- Jun 7, 2013
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Thanks in advance guys. I am a new member, so be gentle. 
In April 2011 I purchased this:
BioStar TH67+, 16 GB Ram (DDR3 1600), i5 2500K
I am running Windows 7 with a 256GB SSD. I use this machine almost exclusively for Adobe CS6 (Photoshop/Premiere Pro). I am not a gamer, so I don't worry about FPS on Crysis 2 or anything like that.
At the time I was not worried about a dedicated video card. Now that my CS6 work has ramped up.. I am really missing some hardware acceleration. So I purchased the GTX 770 (because I heard the more CUDA cores the better for CS6)
So now I have all of the above and a GTX 770 will arrive today. BTW: I also have the following PSU: Corsair TX750W 750-Watt Power Supply - ATX, 140mm Fan, SLI-Ready, SATA-Ready, 80Plus
Here is my dilemma. The H67+ only has PCIe 2.0, and the 770 supports PCIe 3.0. Will the 770 work with the H67? If so, How much performance, if any, will I miss without PCIe 3.0? Also, I do not think I can overclock with the H67+, which I think I could squeek out some additional performance from CS6 if I OC'd.
Does it make sense to upgrade to a new motherboard to get PCIe 3.0?
If I get a new motherboard, should I bite the bullet and get a i7 4770K and a Z87 to go with it? (about $500) or just $80 - $150 on a Z77 and toss my H67+ board?
I think with either new board I will get the max 1600 out of my current DDR3 (running at 1300).. so some performance improvement there.
If I go with Haswell I will move all of my current components to upgrade my UnRaid Server. But that's not my priority.
So in summary...
1) Will the GTX 770 work with my PCIe 2.0 H67+ motherboard?
2) Will I see a performance improvement if I get a Z77 board?
3) Is the performance improvement of the Z87/i4770k worth the ~$400 difference vs. the Z77?
My bottom line is.. having just put out $420 for the 770.. I would prefer to wait the next generation processor if I can get away with it. Either way, I would like some assessment of the performance I may gain with these options and I appreciate the advice of the community.
In April 2011 I purchased this:
BioStar TH67+, 16 GB Ram (DDR3 1600), i5 2500K
I am running Windows 7 with a 256GB SSD. I use this machine almost exclusively for Adobe CS6 (Photoshop/Premiere Pro). I am not a gamer, so I don't worry about FPS on Crysis 2 or anything like that.
At the time I was not worried about a dedicated video card. Now that my CS6 work has ramped up.. I am really missing some hardware acceleration. So I purchased the GTX 770 (because I heard the more CUDA cores the better for CS6)
So now I have all of the above and a GTX 770 will arrive today. BTW: I also have the following PSU: Corsair TX750W 750-Watt Power Supply - ATX, 140mm Fan, SLI-Ready, SATA-Ready, 80Plus
Here is my dilemma. The H67+ only has PCIe 2.0, and the 770 supports PCIe 3.0. Will the 770 work with the H67? If so, How much performance, if any, will I miss without PCIe 3.0? Also, I do not think I can overclock with the H67+, which I think I could squeek out some additional performance from CS6 if I OC'd.
Does it make sense to upgrade to a new motherboard to get PCIe 3.0?
If I get a new motherboard, should I bite the bullet and get a i7 4770K and a Z87 to go with it? (about $500) or just $80 - $150 on a Z77 and toss my H67+ board?
I think with either new board I will get the max 1600 out of my current DDR3 (running at 1300).. so some performance improvement there.
If I go with Haswell I will move all of my current components to upgrade my UnRaid Server. But that's not my priority.
So in summary...
1) Will the GTX 770 work with my PCIe 2.0 H67+ motherboard?
2) Will I see a performance improvement if I get a Z77 board?
3) Is the performance improvement of the Z87/i4770k worth the ~$400 difference vs. the Z77?
My bottom line is.. having just put out $420 for the 770.. I would prefer to wait the next generation processor if I can get away with it. Either way, I would like some assessment of the performance I may gain with these options and I appreciate the advice of the community.
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