Scared and confused

[ShadowByNight]

I bought a i7 3770 LGA 1155 chip to upgrade my old rig about a year ago, but work side tracked me and I didn't get a mother board to go with it at the time, now that work has calmed down I am back at it and search on the ncix web site for a board to compliment the chip that I bought a year ago, search by the socket size ( LGA 1155) and this beautiful board pops up that I really want, ASUS Maximus VI Formula ATX LGA1150 Z87 DDR3 CrossFireX SLI 3PCI-E16 SATA3 DP USB3.0 Motherboard.   now something doesn't seem right to me right away with this result, this is for the new hasswell chips I think, or is this compatible for both? I read the specs on the page and it says nothing on being usable for both.  I think this is just a listing mistake but I really want this board and figured I'd ask just to confirm this feeling that I'd just be wasting my money if I just bought it to see if it would work

 

Thanks to any one that could answer this more than likely stupid question

[NohbdyKnows]

Socket 1150 is completely different. Your CPU is socket 1155, it wont fit or work in a socket 1150 board 

 

 

 

That is why i dont like NCIX. * I like the deals, but not the site itself *

[WorldDominator]

I believe that is a lga1150 socket, especially since it says it in the title

[Sheldon_King]

Couple of things in your post worries me. 

 

1. Is that a 3770 or a 3770K? The K is really important there, as without it you are extremely limited on overclocking, and will not need a very good board to run it to its max. 

 

2. 1150 =/= 1155. The 3000 series CPUs will not work in the 1150 motherboards intended for 4000 series CPUs. YOu need the correct socket. 

 

3. That is a lot of board really. Do you need something that high end? Generally if you are not OCing to hells end and back or doing quad SLI, you can get away with a mid range board just fine. Something along the lines of a Z77X-UD3H or P8Z77-v pro is generally fine. 

[mgsstar]

This is for LGA 1150 chips and your chip is a LGA 1155 chip. Here is a similar model of the motherboard you suggested above: http://www.asus.com/ROG_ROG/MAXIMUS_V_FORMULA/

 

Personally if you don't plan to overclock I would just pick a H77 board from Asus, Gigabyte, or MSI since your cpu isn't a "K" processor which means that your overclock would be very minimal. If you want a budget Z77 board, I would recommend the Asus P8Z77-V LK.

[ShadowByNight]

I thought that this was the case, cruse you faulty sorting web site, it was just teasing me.  Sorry, yes it is a 3770K, I was just lazy and didn't put the K at the end, forgot that was a very important letter.

 

ASUS P8C WS ATX LGA1155 C216 DDR3 CrossFireX 4PCI-E16 1PCI-E1 1PCI SATA3 DVI USB3.0 Motherboard.   This is the Board Im gonna settle on cause I've been putting off this upgrade for a while now and don't want to wait because of backorders on the nice board that was mentioned above

 

Thanks for the helpful and fast responses guys

[Torey]

Seems like a really expensive board... Sure you need it? Overclocking processor with a workstation board seems odd. Also, the board you picked out is much, much different then the one that mggstar linked and the first one you picked out.

[Analog]

Since your processor is a non K chip there is no point of getting an overclocking ready board. The ASUS Maximus VI Formula features the Z87 chipset (LGA 1150), which is not compatible with your processor (i7 3770 is LGA 1155). You are best of buying an H or B series LGA 1155 motherboard, since they are cheaper and you won't see any benefits from the overclocking ready boards. 

 

EDIT: Since your processor is indeed a 3770K the ASUS P8C WS seems like viable option. 

[Torey]

Since your processor is a non K chip there is no point of getting an overclocking ready board. The ASUS Maximus VI Formula features the Z87 chipset (LGA 1150), which is not compatible with your processor (i7 3770 is LGA 1155). You are best of buying an H or B series LGA 1155 motherboard, since they are cheaper and you won't see any benefits from the overclocking ready boards. 

It is an K series.

[Analog]

It is an K series.

 

Yes, I saw that after that and have already edited my post

[Torey]

Yes, I saw that after that and have already edited my post

Seems like a bad suggestion though.

[Analog]

Seems like a bad suggestion though.

 

Why, the ASUS P8C WS is great board and from what I'm seeing the author is pretty much settled on getting it.

[Torey]

Why, the ASUS P8C WS is great board and from what I'm seeing the author is pretty much settled on getting it.

If he bought the K series chip for the right reason buying a workstation motherboard with no overclocking features seems pointless. Unless they are able to overclock then I retract my statement, just doesn't seem like they would be able to. I mean server/workstations are all about reliability.

[NohbdyKnows]

If he bought the K series chip for the right reason buying a workstation motherboard with no overclocking features seems pointless. Unless they are able to overclock then I retract my statement, just doesn't seem like they would be able to. I mean server/workstations are all about reliability.

Just because a board doesn't say that it has "Overclock" Capabilities doesn't mean that it can't

 

WS boards are some of the best that you can buy, and can have better components than others.

[Analog]

If he bought the K series chip for the right reason buying a workstation motherboard with no overclocking features seems pointless. Unless they are able to overclock then I retract my statement, just doesn't seem like they would be able to. I mean server/workstations are all about reliability.

 

This board is indeed an overclocking ready and has more features than your average run of the mill Z77 motherboard. It is probably one of the best motherboards for LGA 1155 out there.  

[Torey]

Just because a board doesn't say that it has "Overclock" Capabilities doesn't mean that it can't

 

WS boards are some of the best that you can buy, and can have better components than others.

 

This board is indeed an overclocking ready and has more features than your average run of the mill Z77 motherboard. It is probably one of the best motherboards for LGA 1155 out there.  

I know it is going to have better components then most other boards, and the fact that it's tested for 24/24 is pretty awesome. I also know that it doesn't have to say OC ready to be OC friendly. I was just unsure and thought it would be similar to buying a 3770 instead of a 3770K. I did a quick search on the motherboard and couldn't find anyone overclocking on it, so I just assumed that it wasn't very good at it. Just wanted to make sure that the OP wasn't going to be disappointed if he got it all setup and it wouldn't OC.

[NohbdyKnows]

No! this board is NOT compatible!

LGA 1150 and 1155 are completely different sockets

It's been resolved 

[LeeJC73]

I'm interested to know what else you're putting in your system. I'm running an Asus maximus gene v with that chip and a 7970 and it's not struggling with anything yet. Overclocked to 4.6ghz under an h100i and it's not missed a beat.

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[Analog]

I know it is going to have better components then most other boards, and the fact that it's tested for 24/24 is pretty awesome. I also know that it doesn't have to say OC ready to be OC friendly. I was just unsure and thought it would be similar to buying a 3770 instead of a 3770K. I did a quick search on the motherboard and couldn't find anyone overclocking on it, so I just assumed that it wasn't very good at it. Just wanted to make sure that the OP wasn't going to be disappointed if he got it all setup and it wouldn't OC.

 

Yes, it is not explicitly said that it supports overclocking, however it says that the BIOS has OC Profiles and has the ASUS TPU and EPU, which kind of hint that it could possibly support overclocking if you have a compatible CPU.