looking for a motherboard upgrade

jedipower · 17 Jan 2015 at 10:15

Pc spec:
window 8
Zoostorm 7877-0405 desktop case
Cpu: intel core i5-3330 3.00ghz
hard drive: Sandisk Extreme PRO 960GB
motherboard: Gigabyte H61M-DS2-DVI (only sata 3gb port transfer rate)
power supply 650w
memory: 8gb ram (8GB DDR3 1333 Spectek Select DIMM 240pin PC3-10600 CL9.0 - ST102464BA1339.16FDD)
graphic card: AMD Radeon HD 7970 Double Dissipation Edition

I wish to upgrade my motherboard but got limited choices as I only want to replace the motherboard can you guys recommend any that also supports all the components that I have and also be able to support newer version of cpu?

I need the same motherboard size for Gigabyte H61M-DS2-DVI due to case unless the motherboard provide with the interface where you can attach at the back panel.

Any help will be great thank you for reading.

mickyflinn · 17 Jan 2015 at 11:33

Your cpu is Ivybridge which is the last type supported for Socket 1155, so you have very little scope to upgrade though your I-5 isstill very good. You could upgrade your motherboard to a H77 or Z77 chipset if you want sata 6 gb and USb3

jedipower · 17 Jan 2015 at 12:27

SABERTOOTH Z77 would be best choice i think still looking around

pastymuncher · 17 Jan 2015 at 14:35

Why do you want to replace the motherboard? You can't overclock your cpu and a motherboard change will not give you any more performance.

jedipower · 17 Jan 2015 at 18:57

For SATA 6gb interface since mine one is only 3gb interface
its for Sandisk Extreme PRO 960GB SSD.

wazza300 · 17 Jan 2015 at 19:52

I wouldn't upgrade the mb just for sata3

theres no real world speed difference tbh from sata2 to sata3 unless your moving huge files

if you plan to upgrade the cpu aswell then go for it otherwise I would stay as you are for the time being

jedipower · 17 Jan 2015 at 21:06

going to delay it, you have a point thank you

pastymuncher · 18 Jan 2015 at 13:27

By all means get the SSD, just don't change motherboards for the sake of something that you will only notice in benchmarks. A SSD will be a nice performance boost even at sata 2 speeds.

***Edit*** Welcome to the forums by the way.

jedipower · 18 Jan 2015 at 16:12

Got the item today and installed it, My BIOS is picking it up and my device mangers but its not showing up on My Computer.
And thank you

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no problem, problem fixed ... lol

wazza300 · 18 Jan 2015 at 16:26

In disk management right click the drive and initialize it or asign drive letter to it,it will showup in windows then