Display outputs are common on LGA1155 boards because the processors for that socket--by and large--have built-in GPUs. It's fairly trivial to attach the lines to an output to be able to mark the checkbox feature.
Your DDR3, assuming it's bog-standard unbuffered, will probably be fine--but given that you can get 8GB of 1600MHz for under $50, it may be worthwhile to just buy new. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of FORC5 Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 5:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [H] need suggestions on a MB now my brain is really sweating. :'( too new for me, I will fence sit on that one. decided on the i7 3770k for a CPU. MB, would like simple ATX maybe with bluetooth. Current cpu is a core 2 quad. This whole project is snowballing on me. Started out as just a OS update. have 8gb of ddr3 1066 I can use to start. ( may not be compatible, homework in progress) sort of looking at the Asus Sabertooth but it does not look like it does bluetooth. Why do all these new MB's seem to have display outputs ? And there seems to be a lot micro ATX and uATX. saw one extended ATX. That would only fit my server case. thanks fp At 02:09 PM 6/6/2012, Francisco Tapia Poked the stick with: >thuderbolt is intel's newest data connector. there's a few things I >like about it (personally) mostly is that it's a really dead simple >docking station type connector. You can push data over it at uber high speeds. >and while usb3 is great n all, I suspect your future multi-drive raids >will move over from esata to thunderbolt. > >for one. >you can daisy chain like a madman... ideally your laptop that supports >thunderbolt would connect to a 30"+ screen, that is plugged into your >keyboard mouse and also pluggs into your uber fast hdd raid array. > >you can save data at highspeeds to the drive all the while serving up >1080p video to your screen w/o dropping a frame. (nice) > >but on a desktop, you loose the fun and fancy docking station via a >single wire. instead you can leverage multi-monitor support like gangbusters. >serving up hd video to multiple screen transmitting data at high rates etc. > >at this stage, I've notice the current crop of mobo's do support >thunderbolt but not the full spec I think they have the smaller intel >chip, which is just sad, but it'll be interesting how well they perform. > > >-Francisco >http://bit.ly/sqlthis | Tsql and More... ><http://db.tt/JeXURAx> > > > > >On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 10:45 PM, FORC5 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > on a motherboard. > > must support ivy bridge and ssd caching. Asus has one that has a > > onboard ssd, not sure what I think about that. > > > > been out of the loop, doesn't take long. > > > > CPU will most likely be a ivy bridge i7-3770k or a i5-3570k > > > > what the hell is thunderbolt ? > > > > making my brain hurt >:-o > > my simple OS upgrade is turning into a major job. But the old os > > will do duty in the shop, maybe replace the server. > > thanks > > fp > > > > -- > > Tallyho ! ]:8) > > Taglines below ! > > -- > > Memory Manager: Something I need more than my computer. > > > > > >__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus >signature database 7201 (20120606) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > >http://www.eset.com -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Smoke a doobie while driving - leave no turn unstoned.
