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Hi, im looking to make a gaming Pc my processor is a Xeon E3 1240 V2 and GPU is an R9 280x. i found this motherboard intel dq67sw and im wondering if this will work for me. it has sata 6gb. i have a xeon so no overclocking. but it has a pcie 2.0 slot while my processor supports 3.0 and max ram frequency of 1333. this costs about 45$ while the P8b75M costs 85$. so what do you recon? my primary focus is gaming and Coding as i am a computer science student on a budget :/

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Neither of those boards are the right socket.

You need a socket 1150 board..

 

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@FruitBasketSilex

Nah they're both lga1155 chipsets, just one is a Sandy the other is a newer Ivy.

The E3 1240 V2 is an LGA1155.

@Stumar

Either will work but the P8B75 has more features and more likely to support your CPU out of the box. I'd go for the P8B75 personally.

PCI-E 2 vs 3 is no issue, its backwards and forwards compatible and bandwidth isn't an issue. Yet. Give it a year or two in GPU tech.

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@FruitBasketSilex

Nah they're both lga1155 chipsets, just one is a Sandy the other is a newer Ivy.

The E3 1240 V2 is an LGA1155.

@Stumar

Either will work but the P8B75 has more features and more likely to support your CPU out of the box. I'd go for the P8B75 personally.

PCI-E 2 vs 3 is no issue, its backwards and forwards compatible and bandwidth isn't an issue. Yet. Give it a year or two in GPU tech.

Huh, indeed you're right. Could've sworn the 1240v2 was an 1150.

I'd go with your recommendation then.

 

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Huh, indeed you're right. Could've sworn the 1240v2 was an 1150.

I'd go with your recommendation then.

Don't worry, you're not crazy. There is an E3 1240 V3 that is LGA 1150 lol. Just to mess with your head.

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Don't worry, you're not crazy. There is an E3 1240 V3 that is LGA 1150 lol. Just to mess with your head.

Oh, yep. That's what I was thinking of.

 

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