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[Steve Hough]

Hi, can someone double check me pls?

I'm about to buy the bits below. Should they all
be ok together? Been a while since I built this
W7 box.
Intel Core i7 12700K 12th Gen Alder Lake 12 Core
Processor
ASUS ROG STRIX B760-A Gaming WiFi ATX Motherboard
Microsoft Windows 11 - Home 64bit OEM - 1 License
WD Black SN850X 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4
Solid State Drive
Kingston FURY Beast 16GB 6000MHz DDR5 CL36 DIMM
Memory

Im hoping it will work with my Nvidia 1050ti card
for now

Cheers people!

[Tom Furie]

Intel Core i7 12700K 12th Gen Alder Lake 12 Core Processor
ASUS ROG STRIX B760-A Gaming WiFi ATX Motherboard

Unless things have changed recently, you're wasting the potential of
that K-SKU CPU on a B-motherboard. The K tag indicates the CPU is an
overclocker, but that's not something the B-series motherboard will
allow. For the best match you'd want to either save a few pennies and
get a non-K CPU, or spend a few extra and get a Z-series motherboard.

[Steve Hough]

Steve Hough

Post by Steve Hough
Intel Core i7 12700K 12th Gen Alder Lake 12
Core Processor ASUS ROG STRIX B760-A Gaming
WiFi ATX Motherboard

Unless things have changed recently, you're
wasting the potential of that K-SKU CPU on a
B-motherboard. The K tag indicates the CPU is
an overclocker, but that's not something the
B-series motherboard will allow. For the best
match you'd want to either save a few pennies
and get a non-K CPU, or spend a few extra and
get a Z-series motherboard.

Now looking at this: Gigabyte Z790 GAMING X AX
ATX Motherboard

[Steve Hough]

Post by Steve Hough

Steve Hough

Post by Steve Hough
Intel Core i7 12700K 12th Gen Alder Lake 12
Core Processor ASUS ROG STRIX B760-A Gaming
WiFi ATX Motherboard

Unless things have changed recently, you're
wasting the potential of that K-SKU CPU on a
B-motherboard. The K tag indicates the CPU is
an overclocker, but that's not something the
B-series motherboard will allow. For the best
match you'd want to either save a few pennies
and get a non-K CPU, or spend a few extra and
get a Z-series motherboard.

Now looking at this: Gigabyte Z790 GAMING X AX
ATX Motherboard

And this: Intel Core i7 12700F 12th Gen Alder
Lake 12 Core Processor

[Jeff Gaines]

Intel Core i7 12700K 12th Gen Alder Lake 12 Core Processor ASUS ROG STRIX
B760-A Gaming WiFi ATX Motherboard

Unless things have changed recently, you're wasting the potential of that
K-SKU CPU on a B-motherboard. The K tag indicates the CPU is an
overclocker, but that's not something the B-series motherboard will
allow. For the best match you'd want to either save a few pennies and
get a non-K CPU, or spend a few extra and get a Z-series motherboard.

Now looking at this: Gigabyte Z790 GAMING X AX ATX Motherboard

I went for:

Gigabyte Z790 D DDR4 ATX Motherboard

which takes DDR4 memory and is not designed to overclock. It needs an 8
pin and a 4 pin power supply as well as the standard 24 pin. I have,
within the last few minutes, found all the cables to do this but you may
want to check?

[Steve Hough]

On 02/12/2023 in message

Post by Steve Hough

Steve Hough

Post by Steve Hough
Intel Core i7 12700K 12th Gen Alder Lake 12
Core Processor ASUS ROG STRIX B760-A Gaming
WiFi ATX Motherboard

Unless things have changed recently, you're
wasting the potential of that K-SKU CPU on a
B-motherboard. The K tag indicates the CPU
is an overclocker, but that's not something
the B-series motherboard will allow. For
the best match you'd want to either save a
few pennies and get a non-K CPU, or spend a
few extra and get a Z-series motherboard.

Now looking at this: Gigabyte Z790 GAMING X AX
ATX Motherboard

Gigabyte Z790 D DDR4 ATX Motherboard
which takes DDR4 memory and is not designed to
overclock. It needs an 8 pin and a 4 pin power
supply as well as the standard 24 pin. I have,
within the last few minutes, found all the
cables to do this but you may want to check?

Ive got a brand new PSU waiting for it, which
seems to have all the right plugs.

[Jeff Gaines]

Post by Jeff Gaines

Intel Core i7 12700K 12th Gen Alder Lake 12 Core Processor ASUS ROG
STRIX B760-A Gaming WiFi ATX Motherboard

Unless things have changed recently, you're wasting the potential of
that K-SKU CPU on a B-motherboard. The K tag indicates the CPU is an
overclocker, but that's not something the B-series motherboard will
allow. For the best match you'd want to either save a few pennies and
get a non-K CPU, or spend a few extra and get a Z-series motherboard.

Now looking at this: Gigabyte Z790 GAMING X AX ATX Motherboard

Gigabyte Z790 D DDR4 ATX Motherboard
which takes DDR4 memory and is not designed to overclock. It needs an 8
pin and a 4 pin power supply as well as the standard 24 pin. I have,
within the last few minutes, found all the cables to do this but you may
want to check?

Ive got a brand new PSU waiting for it, which seems to have all the right
plugs.

Mine worked without the second power connector but the cable I need should
arrive by 1:45 if Amazon does its stuff!

[Steve Hough]

On 04/12/2023 in message

Post by Steve Hough

On 02/12/2023 in message

Post by Steve Hough

Steve Hough

Post by Steve Hough
Intel Core i7 12700K 12th Gen Alder Lake
12 Core Processor ASUS ROG STRIX B760-A
Gaming WiFi ATX Motherboard

Unless things have changed recently, you're
wasting the potential of that K-SKU CPU
on a B-motherboard. The K tag indicates
the CPU is an overclocker, but that's
not something the B-series motherboard
will allow. For the best match you'd
want to either save a few pennies and
get a non-K CPU, or spend a few extra and
get a Z-series motherboard.

Now looking at this: Gigabyte Z790 GAMING X
AX ATX Motherboard

Gigabyte Z790 D DDR4 ATX Motherboard
which takes DDR4 memory and is not designed
to overclock. It needs an 8 pin and a 4 pin
power supply as well as the standard 24
pin. I have, within the last few minutes,
found all the cables to do this but you may
want to check?

Ive got a brand new PSU waiting for it, which
seems to have all the right plugs.

Mine worked without the second power connector
but the cable I need should arrive by 1:45 if
Amazon does its stuff!

All my parts come tomorrow (by DPD
unfortunately). I even bought a copy of W11!

[Jeff Gaines]

Mine worked without the second power connector but the cable I need
should arrive by 1:45 if Amazon does its stuff!

All my parts come tomorrow (by DPD unfortunately). I even bought a copy of
W11!

It arrived (not quite the one I ordered but it works) and is fitted, it
has pushed the Novabench score up by about 10% whereas tweaking memory
speed did nothing (perhaps lack of power?).

I found a seller on eBay offering Win 10 licences at £7.98 and it
activated fine, hope future installs will as well!

[Steve Hough]

On 04/12/2023 in message

Post by Steve Hough

Post by Jeff Gaines
Mine worked without the second power
connector but the cable I need should
arrive by 1:45 if Amazon does its stuff!

All my parts come tomorrow (by DPD
unfortunately). I even bought a copy of W11!

It arrived (not quite the one I ordered but it
works) and is fitted, it has pushed the
Novabench score up by about 10% whereas
tweaking memory speed did nothing (perhaps lack
of power?).
I found a seller on eBay offering Win 10
licences at £7.98 and it activated fine, hope
future installs will as well!

Turns out mine wont start. Im hoping its just
that it needs both 8 pin 12v connectors plugged
in (my psu only has 2x4), so adapters are coming!

[Jeff Gaines]

Mine worked without the second power connector but the cable I need
should arrive by 1:45 if Amazon does its stuff!

All my parts come tomorrow (by DPD unfortunately). I even bought a copy
of W11!

It arrived (not quite the one I ordered but it works) and is fitted, it
has pushed the Novabench score up by about 10% whereas tweaking memory
speed did nothing (perhaps lack of power?).
I found a seller on eBay offering Win 10 licences at £7.98 and it
activated fine, hope future installs will as well!

Turns out mine wont start. Im hoping its just that it needs both 8 pin 12v
connectors plugged in (my psu only has 2x4), so adapters are coming!

Fingers crossed for you!

I will start the software transfer tomorrow, lots of stuff that has to be
un-installed from the old PC while connected to the Internet so it can
free the licence for a re-install.

[SteveH]

Post by Jeff Gaines

Mine worked without the second power connector but the cable I need
should arrive by 1:45 if Amazon does its stuff!

All my parts come tomorrow (by DPD unfortunately). I even bought a copy
of W11!

It arrived (not quite the one I ordered but it works) and is fitted, it
has pushed the Novabench score up by about 10% whereas tweaking memory
speed did nothing (perhaps lack of power?).
I found a seller on eBay offering Win 10 licences at £7.98 and it
activated fine, hope future installs will as well!

Turns out mine wont start. Im hoping its just that it needs both 8 pin 12v
connectors plugged in (my psu only has 2x4), so adapters are coming!

Fingers crossed for you!
I will start the software transfer tomorrow, lots of stuff that has to be
un-installed from the old PC while connected to the Internet so it can
free the licence for a re-install.
--
Jeff Gaines Dorset UK

It lives! Just needed both 8 pin 12v connectors plugged in. W11 installed and
running great. ANd most stuff trans ferred off the old ssd with W7 on it. It
just picked yesterday to lose its bloody file table!

Steve

[Jeff Gaines]

Post by SteveH
It lives! Just needed both 8 pin 12v connectors plugged in. W11 installed and
running great. ANd most stuff trans ferred off the old ssd with W7 on it. It
just picked yesterday to lose its bloody file table!
Steve

Well done, it's a great feeling :-)

[Andy Burns]

Post by Steve Hough
ASUS ROG STRIX B760-A Gaming WiFi

Obviously don't get the ASUS ROG STRIX B760-A Gaming WiFi D4 variant,
seems a potential search engine trap to have two names *that* similar.

Post by Steve Hough
Kingston FURY Beast 16GB 6000MHz DDR5 CL36 DIMM Memory

The memory support list only says CL40 not CL36, so you might not wring
the last dregs of speed out of the memory.