i have my message back and its good. he says yes it will turbo to 3.9 if he over clocks to 3.5 or not. he can leave it at norm if i like i imagine that i will get him 2 leave it yes because if i wanted 2 be overclocking i would want the 3770k ver and would i be right in thinking there would be no need to overclock from 3.4 to 3.5. i have asked him if he could build with a different motherboard and to send me list and price difference please check out my buy and let me know if i should be asking to upgrade anything else (bering in mind upgrading everything is better i understand that but i mean essential) or not any help is good thanks i dont want to give away 2 much but i am a mad man so please excuse me.ps ive just found spell check.

sorry just seen your post think i will give them a ring now.

just got off the phone sounds like someone i could deal with ie real person strait away no automation he told me he could get me any motherboard and he will post me the most popular ones in message 2 many to list them all and if you guys suggest any he will give me a quote i think i will just phone from now on instead of waiting for messages on ebay. so please give suggestions of motherboards u think i should go 4 oh yes i did forget i will be doing 1080 p green screen editing with effects using sony vegas and vishion lab aswell, yes i know i will need a good graphix card upgrade aswell but i dont know if that changes what motherboard i should be looking at thanks (i know the more info i give u the better you can help)

Given that the major part of the cost here is the CPU then the 'k' chip should only be slighty more expensive at build time so I would specify that at least as it will give you more options for upgrading other components further down the line.

Likewise a low end z77 board shouldn't be that much of a hike over the one he defaults with.

So for something like £60 over what he's asking for the base machine you should end up with a decent basis to start to work from.

What ever route you take you will be able to add a better video card than the on-chip intel graphics which work fine for running X1 @ 1080p.

Ask for it to be left at stock speeds because the only option he has on the locked chip is to increase the base clock rate which opens up issues with memory timings i.e. possible stability problems if it's not done right.  Any performance gained from messing with that is only marginal anyway.  At least you know if you start out at stock speeds any problems you run in to you will have caused yourself.

I went the budget route also with my current machine and it works fine for my needs and although I have the 'k' version of my sandybridge chip it's the H67 based motherboard that keeps me locked down speed wise.

Having said that I get plenty enough from it for my current needs and it's certainly no slouch for my performance requirement.

do you still think msi z77ma-gd45 or was this 4 if i wanted to oc please tell me any motherboards u rec this is the list he gave me msi h61ma-e35 £20                                                                                                        msi b75ma-p45 £30

                                                                                         msi z77ma-gd45 £50

                                                      

 

sorry you have answerd this question it just so happens when im writeing u post reply
im not 2 clued up please expand on why it will be easyer to upgrade other components with the k chip.

AndyDarkness


hi ther i am buying an i7 quad 3770 3.4 but have been informed it will be pre overclocked to 3.5 should i message him and tell him to not overclock or what i have no idea if i should keep heat down or if it does not matter

Normal= No overclock.
 
 
Ask yourself do you really need the boost and all problems that comes with it? I7 is fast enough as it is. IF you do a major overclock you get 10-15% boost. In your case: 3.4 to 3.5 we talk 0.5-1,5% Boost? Turbo 5 %.. Come on?? Stay away!

cheers freddie do u now of any good mobo to go with the 3700 

hi i think im talking 2 myself here but if anybody wants to help thats fine you dont need 2 be an expert just an opinion is good dont get me wrong i still welcome advice from experts i just fear ive frighten them off.i have changed my mind again after the things ive learned i never wanted 2 be a computer expert im more into using them. but if u want something good you have to know what is good.
things ive learned
not to get an ace processor with out ace mobo (like putting farrahri engine i crap car)
get k chips for overclocking

get as good cpu and mobo as possible as everything else can be upgraded easy.
if not into oc still get k chip for future, cheaper to get into oc than buying new build.
please let me know if i have something wrong im still learning
finally my question im  getting a No suggestions what is a good mb for this 4 about £100 tops 

sorry ive just realized johnbouy has told me everything ive needed to know all ive had to do is keep reading them, now i understand this thread is over and i would like to thank u 4 your very wise words of wizdam. i keep asking questions johnbouy has allready answerd he is spot on i am now ready to get everything sugested bit more money than i hoped to spend but well werth it 2 turn a crap build into a good one thanks again.