Can I install a CPU cooler that demands a backplate or will the mobo backplate block that? Does the have the cTDP feature?
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I was worried I'd be unable to but after buying a CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO (that thing is the size of your head) and installing it, things worked like a charm! Just removed the backplate which was already there and screwed everything in. Dunno about cTDP though. :( Best of luck in your PC ventures!
779185
yes it does as long as your cpu is unlocked. This mini itx board even comes with an easy to use over clocking software from gigabyte as long as your using something better than the stock cpu cooler it'll over clock great im using the coolermaster seidon 120 water cooler and i can over clock to gigabytes stage 3 OC setting and its running at 4.7ghz on my amd a10 6800k
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No https://www.google.com/shopping/product/259522134339097545/specs?num=100&safe=off&hl=en&site=webhp&q=Cooler+Master+Elite+130&oq=Cooler+Master+Elite+130&sa=X&ei=fZUIVO2vOIGvyATPyoKACw&ved=0CKoIELgv Here are the specification for that box = Mini ITX board only sorry great board Iam still using my first board I loved it so much I bought 2 more for backups. You'll need to do a search on Mini ITX or search for the a full size case. My advice would be to stay with good tech like asus My computer setup with one of the new solid state hard drives P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3 Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz G.SKILL Ares Series 16GB Seagate Barracuda 2TB Serial ATA Hard Drive - 2TB, 7200RPM, 64MB, SATA 6Gb/s ASUS GeForce GTX 550 Ti ENGTX550 TI DC/DI/1G Video Card - 1GB, GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0(2)
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Not sure--but I wouldn't use any MoBo that wasn't specifically listed on their site. It's not just big, the heat pipes themselves take up a lot of space that can run into things on your MoBo. That's the part I didn't take into account and it turned out that the heat pipes ran into my RAM. No way around it and had to return it.
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Cooler Master hyper 101a is insufficient for that chip. You will not be able to find any cooler that does not use a custom backplate that will be any significant upgrade from the stock cooler. I would absolutely recommend the hyper 212 evo for your processor.
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yeah but if your mobo has a slot for it (usually under the CPU) it'll have a screw and post for it already
945630
3765 has dual bios. I don't think backplate comes with all 3765 model though.
1214118
there are posters on newegg.com that's running this mobo with x6. Careful tho, i was going to get this until i saw some reviews stating that there are some heating issues with this mobo.
369797
I bought this with a haswell dual core (going to upgrade later) and it worked for me out of the box. I believe my processor is a Haswell refresh since I bought it maybe not even a month ago. Hope this helps. Love this mobo!
121367
No, I bought one same time I got this because it had in the description, "What's in the Box" Just CPU and manual. Stock one is terrible anyway. I think if you really want the stock one you can get it under 5 bucks.. But you really don't want it, Better to spend an extra 10-15 bucks for a better one. "Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO" is what I used on it, and fits my upgrade to a 6 core. This CPU is still being used in my bands studio recording PC.
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Not sure if their is anything that makes this exclusive to intel pcu or not. Corsair and Coolermaster make some pretty much identical to what this is, pretty much around the same price to that would work with AMD no problem.
274088
The stock heatsink and fan that comes with the cpu works fine for me and I have it installed in one of those very compact htpc cases (Antec ISK-100) over a year now. This processor is NOT the overclocked version which is usually called the (K) model so I don't see why it would be necessary to have a third party state of the art heatsink and fan. I guess if you purchased the overclocked cpu version of this processor and planned on pushing it to the limits then I would recommend finding a much better heatsink and fan unit over the stock model. I have a really nice and expensive Cool Master heatsink and fan unit on a desktop computer and I don't see any difference in performance or heating issues over the stock heatsink and fan with the exception of more noise that the Cool Master makes because of it's larger and faster fan. I'm sorry to say, I was once bitten by the performance bug when building that ole desktop and should have just saved the money and go stock instead.
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I have the EVGA GTX 770 Classified 4Gb with ACX cooler. The back plate is an optional accessory. It is not included on the one I bought (04G-P4-3778-KR), but is available from EVGA for ~ $20.
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nooooo way, the standard cooling barley covers the cpu without overclocking. And remeber, when you start changing your processor's settings you invalidating the warritny. The fans they provide really arent engineered to maintain that sort of heat. However, you can purchase a nice cheap cooler master aftermarket fan like i did. It cost me 15 bucks and is actually better than watercooling which can be coslty to obtain and costly to clean up if you screw it up
845421
I have that process motherboard combination, and it's been great. I had to flash the bios to upgrade it to recognize the processor--tool me about an hour to figure out the process and her it working. The board itself gets a little cramped.. My water block cooling fans block a set of memory slots, do I need to remove the fan to get memory in and out.. In all, I don't have any regretS with the board.. It's been stable and fast.
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it's a mobo full of options ... doesn't matter what cpu you put in it as long as you want/need the features this board offers.
1476221
The Boxed Processor as shown has the stock fan & heatsink. It is fine as long as you don't plan to Overc lock. If you do, then you would need a third party cooler.