Help choosing a upgrade for motherboard

Dann-e-boy · Mar 30, 2014

Hey guys and gals I'm a noob in training can some please can someone be kind enough to advise me on a correct motherboard to upgrade to

These are my specs
Alienware Area 51 ALX
Msi MS-7543 V2.0 X58 LGA1366 Core i7 DDR3 Mb
Intel core i7 975 at 3.33 ghz
8GB DDR3 ram
2805MB AMD 5800 series GPU
500GB HDD
Windows 7 Home Premium

After a bad bios flash I couldn't find a fix (link below) so have to fork out on a new motherboard

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2075602/bad-bios-flash-black-screen.html#12995385

Ahmadjon · Mar 30, 2014

You won't find new X58 board for normal price the only way is to buy used one!
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&LH_BIN=1&_nkw=x58+motherboard
But you can sell your components and build new PC

Dann-e-boy · Mar 30, 2014

Thanks for the quick reply ahmadjon and the link but I'm not sure which one is compatible with mine

Ahmadjon · Mar 30, 2014

Dann-e-boy :

LGA1366 is a standard so any of them should be compatible with your components!

Dann-e-boy · Mar 30, 2014

I'm stuck on which one to choose can't decide which one would you recommend that's best for gaming say with a budget of £250?

Ahmadjon · Mar 31, 2014

Dann-e-boy :

I would recommend you to save up some money and get new motherboard and CPU!
LGA1366 is a really old platform but if you want to get X58 motherboard then buy this one
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ASUS-P6X58D-E-X58-SATA-6GB-USB3-s1366-i7-/221399530394?pt=UK_Computing_LaptopMotherboards_CPUs_CA&hash=item338c70bb9a

Again think about getting new CPU and motherboard, that i7-4770K would be a lot faster than i7 975 because now i5-4670k is almost as fast as i7-990X!

Dann-e-boy · Mar 31, 2014

Thanks ahmadjon

Which would you choose

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intel-Core-I7-4770K-3-9Ghz-Asus-Z87-K-Haswell-Motherboard-Cooler-Pc-Bundle-/140990191439?pt=UK_Motherboards_CPUs&hash=item20d3ab974f

Or

ASUS Rampage III Extreme X58, LGA 1366/Socket B Intel Motherboard

Dann-e-boy · Mar 31, 2014

Or tell me what you think of this

ASUS Maximus VI Hero with the i7-4770k

Works out about £400

kill streak · Mar 31, 2014

Man check this out you may not need to buy a new one

http://www.technibble.com/how-to-recover-from-a-bad-bios-update/

Dann-e-boy · Mar 31, 2014

Thanks kill streak but doesn't work

This is what I'm thinking of buying

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VI HERO Intel Z87

4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 4770K 3.50GHz Socket LGA1150

Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit

All new and all for £465

Ahmadjon · Mar 31, 2014

Dann-e-boy :

Maximus VI Hero and i7-4770k is the best choice for price but for RAM take a look at G.Skill Ares, Ripjaws X or Sniper series RAM 2x4GB 1600/1866Mhz CL8/CL9 RAM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.68 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £59.68
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-31 17:22 BST+0100)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£64.25 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £64.25
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-31 17:23 BST+0100)

Corsair is a bit overpriced but if you like the looks of Corsair you can get Corsair RAM!

Dann-e-boy · Apr 1, 2014

Thanks for the help guys this is what I stuck with ordered and is on it's way

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VI HERO Intel Z87

4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 4770K 3.50GHz Socket LGA1150

Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit

Even treated it to some Arctic m4 thermal paste

All I'm looking for now is picking a graphics card

Ahmadjon · Apr 1, 2014

Dann-e-boy :

You're welcome

Good choice overall, you've ordered Corsair RAM

Dann-e-boy · Apr 5, 2014

Thanks ahmadjon loving the look of it all ready

Any idea where I can buy a back plate for my cpu so I can use the built in alienware cpu fan

The black box that fits behind the motherboad is a different size is their some kind of conversion kit for 1366 to 1150?

Ahmadjon · Apr 6, 2014

Dann-e-boy :

I think no there is no adapter for 1150 but you can buy this awesome and cheap CPU cooler
Or you can use stock cooler

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £25.45
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-06 14:08 BST+0100)

I have one in my rig and it's good for cooling!

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