Is this compatible with a Gigabyte z97x-Gaming 7 motherboard?
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The short answer is yes. That motherboard has a M.2 connector and supports a 42mm length NGFF SSD. However, if you are going to use the M.2 socket for an SSD that will be your primary operating system (OS) drive, then there are much better choices, i.e. Samsung XP941 and Plextor M6e PX-G256M6e, both of which use the PCIe interface rather than SATA. The PCIe interface is significantly faster and much more robust than the SATA III (6GB/sec) could ever hope to be. On the other hand, if you are just intending to use that M.2 socket for a cache drive to hopefully accelerate a mechanical hard drive on which you have placed your OS, then I suppose it would be acceptable for that purpose. However that would be a BIG MISTAKE!! You have selected a first-class Z97 motherboard for your system foundation, and therefore, you should tap into its significant potential for delivering blazing performance. Than means NOT using mechanical hard drives for anything other than data storage. Any system related drives should be SSDs, and since you have a M.2 socket onboard, then take advantage of that cutting-edge technology and populate it with a PCIe SSD. The Samsung model has 4 lanes and the Plextor has 2 lanes. Right now, the Samsung is only available online from an overseas source, but both Amazon and Newegg sell the Plextor 256GB model for $219.99, which is a good deal. Take a good look at the Plextor specs and you'll see that it delivers about a 170% increase in performance over a comparable SATA model. That would be the way to go! Hope that helps. The Beagle
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Should be. I have a z87 board and its working fine. As long as the board supports the i5 pins. If u go to Intel website look up i5 it will tell u alllllll motherboards it is compatible with
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As long as your MOBO has a PCI Express slot and plenty of space (it's a big card) you should be fine!
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I am not 100 % sure but it should work on any motherboard because it plugs into the audio port on the motherboard which as far as I know has not changed on the gigabyte mobos
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Yes it will. Check for the online manual to see where the screws will fit your mobo.
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Are you confusing ddr3 RAM with the memory on the video card...? 'Probably no conflict there. Appears to be pci-e, so the two should be compatible. Z77 has advanced to at least Z87 now, and this mobo is a little flaky (sometimes failing to detect usb add-on cards and coming up without the drivers loaded). Onboard usb is flaky too. Get a newer board, unless you have a CPU only good for Z77.
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http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-memory-for/Giga-Byte/ga-z97x-ud5h You can check here for compatible memory.
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I would check Gigabyte's website or ask it on Tom's Hardware forum. They know everything!
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It should work just fine. I'm using one in my Gigabyte Z77 based ESXi server with no issues.
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Yes, but it's not compatible with the newer motherboards. If you have an old computer I'll sell it to you at a good price. I opened it new and realized it wasn't compatible. Never used.
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It should work, although matched sets are generally preferred. Your mother board product manual may specify that, but generally it should be ok.
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I'm not sure but you can check motherboard compatibility with any computer case before buy it.
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Depends on what u got. Do a motherboard model check and look up compatible memory.
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Yes the 9700 will work. Go to Zalman.com for the measurements to ensure it will fit your z97 and your case. Some z97 have slightly different layouts at the cpu socket.
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As long as the board you want to use this on supports the memory module type and frequency, you should be good. Check your MoBo's memory compatibility list for a more accurate answer.
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I've read that this new part can draw slightly more power than the previous version, and that this change may require a corresponding BIOS update and/or render previous testing of older motherboards incomplete. Bottom line is I would look for some indication such as a statement from your motherboard vendor that it will be compatible.
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Yes it is compatible, double check the manufacturer of your mother board, I'm am running a MSI z87 with this power supply.