Good mobo with i5 Ivy?

HankScorpio

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Hello I wanted to wait too see what Haswell/Piledriver would give, but it's a long time to wait with my 7970 sitting under-appreciated with my 955. I was hitting 19-60 fps in Bf3 last night and thought **** it my GPU and I deserve better.

I don't want to spend as much on a mobo as I'd need to. think I over did it with my current one £150 and feel I could have spent a whole lot less.

requirements are sata 3 for my SSD, a single PCI 2.0 lane.

I'd like to overclock my Ivy to 4.4Ghz at least. Using a antec 620 Khuler atm.

Don't care about USB 3.0

Good onboard audio as well since I don't have a sound card

Does anyone know of a solid and cheap mobo that can do all this for around £80-130 ?

Cheers!
 
Bah ordered the mobo and a 3570k. Was supposed to wait until next year. :(

But my current mobo+CPU, which I plan on selling on will depreciate in value even less....won't it??
 
By the way, will swapping motherboard and CPU (AMD to intel) require a new install of windows7, or can I just plug everything in and have it work as I've currently got it?
 
HankScorpio said:
By the way, will swapping motherboard and CPU (AMD to intel) require a new install of windows7, or can I just plug everything in and have it work as I've currently got it?
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Windows 7 has no problem changing from AMD to Intel because both are x64.

From what I can gather Ivybridge overclocking is CPU limited and all boards are within 1% of each other.
Only sub-zero cooling makes a substantial difference.

Ignore the number of power phases because I remember MSI's motherboards with 6 phases beat Asus's 16 phase in a voltage stability review ages ago.
 
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I wouldn't worry about the 4 pin power connector and reduced number of power phases compared to a Z68 board, Ivybridge uses less power so it needs a less beefy power feed. What is going to cap your clocks eventually is an inability to dissipate heat from the core fast enough not a lack of clean stable power.
 
It should work fine actually, I've done this a number of times before. You will need to reactivate windows though. Just make sure that the boot drive is attached to the same numbered sata port on your new motherboard, so if it was on port_0 on the old one, make sure it's the same on the new one or it wont boot, it will just give you a no boot disk error.
 
Cheers. Wouldn't mind doing a fresh install, don't have any problems currently, but I can't be bothered installing and repatching all the games I've got loaded on it.
 
Is there any problems with using the already applied thermal compound on my current CPU onto my new i5 when it arrives? Just temporary while I wait for some more to arrive? It seems to be nice and sticky and in a fair amount all over my head sink. Think I can just re-position it in the centre and should fit neatly into a new cpu. Has no artifacts or debris in it.

Will there be any problems?

Cheapskate I know, but just temporary solution!
 
I have never heard of anyone doing that before, I wouldn't suggest it at all ...but it'd be better than nothing. Personally I would wait a day to get a new tube. The thermal compound goes through a curing process when it's first used, it should create an airtight bond between the cpu and the heatsink, you will likely find the consistency is a little different after use. I would only suggest applying fresh compound once the seal is broken.
 
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HankScorpio said:
Is there any problems with using the already applied thermal compound on my current CPU onto my new i5 when it arrives? Just temporary while I wait for some more to arrive? It seems to be nice and sticky and in a fair amount all over my head sink. Think I can just re-position it in the centre and should fit neatly into a new cpu. Has no artifacts or debris in it.

Will there be any problems?

Cheapskate I know, but just temporary solution!
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Are you buying a retail CPU? If so, use the stock heatsink with its pre-applied thermal paste. Then use your cooler when you've got some new paste.
 
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Are you buying a retail CPU? If so, use the stock heatsink with its pre-applied thermal paste. Then use your cooler when you've got some new paste.
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good point :cool:

Should arrive tomorrow. I'm a tad worred about removing my AM3 board from the case as I remember two years ago not being able to remove a screw I'd used incorrectly, as the back socket that holds the screw would just spin around. Think it's a centre-ish screw on the mobo as well and seems really awkward to get to from behind. Not sure how I will tackle it if it becomes a problem.

Ah well I shall find out tomorrow!
 
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If you do have that problem, I've had this a few times over the years I've been building computers. Ive found the best way to deal with it is to use a pair of long nose pliers, probably very long nose, the shorter ones are too short, lay them flat in the case and carefully push them under the board and use them to grip the standoff so you can turn the screw and remove it. If it is one of the centre screws though you are going to have more of a headache with it.
 
I was thinking the same thing! I was also considering opening the back panel of my case and trying to grip the poking screw end base with a pair of pliers if it's in the centre. (I think it is)

Both products have just arrived and my chip did not come with a heatsink or any thermal paste :(

Guess I'll have to wait until some paste comes ARG!
 
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