Upgrade from 1090t to Haswell, Ivy Bridge or Piledriver?

[Kistel]

I am looking to upgrade my Phenom 1090t and ASUS M4A88T-M (which lacks USB3 and SATA3 support) to a new mATX i5 or Piledriver platform.

The major reasons I am upgrading are for USB3 support, SATA3 interface for my SSD, and the higher IPC of Intel CPUs over the Phenom/Thuban (for CPU-intensive simulation games like ArmA2/3 and DCS World). I also plan on playing Battlefield4 on this system. Because the jump from a 1090t to one of these processors is not huge, I would like to keep the price of the motherboard as low as possible. I don't plan to do heavy overclocking, but would like to be able to do some mild overclocking in the future.

These are the combinations I am considering:

1) MSI Z77MA-G45 ($89.99) and 3570k ($219.99)
2) ASUS Z87M-Plus ($139.99) and 4570k ($239.99)
3) ASUS M5A97m ($89.99) and FX 8350 ($199.99)

Is it worth the extra $70 to go with a Haswell build, or should I go with the older Ivy Bridge build? Will the MSI Z77MA-G45 be sufficient for my needs (solid gaming board, mild overclocking ability) or should I look for a higher-end mobo?

And finally, how much can I expect to sell my current CPU and motherboard for?

Thanks in advance!

 

[janeparker]

Looking at your needs I think MSI Z77MA-G45 would be sufficient to your needs.

 

[Nordic]

If you want higher IPC go intel. Specifically for ARMA.

If going intel and on a budget, go Ivy or even sandy. The z77 g45 should be sufficient. You seem to know what to expect from a cheap board so don't expect more. With good cooling on both the cpu and motherboard vrm area you should definitely be able to do mild overclocking.

 

[Kistel]

How much of an overclock can I expect to get on the G45 with my existing HSF (Xigmatek Gaia) and RAM (8GB Crucial 1333mhz)? Is 4.0-4.2GHZ without altering the voltages a reasonable expectation?

 

[Nordic]

How much of an overclock can I expect to get on the G45 with my existing HSF (Xigmatek Gaia) and RAM (8GB Crucial 1333mhz)? Is 4.0-4.2GHZ without altering the voltages a reasonable expectation?

I can't tell you anything with certainty. A can say that the motherboard should not limit your overclock much if at all. In fact I really doubt it would. Modern cpu's overclocking is more on a cpu by cpu basis.

I can also say that most Ivy bridge cpu's which is what I expect you would be getting can get 4-4.2ghz. Since ivy and haswell are not soldered and use TIM, some cpu's are abnormally hot. I am not saying yours will be but that some are. The gaia is a pretty decent cooler for the price, but some cpu's are just hot. To put it simply, the chances are high that you should be able to reach those clocks.

 

[Kistel]

Can I expect to sell my 1090t for around $100?