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sirencall

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So my gigabyte mobo got damaged slightly recently, the top PCI-e 16 lane got shorted and Im using the second slot on my Z68 mobo. Im debating between getting a new mobo or jumping ship to a new chip possibly. I mostly use my rig for gaming and I run my cpu at 4.2ghz with 1660 ddr3 and an AMD 280X.

I have been doing game development work lately as well in Unreal 4.

So Im looking to spend between 50 to 150, and ebay isnt off the table for me either. I would like to however get something that gets me full potential out of my CPU if I stay with my 2500k (which I love lol) so I am open to suggestions.
 
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is your rig is running fine and your getting full performance off the lower 16x slot without any gpu heat probems?

yeah its a bummer not having a perfect motherboard but functionally it seems cosmetic. ebay would be your best bet for any z68 or z77. you should be able to find one for $50ish. otherwise a full skylake cpu+mobo upgrade will require ddr4 ram as well and you likely looking at at least $400.
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Hello you have a 1155 'K" model CPU... You need either a Z68 or Z77 for CPU OC. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGA_1155
1) http://pcwarehouseoutlet.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=18426
2) https://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-Z77EX4

The Prices has gone up and the availability of " NEW" seems dried up On EBAY and my other sources, at this time. If you chose to go re-furbished I would first contact the MB Companies website for their method/place of retailing them... as their Warranty would be easier to RMA then.
 
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is your rig is running fine and your getting full performance off the lower 16x slot without any gpu heat probems?

yeah its a bummer not having a perfect motherboard but functionally it seems cosmetic. ebay would be your best bet for any z68 or z77. you should be able to find one for $50ish. otherwise a full skylake cpu+mobo upgrade will require ddr4 ram as well and you likely looking at at least $400.
 
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Your probably right, it is cosmetic since I am getting full speed on my GPU atm and running a comfortable 4 ghz. Though I want to find a board that gives a good high stable overclock, I get up to about 4.2 on my board (even before the short) and it runs into some issues so I would like to get it up to 4.5-4.7 ghz to close the performance gap on newer chips (even though IM not gonna get the extra threads lol)
 
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you can see my rig in the lower right here.

my gigabyte board is about as budget as a z68 can get and i have no problems running 4.5ghz. from my perspective it comes down to vcore. every chip is different and even if you have a great motherboard and an awesome power supply, you simply cannot pass a certain vcore without running risks. even a budget board can supply 1.40v without issues as long as you have a decent power supply and awesome cooling.

what cpu cooler are you planning on running? i have a very simple hyper 212 plus. i run 1.312v@4.4ghz(summer oc@75c) or 1.344@4.5ghz(winter oc@75c) which i personally consider my maximum for prime95 v26.6. if i had something like a phanteks/noctua 120mm cooler i could run 0.1ghz higher, with a dual 140mm setup i could definitely run at least 0.2ghz higher and push toward 1.40v. but for me its just not worth the extra money and extra vcore.
 
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