Posted October 20 · Original PosterOP Does anybody know of old high end motherboard with good VRMs that are now cheap ? Something like LGA775, AMD, AM3, B250 e.t.c. I want something that looks nice with VRM heatsinks If you want me to see your reply, please tag me @Faisal A Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 20 Why? Always try googling your motherboard and looking at the spec sheet and manual - OEMs keep those up for a reason - and maybe you'll learn something i7 5820K - NH-L12S - 4.2Ghz/3.4Ghz, 1.2v/1.05v (core/uncore) - 1.9v input voltage - 77C max - EVGA X99 Micro2 - 16GB (4x4GB) EVGA SuperSC DDR4 - ~2667Mhz CL16 - EVGA XC Ultra 1660 Ti - 250GB 960 Evo - 1TB WD Blue - 120GB HyperX Fury SSD - 1TB Seagate Barracuda Pro Compute 2.5" HDD - 2TB Seagate FireCuda 2.5" SSHD - Corsair CX550 (2017) - Fractal Design Meshify C Mini - 2 stock fans front, random corsair fan rear, all 120mm - LG 25UM56-P - 25" 2560x1080 at 75Hz X58 Madlads: X58 Xeon/i7 discussion X99 bois: X99 Xeon/i7 discussion Big Rig: Spoiler Xeon W3670 - Gammax 400 with an NH-D15S fan EVGA X58 Classified SLI 4-Way XL-ATX 24GB (3x8) HyperX Fury DDR3 in Red - 1600Mhz CL9 - running 2040Mhz CL10-11-11-31 2x EVGA Classifed GTX 780 in SLI 120GB ADATA SU800 - 2TB WD Barracuda EVGA 1600W T2 Corsair Air 540 Current project-ey plans: Spoiler 5960X on a Heatkiller IV Pro Acetal EVGA X99 Classified 32GB (4x8) 3200Mhz CL16 HyperX Predator DDR4 Radeon VII on an EK Acetal block and black EK backplate 1TB 970 Evo, 1TB Crucial MX500 Corsair RM1000i Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX TG, Grey EK D5 pump/res combo, EK-ZMT tubing, EK stubby barb fittings, 360mm GTS stealth rad, 4x Noctua iPPC NF-F12s, 2x Noctua NF-A15s Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 20 13 minutes ago, Faisal A said: B250 Old? I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B Primary PC: i7 8086k (won) - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Kill Trident Z RGB - Force MP500 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - The venerated Hyper 212 Evo (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G2 650W - Black and green theme, Razer branwashed me. Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference. Linux Proliant ML150 G6: Dual Xeon X5560 - 24GB ECC DDR3 - GTX 750 TI - old Seagate 1.5TB HDD - Dark moded Ubuntu (and Win7, cuz why not) EVGA G3 thread, BR/BT thread, Seasonic Focus thread, S12II/M12II thread, Userbenchmark (Et al.) is trash explained, PSU misconceptions Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 20 You're probably better off buying something newer if you're looking for performance. Current PC: Spoiler *WORK IN PROGRESS* Mothballed PC: Spoiler CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970 PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 20 P55 had some crazy mobos that are all pretty cheap, like the entire upper end EVGA lineup. X58 is another obvious example, but the boards have kept their value to an almost ridiculous extent. I would just look at your local classified or a swapping subreddit (r/hardwareswap, for example) and punch in every generations high end chipset. Start with P55, then go through z68, z87, z97, z170 etc. If you have a higher budget, x58, x79 or even x99 are all still solid performers and generally look overbuilt and smexy Want to custom loop? Ask me more if you are curious Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 21 20 hours ago, Damascus said: If you have a higher budget, x58, x79 or even x99 are all still solid performers and generally look overbuilt and smexy +100 for older X chipsets. X58 gives you triple channel RAM and x79 does quad, both run DDR3. Meaning you can yoink cheap DDR3 kits and OC them, that + the extra channels will give you solid bandwidth compared to normal dual channel DDR4. Though given the price drops for DDR4 it's not as big of an advantage as it used to be. CPUs for these platforms are also very affordable and OC hella well. X56xx series Xeons on X58 can be had for $12-60 depending on the model, can take stupid voltages and keep kicking (most will do 4.5Ghz, higher if you have a decent bin and are willing to give them more voltage). For X79, the 3930Ks OC very well and are hella cheap. There's some OCable Xeons for that platform too. X99 has the 5820K/5930K as cheaper CPUs, and the 5960X and 6950X on the higher end. Wouldn't reccomend the 6000 series for OCing - the 6950X is there because it's best in socket (basically a 7900X, a bit faster in games IIRC) - on average they don't OC as well as the 5000 series. Always try googling your motherboard and looking at the spec sheet and manual - OEMs keep those up for a reason - and maybe you'll learn something i7 5820K - NH-L12S - 4.2Ghz/3.4Ghz, 1.2v/1.05v (core/uncore) - 1.9v input voltage - 77C max - EVGA X99 Micro2 - 16GB (4x4GB) EVGA SuperSC DDR4 - ~2667Mhz CL16 - EVGA XC Ultra 1660 Ti - 250GB 960 Evo - 1TB WD Blue - 120GB HyperX Fury SSD - 1TB Seagate Barracuda Pro Compute 2.5" HDD - 2TB Seagate FireCuda 2.5" SSHD - Corsair CX550 (2017) - Fractal Design Meshify C Mini - 2 stock fans front, random corsair fan rear, all 120mm - LG 25UM56-P - 25" 2560x1080 at 75Hz X58 Madlads: X58 Xeon/i7 discussion X99 bois: X99 Xeon/i7 discussion Big Rig: Spoiler Xeon W3670 - Gammax 400 with an NH-D15S fan EVGA X58 Classified SLI 4-Way XL-ATX 24GB (3x8) HyperX Fury DDR3 in Red - 1600Mhz CL9 - running 2040Mhz CL10-11-11-31 2x EVGA Classifed GTX 780 in SLI 120GB ADATA SU800 - 2TB WD Barracuda EVGA 1600W T2 Corsair Air 540 Current project-ey plans: Spoiler 5960X on a Heatkiller IV Pro Acetal EVGA X99 Classified 32GB (4x8) 3200Mhz CL16 HyperX Predator DDR4 Radeon VII on an EK Acetal block and black EK backplate 1TB 970 Evo, 1TB Crucial MX500 Corsair RM1000i Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX TG, Grey EK D5 pump/res combo, EK-ZMT tubing, EK stubby barb fittings, 360mm GTS stealth rad, 4x Noctua iPPC NF-F12s, 2x Noctua NF-A15s Link to post Share on other sites
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