How do I enable integrated graphics in my gigabyte motherboard?
Check BIOS if there is any setting, if not it's already enabled.
Will my motherboard support a GTX 1080 TI?
It’s more a case of if your case and power supply will support one, instead of your motherboard.All motherboards use PCIe nowadays and therefor should have no compatibility issues, unless you use a PCIe 1x (Or similar) slot instead of the 8 or 16x that you’d normally use.Check the graphics card’s length & if your power supply can deliver an adequate amount of power, if you haven’t already
What is the best motherboard out of these for gaming?
All of the motherboards listed above are very good motherboards for gaming . I am assuming that since you are looking at mostly Z87 that you have a "K" series Intel CPU, and if so, Z87 motherboards are the best way to get the best performance out of your "K" series CPU as the Z87 motherboards have more power phases then the H87 and the B85 motherboards which will make your overclock more reliable and stable. Just a note: B85 motherboards are the bottom Intel chipset motherboards, they are not very good for overclocking in any way. They are pretty much motherboards that just have the basic components and features to get you up and running. I would like you to watch this video on YouTube, it explains in more detail in what the deference is Between a lower end Z87 motherboard and the higher end Z87 motherboard. Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeuJAOVRo... After watch the video, I hope it clears up alot of your decision on which of the Z87 motherboards you should go with. I really hope this helped you, ericlee30 ~Member Of The Intel Response Squad~
What's the difference between "CPU FAN" socket, "CPU OPT" socket, and a "SYS FAN" socket on motherboard?
Question:What's the difference between "CPU FAN" socket, "CPU OPT" socket, and a "SYS FAN" socket on motherboard?The CPU FAN header is exactly what it says. A typical PC would have a single CPU and a heatsink mounted on top of it with a fan. That is where you would plug in the fan. The reason why that header is important is because it will detect whether your fan is running are not. If it detects the fan is not running or not running properly, it will shut down your system (or refused to start your system) to protect your CPU from overheating.The CPU OPT stands for CPU optional. Typically, this is the header that you would use to connect some type of wiring for a liquid cooling system. For example, I have two pumps running my liquid cooling (two separate loops). Each one of these pumps has a single wire that I can plug into the CPU OPT header. Although I don’t use this feature because I want my cooling pumps to run at full speed. However if I decided to plug those connectors into the motherboard, it would probably allow me to control the speed of the pumps from the motherboard which brings me back to the CPU FAN.Most gaming motherboards will allow you to control the speed of the heatsink fan that is connected to the CPU FAN header. The reason for this is that if you are not using the computer under heavy load, you can reduce the speed of the fan and therefore reduce the amount of noise coming from your system.There is more than one name for SYS FAN. Asus refers to them as chassis fans or CHA-FAN. I have heard of other motherboards refer to them as case fans. Regardless of what name you call it, these are the headers you use to plug in the fans that are used to cool your enclosure or case.As motherboards become more sophisticated, the headers on the motherboard take on more specialization. I just recently purchased the latest 270 motherboard, an Asus Maximus IX Formula. In addition to CPU_FAN, CPU_OPT, and 3 CHA_FAN headers, it also has the following:You will notice that all of the headers are 12 W and 1 A except for the W_PUMP+ and the H_AMP which are 36 W and 3 A. You can control the speed of all of them from the motherboard except for the AIO_PUMP+ and the W_PUMP+.
Building first computer?
Hello, this is going to be my first build ever and need some advice and tips. Currently i have the following items in my shopping cart: ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM -$ 20 ZALMAN Z11 Plus HF1 Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case- $90 Western Digital Red NAS Hard Drive WD10EFRX 1TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - $70 LG IPS234V-PN Black 23" 14ms (GTG) HDMI Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor IPS - $150 ASUS GTX660-DC2O-2GD5 GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - $200 CORSAIR CXM series CX600M 600W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply-$80 Razer DeathStalker Expert Gaming Keyboard-$70 Logitech M510 Black 5 Buttons Tilt Wheel USB RF Wireless Laser Mouse -$35 CORSAIR Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory Model CMY8GX3M2A1866C9B (Blue) -100 GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-D3H LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard -$130 Intel Core i5-4670K Haswell 3.4GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I54670K $240 Crucial M500 120GB SATA 2.5" 7mm (with 9.5mm adapter) Internal Solid State Drive CT120M500SSD1 -$90 My questions are: Are the Mother board/video cards and ram all compatible with each other?Are these good products for games such as BF4 and equivalent?Should i change anything around to get better performance, while still staying in the same price range of $1100-$1300?Do i need windows 7 or can i get a hacked version online? or is windows 8 better for gamingWhat else do i need? What do you think i should get? Need fast reply because the price on many of the products are going to go up after 1/23ty Edit: Should i also get fans for my build? it already comes with 5 fans inside of it from what the reviews say. also if there is a youtube video of a build similar to my combo can you link it to me pl0x?