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    Re: Help with new build.

    Quote Originally Posted by coronicus View Post
    Personaly i would be concerned with that motherboard working out of box with that Ivy... That MB was made before the ivy was available and may not work without a bios update and may need to research wether it will support that ivy, so i would sugest using a MB that will suport that CPU like the Z77 chipset that way you can also use the new features available like the onboard gpu and also support for pcix 3.0 but that just my 2cents.
    Can someone pleas elaborate on this? I thought P67 would run the Ivy CPUs.
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    Re: Help with new build.

    Quote Originally Posted by Aux10 View Post
    Can someone pleas elaborate on this? I thought P67 would run the Ivy CPUs.
    I believe what he means is that if the mobo is older - say, made before Ivy Bridge came out, it may need a BIOS update before it will run with the Ivy Bridge CPU in it. It is certainly going to be compatible - it is more of a question of "compatible out of the box" or not? That is the issue. If you have an older Sandy Bridge CPU on hand to boot with and then do the BIOS upgrade, this is a moot issue. If not, then they're just saying to be careful and get a mobo you know will work with an Ivy Bridge CPU right from the start.

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    Re: Help with new build.

    Quote Originally Posted by DrPop View Post
    I believe what he means is that if the mobo is older - say, made before Ivy Bridge came out, it may need a BIOS update before it will run with the Ivy Bridge CPU in it. It is certainly going to be compatible - it is more of a question of "compatible out of the box" or not? That is the issue. If you have an older Sandy Bridge CPU on hand to boot with and then do the BIOS upgrade, this is a moot issue. If not, then they're just saying to be careful and get a mobo you know will work with an Ivy Bridge CPU right from the start.
    I see, I just have a particular like for the MSI GD series boards.
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    Re: Help with new build.

    MSI did not make a BIOS update for my motherboard witha 67 series chipset so it could run Ivy Bridge. Better make sure that one can. And odds are, you'll need Sandy Bridge chip to boot it with in order to update your BIOS, as DrPop said. No one is unpackaging all these boards, updating the BIOS, then repackaging them.


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    Re: Help with new build.

    ITS ALIVE!!! Booted up on the first try too!
    I opted to go with the MSI Z77A GD65 mobo.
    I also went with the HAF 922 case and replaced all the fans with blue ones. I also special ordered a side panel with a window from CM.
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    Re: Help with new build.

    Sweet! Good job Aux10. When do we get the pics????


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    Re: Help with new build.

    Quote Originally Posted by Aux10 View Post
    I also went with the HAF 922 case and replaced all the fans with blue ones. I also special ordered a side panel with a window from CM.
    Is that so it can be used as a night light?
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    Re: Help with new build.

    Quote Originally Posted by Aux10 View Post
    ITS ALIVE!!! Booted up on the first try too!
    I opted to go with the MSI Z77A GD65 mobo.
    I also went with the HAF 922 case and replaced all the fans with blue ones. I also special ordered a side panel with a window from CM.
    NICE!!! PICS, lets see the rig..



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    Re: Help with new build.

    Is it crunching yet? How is it doing? We need stats and pics!
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    Re: Help with new build.

    Quote Originally Posted by Slicker View Post
    Is it crunching yet? How is it doing? We need stats and pics!
    I think this was built for a brother that was not in to 'crunching'.
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