NoBS|Public Lounge => Rigs, Overclockers, Computers, Tech Help => Topic started by: DriveRaider on July 23, 2008, 11:59:15 AM
Title: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: DriveRaider on July 23, 2008, 11:59:15 AM
Hey guys im looking to get a good overclockable motherboard. werth told me about the 750i ftw, just curious what are some well known nicely overclockable motherboards for my Q6600. ill be buying a new mobo now that i found out my CPU's power is being held back.
Title: Re: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: DriveRaider on July 23, 2008, 12:26:58 PM
i was thinking about this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188024 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188024) . what do you guys think? is this a good board
Title: Re: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: werth on July 23, 2008, 12:35:34 PM
oh yea 780i is nice, if you wanna spend 250. are you going SLI for sure? if not, take one of these HANDS DOWN: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136043 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136047 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136050
Title: Re: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: DriveRaider on July 23, 2008, 01:05:44 PM
also i noticed that the motherboards have 8 pin CPU connectors. do i need an adapter or can i just use my 4 pin?
Title: Re: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: johnny5 on July 23, 2008, 02:46:55 PM
i am going to go with 780i board and e8500 asap.......to go with my 2 9800 gtx s
Title: Re: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: DriveRaider on July 23, 2008, 03:03:43 PM
does your PSU have a 4 pin CPU connector or an 8 pin? does it really matter?
Title: Re: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: DriveRaider on July 23, 2008, 03:22:51 PM
forget the 780i, way too expensive. i may just get this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128086 and pocket the $100. i dont plan on going SLI anyways.
Title: Re: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: werth on July 23, 2008, 03:29:36 PM
although thats a nice board, i highly suggest spending $10 more and gettiing this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136043
its a q6600 OC champ, its awesome in every way.
Title: Re: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: DriveRaider on July 23, 2008, 03:34:39 PM
the 8 pin CPU connector worries me, will my 4 pin be ok?
Title: Re: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: pcgamer on July 23, 2008, 05:55:27 PM
also i noticed that the motherboards have 8 pin CPU connectors. do i need an adapter or can i just use my 4 pin?
its just TWO 4pin connectors connected at the same time... i have the same thing with 680i .. you should have two CPU power plugs coming from your PSU
Title: Re: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: DriveRaider on July 23, 2008, 05:59:56 PM
i dont have this, just 1 =(
Title: Re: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: DriveRaider on July 23, 2008, 06:00:48 PM
does the OCZ 700 watt http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341002 have 2 CPU plugs?
Title: Re: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: pcgamer on July 23, 2008, 06:29:40 PM
lol thats the exact same PSU i'm running and yes it does
Title: Re: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: DriveRaider on July 24, 2008, 04:13:02 PM
so basically you need a stronger power supply and 8 pin to feed a quad core. is the 700 watt OCZ PSU a good power supply for SLI and a quad?
Title: Re: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: pcgamer on July 24, 2008, 05:01:36 PM
I have quad, SLi, 6x120mm fans, 6 hdds, 2 optical drives.... and its rock solid with quite a bit of headroom
Title: Re: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: DriveRaider on July 24, 2008, 05:16:58 PM
so again, just to clarify. the 700 watt has 2 , 12v 4 pins for the CPU. and the quads need this extra juice.
Title: Re: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: DriveRaider on July 25, 2008, 12:50:57 PM
ok, i think ive found someone to buy my old 650i for $75. my new motherboard is going to be the 750i like werth suggested http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188026 and my new PSU will be a 700 watt OCZ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341002 . i have just 2 questions. 1) will my 800 ram be ok with this motherboard? how does OC'ing the FSB work as far as ram goes in unlinked mode as opposed to linked? 2) i just bought a 750 gb hitachi drive for $89 and i want to know if i can use this as the Drive with my OS on it and stick the 250gb one im currently using for my OS as a slave. how does it work if my hitachi is sata and my maxtor is pata? will i be able to pull all my files after i reinstall a windows to a new hard drive or are there some kind of security measures that wont let me access the old HD after swapping mobos?
Title: Re: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: werth on July 25, 2008, 03:37:43 PM
1) 800 ram will be fine, what are you using again, q6600? linking ram/fsb is better on nvidia chipsets, so i'd do that. maybe do a 400x8 and keep your ram at 800, so 1:1... or if you think you can get to 3.6, 400x9, or you can always try 450x8 or something and oc your ram to 900mhz
2)when changing the OS around on drives, i recommend a fresh install. i'm sure it's "possible" boot up on your maxtor, and then clone it to the hitachi, and then set that as the boot if you know whta i mean. runnin 1 sata and 1 pata makes no difference, shouldnt run into any conflicts
Title: Re: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: DriveRaider on July 25, 2008, 03:57:29 PM
thanks for the help werth but i think i worded the question wrong, i dont want to "not" install a fresh copy of windows. i just want to install the new copy of windows on the brand new hitachi, then connecting the old one as a slave ( dont know how id do this since its in pata and the main ones in sata) and grabbing all my data. in other words, i want to have a running OS on the hitachi and connect the maxtor as the slave so i can access my files.
Title: Re: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: werth on July 25, 2008, 04:06:41 PM
yea i get yea. im saying you might be able to keep your current OS install by cloning the drive. but i recommend installing fresh, which you will be doing. yea just plug the sata drive into an sata port. as for the ide/pata drive, well just plug the drive into the ide port on the mobo. as for the drive being in master/slave/cable select, im not 100% sure. just leave it in master. sata+pata combos dont matter when dealing with master/slave issues, thats only when dealing with more than one pata device on the same sleave.
i would leave the pin on master.
Title: Re: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: johnny5 on July 25, 2008, 05:50:15 PM
I plan on getting the EVGA 780i tri sli ftw edition mobo.....anybody have any opinions on this board?
Title: Re: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: DriveRaider on July 25, 2008, 10:35:02 PM
i think it would be a waste to go tri-sli. i just want the lowest FTW SLI board so i can SLI if i want to and OC the hell out of it. i think the 780i would get about the same OC as the 750. i saw one guy get 3.8 ghz on his Q6600...
Title: Re: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: DriveRaider on July 25, 2008, 10:52:56 PM
as you guys know im going to be changing a major part of my computer and reformatting. how do i keep my CoD4 rank? i already had to restart once, it said bad rank data or something.
Title: Re: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: johnny5 on July 26, 2008, 08:25:27 AM
save your players file in the activision folder......then after you re-install cod 4 paste it back in the folder
Title: Re: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: pcgamer on July 26, 2008, 10:47:42 AM
lol its not that easy johnny5..
Title: Re: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: Super J on July 26, 2008, 07:15:59 PM
no its not. are you cracked or legit
Title: Re: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: DriveRaider on July 26, 2008, 09:25:07 PM
im cracked, i tried it how johnny said and it said, Corrupt MPdate. resetting rank.
Title: Re: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: johnny5 on July 26, 2008, 10:31:22 PM
hmm......it has worked for me
Title: Re: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: pcgamer on July 27, 2008, 01:02:58 AM
im cracked, i tried it how johnny said and it said, Corrupt MPdate. resetting rank.
yep if you mess with those files youre rank resets
Title: Re: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: Super J on July 27, 2008, 01:03:46 AM
you need to know the exact cdkey you used if you aare cracked it has to match up with the mpdata file
Title: Re: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: DriveRaider on July 27, 2008, 09:11:16 AM
anyways, back to the motherboard thing. werth have you heard about the 7x0i series and the video corruption bug >_<
Title: Re: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: werth on July 27, 2008, 03:51:49 PM
nope, personally i would stay away from nvidia boards and always have. but you guys are so keen on sli. (event hough CF scales better).
IMO you still cant beat a p35/p45 board for bang for buck and solid performance. if you want CF with 4850/4870 P45 would do. If you want to be in the clear (maybe two 4870x2's) make sure to go 16x/16x so x38/48.
for me, thers only two boards to consider atm.. DFI t2rs p35/p45. (unless SLI, then good luck)
Title: Re: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: DriveRaider on July 27, 2008, 04:04:03 PM
too bad i already ordered the 750i. newegg has a non-refundable policy with this motherboard too. i guess im stuck with it now. at least EVGA has a lifetime warranty -_-
Title: Re: nForce 7 series motherboard
Post by: werth on July 27, 2008, 05:18:32 PM