- Joined
- Nov 25, 2012
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- 156
- Motherboard
- GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP5-TH
- CPU
- i5-3570K
- Graphics
- AMD RX570
- Mac
- Mobile Phone
I built a hack pro a year ago and suddenly my motherboard has died.
With Haswell chips now out and supported by Hackintosh I'm wondering if its worth replacing my current Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H board and selling on eBay my usable i5-3570K 3.4GHz processor and upgrading.
I'm undecided which new socket board to go for... The major down side I can see so far is a lack of Thunderbolt. Not sure I'd ever have used these though. And surely it's possible to get an extension card or convertor to USB?
Is the extra outlay worth the speed increase of Haswell? I reckon it'll cost an extra £40 (not taking into account the cost of a new motherboard--a replacement Gigabyte Z87-XXXX board is going to cost the same as a new Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H board of similar spec like the Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H or the UD5H or one of the OC boards).
With Haswell chips now out and supported by Hackintosh I'm wondering if its worth replacing my current Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H board and selling on eBay my usable i5-3570K 3.4GHz processor and upgrading.
I'm undecided which new socket board to go for... The major down side I can see so far is a lack of Thunderbolt. Not sure I'd ever have used these though. And surely it's possible to get an extension card or convertor to USB?
Is the extra outlay worth the speed increase of Haswell? I reckon it'll cost an extra £40 (not taking into account the cost of a new motherboard--a replacement Gigabyte Z87-XXXX board is going to cost the same as a new Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H board of similar spec like the Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H or the UD5H or one of the OC boards).