Need advice on new CPU & Motherboard

[mythicrose]

Chipset wise, Z87 and 3rd gen intel is the way to go. Way more features than AM3+. AM3+ imo is way outdated, they have the same chipset for like over half a decade...

While I do appreciate your insight (and others that have commented), what about an ASUS Gryphon Z87 motherboard? The one you linked is indeed a bit pricy when I also need to get the CPU.

new egg link http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131977

Hi. I got myself a Z87 Gryphon a couple of months ago. The board's pretty solid, and the only feature I didn't particularly like was the built-in sound (solved that with an inexpensive sound card solution). The 4670K should be more than enough processing power for most games. Let us know if the 7870 Crossfire solution works well for our game.

Damn stupid post limit. Not many reviews on the board at newegg but glad it's workignng for you. It looks to have most of what I need/want for the 4670K. I'd imagine the 7870s in crossfire mode would be fantastic. For what it's worth, I could run the benchmark on max settings and score just over 8400 with HD 5670s in crossfire before launch.

[Shehrevar]

Hi. I got myself a Z87 Gryphon a couple of months ago. The board's pretty solid, and the only feature I didn't particularly like was the built-in sound (solved that with an inexpensive sound card solution). The 4670K should be more than enough processing power for most games. Let us know if the 7870 Crossfire solution works well for our game.