Looking for Suggestions for a good gaming lga 1155 mobo :)

DamienMicallef · Jun 10, 2015

Hi guys I'm looking for motherboard suggestions with the 1155 socket, I use my pc for gaming, no editing or rendering.
Specs:
GPU:GTX 960
CPU:core i5 3330 3ghz
ram: 4gb (Will be getting 8gb, but i need to upgrade my mobo first)
PSU:600W
MOBO: Do not know exactly, but its an asus micro atx
I was looking at this, what do you guys think ? http://www.scanmalta.com/scanshop/computing/components-...

BTW my budget is about a max of 150 euros

LookItsRain · Jun 10, 2015

Why do you need to upgrade your mobo, you wont get any gains from it unless you need more ports etc.

DamienMicallef · Jun 10, 2015

LookItsRain :

I want to get more ram as at the moment i have 2x2gb of ram, i want to upgrade to 8gb by getting a set of 2x4 ram sticks, but my mobo is not compatible with 8gb ram and also I practically have no space to fit the ram because of the plastic around the vengence series.

LookItsRain · Jun 10, 2015

DamienMicallef :

How is your mobo not compatible with 8 gigs of ram, im sure it is.

DamienMicallef · Jun 10, 2015

LookItsRain :

I will be getting this ram kit
Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600Mhz Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Kit (Blu)
My motherboard can not accept 1600mhz type of ram

LetsPlayThisBro · Jun 10, 2015

DamienMicallef :

LookItsRain :

I will be getting this ram kit
Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600Mhz Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Kit (Blu)
My motherboard can not accept 1600mhz type of ram

When it says that it usually applies only to when the board was released... later bios updates usually allow higher speed ram.

EDIT: but get the full model number so that can be checked.

LookItsRain · Jun 10, 2015

DamienMicallef :

LookItsRain :

I will be getting this ram kit
Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600Mhz Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Kit (Blu)
My motherboard can not accept 1600mhz type of ram

What specific mobo do you have.

DamienMicallef · Jun 10, 2015

LookItsRain :

DamienMicallef :

What specific mobo do you have.

Asus P8H61-M LX

LookItsRain · Jun 10, 2015

Ok, just buy a 2x4 gb ddr3 1333 kit and not waste money on a new mobo.

DamienMicallef · Jun 10, 2015

LookItsRain :

That would be ideal, but the problem is, i have a gtx 960 ssc which already takes a huge amount of space on the tiny board and also i have Enermax ETS-N30 cpu cooler which again takes up a lot of space where the ram is inserted. Do you still think i should just stick with my current crowded mobo? Again it would be ideal for me to just upgrade my ram, but i dont want everything to be so crammed together

LookItsRain · Jun 10, 2015

You can buy low profile ram to get rid of clearance issues, even my regular crucial ram is rather short.

Its m-atx so it not that cramped, my board is an m-atx as well.

DamienMicallef · Jun 10, 2015

LookItsRain :

Im now a bit confused, I'm not entirely sure if my mobo can handle 1600mhz ram, https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P8H61M_LX_R20/specifications/ here it says it can, what kind of low profile ram would you recommend? And what will the difference be between a low profile one to the vengence? Will speeds vary?

entropy4money · Jun 10, 2015

LookItsRain is giving you great advice.

DamienMicallef · Jun 10, 2015

Do not take all these questions from my part as any form of disrespect or going against your advice, i'm just trying to understand more, in face thank you very much for the patience

LookItsRain · Jun 10, 2015

DamienMicallef :

Speeds dont matter, ram is ram, low profile just means the stick its self is not as tall, you will buy 1333mhz ram.

DamienMicallef · Jun 10, 2015

LookItsRain :

Ok so price does not matter to me, i can get either this http://www.scanmalta.com/scanshop/computing/components-storage/memory/pc-memory/8gb-2x4gb-corsair-ddr3-pc1600-cas-11-11-11-30-memory.html
or
http://www.scanmalta.com/scanshop/computing/components-storage/memory/pc-memory/8gb-2x4gb-corsair-ddr3-xms3-pc-1333-memory-lifetime-warra.html

You are saying i should just get the 1333mhz not the 1600mhz correct?

LookItsRain · Jun 10, 2015

Yea, grab the 1333mhz ram to make sure there are no issues.

DamienMicallef · Jun 10, 2015

LookItsRain :

Great thanks for the info, you saved me quite a lot of money

Goodbye and I hope the rest of your day goes well

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