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Title: What do you think of this motherboard?
Post by: Getback on March 13, 2015, 11:35:03 AM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132415
Title: Re: What do you think of this motherboard?
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on March 13, 2015, 11:37:33 AM
It's like the one in my budget build except it uses the H chipset which means you can't use it to overclock K-series cpus (or the G3258).

The two Z97 gamer boards that I have has worked great and I just used a third one to refresh my uncles computer. Smooth sailing.
Title: Re: What do you think of this motherboard?
Post by: Getback on March 13, 2015, 11:54:22 AM
It's like the one in my budget build except it uses the H chipset which means you can't use it to overclock K-series cpus (or the G3258).

The two Z97 gamer boards that I have has worked great and I just used a third one to refresh my uncles computer. Smooth sailing.

It may be worth it to spend the extra loot.
Title: Re: What do you think of this motherboard?
Post by: 100Coogn on March 13, 2015, 12:47:24 PM
I really like Asus.  My little M3A76-CM (http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M3A76CM/) I installed many years ago is still chugging along.
I am do for an upgrade though.

Coogan
Title: Re: What do you think of this motherboard?
Post by: ebfd11 on March 13, 2015, 12:55:28 PM
I have the z97 in my new build and it is worth every penny I spent on it. The onboard sound sounds great.

LawnDart
Title: Re: What do you think of this motherboard?
Post by: Getback on March 13, 2015, 02:42:35 PM
Oops, I thought I could use this board with my i5 2500k and I can't. The 2500k is for LGA 1155. This is starting to get into some bucks. 150 for the pro gamer, 120 for memory, and I think 230 for a i5.
Title: Re: What do you think of this motherboard?
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on March 13, 2015, 03:02:53 PM
Oops, I thought I could use this board with my i5 2500k and I can't. The 2500k is for LGA 1155. This is starting to get into some bucks. 150 for the pro gamer, 120 for memory, and I think 230 for a i5.

We're fortunate to have a z97 gamer mobo+8 gb ram bundle for mere 160 bucks down here.
Title: Re: What do you think of this motherboard?
Post by: 100Coogn on March 13, 2015, 03:18:06 PM
Oops, I thought I could use this board with my i5 2500k and I can't. The 2500k is for LGA 1155. This is starting to get into some bucks. 150 for the pro gamer, 120 for memory, and I think 230 for a i5.

That's what's holding me back a little, because I know I need to change to ddr3.

Coogan
Title: Re: What do you think of this motherboard?
Post by: ebfd11 on March 13, 2015, 03:51:22 PM
This is the one I have in my rig now ..
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132117

with this CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116987

Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233170

Dual Vid cards
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487091

PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139083

Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139032

(https://scontent-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/11026019_10203663168488957_4563026919377798216_n.jpg?oh=1ce67a7560c33103057d14684f72976c&oe=557D2D35)

This runs the game flawlessly and I have Uncle Sam to thank .. I paid him too much last year so he sent me back 2400 dollars and this was my treat to myself.

LawnDart

{BTW} the pic shows a video card I had to RMA to tiger but thank god i live only 45 mins from a tigerdirect ..
Title: Re: What do you think of this motherboard?
Post by: Getback on March 15, 2015, 07:31:59 PM
I ordered a sound card instead. Hope that helps a little. Though last night the visuals were the smoothest in a long time.
Title: Re: What do you think of this motherboard?
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on March 16, 2015, 12:42:52 AM
I ordered a sound card instead. Hope that helps a little. Though last night the visuals were the smoothest in a long time.

With 99% certainty you won't see any difference. But do report back I'm curious to hear the results.
Title: Re: What do you think of this motherboard?
Post by: Skuzzy on March 16, 2015, 06:25:56 AM
I ordered a sound card instead. Hope that helps a little. Though last night the visuals were the smoothest in a long time.

Just be sure to remove the drivers for the onboard sound device and disable it in the Windows device manager.

I doubt you will see any difference though, in a general sense.  It is about increasing the efficiency of the hardware.  In just provides more useable bandwidth for the rest of the computer system. 

Things like the CPU no longer needing to invalidate its cache (all cores) when the onboard chip accesses memory, or when the video card needed just a fraction more time to load that texture and so on.  Those gains are very real, but not something you may be able to tell without being able to switch between the two sound devices, at that very moment.

It is the difference between putting segments of a graph end-to-end versus overlapping them.  When you overlap them, the gross length of the graph gets shorter.  In other words, more will get done, in a shorter period of time.
Title: Re: What do you think of this motherboard?
Post by: Copprhed on March 16, 2015, 09:53:38 AM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130770
GREAT mobo just a few bucks more, stable, awesome overclocking mobo with better than stock onboard sound
Title: Re: What do you think of this motherboard?
Post by: ebfd11 on March 16, 2015, 10:07:46 AM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132117&cm_re=asus_97_pro-_-13-132-117-_-Product

This is the MB i have and i love it..
Lawndart
Title: Re: What do you think of this motherboard?
Post by: Getback on March 16, 2015, 03:45:48 PM
Just be sure to remove the drivers for the onboard sound device and disable it in the Windows device manager.

I doubt you will see any difference though, in a general sense.  It is about increasing the efficiency of the hardware.  In just provides more useable bandwidth for the rest of the computer system. 

Things like the CPU no longer needing to invalidate its cache (all cores) when the onboard chip accesses memory, or when the video card needed just a fraction more time to load that texture and so on.  Those gains are very real, but not something you may be able to tell without being able to switch between the two sound devices, at that very moment.

It is the difference between putting segments of a graph end-to-end versus overlapping them.  When you overlap them, the gross length of the graph gets shorter.  In other words, more will get done, in a shorter period of time.

I will. I take it Windows will install drivers if the onboard sound isn't disabled?

What about the sound with the graphics card should that be just disabled?
Title: Re: What do you think of this motherboard?
Post by: Skuzzy on March 16, 2015, 04:11:23 PM
I will. I take it Windows will install drivers if the onboard sound isn't disabled?

What about the sound with the graphics card should that be just disabled?

Yes, Windows will re-install it if the device is not disabled, unless you run a driver cleaner to remove all the driver files for the device.

Unless you are expecting to hear sound through the HDMI cable connected to your television, then remove the video card sound drivers as they can cause performance and/or stability issues.