Hey, guys.

I'm building a custom PC and I'm on a budget. Maybe the budget is enough ($1000) but I'm spending more on the components that matter most. So I'm getting an i5 4690k (+ Hyper212 EVO) and a GTX 970 SC ACX 2.0.

I may or may not get into SLI later sometime, but I'm sure I'll be getting an SSD along with my WD Blue. So my question is which motherboard is the best for a budget PC? I'm thinking of spending around $100 on it, more or less.

Thanks.

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@horgen What do you mean by awful and excellent chips? I'm getting the 4690k as all other people. Why would it be any different?

@PredatorRules I'm talking about overclocking the 4690k with the Hyper212 EVO. What "safe" GHz do you recommend?

Thanks, guys. So my final question, actually 2 questions.

If I do not use a CPU cooler, to what GHz should I overclock my CPU, if at all, while staying completely in the safe zone.

Same question as above, but what is the safe GHz with the Hyper212 EVO?

@04dcarraher So why are people buying the 4690"k"? Why not the regular version? It doesn't help much, then why even bother?

@04dcarraher: How am I supposed to know if the game is using only one core? Besides, I play 80% of the new games that come out every month. I don't see myself checking if each of the game I play is using one or all cores.

And you said overclocking for the "average user" isn't worth it. What did you mean by that? By average user, do you mean the mid-ranged PCs as compared to dual-GTX980 setups?

And if I use the Hyper212 EVO, what is the recommended clock rate I should overclock my CPU to?

I've never overclocked anything before but was thinking of overclocking the 4690k I will be getting.
Can someone explain to me what overclocking really does?
And I shall be playing all the latest games at highest settings on my 1080p monitor. To what extent should I overclock my CPU? Can and to what extent should I overclock my CPU with the stock heatsink/fan? And finally, what affordable cooler should I get for overclocking my CPU to the recommended value?

Is it okay if I buy 2 4GB Corsair RAM sticks now and after an year or so buy 2 more 4 GB sticks which won't be of the exact model or from Corsair?

Won't there be compatibility issues?

I want to build a futureproof PC but that isn't fitting my budget. So I'm thinking of cutting down from 16GB RAM to 8GB, and later install another 8GB.

Wow, that's a beautiful setup. What are its specs?

@kraken2109 What links do you want me to update? I'll update the OP links as a start.

@jun_aka_pekto The motherboard has 4 slots, I think. But won't there be compatibility issues if I buy 2 RAM sticks of the same model and add 2 more sticks but of a different model?