Second Build - University

panyan · 12 Oct 2011 at 20:05

KiiYzOo said:
nice don't think I'll go with another msi board though, this one is aweful for overclocking

thats a shame, must be a dud, all the ones ive had have been fantastic. With sandy bridge i think that gigabyte and asus really dropped the ball, i would only go with MSI or ASrock and seeing as MSI have a wider range and are a little cheaper, ive gone with them

KiiYzOo · 12 Oct 2011 at 20:08

I have a p55a-g55, and it's either my cpu or my motherboard, but the bios on this board is rather limited, so I'm blaming it on my motherboard

but another reason is that msi boards also don't fit in with my theme, only trouble is that there is only one board that does fit in with my black, white and orange theme, and that's the x58a-oc

panyan · 12 Oct 2011 at 20:10

KiiYzOo said:
I have a p55a-g55, and it's either my cpu or my motherboard, but the bios on this board is rather limited, so I'm blaming it on my motherboard but another reason is that msi boards also don't fit in with my theme, only trouble is that there is only one board that does fit in with my black, white and orange theme, and that's the x58a-oc

that is annoying... are gigabyte planning on releasing a black/orange board for SB?

KiiYzOo · 12 Oct 2011 at 20:11

no only x79 as far as I know :mad:

panyan · 12 Oct 2011 at 20:12

KiiYzOo said:
no only x79 as far as I know

*silver lining* chance for future upgrade i guess *silver lining*

KiiYzOo · 12 Oct 2011 at 20:16

yeah, but I'm struggling to save up enough for a 2500k

I think I'd go for either the gigabyte z68a-ud4 or the asrock extreme4 gen3 although cleeecooo already has this, as they are the only motherboards that will fit in with my theme at an alright price with nice features

panyan · 12 Oct 2011 at 20:18

KiiYzOo said:
yeah, but I'm struggling to save up enough for a 2500k I think I'd go for either the gigabyte z68a-ud4 or the asrock extreme4 gen3 although cleeecooo already has this, as they are the only motherboards that will fit in with my theme at an alright price with nice features

make sure you do all your maths homework then and get a good job

those are nice boards, i was thinking about those too - all black :cool:

what cpu are you running at the moment then?

KiiYzOo · 12 Oct 2011 at 20:23

i3 540, but I bought a p8p67 le off of cleeecooo that I'll use (if it works

) with a 2500k (when I can afford it) until christmas/when I can afford a z68 motherboard

panyan · 12 Oct 2011 at 20:31

KiiYzOo said:
i3 540, but I bought a p8p67 le off of cleeecooo that I'll use (if it works ) with a 2500k (when I can afford it) until christmas/when I can afford a z68 motherboard

is this that motherboard that he advertised as the worst board in the world?

KiiYzOo · 12 Oct 2011 at 20:32

yeah

panyan · 12 Oct 2011 at 20:33

KiiYzOo said:
yeah

and your gonna put a 2500k youve been saving up for in it? good luck with that!

KiiYzOo · 12 Oct 2011 at 20:37

yeah

if it doesn't work I'll rma it

but he said no power was going through it which may have just been his psu *fingers crossed*

panyan · 12 Oct 2011 at 20:43

KiiYzOo said:
yeah if it doesn't work I'll rma it but he said no power was going through it which may have just been his psu *fingers crossed*

would you not consider removing and spraying the heatsinks orange?

KiiYzOo · 12 Oct 2011 at 20:47

I could, but it doesn't have sli support

panyan · 12 Oct 2011 at 20:48

KiiYzOo said:
I could, but it doesn't have sli support

why did you buy it then?

EDIT: this will help you remove the heatsinks for spraying

http://nettronic.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/asus-p8p67-deluxe-review/

KiiYzOo · 12 Oct 2011 at 20:52

it was a good 'stepping stone' to upgrade to sandy bridge

I may have found cleeecooo's problem with the board, there was a bent pin :eek:

but I straightened it out

panyan · 12 Oct 2011 at 20:53

KiiYzOo said:
it was a good 'stepping stone' to upgrade to sandy bridge
I may have found cleeecooo's problem with the board, there was a bent pin but I straightened it out

where was the pin?

KiiYzOo · 12 Oct 2011 at 20:57

top left-hand corner

panyan · 12 Oct 2011 at 21:01

KiiYzOo said:
top left-hand corner

cpu power, cpu socket, etc?

KiiYzOo · 12 Oct 2011 at 21:04

on the cpu socket