updating to Z97

[cookiebun]

Hi I was thinking of updating to a Z97 board but the only one I can see with wifi is a bit to pricey if I was to go for one of the ones without wifi could I use the card that came with my existing board the,  Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH Socket 1155 VGA DVI HDMI Dual Thunderbolt

[absic]

Yes it should work OK although you may have to download the correct drivers from the Gigabyte site for your card.
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4135&dl=1&RWD=0#dl

There are three revisions of this card but the drivers seem to be the same for all of them.

[cookiebun]

 Hi absic these are the choices any preferences.

http://www.ebuyer.com/642519-gigaby...displayport-8-channel-audio-ga-z97x-gaming-gt

http://www.ebuyer.com/642521-gigaby...splayport-8-channel-audio-atx-ga-z97x-ud5h-bk

http://www.ebuyer.com/642520-gigaby...-channel-audio-atx-motherboard-ga-z97x-ud7-th

[absic]

I am actually using the GA-Z97X-UD5H motherboard myself and I have found this to be very good. Check my review here: http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php/topic,14703.0.html for more information.

[cookiebun]

Hi absic  very good review I am still tied to the two top mobos and have a few questions

http://www.ebuyer.com/642521-gigaby...splayport-8-channel-audio-atx-ga-z97x-ud5h-bk, any problems with crossfire as I have 2x R9 290 cards now and what is the real difference between the two boards I know they are both good boards but being a gamer (not online ) would the http://www.ebuyer.com/642519-gigaby...displayport-8-channel-audio-ga-z97x-gaming-gt suit me better, this is my system now. 

NZXT Phantom 410 Black Orange Special Edition
Intel Core i5 3570K,1155, Ivy Bridge, Quad Core, 3.4GHz,
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH Socket 1155 VGA DVI HDMI Dual Thunderbolt 7.1 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard
Sapphire R9 290 TRI-X OC 4GB GDDR5 X 2
16GB (2x8GB) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance
Crucial 480GB M500 2.5 6GBps SSD
Western Digital 1tb Hard Drive SATA111 7200rpm 64MB Cache-OEM Caviar Black
Corsair RM1000 PSU
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler
Liteon DVD Writer
24” Samsung SM2433BW Black Widescreen LCD, 1920x1200
5.1 Creative Surround Speakers
Logitech G11 Gaming Keyboard
Logitech MX516 Gaming Mouse
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Epson XP-405

[absic]

Here is a comparison of the two motherboards you are looking at: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/comparison/list.aspx?ck=2&pids=5106,4969

As you can see the GT board has different sound/on-board graphic options whilst the UD5H-BK has two LAN ports. The other big difference is with the PCI-e ports and as you are crossfiring I would go for the GT board as this should, in theory, be the better option to gain maximum graphic capabilities.

[cookiebun]

Hi absic I will go with your advice I see what you mean about the crossfire thanks for the advice I will be in touch when it comes, hope you and all yours are well, I don't see dark mantis what happened.  regards Alan

[cookiebun]

Hi new motherboard arrived this morning Gigabyte Z97X-GAMING GT ( very nice looking board) I might have a go at switching it tomorrow but I have two questions should I download the latest bios for it and I see there is a crossfire strip do I need to use It as my last board crossfired  through the slots, sorry three questions I don't see what rev it is.

[autotech]

If not having any problems updating the bios is a choice not a have to do thing. I always keep mine up to the latest non beta level. If you are crossfiring 2 AMD cards yes use the strip.

Revision is on the motherboard the very lower left corner by the mounting hole.

[cookiebun]

Hi autotech thanks for the info I will see what happens about the bios.

[dmdilks]

If not having any problems updating the bios is a choice not a have to do thing.

I have to agree on this. Updating is a person choice. I live by a golden rule. Don't Fix what isn't Broke.

[cookiebun]

Thanks dmdilks

[cookiebun]

Hi don't know whether anybody can help me but I bought an Coolermaster Hyper T4 cpu cooler to go with the motherboard when I ordered the cooler it said for Inten 1150 and on the box it says Intel 1150 but the fitting instructions don't say Intel 1150 the closest is Intel 1155 do I use these fitting instructions.

[cookiebun]

I have hit a bit of a problem when i start up power comes on fans start up DVD tries to read windows disc then system reboots and it goes through same routeen over and over again, any ideas.

[dmdilks]

Do you have it to boot to the DVD drive first. You should come on the screen that it will ask you if you want to boot to the DVD.