 connections for your graphics cardsMost motherboards work well with it, I've personally used two asus x79 boards and can recommend both, the sabertooth x79 and rampage 4 extreme
961967
The motherboard isn't what runs hot, that's the CPU. And if not used for intense gaming you can definitely use the stock CPU heatsink. Great motherboard!
924199
No. I use an Intel brix i3 or i5. If you want game too, then i7. Then get mSATA drive and 8gb ram. Mount to wall. It's solid state, quiet, runs and works like a champ! I think i5 is enough but if you are heavy gamer and have $, use i7. Good luck. They're cool!
813872
Im not 100% sure but i would recommend getting the i7-4770k quad core for gaming. You would be very happy.
449949
Should be fine with your CPU - be careful with overclocking though, if you intend to do that. Otherwise, it's a fine motherboard and hasn't given me any issues.
175496
David I have to disagree with Ruben_NYC's answer. The 4820k does not work on Intel's 79 chipset in the Intel mainboard DX79TO (2001-79 chipset) but in may work in Intel's DZ77GA-70k wihich is optimized for k cpu's. Again, the best policy is checking Intel's website for compatible mainboards for specific cpu's. I build a lot of PC's and have done so for a very long time. a1mc.net Dale Poston
852495
MSI 970A-G46. It'a a decent and inexpensive board. I'm using it in the same case as we speak. It has overclocking capabilities as well as Crossfire/SLI compatability at full x8 speed whenever you want to upgrade.
182963
It depends on your needs, if you are looking for something for gaming then i would say the i5 is fine, and if you plan on some video editing and the such then the i7 4790 is the better choice.
1706746
I agree with Caleb E. pcpartpicker will help you a ton when building a system. It shows no problems at all... and by the way.. I love this motherboard...
1429414
I'm using a third generation cpu, but you shouldn't have any compatibility issues with the cpu, if anything you might have an issue with you're mobo. Make sure it's compatible with 2400 ram
306623
Get an h97 because this processor can't over clock, so there is no point in buying a motherboard that can over clock. If you want to overclock then buy the i5-4690k and the z97.
315665
I'm currently Using this Processor on a LGA 1150 socket, Z97 motherboard. I have not been able to Overclock using the wizard without the computer Crashing the GPU (GTX 660) I have not tried to overclock manually. I can say that the fan that comes with it does a decent job and can be used for running High Quality games without overclocking (WatchDogs looks great, it has it's own problems, Tomb Raider works great on Max, Skyrim looks great too, But I do have 32gigs of memory as well) So, Yes. And Overclocking isn't needed so far, I can't find a game I want to play that can challenge this processor even at it's out-of-box speed.
110571
Although I got this motherboard a while ago, I still haven't finished assembly (the instructions are hard to follow). The motherboard can hold 4 RAM cards and one gpu and seems fairly organized. I have no idea about it's gaming capabilities but that is why I got it so I may be able to tell you soon!
69850
For gaming the motherboard does not matter as much as the graphic card. What kind of games are you trying to play?
924200
No.I use an Intel brix i3 or i5. If you want game too, then i7.Then get mSATA drive and 8gb ram.Mount to wall.It's solid state, quiet, runs and works like a champ!I think i5 is enough but if you are heavy gamer and have $, use i7. Good luck. They're cool!
286616
The 2011/1155/1150 is the socket for the processor. For example, this is a 2011 and will only fit processors with the 2011 socket- or the Core i7-3820/3930/3960. Be sure to pay attention to what motherboard you get that it fits the processor (you can get that information off of wikipedia or simply look at what processor you want/have and what socket version it is). As far as gaming, yes, you can use this for gaming. I do, and it has worked fine.
973373
What the responder said Am3+ is fine. Look at the details on the coolers the block compatibility shows what types of motherboards are good.