Is my pc bottlenecking?

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envy14tpe
One of these:
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H Moederbord Socket Intel 1155 Vormfactor ATX
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 Moederbord Socket Intel 1155 Vormfactor ATX
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Not really. I don't know myself as I've only built 1 computer. All you'd have to do is disconnect everything connected to PSU, unscrew the motherboard screws and remove the motherboard. Then put the new motherboard in. I'm just assuming that's all you do.
 
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I'm not sure about shipping. Can you find Asus, ASRock, or Gigabyte Z77 mobos locally?
Yes, you need the Z77 mobo, not Z87 or Z97.
That cooler seems good for overclocking safely.
 
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The Asus....LX is different but close. You could get that one. It is Z77. Do they have the non LX version? Or maybe the Asus ...LK.
However, the Asus Z87-Plus is NOT compatible with your CPU.
 
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This is a list of the 1155 Motherboards. ( MOEDERBORD = MOTHERBOARD )

Do i also need to make sure, that the GPU, CPU, fits the mobo? and ofcourse if it fits in the pc case itself?

Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H Moederbord Socket Intel 1155 Vormfactor ATX


Asus P8Z77-M Moederbord Socket Intel 1155 Vormfactor Micro-ATX

Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H Moederbord Socket Intel 1155 Vormfactor Micro-ATX

Gigabyte GA-H77M-D3H Moederbord Socket Intel 1155 Vormfactor Micro-ATX


Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3V Moederbord Socket Intel 1155 Vormfactor Micro-ATX


Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H Moederbord Socket Intel 1155 Vormfactor ATX


ASRock Z77 Pro4 Moederbord Socket Intel 1155 Vormfactor ATX


ASRock Z77 Extreme4 Moederbord Socket Intel 1155 Vormfactor ATX


ASRock B75M Moederbord Socket Intel 1155 Vormfactor Micro-ATX


ASRock H77 Pro4-M Moederbord Socket Intel 1155 Vormfactor Micro-ATX


ASRock Z77 Pro4-M Moederbord Socket Intel 1155 Vormfactor Micro-ATX


Asus P8Z77-V LX Moederbord Socket Intel 1155 Vormfactor ATX


Asus P8H61-I LX R2.0 Moederbord Socket Intel 1155 Vormfactor Mini-ITX

 
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I just want to drop in here and say the mini-ITX one is not going to be too good for this because it does not have a strong power delivery system.

One reason reason the board that envy14tpe listed was such a good overclocking option was that it has a fairly robust power delivery system(8 phase for the cpu and 4 for the igpu). You need this because you are pulling more power if you overclock.

The closest I see if your list is the Z77 Extreme4. It has an 8 + 4 as well. I do not have too much experience with ASRock, but some users seem to really like them.

I know on an AMD build the voltage regulators get very hot, but I think that is the same for most of them because they are pulling good amounts of power and using the board as a heatsink(common practice with modern surface mount parts).

Now I do have a word of warning to you. You are upgrading to improve game performance and no doubt you will. I just want to you know that not ALL games are going to get to very high frame rates. As an example the system I use was playing some Guild Wars 2 the other day and rocking in the 30fps area in a large world event. This was with the gpu at about 50-60 percent load.

Another example would be Starcraft II in a Custom(arcade) game with huge masses of units I would not be surprised to see single digit frames under the worst part(only a few of the custom games place thus number of units of screen.).

So even with a mid level overclock, things may be better, but far from the 60 fps on all games with Ultra settings that many users like to promise(I see this too often) or want to get(too many users think something is wrong with a system if they do not get this on ALL games).

I just do not want you to buy a board push the clocks to 4.2-4.6 and then come back with a full 5-10 fps gain and a pile of disappointment.
 
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You should be able to hit 4.2/4.3GHz with the ASRock Extreme 4. Not a major boost but going from a turbo clock of 3.8 to an overclock of 4.2GHz isn't shabby. And you have the cooler to do it. Just try to sell your old mobo too to help reduce costs.
 
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Take the overclocking in slow steps to ensure stability(keep an eye on temperatures and do not use too much voltage), Some users get high clocks while others get lower. It is a luck game. Lets hope you are on the lucky side :)

Please note the OS may require a reactivation and for 7 and under the OEM agreement lists new board = buy new OS, but it does not always work out that way.
 
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Yes, i forgot to ask this.
Right now, i got a MSI mobo obviously.
When i re-install my windows 7, i always needed to put a MSI cd in, to install components ( not sure if it was a msi cd.. )
if i got my new Mobo, and i start up my pc, do i need to do things? or is it just going to start up , and its all good?

Ofcourse, im going to watch enough youtube videos on how to overclock on the ASrock mobo.
 
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The problem with Windows is it is made not to be moved around. Sometimes it will take it without an issue(its not like the new board is THAT different). When it does not work, it gives a blue screen error.

When trying please ensure certain settings match. If you had AHCI mode for SATA make sure you set that on the new one too.

If all else fails you may have to reinstall it. This is the time when calling MS may be needed(only if online activation fails). Legally if you have an OEM copy of Windows legally you are supposed to buy a new copy for a new board. They are generally forgiving when uncontrollable things like board failure happen however.

Overclocking K series Intel and black series AMD is more easy than ever because you just have to adjust the multiplier. :)

Keep an eye on the cpu voltage because some boards increase it automatically and you do not always want that.
 
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A friend of mine sad that the ASrock is bad.
He sad, i need this one:
It is an Intel Z97 th[strike]o[/strike]. do i need a Z77? or is z97 okay?
And can i overclock on this one aswell?

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/MAXIMUS_VII_RANGER/

Is that a good one?
 
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