Looking for a new motherboard
September 22nd, 2019
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128559&Tpk=GIGABYTE%20GA-Z77X-UP5%20TH%20LGA%201155%20Intel%20Z77&IsVirtualParent=1
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-Motherboard-PCI-Express-CrossFireX-Intelligent/dp/B007KZQEGC/ref=as_li_tf_sw?&linkCode=wsw&tag=computersfora-21
Any suggestions?
Yes, Be more specific!
How on earth do you expect to get a proper answer without providing the CPU model
& Country? Provide a screenshot from CPU-Z (CPU tab) and do mention where you’re from.
an ask how much you are willing to spend
there is various motherboards an some have bundles that might be better for you
I figured a board that would support USB 3.0 in XP x32 would narrow it down pretty quick. Cost: $400. Location: Amerika
i7 processor.
Assus Motherboards are the best and gigabit next in line. you wont go wrong with any
of these makes. Cost varies from less than a hundred dollars upwards. My personal choice would be the ASUS-P9X79-E-WS The -E version is $499 http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P9X79E_WS/
https://www.asus.com/News/8F6yRQS9yi9RBCJl
ASUS P9X79-E WS
The ASUS P9X79-E WS motherboard which supports the latest Sandy Bridge-E CPUs has been pictured by VR-Zone. The P9X79-E WS is built for Workstation and Server usage and packs the most feature rich design ever seen on an X79 motherboard.
The ASUS P9X79-E WS comes with a 10 + 2 Phase DIGI+ power supply that makes use of top of the line components to assure best stability and performance for Sandy Bridge-E CPUs. The power area are covered by a set of aluminum heatsinks interconnected with heatpipes to dissipate heat effectively. There are a total of eight DDR3 DIMM slots on the ASUS P9X79-E WS motherboard which can support 64 GB of memory with frequency of 2400 MHz (O.C). In total, there are seven PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slots on the board which allow compatibility with Quad-Way SLI and CrossFireX Multi-GPU technology.
Six SATA 6 Gbps and Four SATA 3 Gbps ports offer storage. Beside them is the X79 PCH which is situated beneath a large aluminum heatsink block. Power On and Off, Reset switches are located beside the 24Pin connector panel and there is a 8 Pin power connector to deliver power to the CPU. An additional 6 Pin power connector is located near the expansion slots to provide additional power for PCI-Express GPUs.
For I/O, ASUS P9X79-E WS offers Dual Gigabit Ethernet LAN, E-SATA, Multiple USB 3.0 and 2.0 ports along with the usual 7.1 channel audio jack. Supports 64Gb DDR3 memory.
Read more: http://wccftech.com/asus-p9x79-e-ws-flagship-sandy-bridgee-motherboard-pictured/#ixzz2T7SZzLGM
In fact that’s the one I’m getting about the end of July.
PS: Buy the best motherboard you can afford. you can always upgrade the rest at a later time.
Is your i7 the 1155 socket or haven’t you bought it yet.
Cost: $400.
Way too much for a motherboard, You could get one for far less!
Also, I forgot to ask you which RAM you currently have, Provide screenshots from CPU-Z (Memory/SPD tabs) if in doubt.
Location: Amerika
LOL!
You live in the states and you don’t know it’s spelled “America”? How bizarre!
i7 processor.
That DOES NOT help narrowing it down!
There are multiple sockets for those. Is it really that hard to provide a screenshot?^
Thanks for the advice – I will look into the Asus setups. I just threw up a price I knew would cover most any of them so no possibilities were excluded. And yes I do live here so I refer to it in the style of the Bolshevik shthole it has devolved to.
I don’t know why I bother sometimes, You are clearly not being cooperative!
Again, “i7” by itself means nothing without the specific model. There are 3
different sockets for these processors and if you buy the wrong one – It’d be completely useless!
I don't know why I bother sometimes, You are clearly not being cooperative!
Again, "i7" by itself means nothing without the specific model. There are 3
different sockets for these processors and if you buy the wrong one - It'd be completely useless!
This. OP, Please inform us about the exact specs of your CPU model. Unless you enjoy throwing money away.
I don't know why I bother sometimes,
yeah…me neither. 
I don't know why I bother sometimes,
yeah...me neither.
You got nothing better to do, solved. You need a socket 1155 motherboard.
Chipsets will be Z77, H77, B75 etc.
As for operating support, you will have to look at the motherboard models you can get and check their support section on the website for drivers. If it doesn’t have Windows Xp drivers, check other boards.
For hardware this new, you normally don’t use Windows Xp 32 bit.
I don't know why I bother sometimes,
yeah...me neither.
Yea I thought it would be the 1155, It’s a pity you didn’t get the k model, 3770k it can be overclocked and you get more for your money. Nice processor though
I stick to my earlier post, buy the best motherboard you can afford and upgrade or expand the rest at a later date.
Dump the 32bit xp. it defeats the purpose of multi core processing and your i7 will perform like ~love~ on a 32 bit system.
At the very least upgrade to the 64bit XP, but without further support from Microsoft you are backing a dead horse.
Go for windows 7 as it’s stable and you can upgrade to 8 when all the bugs have been ironed out.
Here is the specs of a real good motherboard for the 1155 socket and it’s future proof for now at least. Demo: http://uk.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/P8Z77V_DELUXE/
Budget buy: http://www.ebuyer.com/363228-asus-p8z77-v-lx-socket-1155-vga-dvi-hdmi-8-channel-audio-atx-p8z77-v-lx?utm_source=google&utm_medium=products&gclid=CK-JnomqlbcCFYXMtAodGmIAZw
What size case have you got, and what are you using for cooling at the moment ? lol
I’ve got one of these in this rig, with a i7 – 3960x (but that’s socket LGA 2011 no good to you)
When you go in the BIOS it’s like programming a space shuttle or something, lol. Can even overclock it using my Android phone.
http://uk.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_2011/RAMPAGE_IV_EXTREME/
Only thing is that is bad – no firewire 400 as standard which I use a lot.
Its an Antec Case – 7 bays + 2 opticals. More fans than Elvis. I like it. Thanks very much everyone for the MB advice. I’ve had Gigabytes in the past and liked them fine. This one I still think has some conflicts. A friend has an Asus (another one I’ve had and liked in the past) with an XPx32/Win7 x64 dual boot and runs much of the same software mine does – and no issues at all. I’ll definitely be looking this weekend. The main issue I have with this MB is that not only does it not support USB 3.0 in XPx32, but it doesn’t have enough SATA ports. I’d prefer at least 8 for HDs and esata rear ports.
Its an Antec Case - 7 bays + 2 opticals. More fans than Elvis. I like it. Thanks very much everyone for the MB advice. I've had Gigabytes in the past and liked them fine. This one I still think has some conflicts. A friend has an Asus (another one I've had and liked in the past) with an XPx32/Win7 x64 dual boot and runs much of the same software mine does - and no issues at all. I'll definitely be looking this weekend. The main issue I have with this MB is that not only does it not support USB 3.0 in XPx32, but it doesn't have enough SATA ports. I'd prefer at least 8 for HDs and esata rear ports.
Your asking for too much, let alone Windows 7 will not natively support USB 3.0, it needs drivers as well. Asking for Windows Xp support these days is totally ridiculous.