Somnambulator
Gawd
- Joined
- Apr 13, 2008
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Hey gang im on a shitty backup computer and dont have time or ability to do my normal research. I moved this past weekend and my dad dropped my desktop. it's having USB, random video artifacting and hard-locking, and power problems. I would just swap the mobo out, but it's socket 1156 and having trouble locating one similar to what i have since that socket only existed for like 2 weeks. (i dont want to buy the biostar boards on newegg)
Im not up to date on CPUs or chipsets. Can someone do me a favor and give me some quick recommendations? Looking to spend $200 for CPU and $150-200 for mobo. Going for bang-for-the-buck here. OCing is a must but i wont be doing anything crazy. my i5-750 is (was) running 3.8ghz on air with complete ease and i didnt feel the need to push higher. im looking for an easy, significant OC on air, and im pretty sure thats still possible with current chips. Willing to spend a little more to get what i want, but i have a hard time dropping >$200 on a CPU (ive never done it since ive always OCed to achieve the performance i've been after)
Also, real quick, what is the difference between the Asus P8Z77-V PRO, LK, and LX? Which is the best bang for buck? I dont need better quality audio (have a card) or onboard video. i only buy Asus for my main/gaming rigs. Is there a better option from Asus? Im not looking to spend a lot as this is an unexpected result, but mobo is not something i want to cheap out on.
Thanks. I know theres a little more in here than just CPUs and i havent done much research on my own...but thats why i came here. i need my main computer back up and running ASAP and doing anything on this computer is annoying and slow and i still have many boxes to unpack.
Also if anyone knows a place to buy a new asus P7P55D-E pro or similar, im all ears!
Im not up to date on CPUs or chipsets. Can someone do me a favor and give me some quick recommendations? Looking to spend $200 for CPU and $150-200 for mobo. Going for bang-for-the-buck here. OCing is a must but i wont be doing anything crazy. my i5-750 is (was) running 3.8ghz on air with complete ease and i didnt feel the need to push higher. im looking for an easy, significant OC on air, and im pretty sure thats still possible with current chips. Willing to spend a little more to get what i want, but i have a hard time dropping >$200 on a CPU (ive never done it since ive always OCed to achieve the performance i've been after)
Also, real quick, what is the difference between the Asus P8Z77-V PRO, LK, and LX? Which is the best bang for buck? I dont need better quality audio (have a card) or onboard video. i only buy Asus for my main/gaming rigs. Is there a better option from Asus? Im not looking to spend a lot as this is an unexpected result, but mobo is not something i want to cheap out on.
Thanks. I know theres a little more in here than just CPUs and i havent done much research on my own...but thats why i came here. i need my main computer back up and running ASAP and doing anything on this computer is annoying and slow and i still have many boxes to unpack.
Also if anyone knows a place to buy a new asus P7P55D-E pro or similar, im all ears!