ASUS Gryphon Armor Kit $10 (Norm $44+) @PCCG

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  [Deactivated] on 13/06/2015 - 16:13

  The only reason I bought an ASUS ROG Ranger Motherboard was because the Gryphon Armour Kit was too expensive to use on the gryphon mobos. Damn it! ROG is still the best, though. :p
  Asus has some pretty awesome software and hardware in its ROG lineup.

  THe main difference is that the Gryphon are designed to last a lot longer, mainly due to their fancy Japanese high voltage capacitors.

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  congo on 13/06/2015 - 17:11

  I am looking to upgrade my i5 (2nd gen) to i7 (4th gen) CPU.
  Do I need a new mobo? Or can I take out the i5 CPU and apply a new layer of thermal paste for the i7?

  If I need a new mobo, is the Gryphon Z97 mobo ($200) any good?

  Thanks

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    [Deactivated] on 13/06/2015 - 17:13

    +1

    definitely you will need mobo as their sockets are different.

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      congo on 13/06/2015 - 17:18

      Thanks. I will check to see my if current mobo is 1150 pins (Haswell Refresh)…I think it might be the original Haswell 1155 pins :-(
      If so, then I might as well jump to the X99 (Haswell-E).. but then I will have to also change my RAM :-(

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    bentan77 on 13/06/2015 - 17:41

    Upgrading for what? For most uses you won't find much of a performance difference between those CPUs. I'd at least wait a couple months till the 6th gen CPUs come out.

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      congo on 13/06/2015 - 17:48

      I am currently on the Intel Core i5-2400.
      I would like to upgrade to the i7-4790.

      So I am going from LGA1155 to LGA1150.
      So I just need a new mobo?

      I am a dev. I need the extra CPU power for my compilations..

      With the 6th gen CPUs (X99), I would also need to change my RAM (32GB) and since the 6th gen CPU have slower clock speed, the performance gains over 5th gen CPU are not great?

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        Merlict on 13/06/2015 - 18:04

        +2

        x99 (Socket 2011) isn't actually 6th gen, it's the high performance variant of Haswell. The motherboards are more expensive, uses (expensive) DDR4 and the chips cost a bomb but it has great performance since the chips are unlocked, have HT and up to 8 cores.

        For 99% of users who don't run multithreaded programs or need more memory bandwidth etc it's a waste of money though.

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        congo on 13/06/2015 - 18:21

        @Merlict: I mostly use Eclipse, Java, Oracle, Firefox. They probably wont use all 8 cores :-(
        So X99 isn't a worthwhile upgrade path for me. I prefer higher clock speeds.

        Is the Gryphon Z97 mobo good for the i7-4790?

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        bentan77 on 13/06/2015 - 18:41

        +1

        By 6th gen I meant Skylake, they would be the 6000 series when they come out.

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        Merlict on 13/06/2015 - 18:44

        @congngo: If you're getting the K chip yeah it reviews well. Otherwise you can save money on a H97.

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        congo on 13/06/2015 - 19:32

        @Merlict: it's about $450 saving…
        If only the X99 supports DDR3 ram :(

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        congo on 13/06/2015 - 20:12

        @Merlict: ok, I will get the K version :-)

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  serrin on 13/06/2015 - 17:35

  That's cheap, cheaper than shipping. Now to buy something else to justify the cost of shipping…