Mobo Power Delivery

[stan92]

What are the benefits of better power delivery on a motherboard?

[Volbet]

Cleaner power to the CPU and the possibility of more power to be delivered to the CPU, 

[stan92]

ok so what exactly do you mean by cleaner power to the cpu? and what do you mean by more power to it? ive currently got a mATX motherboard, if i upgrade to a ATX z77 motherboard then i will have better performance in gaming and windows? also im running a ivy bridge 2nd gen i5 3570k not OC'ed

[Samdb]

Cleaner power to the CPU, meaning that at high voltages there will be less of a chance to damage your CPU.

[stan92]

also i never overclock my parts..

[Samdb]

ok so what exactly do you mean by cleaner power to the cpu? and what do you mean by more power to it? ive currently got a mATX motherboard, if i upgrade to a ATX z77 motherboard then i will have better performance in gaming and windows? also im running a ivy bridge 2nd gen i5 3570k not OC'ed

 

Imagine clean power as a straight line, it would be better for the CPU as it is not constantly dealing with different voltage. "Dirty" power would be fluctuating and could damage your CPU at high voltages.

[stan92]

damage my cpu how? and how do i know if and or when it happened?

or do you mean it just wont last as long?

[Samdb]

also i never overclock my parts..

 

If you're going will Intel, don't buy a "K" skew processor unless you think that overclocking may be an option in the future. If not, buy a non "K" skew processor and a H77/H87 motherboard, however if you want to overclock buy a Z77/Z87 motherboard.

 

Sam,

Intel Response Squad member

http://bit.ly/IntelRally

[Volbet]

damage my cpu how? and how do i know if and or when it happened?

or do you mean it just wont last as long?

Unclean power can help degrade the silicone faster and thereby making the life span of the CPU shorter. High voltages will also do that.

[Samdb]

damage my cpu how? and how do i know if and or when it happened?

or do you mean it just wont last as long?

 

1.5V is the maximum voltage that a CPU can handle, if the voltage starts to go over this limit it will begin to damage your CPU due to degraded silicon.

 

Sam,

Intel Response Squad member

http://bit.ly/IntelRally

[Wats]

Means: cooler operating temps of the power delivery components. 

 

 

 

Meaning: will last longer. Too long if you don't abuse the mobo.

[stan92]

ok thanks all