Z77 mobo choice

Disruptor4 · Apr 25, 2012, 09:35 AM

Hi guys,
I'm going to be purchasing the 3770k along with either a 7970 or GTX680 (haven't decided yet lol). Need to pick a Z77 mobo to go with it. Don't want to skimp out, but also don't want to go too far overboard.
I'll have at least 4 HDD's (future maybe more, depending if I build a NAS or not), 1 optical drive, 2x 4GB gskill 1600 RAM. I have a Corsair HX850 PSU and a HAF X case. I'll also likely be having a custom CPU cooler and maybe some light overclocking eventually if the CPU can't handle some tasks. I haven't chosen a custom sound card as I'm not sure if I'll bother as I'm happy with onboard audio for the time being, but would like the opportunity to expand to that if possible.
These are the 3 motheboards I've been looking at and can't decide what to pick. I'm also open for some more suggestions if you think these ones aren't good enough or there are others that would probably suit my needs. Are you able to assist?

Thanks in advance.

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?...ducts_id=19884

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?...ducts_id=20037

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?...ducts_id=19990

arnoo1 · Apr 25, 2012, 10:07 AM

i would go for the gigabyte, it's the most high end for this line-up and looks good, and performs also good

Disruptor4 · Apr 25, 2012, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arnoo1

i would go for the gigabyte, it's the most high end for this line-up and looks good, and performs also good

Cheers. I'll keep this in mind. You don't have any other mobo suggestions or is that gigabyte one your pick of the bunch for an average to good mobo?

Jdat · Apr 26, 2012, 01:24 AM

I have the same doubt. What would you pick for overclock?
- Asrock fatal1ty performace -> 150€
- G1.SNIPER M3 -> 150€
- Asrock extreme4-> 125€
- ASUS P8Z77-V LX -> 125€
- GIGABYTE Z77X-D3H -> 125€
- Msi Z77A-G45 -> 125€
- GA-Z77-D3H -> 100€

Thank you

eidairaman1 · Apr 26, 2012, 01:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jdat

I have the same doubt. What would you pick for overclock?
- Asrock fatal1ty performace -> 150€
- G1.SNIPER M3 -> 150€
- Asrock extreme4-> 125€
- ASUS P8Z77-V LX -> 125€
- GIGABYTE Z77X-D3H -> 125€
- Msi Z77A-G45 -> 125€
- GA-Z77-D3H -> 100€

Thank you

Not The Asus at all, someone else is having issues with a L series board from them

Apr 25, 2012, 09:35 AM	#1
Disruptor4 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 190 (0.10/day) Thanks: 8 Thanked 20 Times in 16 Posts System Specs	Z77 mobo choice Hi guys, I'm going to be purchasing the 3770k along with either a 7970 or GTX680 (haven't decided yet lol). Need to pick a Z77 mobo to go with it. Don't want to skimp out, but also don't want to go too far overboard. I'll have at least 4 HDD's (future maybe more, depending if I build a NAS or not), 1 optical drive, 2x 4GB gskill 1600 RAM. I have a Corsair HX850 PSU and a HAF X case. I'll also likely be having a custom CPU cooler and maybe some light overclocking eventually if the CPU can't handle some tasks. I haven't chosen a custom sound card as I'm not sure if I'll bother as I'm happy with onboard audio for the time being, but would like the opportunity to expand to that if possible. These are the 3 motheboards I've been looking at and can't decide what to pick. I'm also open for some more suggestions if you think these ones aren't good enough or there are others that would probably suit my needs. Are you able to assist? Thanks in advance. http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?...ducts_id=19884 http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?...ducts_id=20037 http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?...ducts_id=19990

System Name:	Uh, my build?
Processor:	Intel Core i7 3770k 3.5GHz (3.9GHz turbo)
Motherboard:	Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H (F8 BIOS)
Cooling:	Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo
Memory:	G.Skill 8GB DDR3 1600MHz CL9
Video Card:	Gigabyte Radeon HD7970 3GB 1GHz Core/5.5GHz Memory
Hard Disk:	1TB Samsung F1 & 1TB WD Green
Optical Drive:	22x Samsung SH-222BB
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung 23" Syncmaster P2350
Case:	Coolermaster HAF X
Sound Card:	Onboard now since store didn't RMA properly
PSU:	Corsair HX 850W
Software:	Windows 7 SP1 64bit
Benchmarks:	3DMark 11 - P8456 - http://3dmark.com/3dm11/3372758

Apr 25, 2012, 10:07 AM	#2
arnoo1 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Netherlands Posts: 708 (0.54/day) Thanks: 98 Thanked 116 Times in 99 Posts System Specs	i would go for the gigabyte, it's the most high end for this line-up and looks good, and performs also good __________________ intel + nvidia the best amd

System Name:	gaming system/ Moms pc
Processor:	2600k / i5 2300
Motherboard:	MSI Z77 MPower/ Zotac H67ITX-C-E
Cooling:	Thermalright ultra extreme 120 rev.C w/noctua NF-S12B push/pull/ stock
Memory:	8gb corsair vengeance 1600mhz c8 @1.5 v/ 4gb kinston ram 1333mhz
Video Card:	GB gtx670 WF3x @1080/1267/6420(core/boost/mem)
Hard Disk:	corsair F3 120gb SATA 6gb's OS ,2tb wd caviar black 64mb sata 6gb's(storage)/ corsair F3 60 @sata300
Optical Drive:	external samsung se s084/ none
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung Syncmaster P2770FH, asus VH242t/19" lg 1440x900
Case:	tt armor modded 140mm fans 1200rpm@19 db/c m690 adv 2
Sound Card:	onboard/ onboard
PSU:	Corsair HX1050 / corsair cx430 v2
Software:	Windows SEVEN ultimate x64

System Name:	Uh, my build?
Processor:	Intel Core i7 3770k 3.5GHz (3.9GHz turbo)
Motherboard:	Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H (F8 BIOS)
Cooling:	Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo
Memory:	G.Skill 8GB DDR3 1600MHz CL9
Video Card:	Gigabyte Radeon HD7970 3GB 1GHz Core/5.5GHz Memory
Hard Disk:	1TB Samsung F1 & 1TB WD Green
Optical Drive:	22x Samsung SH-222BB
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung 23" Syncmaster P2350
Case:	Coolermaster HAF X
Sound Card:	Onboard now since store didn't RMA properly
PSU:	Corsair HX 850W
Software:	Windows 7 SP1 64bit
Benchmarks:	3DMark 11 - P8456 - http://3dmark.com/3dm11/3372758

Apr 26, 2012, 01:24 AM	#4
Jdat Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 14 (0.03/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	I have the same doubt. What would you pick for overclock? - Asrock fatal1ty performace -> 150€ - G1.SNIPER M3 -> 150€ - Asrock extreme4-> 125€ - ASUS P8Z77-V LX -> 125€ - GIGABYTE Z77X-D3H -> 125€ - Msi Z77A-G45 -> 125€ - GA-Z77-D3H -> 100€ Thank you

Processor:	i5 2500k
Motherboard:	Asrock z77 extreme4
Cooling:	Silver arrow
Memory:	Gskill RX 2x4GB DDR3 1600mhz CL9
Video Card:	5870
Hard Disk:	Samsung 830 64GB + 1TB HDD
PSU:	Thermaltake 750w

System Name:	BS03/04
Processor:	AMD Athlon XP-M 2500+ 2.2GHz 1.5V
Motherboard:	DFI LanParty NFII Ultra-B Bios (TicTac 3D Fire R2)
Cooling:	4 Antec 80mm, TR SI-97 Adapted TT Big Typhoon Fan 120MM
Memory:	2GB Mushkin Redline 4000 @ 200 MHz 2.5V
Video Card:	Sapphire R1950Pro 512MB AGP 1.5V
Hard Disk:	250 & 400 GB Seagate Baracuda 10 SATA
Optical Drive:	2x Samsung Multiformat Rewritable Drives
CRT/LCD Model:	NEC Multisync LCD 1700V
Case:	Antec SX830 EATX Case
Sound Card:	Creative Labs SB XFi Xtreme Music & SB PCI 512
PSU:	Antec NEO HE 500 Watt
Software:	Windows 7 Home Premium
Benchmarks:	Win 7 Eval. CPU 3.9 Ram 4.5 Graphics 6.0 HD 5.7

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