need help info on upgrade

chillidog · 21 Sep 2012 at 16:55

@ the mo i got an asus p8z68-v pro motherboard and i5 2500k sandybridge chip
but i want to up grade the motherboard so i can get PCI-e 3 so i can upgrade the graphics card.

any good info which motherboards to go for but at the mo i want to keep the chip untill i get more funds

stulid · 21 Sep 2012 at 17:18

You dont need to upgrade the motherboard to be able to upgrade the GFX card.

Also if you keep the 2500K then you will still be at 2.0 speeds with a new board as its the actual chip that hosts the PCI-E controller.

chillidog · 21 Sep 2012 at 17:39

stulid said:
You dont need to upgrade the motherboard to be able to upgrade the GFX card.

Also if you keep the 2500K then you will still be at 2.0 speeds with a new board as its the actual chip that hosts the PCI-E controller.

thx for your reply

1st
not sure what you mean by You dont need to upgrade the motherboard to be able to upgrade the GFX card?

stulid · 21 Sep 2012 at 17:52

Theres nothing wrong with your current board is there?

What do you think you will be gaining from getting say a Z77 board? PCI-E3.0?

If you use a Sandybridge CPU such as your 2500K on a Z77 board it will still be PCi-E2.0 and not 3.0 as the CPU is what has the PCI controller on its die.

Finally see here - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=22815200&postcount=4 - and see how the difference is minimal between 2.0 vs 3.0