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Kingslayer Kyle
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Hi.. I'm wondering if anyone could recommend any upgrades to my current build I'll include everything,

 

I know the GPU could be upgraded to a 980 Ti but I don't think there would be a benefit as i play at 1080P and then I'd have to upgrade to like 1440P or 4K to see a difference.

 

Specs are:

 

Case: Corsair SPEC-03

PSU: Corsair RM750

Motherboard: ASUS H81M-PLUS

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120V

CPU: i7-4790K

GPU: Palit GTX 970 (Reference-Style Cooler)

RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 16GB 1600MHz

SSD: SANDISK X110 128GB

HDD: WD GREEN 3TB, WD BLUE 320GB

 

OTHER-

 

OS: Windows 10 Home x64

Optical Drive: LiteOn iHas 124-b

2x Corsair SP120 Red LED Fans Cooling the radiator.

2x Corsair AF120 Red LED Fans Cooling the system.

1x Corsair OEM Red LED Fan cooling the HDD's

NZXT RED LED Strip

Phobya 4-Pin Molex to 6x3-Pin Fan Splitter PCB

 

 

Thank you for any feedback in advance  :)

 

 

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Everything else seems good though I would look into getting a better board. An unlocked CPU with a H81 board is a little stupid mate, if you have no plans to overclock then you should have saved yourself a little money and bought a Core i7-4790 or even a Core i5-4690.

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As far as I can see there's a ton of outflow in the case - maybe use an open-type of GPU cooler to take advantage of that? Reference blower is usually hotter, no?

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Z97 Motherboard

Another SSD like a 850 Evo 250GB

A 980Ti or R9 Fury. For the 980Ti I like MSI and EVGA. R9 fury is just Incase your on a bit of s budget.

 

 

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how the fuck did you get the h81-plus motherboard to work

i bought 2 of them and they both diddnt work no matter what i did

HOW THE FUCK DID YOU GET IT TO WORK

IM SO JELLY

;-; im also pissed because i spent a shitton of money on micro atx motherboard that never worked ;-;-;-;-;-;-;

 

but in all seriousness no i dont think you should because somehow you got that motherboard to work, you must be god

OFF TOPIC: I suggest every poll from now on to have "**CK EA" option instead of "Other"

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idk but how about changing the gpu to asus or something else

 

I bought the card on release day and It was the only one left in stock.

 

 

an H81 board with a 4790K?

 

When I bought the processor I only had enough money left over for that motherboard, But if I would of got say a 4790, It would cost me another £270/$300 in the future to upgrade to a 4790K, Now all I have to do is upgrade to a Z97 motherboard in the near future which will be a much cheaper option.

 

 

Everything else seems good though I would look into getting a better board. An unlocked CPU with a H81 board is a little stupid mate, if you have no plans to overclock then you should have saved yourself a little money and bought a Core i7-4790 or even a Core i5-4690.

 

I do plan on buying a Z97 in the near future but as i said in the previous quote i only had enough for that board at the time and wanted the option of overclocking in the future :)

 

 

As far as I can see there's a ton of outflow in the case - maybe use an open-type of GPU cooler to take advantage of that? Reference blower is usually hotter, no?

 

I do want to buy the Hydro Series HG10 N970 but i don't think it's been released yet or at least it's not for sale anywhere that i can find.

 

Z97 Motherboard

Another SSD like a 850 Evo 250GB

A 980Ti or R9 Fury. For the 980Ti I like MSI and EVGA. R9 fury is just Incase your on a bit of s budget.

 

I could but then that would mean i would need a new display to take advantage of the card

 

 

how the fuck did you get the h81-plus motherboard to work

i bought 2 of them and they both diddnt work no matter what i did

HOW THE FUCK DID YOU GET IT TO WORK

IM SO JELLY

;-; im also pissed because i spent a shitton of money on micro atx motherboard that never worked ;-;-;-;-;-;-;

 

but in all seriousness no i dont think you should because somehow you got that motherboard to work, you must be god

 

I simply inserted the CPU into the socket lol, It might be because of the BIOS version? You may have needed to put in another CPU which is compatible with the BIOS version you have and updated the BIOS before putting in the new CPU because I'm sure the older versions of the BIOS for this board don't have as wide of a range of support as the new one does.

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I bought the card on release day and It was the only one left in stock.

 

 

 

When I bought the processor I only had enough money left over for that motherboard, But if I would of got say a 4790, It would cost me another £270/$300 in the future to upgrade to a 4790K, Now all I have to do is upgrade to a Z97 motherboard in the near future which will be a much cheaper option.

 

 

 

I do plan on buying a Z97 in the near future but as i said in the previous quote i only had enough for that board at the time and wanted the option of overclocking in the future :)

 

 

 

I do want to buy the Hydro Series HG10 N970 but i don't think it's been released yet or at least it's not for sale anywhere that i can find.

 

 

I could but then that would mean i would need a new display to take advantage of the card

 

 

 

I simply inserted the CPU into the socket lol, It might be because of the BIOS version? You may have needed to put in another CPU which is compatible with the BIOS version you have and updated the BIOS before putting in the new CPU because I'm sure the older versions of the BIOS for this board don't have as wide of a range of support as the new one does.

i got a H81M-D Mobo and i couldnt figure out how to install drivers for an i5 4460

OFF TOPIC: I suggest every poll from now on to have "**CK EA" option instead of "Other"

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time and money not spent correctly

the rma process was horrendus

 

There was a BIOS update for support for your CPU.

 

Support has been added since BIOS Version 0505

 

So if your BIOS version was below that, That would have been why.

 

https://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/H81MD/HelpDesk_Download/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K | GPU: GTX 1080Ti | Case: Corsair 750D Airflow | Motherboard: ASUS Maximus Formula VI | RAM: 16GB Vengeance Pro | PSU: Corsair AX860

SSD/HDD(s): SAMSUNG 850 EVO 120GB, SAMSUNG PM830 256GB, SEAGATE 6TB | Optical Drive: Sony Optiarc AD-5280S CB-PLUS

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There was a BIOS update for support for your CPU.

 

Support has been added since BIOS Version 0505

 

So if your BIOS version was below that, That would have been why.

 

https://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/H81MD/HelpDesk_Download/

oh my fucking god

if i knew this when i still had that motherboard i would not have thrown it halfway across the room

OFF TOPIC: I suggest every poll from now on to have "**CK EA" option instead of "Other"

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