Performance loss on h81m-plus mb with i7 4790 (non k)

[Smelly_Pickle]

Hi, I have just purchased a Pc with the following specs.

- Case: Bitfenix Phenom Nvidia Special Edition
- Power Supply: Super Flower 450W bronze Power Supply
- CPU: Intel Core i7 4790
- Motherboard: Asus H81M-plus Micro ATX
- Cooler: Intel CPU Cooler
- RAM: 2 x 4 1600MHz DDR Dual Channel Memory (team group vulcan gold)
- Hard Drive: 250gb samsung 840 evo
- Graphics Card: Evga single fan Sc Nvidia GeForce GTX 750Ti 2GB Graphics card
- Os: Windows 7 pro

1080p monitor

I know that the motherboard has limited features and does not support quad channel ram or pcie 3.0. And that the ram isn't a well known brand.

My question is: Will the processor have any performance loss on this motherboard? Will the processor itself perform any slower being on h81?

I have stretched my budget way over so changing motherboard isn't really an option. I do not plan on over-clocking at all and couldn't afford the K, even though it is faster. I just want to get the best out of my CPU at stock settings.

I have read that pcie 2.0 gives a 0.1% performance loss at 1080p so for me at least this isn't an issue at all. Every thread recommends changing motherboard but nobody says exactly why.

My plan in the future would be to replace stock cpu cooler with the evo 212, add a mass storage hdd, upgrade PSU in a couple of years and then replace 750ti with a 780ti or alike. I think that this motherboard will support my single card needs.

What are the real world limiting factors I have with an i7 4790 on an h81 motherboard? If any?


Really appreciate it,

Cheers,

Mikey

 

[delellod123]

what type of performance? Gaming, video editing, graphics? There dosnt seem to be any limiting factors on your setup except for the GPU. That will limit you from turning up graphic settings at 1080p for demanding games, but otherwise, you are fine.

Your power supply may limit you from using a more powerful/power hungry GPU, but that is the only thing i could see. If you are not over clocking, the motherboard and stock cooler are fine.

 

[menetlaus]

You are fine.

If you read the motherboard shootout type articles you will see the "fastest" mothrboards are typically less than 5% ahead of the slower ones, often within about 2%.

So while you might not have the absolutest fastest motherboard, you will not see any difference between the one you selected and the model that wins the shootout.

 

[Smelly_Pickle]

Thanks guys,

Yes I will be gaming, photo editing and video rendering with no overclock.

The graphics card will be a future upgrade with PSU, for now I will have to make do with medium.

Put my mind at ease, I was reading into things a lot

Cheers!