Asus motherboards dont supports linux?
Why not? Linux works fine on mine ☺
Asus motherboards dont supports linux?
Why not? Linux works fine on mine ☺
Funny, i just installed Mint in a dual boot on my saber. Havent really seen any weird bugs yet?
Well go with one with only one 12V rail. Anything over ~40 Amps will be fine.
ATX, BTA, BPS and SFX are form factors for PSUs. ATX and SFX are what you will usually see with ATX being much more common. SFX are only for tiny cases that require them. ATX is what you want.
Thanks DerKrieger, that clears things up! Since I work w/ avionic techs (I'm the desk jockey) the power supplies they use for testing vary widely so I really didn't have much of a reference.
Thanks again!
Thanks for the help M.A., I've been lurking in the other forums here and I've seen you give a LOT of info. I don't really intend to oc for now... maybe a few yrs down the road.
This all a far cry from when I was your age. Back then, the 386 was "The Boss"! I still have my 286 in the closet. Funny, I have a PC that's older than you! Now I'm really feeling old... :\
Ok, I've made some adjustments. Still considering lower end MB & GPU to save some $.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QBR223
I kept the 212 because I don't know if the NH-D14 that Freaksmacker suggested would clear the 200mm fan on the side panel of the case. I choose the case + fan for max airflow. If its overkill (3 200fans) or if there's a better case to consider, please lemme know.
If you're only gaming, DDR3-1333 won't be any different from DDR3-2400 or higher. However, higher clocked memory will help if you are using integrated graphics(which the 8320 doesn't have), or if you are rendering/editing videos.
Motherboards should work with almost all RAM, granted they're from the same generation(obviously DDR2 won't work in a DDR3 board). As you get into higher clock speeds, some motherboards will require you to manually overclock the RAM since it isn't an officially supported speed.
I'm not sure if even the Hyper 212 would be short enough. The Hyper 212 is 159mm tall. You might want to check the clearance of the case with that fan.
Also, the 6GB version of that card isn't worth it if you're not dealing with resolutions above 1080p or high-res modded games.
Bit overkill on the power supply, but if you plan on doing crossfire in the future, then it might work out just fine.
The 212 fits in the smaller haf 912 so it should do fine in the haf 922. Looking at the prices of the gpus on pcp the 6GB version is the same price as the 3GB from msi and only $40 more than the cheapest 3GB version I could find http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9280xtdfd He may just want to keep it for the price. Heck watch dogs used up to 5GB of ram some people reported so may not be a bad idea to have 6.
Unless he is okay with spenidng $30 more and getting a 290 http://pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-axr92904gbd5tdheoc
I read so much about how these big cards can use more power than rated when stressed so that's why. As for the card, I was trying to find a cheaper board than suggested earlier and it had more ram so... also thinking of the longevity of the build. Figured even basic graphics would get more intense later on. But I'm considering a lower card and psu since I won't be doing intense gaming. Besides, I thought one would want a psu that was about 50% more than the max rated use of the system due to typical power leakage etc? Did I misunderstand?
Thanks for the help STN!
There is only so much power that can be drawn from the PCIE lane and the connectors. They physically can't draw more. 50% is way overkill. Your PSU will be running at a low wattage and it won't be nearly as efficient.
Believe it or not but an i7-4770 and a GTX 780 can run off of a 450W PSU no problem. I would recommend it and you'd be close but you can do it.
After spending time at Asus & ASRock websites, I'm just frustrated at this point. Apparently neither support 16G (8x2) of 1866, only a handful of 8x2 1600, and about a billion 1333 or less! The only exception is the Sabertooth supports one version of Corsair @ 1866 but that's it. Now, they support 16G (4x4),8G (4x2), and 4G (2x2) in 1866/1600 but for longevity sake, wouldn't 16G be best now and then, if need be, add later?
ASRock's website completely confused me trying to figure out their mem support.
Ugh!
Hi Uncle A, can you summarize your requirements? I think you should give MisteryAngel a motherboard budget and let him/her select one. 1333 is fine. Your CPU will have a natural RAM frequency that depends on the main clock, and depending on what features the Mobo has it may not allow you to use the RAM at its highest speed... and if it does you won't notice a difference anyway.
Depending on your true needs I don't see spending more than $600. It depends what you need for editing, I assume that's video editing.
The instantaneous current draw of the CPU and GPU varies a great deal, it will go far below and a little above the "TDP" or "typical" rating. The power supply can handle these excursions just fine; it's when continuous power needs exceed the capability of the PSU that it shuts down.
Give the people here your specific requirements and/or a budget, and let them suggest something. They won't let you walk out of here with a bad part. Or if you've settled on a GPU then let us know. Right now, it seems to me you are obsessing about motherboard features that don't matter and are not considering factors that are important.
Also. It sounds like you would prefer to avoid replacing the CPU/motherboard/RAM combination for 8 years. But it may be cheaper to do exactly that.
Ok... I want to eventually learn vid editing/rendering and maybe animation but it might take me a while. The short-term is for movies (3D maybe) and some gaming. Figured I should make something I could grow into.Thought if it went kinda big now that it would be better.
Budget is about $1500 USD max but if I can get by with $600 that'd be great. As for the mobo, I was going by what everyone said. All the ones MisteryAngel referred to can use any MHZ ram, my rant was based on the ram I chose.
Gaming... well, I don't really want to get into things that are so intense... my blood pressure is high enough as it is. lol
I just want to make the best out of getting this 8320, especially since today I read that AMD has most likely abandoned the AM3+ avenue. If so, there won't be any upgrading in 8 yrs.
I guess I can drop down the gpu a few grades and the ram to 1600.
Some said that oc'ing would probably become a requirement in the future so I was taking that into consideration with the board.
If need be, I'll sell this cpu and start from scratch.
Well, the 8320 is still a very capable CPU by today's standards.
Well dont worry to much about the ram's the G.skill snipers 1866mhz 1.5V cl9 rams you selected will work fine on all those boards ive given to you.
Don´t star blind on those fendor memory support lists, caus offcourse not all memory in the world would get tested by them. it would take a year of testing or so. lol. But most DDR3 ram will be compatible without any problem. somethimes you have to set them in the bios to theire stock speeds by hand. but this as easy as peunuts on an Asus board. just go into the bios, advanced mode, Ai-tweaker - chance the memory frequancy from auto, to 1866mhz. then you done.
stole a picture from Hi Tech legion he probably doesn´t mind.
About the rest of the build it looks awesome to me, but i do have to agree about the 280X 6GB. i would personaly kickout the blueray drive, and spend that little extra towars a R9-290. unless you realy need the blueray drive offcourse.
But offcours the semi highend 280X is a decent card for 1080p aswell.
Thanks Uncle A, that matches what I had understood from your previous posts. The big question in my mind is what GPU you need. I can't make recommendations for video editing but I can't help thinking your needs may be far below the $1500 point. I'm thinking 175 for the GPU. 100 for Mobo. 150 for RAM (???). 150 for disks. 125 for case and PSU, and that's 700. And there's fat there to trim.
But if you want to go kinda big, then I wholeheartedly support you. I think the reason MisteryAngel is suggesting high end over clocking boards, is because of your budget of 1500. With that budget, MA is steering you to the motherboards that make sense at that level. (And, yes the ability to use any MHz RAM is a feature that overclocking motherboards tend to have.)
Here is a list of parts I threw together while writing this. If I changed any specs I apologize I didn't remember/check exactly what you had. I don't know if the mb is any good.
EDIT: As the poster below says, the motherboard I list here doesn't have a good enough power supply. And, the XFX PSU isn't the best either for this build (It was on sale. I couldn't resist). The PSU Uncle A chose is excellent, and it's at a good price.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zHsqhM
Why would you recommend a mb with no vrms for a eight core? Bad, dont do it man. That makes biostar ta970 look good. Its not gonna last . For better longevity, you need 990x or 990fx chipset which does come with better power delivery,better longevity,and better performance.
"We do not officially support Linux on our motherboards outside of some WS models. "
https://teksyndicate.com/forum/motherboards/ask-asus-jj-here-some-videos-and-answer-your-questions/177709?page=1 (search for my post about me bitching about their linux support)
My below statements are from a linux user, please treat them as such.
Why would you buy a motherboard from a manufacturer that specifically says they don't support linux? For the extreme overclocking ability? Who can tell the difference between the 0.1 GHz more you can get on the Sabertooth and the maximum frequency you get with the 990FX Evo R2? Just silly.
Same with the Formula Z... only useful for bragging rights and to throw away money on features that will never work on linux, because 1. ASUS doesn't want them supported on linux. 2. Nobody who uses linux needs them.