Question asrock b75m gl r2 0

[Melo67]

Hey guys,
So my q is would this motherboard work fine with an i7-2600 with a gtx1060 3 gb, 16 gb ram (1600mhz) and an 2 tb hdd im thinking about buying this since my other mobo is broken


Im thinking about games like cgso pubg far cry hitman 2

 

[Barty1884]

Yes, it would work fine.

Depends on the cost of the board, of course. It's ~7 years old at this point, so I wouldn't suggest dropping too much money on it.
An i7-2600 is still a respectable, budget CPU though.

 

[Melo67]

I payed 50€ for the board and i know the i7 is keeping its value still useable for lots of games in 2019 would probly go on for another few years

 

[logainofhades]

If the price is decent, and it's just to get you back up an running, then yea I say go for it. If you can find a cheap Z77 board, you can do a slight overclock, on that 2600, just as an FYI.

 

[Melo67]

@logainofhades is it possible to overclock that non k cpu tho did not know that and this isint possible with the asrock that i listed ?

 

[logainofhades]

Sandy and ivy bridge could be slightly overclocked, by changing the multiplier to the max turbo multiplier, in the bios. I don't believe B75 was capable of overclocking, but Asrock has been known to give OC capabilities, in it's bios, on CPU's and chipsets, that shouldn't, in the past.

 

[Melo67]

@logainofhades would this damage my cpu or mobo in anyway

 

[logainofhades]

Only way it would damage anything is if you were to play with voltages, or your cooler was not up to the task of keeping the CPU cool. I would not attempt on a stock Intel cooler. You are just forcing max turbo clock, on all cores, instead of one or 2. In the case of the i7 2600, you would change the multiplier to 38, and not touch anything else. I ran an i5 2400, with a P67 Extreme4, the same way. Just changed the multiplier to max turbo, and left everything else alone. It is not something you have to do, I just wanted you to be aware of the possibility of squeezing a little more, out of that CPU.

 

[Melo67]

@logainofhades i have a watercooler for my cpu but idk would it be much differnce if i oc the cpu by that amount

 

[logainofhades]

I took a little time, to research that motherboard. I would just leave the CPU alone. No heatsinks on the VRM's, so even a mild OC is probably not the best idea. For stock operation, it should be fine, though. Get your system back up and running, and start saving up for something new.

 

[Melo67]

Thanks alot @logainofhades yea i prbly will get an new i7 this summer or next and ofc a whole upgrzde with it

 

[logainofhades]

I would definitely take a look at Ryzen 3000, when it comes out. Given the range and number of boards coming out, for launch, I suspect it is going to be a great family of CPU's. I cannot remember the last time there was an AMD launch, with this much motherboard support, from the start.

 

[Melo67]

@logainofhades i got one more question is it possible to use a 20pin on a 24 pin mobo so there will be 4 pins left open? Would this work