New motherboard

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looking to buy a new board found a asrock z97 pro4 used for fifty dollars US

 

I have a 154440 in a prebuilt system with a gtx 750ti (looking to upgrade the card too) 

 

posting this for any other board ideas and or advice new to the pc side of gaming

[Gungpae]

When you're moving motherboards if you're using anything Windows 7 or below, you will probably need a fresh install of windows (to fix chipset drivers issues). If you have Windows 8/8.1 or 10, you're fine.

 

People normally don't get used boards because you don't know what they did to it before returning it. If you're getting it from a store ask if you can look at it to check if pins are bent or scratches on circuits.

 

Another board to look at:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIADFR62G7257

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1 minute ago, Gungpae said:

When you're moving motherboards if you're using anything Windows 7 or below, you will probably need a fresh install of windows (to fix chipset drivers issues). If you have Windows 8/8.1 or 10, you're fine.

 

People normally don't get used boards because you don't know what they did to it before returning it. If you're getting it from a store ask if you can look at it to check if pins are bent or scratches on circuits.

 

Another board to look at:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIADFR62G7257

i have windows 10 installed on my 1tb drive. he says i shouldn't have any issues with the board ( cant really trust that 100%) that board looks good i may just go with that

did you have any gpus in mind too 

my budget is around 160 US  im looking to play OW PUBG etc and maybe stream at the same time

i do have a triple monitor setup but i can use the motherboard for my displays as well

[Gungpae]

Just now, Redheadgaming said:

i have windows 10 installed on my 1tb drive. he says i shouldn't have any issues with the board ( cant really trust that 100%) that board looks good i may just go with that

did you have any gpus in mind too 

my budget is around 160 US  im looking to play OW PUBG etc and maybe stream at the same time

i do have a triple monitor setup but i can use the motherboard for my displays as well

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487290&cm_re=1050_ti-_-14-487-290-_-Product

 

This will run overwatch well (100+ FPS). PUBG is hard to tell because the game isn't really optimized very well (my 1080 runs it at around 120-150 fps on very low)

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4 minutes ago, Gungpae said:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487290&cm_re=1050_ti-_-14-487-290-_-Product

 

This will run overwatch well (100+ FPS). PUBG is hard to tell because the game isn't really optimized very well (my 1080 runs it at around 120-150 fps on very low)

would this board work with my cpu as well? and im guessing my ram is fine (dont have a model number because its in a pre built dell)

[Gungpae]

Just now, Redheadgaming said:

would this board work with my cpu as well? and im guessing my ram is fine (dont have a model number because its in a pre built dell)

i'm guessing your cpu is the Intel Core i5-4440, which is an LGA 1150 socket cpu. The mobo i linked is a lga1150 motherboard. Your CPU only supports DDR3 RAM, which this motherboard only supports. The GPU is compatible with PCI-Express 2.0/2.1/3.0. EVERYTHING IS COMPATIBLE.

 

Also the motherboard I linked is REFURBISHED. So if anything is wrong (within 90 days) you should let Newegg know. 

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1 minute ago, Gungpae said:

i'm guessing your cpu is the Intel Core i5-4440, which is an LGA 1150 socket cpu. The mobo i linked is a lga1150 motherboard. Your CPU only supports DDR3 RAM, which this motherboard only supports. The GPU is compatible with PCI-Express 2.0/2.1/3.0. EVERYTHING IS COMPATIBLE.

 

Also the motherboard I linked is REFURBISHED. So if anything is wrong (within 90 days) you should let Newegg know. 

does it have built in wifi?

id like to get something that is upgrade able as well down the line so im not afraid to spend some money on it

[Gungpae]

Just now, Redheadgaming said:

does it have built in wifi?

id like to get something that is upgrade able as well down the line so im not afraid to spend some money on it

No it doesn't so you will need a wifi adapter if you need wifi. Your upgrade path with this board is probably either i5-4670K, i7-4770K, or the i7-4790K and possibly a better GPU later.

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9 minutes ago, Gungpae said:

No it doesn't so you will need a wifi adapter if you need wifi. Your upgrade path with this board is probably either i5-4670K, i7-4770K, or the i7-4790K and possibly a better GPU later.

i like the cpu i have (it seems good enough) 

 

this is the board that my buddy has https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GA-Z97X-GAMING-Gaming-Networking-Motherboard/dp/B00JKCHDEU

[Gungpae]

Just now, Redheadgaming said:

i like the cpu i have (it seems good enough) 

The point of getting a Z97 motherboard is to later overclock a CPU to get the most performance out of it. Your i5-4440 isn't overclockable (doesn't have a K after it's cpu number).

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23 minutes ago, Gungpae said:

The point of getting a Z97 motherboard is to later overclock a CPU to get the most performance out of it. Your i5-4440 isn't overclockable (doesn't have a K after it's cpu number).

so i were to later upgrade my cpu (which one day i hope to do just not a need) this would work for what id want 

this dosent have wifi either 

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21 minutes ago, Redheadgaming said:

so i were to later upgrade my cpu (which one day i hope to do just not a need) this would work for what id want 

this dosent have wifi either 

i found my ram type as well 12 gigs DDR3 SDRAM