Question 1

IO shield included ?

Accepted Answer

Mine came with one

Question 2

i have an Asus CM6730-08 it is an i7..... the motherboard broke.  I need to replace it.  the hard drive is Brand new and the Windows 8 is brand new.  What model motherboard do i need to get?  i can't find the model number on the board.  any help would be Appreciated!!  thank you 
Mark

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The board is an ASUS P8Q77-M/CSM LGA 1155 Intel Q77 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

If you used an OEM version of Windows you will have to get another one. Don't even bother fighting it ; not worth the time.

Question 3

Hi I have three questions:

What BIOS version does this run?

Would this work with a GeForce GTX 750 ti GPU?

Would this work with a intel i5-2400 CPU?

Thanks.

Accepted Answer

The board supports both 2nd and 3rd generation processors...so, yes. It will work with a i5-2100 (The 2 in 2100 indicates a 2nd generation processor)

The GeForce GTX 750 TI will work. The motherboard has a PCI-Express x16 slot.

Question 4

I want to game - Ghosts.    What CPU and what memory?

Accepted Answer

Google is your friend.  Minimum requirements: "CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 2.66 GHZ / AMD Phenom X3 8750 2.4 GHZ or better".  Recommended: "CPU: Intel Core i5 – 680 @ 3.6GHz"

Question 5

On Asus' website, they note that certain Xeon E3's will work with this board but "Since Xeon CPU is not desktop CPU model, some feature may not able to work on this combination". Their website tries to direct you to the support pages, but no conclusive information seems to be available. Does anyone know what features might not work when using a Xeon?

Accepted Answer

The features are about supreme data reliability, which the home environment doesn't care about.  It is related to the type of RAM that you can use with the CPU, and a feature that they both must have for it to function.

I am using an Intel E3-1231 v3, which is a Xeon 4770 without the integrated graphics card.  I am not using the special RAM. Everything works as intended.

CPU Socket Type	LGA 1155
CPU Type	Celeron / Core i3 / Core i5 / Core i7 / Intel Core 2nd gen (LGA 1155) / Intel Core 3rd Gen (LGA 1155) / Pentium
Supported CPU Technologies	Turbo Boost Technology 2.0

Number of Memory Slots	4x240pin
Memory Standard	DDR3 1600/1333/1066
Maximum Memory Supported	32GB
Channel Supported	Dual Channel

PCI Express 3.0 x16	1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16
PCI Express x4	1 x PCI Express x4
PCI Slots	2 x PCI Slots

Serial ATA (SATA)	2 x SATA 6Gb/s
SATA RAID	0/1/5/10

Audio Chipset	VIA VT1708S
Audio Channels	8 Channels

ASUS P8Q77-M/CSM LGA 1155 Intel Q77 USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

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Back I/O Ports	1 x DisplayPort / 2 x PS/2 / 2 x USB 3.0 / 4 x USB 2.0/1.1
PS/2	2
Video Ports	D-Sub + DVI
DisplayPort	1 x DisplayPort
USB 3.0	2 x USB 3.0
USB 1.1/2.0	4 x USB 2.0
Audio Ports	3 Ports

Onboard USB	2 x USB 3.0 + 6 x USB 2.0
Other Connectors	1 x COM port(s) connector(s) 1 x CPU Fan connector(s) 2 x Chassis Fan connector(s) 1 x S/PDIF out header(s) 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s) 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s) 1 x parallel port connector(s) 1 x Front panel connector(s) (2 x 5 -pin) 1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP) 1 x Internal speaker connector(s) 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector(s)

Form Factor	Micro ATX
Dimensions (W x L)	9.6" x 9"
Power Pin	24 Pin

Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset	Intel 82579
Max LAN Speed	1Gbps

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