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Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build OS Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit CPU Intel i7-3930K Motherboard ASUS P9X79 WS Memory Kingston HyperX Genesis 32GB Kit (8x4GB Modules) 1600MHz DDR Graphics Card MSI R7850 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR Sound Card Asus Xonar Essence STX Monitor(s) Displays 3x Asus VG248QE 24", Vizio 32" TV Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080, ?
Keyboard Logitech G510s Mouse Logitech M525 (two in use) PSU Corsair HX750w Case Antec Two Hundred v2 (modified) Cooling Cooler Master GeminII S524 120mm (fan replaced with a 140mm) Hard Drives Samsung 128GB 840 Pro SSD (1),
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (4)
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (16) external backup drives used in 2.5" hot swap bays in the computer. Internet Speed =< 32Mbps down, 8Mbps up Antivirus AVAST!, MBAM, SAS, Spybot S&D (all but MBAM free) Glary Util Browser IE11 Other Info LSI 9211-8i HBA card (8 SATA III ports), 2.5" & 3.5" Hot Swap Bays, HooToo HT-CR001 PCI-E to USB 3.0 Internal Hub + 6 Slot Card Reader, and LG Model CH12LS28 BD-ROM Optical Drive. Also, ScanSnap S1500 ADF duplexing scanner, Canon 9000F flat bed scanner, Corsair SP2500 2.1 speakers, Samsung CLP 415nw laser color printer, Cyberpower PP2200SW UPS
Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck. OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64 CPU i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX Motherboard MSI P67A-GD80 b3 Memory 32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133 Graphics Card XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5 Sound Card Sound Blaster Z Series Card Monitor(s) Displays (2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050 p
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(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
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Hot swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Belkin Play N600 HD router
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Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build OS Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit CPU Intel i7-3930K Motherboard ASUS P9X79 WS Memory Kingston HyperX Genesis 32GB Kit (8x4GB Modules) 1600MHz DDR Graphics Card MSI R7850 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR Sound Card Asus Xonar Essence STX Monitor(s) Displays 3x Asus VG248QE 24", Vizio 32" TV Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080, ?
Keyboard Logitech G510s Mouse Logitech M525 (two in use) PSU Corsair HX750w Case Antec Two Hundred v2 (modified) Cooling Cooler Master GeminII S524 120mm (fan replaced with a 140mm) Hard Drives Samsung 128GB 840 Pro SSD (1),
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (4)
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (16) external backup drives used in 2.5" hot swap bays in the computer. Internet Speed =< 32Mbps down, 8Mbps up Antivirus AVAST!, MBAM, SAS, Spybot S&D (all but MBAM free) Glary Util Browser IE11 Other Info LSI 9211-8i HBA card (8 SATA III ports), 2.5" & 3.5" Hot Swap Bays, HooToo HT-CR001 PCI-E to USB 3.0 Internal Hub + 6 Slot Card Reader, and LG Model CH12LS28 BD-ROM Optical Drive. Also, ScanSnap S1500 ADF duplexing scanner, Canon 9000F flat bed scanner, Corsair SP2500 2.1 speakers, Samsung CLP 415nw laser color printer, Cyberpower PP2200SW UPS
I believe the motherboard comes with a UEFI bios but I don't know if I have a choice between UEFI and Legacy. If I have UEFI on the motherboard I believe I need to install Windows 7 using the UEFI.
Yes I have read a lot about the subject but still a little confused.
If I do have a choice I don't know which is better for over clocking.
Watching videos from Asus they use UEFI for over clocking and get good and sometimes great results.
It will have UEFI but you don't need to install in UEFI mode, that's mostly for Win 8....I think. The BIOS will still have the slick look of the UEFI interface though. There should be no advantage to OC either.
Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built Desktop By DataTech OS Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1 CPU Intel i5-2550K, Differing ~4.4-4.8GHz No built in GPU Motherboard ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 Memory 16GB G.Skill Sniper 1866MHz @ 2133MHz 2x8GB Graphics Card ASUS GTX650TIB-DC2OC-2GD5, (650TI Boost) Sound Card Onboard Realtek 5-1 Monitor(s) Displays Samsung P2570HD Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard E-Z Eyes, bright yellow keys with large characters Mouse steelseries SENSEI Laser Pro Gaming PSU Corsair HX650W Case Inwin Dragon Rider Cooling Hyper 212 EVO w/two Noctua fans, push-pull, @1300 RPM Hard Drives Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD for OS, 500GB Seagate Constellation (Enterprise drive) for Data Internet Speed 48-51Mbs Mbs down, 11 Mbs up Xfinity Cable Antivirus Norton Internet Security 2013 Browser IE 10, Opera, Pale Moon if needed Other Info 4 case fans, LG BluRay-RE, ASUS DVD-RW, Mr. Fusion power supply, 1.21 gigawatts.
Jack, to confirm what Gary said, you will have the UEFI bios whichever way you decide to install. I use legacy install, UEFI is pretty much uncharted waters with most of us. Even those of us who have it. But, it seems that it is more of a file structure for the installation and the way windows boots than anything else. The options in bios will be the same either way you install. I agree with Gary that a UEFI installation has nothing to do with overclocking. What you are seeing is the GUI of BIOS, which is there legacy or UEFI. If it would help you, I am installed in Legacy mode and I will post some pictures of my bios if you would like me to.
Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number UNDER CONSTRUCTION OS Windows 10 Pro/ Windows 10 Pro Insider CPU i7-8700K Motherboard Asus Maximux X Apex Memory 16 GB G Skill Trident 3200C14 Graphics Card EVGA GTX 1080 TI FTW 3 Sound Card On Board Monitor(s) Displays 3 X Asus 27" Screen Resolution 1920X1080
Keyboard Logitech G510s/ Logitech G13 Mouse Logitech G502 PSU EVGA 1050 W Case Phanteks Enthoo Luxe TG Cooling Corsair H105 Hard Drives 1 M.2 Samsung 960 250 GB, 1 M.2 Samsung 960 500 GB, 2 X Samsung 850 500GB Internet Speed 24/1 Antivirus ESET/MBAM Pro/SAS Pro Browser Chrome/ Firefox Other Info 2nd Rig i7-5930K, Asus X99 Deluxe, 16 GB G Skill DDR4-2800, Seasonic 1050W, Samsung M.2 250 GB, 2XSamsung 840 Pro 256 GB, Corsair H105, EVGA GTX 980 Classified, Phanteks Enthoo Prom M TG case, windows 10 Enterprise and Pro
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If I understand correctly. What ever bios comes with the board I will have a choice UEFI or Legacy. My understanding that UEFI is some sort of security for the bios.
I think I will stick with Legacy in bios.
When installing Windows 7 will I then see a option to choose between the two also. I was watching this.
Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Home made Desktop OS Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64 CPU Intel i7-6800K @ 4.3 Motherboard ASUS X-99 Deluxe II Memory Corsair Platinum 16 gig @2400 Graphics Card EVGA GTX 1070 OC Monitor(s) Displays Asus 27" LED LCD/VE278Q Screen Resolution 1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI
Keyboard Das 4 Professional Mouse Logitech M705/MX Anywhere 2-S PSU EVGA Platium 1200W Case Phanteks Luxe Tempered Glass 8 fans/ one radiator Cooling XSPC/ Water Cooled CPU Hard Drives INTEL SSD 730-240 Gb Sata 3.0/ Internet Speed 100 mbits Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials/ Malwarebytes Premium 3.0/ SAS Browser I.E. 11 default/Firefox/ ISP Time Warner Cable/Spectrum Other Info LG BluRay Burner/
Sound system-KLipsch-THX/
Icy Dock ssd Hot Swap bays.
Ay any rate I have been doing testing on a few boards of late all with UEFI BIOSes and I simply started the installer and went ahead as normal with no glitches or being asked which to use. BTW, My BIOS is nearly identical to the one in the ASUS video, some have more or different options depending mostly on your hardware, i.e. the CPU and RAM.
Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built Desktop By DataTech OS Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1 CPU Intel i5-2550K, Differing ~4.4-4.8GHz No built in GPU Motherboard ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 Memory 16GB G.Skill Sniper 1866MHz @ 2133MHz 2x8GB Graphics Card ASUS GTX650TIB-DC2OC-2GD5, (650TI Boost) Sound Card Onboard Realtek 5-1 Monitor(s) Displays Samsung P2570HD Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard E-Z Eyes, bright yellow keys with large characters Mouse steelseries SENSEI Laser Pro Gaming PSU Corsair HX650W Case Inwin Dragon Rider Cooling Hyper 212 EVO w/two Noctua fans, push-pull, @1300 RPM Hard Drives Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD for OS, 500GB Seagate Constellation (Enterprise drive) for Data Internet Speed 48-51Mbs Mbs down, 11 Mbs up Xfinity Cable Antivirus Norton Internet Security 2013 Browser IE 10, Opera, Pale Moon if needed Other Info 4 case fans, LG BluRay-RE, ASUS DVD-RW, Mr. Fusion power supply, 1.21 gigawatts.
Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Home made Desktop OS Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64 CPU Intel i7-6800K @ 4.3 Motherboard ASUS X-99 Deluxe II Memory Corsair Platinum 16 gig @2400 Graphics Card EVGA GTX 1070 OC Monitor(s) Displays Asus 27" LED LCD/VE278Q Screen Resolution 1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI
Keyboard Das 4 Professional Mouse Logitech M705/MX Anywhere 2-S PSU EVGA Platium 1200W Case Phanteks Luxe Tempered Glass 8 fans/ one radiator Cooling XSPC/ Water Cooled CPU Hard Drives INTEL SSD 730-240 Gb Sata 3.0/ Internet Speed 100 mbits Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials/ Malwarebytes Premium 3.0/ SAS Browser I.E. 11 default/Firefox/ ISP Time Warner Cable/Spectrum Other Info LG BluRay Burner/
Sound system-KLipsch-THX/
Icy Dock ssd Hot Swap bays.
Jack, I don't know much at all about Sandy/Ivy Bridge -E. But I built several Sandy/Ivy boards. I never had to make a selection of which to use. I format the disk in diskpart using the install disk, get to where to install and select that drive (should be only one connected at that point) then the install goes as it always has. Ivy-E has some different overclocking options/requirements than the regular Ivy, such as the boot strap he mentioned. I don't have that. But the install went as always.
Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number UNDER CONSTRUCTION OS Windows 10 Pro/ Windows 10 Pro Insider CPU i7-8700K Motherboard Asus Maximux X Apex Memory 16 GB G Skill Trident 3200C14 Graphics Card EVGA GTX 1080 TI FTW 3 Sound Card On Board Monitor(s) Displays 3 X Asus 27" Screen Resolution 1920X1080
Keyboard Logitech G510s/ Logitech G13 Mouse Logitech G502 PSU EVGA 1050 W Case Phanteks Enthoo Luxe TG Cooling Corsair H105 Hard Drives 1 M.2 Samsung 960 250 GB, 1 M.2 Samsung 960 500 GB, 2 X Samsung 850 500GB Internet Speed 24/1 Antivirus ESET/MBAM Pro/SAS Pro Browser Chrome/ Firefox Other Info 2nd Rig i7-5930K, Asus X99 Deluxe, 16 GB G Skill DDR4-2800, Seasonic 1050W, Samsung M.2 250 GB, 2XSamsung 840 Pro 256 GB, Corsair H105, EVGA GTX 980 Classified, Phanteks Enthoo Prom M TG case, windows 10 Enterprise and Pro
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Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Home made Desktop OS Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64 CPU Intel i7-6800K @ 4.3 Motherboard ASUS X-99 Deluxe II Memory Corsair Platinum 16 gig @2400 Graphics Card EVGA GTX 1070 OC Monitor(s) Displays Asus 27" LED LCD/VE278Q Screen Resolution 1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI
Keyboard Das 4 Professional Mouse Logitech M705/MX Anywhere 2-S PSU EVGA Platium 1200W Case Phanteks Luxe Tempered Glass 8 fans/ one radiator Cooling XSPC/ Water Cooled CPU Hard Drives INTEL SSD 730-240 Gb Sata 3.0/ Internet Speed 100 mbits Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials/ Malwarebytes Premium 3.0/ SAS Browser I.E. 11 default/Firefox/ ISP Time Warner Cable/Spectrum Other Info LG BluRay Burner/
Sound system-KLipsch-THX/
Icy Dock ssd Hot Swap bays.
Opinions Hey I was wondering what everyone thinks of this build, and if any improvements can be made without impacting the price point.
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