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motherboard/CPU combo questions

p5200

p5200

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p5200 first off, welcome to the forums.

It's impossible to say if that's a good choice for you, although there's nothing wrong with either component per se. You should post answers to these so we can help you out better: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=80121. It'd also help to post your current specs.

On newegg, you can get a combo with an Asus Z87-A for $360, or $30 less. The Z87-A is better than the Z87-K in a lot of ways: improved power delivery & overclockability (8 vs 4 phases), PCIe 3.0 x8/x8 support, better sound, more audio ports, DisplayPort and a larger amount of onboard headers and buttons.

You can get the combo for even less at Microcenter, in-store only.
 
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We really need to know your full specs before we can asses an upgrade. Otherwise we won't know what the potential compatibility issues are.
 
mfenn said:
We really need to know your full specs before we can asses an upgrade. Otherwise we won't know what the potential compatibility issues are.
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Yeah I know, I'll see what I can do to list more in such as ps /memory/ ssd etc. I got all components from NewEgg as far as usage, the only gaming that's done is by the wife and just facebook games. About all I do is browse the net and go to different forums. By the way, this seems like a great forum with very good info I hope to learn from. Thanks! :thumbsup:
 
p5200 said:
Yeah I know, I'll see what I can do to list more in such as ps /memory/ ssd etc. I got all components from NewEgg as far as usage, the only gaming that's done is by the wife and just facebook games. About all I do is browse the net and go to different forums. By the way, this seems like a great forum with very good info I hope to learn from. Thanks! :thumbsup:
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As others said, you need to fill out the sticky and carefully examine your current and future usage patterns. For the usage described, a has well quad is complete overkill.
 
I usually go overkill on everything especially, on upgrading my audio components ps caps/ rectifiers etc. I figure one of my grand kids may wind up with it some day and they play some types of games unless, it's ancient by then. :biggrin: I'll check out the stickie you mentioned I'm still trying to figure out everything in this new forum it appears, I'm a little slow at it sorry folks. :hmm:
 
Those parts are all compatible with the new motherboard and CPU, but given your usage, I don't really see the need for an upgrade. The i7 750 should be totally fine for those purposes.
 
Oh I know, this is just one of those cases where a person builds a project they want not what they need. But, I'll have room to expand in case different needs arise. Any way, I sure do appreciate all of the skilled advice I have gotten for my first post on the forum. Thanks folks! 🙂
 
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