Buying New Motherboard, Need Help

[Aleksi Virmanen]

Hello

I am buying new motherboard since I really need new one.
I just day ago got my crossfire MSI 7850s, and my MoBo has two PCIe16x slots, and heres the problem: one slot is at 16x speed and another is only 4x speed. It would be good to have twox 16x speed slots right? And also another thing, I have a Intel i5 3570k and I cannot overclock it with the current MoBo because of the chipset I believe, I cannot raise the CPU Multiplier
My MoBo is Asus P8B75-V which has B75 chipset, so can Intel Z77 chipset overclock your CPU, increase the CPU Multiplier?

 

[PepitoTV]

Yes, for overclock you need a Z77 capable mobo. And I've read bad things on crossfire on asymmetrical speed slots, between 16x/16x and 8x/8x you won't notice the difference but 16x/4x could perform worse even than a single card.

That said, the mobo you should get depends entirely on your budget as the range is pretty wide...

 

[avenseth12]

As said you will need a Z77 mobo. What is your budget and we can recommend some options

 

[Aleksi Virmanen]

As said you will need a Z77 mobo. What is your budget and we can recommend some options

Its about 130-140 euros, aka 175-190 USD

 

[PepitoTV]

Then you can take a look at the ASUS P8Z77-V, really nice motherboard.

 

[avenseth12]

Here are some options:

MSI Z77 MPOWER LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS $199
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130660

ASUS P8Z77-V LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $179
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131820

ASRock Z77 Fatal1ty Professional LGA 1155 Intel Z77 $174
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157299

 

[Aleksi Virmanen]

Here are some options:

MSI Z77 MPOWER LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS $199
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130660

ASUS P8Z77-V LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $179
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131820

ASRock Z77 Fatal1ty Professional LGA 1155 Intel Z77 $174
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157299

THanks alot for those links! one question tho, I have a windows 7 which went nuts last time I switched MoBo, I had to call my PC expert friend to look at it and it took long time since we got it going, switching from B75 to Z77, I guess it would go nuts again?

I would gladly re-install W7 after getting new MoBo, but the funny thing is that my W7 came with and old market PC, which was already installed on the HDD and there was no W7 install disc..

 

[PepitoTV]

It depends on the Windows 7 version, if it's an OEM one then by the EULA you can't upgrade the mobo nor the cpu as it's tied to them so your activation key will not work. For a non-OEM version, you shouldn't have any issues.

 

[Aleksi Virmanen]

It depends on the Windows 7 version, if it's an OEM one then by the EULA you can't upgrade the mobo nor the cpu as it's tied to them so your activation key will not work. For a non-OEM version, you shouldn't have any issues.

I have an OEM version, so what will happen to it once I switch the MoBo? I really cant afford a W7 at the moment.

 

[avenseth12]

The Windows 7 you have is tied to your current mobo. According to EULA you will need to buy another copy of Windows or if the mobo is damaged contact Microsoft and see if they will give you the okay to use your copy.