In search of a Z77 mobo under $250 - Page 2

neliz · Feb 21, 2013, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by cold storm

as the title states. The v-pro i have likes to take care of hdd's and now took a ssd. Tired of playing around with drivers, os's and multi meters to see the root cause. So, mobo is going.

Looking for anything that will do it's job and not be a person on "their time of the month".. No time to mess around since i now do 80+h a week...

Thanks in advance

how about... MPOWER

because of your 80+h a week comment and the fact that for instance the UD5H wasn't stable in the [H] torture test.

cadaveca · Feb 21, 2013, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neliz

how about... MPOWER

I know you worked really hard to get that yellow approved, but that color makes the board hard to match with anything but Avexir MPower ram, and lightning cards.

Board itself, is great, but about +50% in cost to any of the already mentioned boards.

Quote:

Originally Posted by neliz

because of your 80+h a week comment and the fact that for instance the UD5H wasn't stable in the [H] torture test.

Mine worked just fine, and I push higher ram clocks and higher load than [H] does. I was doing your own burn-in testing before you were marketing it, even. I'd still recommend the UD3H over the UD5H because I think I know Cold Storm's needs. He (kyle)also said that was due to software OC using autotuning.

Jetster · Feb 21, 2013, 02:59 PM

So Dave you recommend the GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD3H over the ASRock Z77 Extreme6?

cadaveca · Feb 21, 2013, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jetster

So you recommend the GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD3H over the ASRock Z77 Extreme6?

I cannot comment on the Extreme6, never had one. UD3H is a sleeper OC board. Was designed with that in mind, and that's why it's black and grey, so it fits with any thematic build.. For the money, it offers a lot.

neliz · Feb 21, 2013, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cadaveca

Board itself, is great, but about +50% in cost to any of the already mentioned boards.

And still below $200

Doesn't matter.. just my $0.02

cadaveca · Feb 21, 2013, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neliz

And still below $200

Doesn't matter.. just my $0.02

No, don't get me wrong, I agree with you. It's just I think we're looking at a lower budget, really. GD45-/GD55-territory. Boards that cost more add in more phases, more drive support, more USB 3.0, and not much else. Sometimes better BIOS for ram clocking...and that's it.

The MPower is a great board...was sent even after I told the rep I didn't want it. He trusted I would be impressed and shipped anyway, and I was. But yeah, I got sent a board I didn't want, and liked it.

Jetster · Feb 21, 2013, 08:09 PM

It has a lot of features. What the hell is Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header?

Random Murderer · Feb 21, 2013, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cold Storm

...Blah, torn between the Rog Max V...

You know me, bro.
My vote is for the Max V.

neliz · Feb 22, 2013, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jetster

It has a lot of features. What the hell is Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusted_Platform_Module
Basicly hardware based crypto-key generation.

kg4icg · Feb 23, 2013, 02:10 PM

I'm using the Gigabyte Z77X-UP5-TH CF myself and haven't had a lick of problems.

GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP5 TH ATX Intel Motherboard - Ne...

Vlada011 · Feb 23, 2013, 09:52 PM

People recommend that MSI Z77 MPower like something fantastic special for price but I would stay with Maximus 5 Formula. People say they are best few years without competition.
How much is more than 250$, 20-25$ more???
I mean version without ThunderFX. Cheapest E-ATX ROG in last few years and people say it's excellent.

System Name:	Eyefinity Gamer
Processor:	Intel i5 3570K @ 4.6 GHz
Motherboard:	ASUS Maximmus V Formula
Cooling:	Corsair H100
Memory:	16 GB G.Skill F3-2666C11Q-16GTXD
Video Card:	AMD Radeon HD7950 3GB x2 w/AMD Catalyst 12.10
Hard Disk:	OCZ Nocti 60GB mSATA, Crucial M4 120GB x2
Optical Drive:	LG BluRay/HD-DVD
CRT/LCD Model:	3x Dell U2412M
Case:	LianLi T60
Sound Card:	N/A
PSU:	Silverstone Strider 750W GOLD
Software:	Windows 8 Pro
Benchmarks:	Benchmarking is for suckers. ;)

System Name:	Delta // HTPC
Processor:	Intel i7 3770K // Intel i3 550 3.2Ghz
Motherboard:	ASRock Z77 Extreme6 // Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2H Socket 1156
Cooling:	Corsair H100 // SILVERSTONE NT07-1156 90mm
Memory:	Corsair Vengeance 1866 16gb //Corsair DDR3 1600 4 Gb
Video Card:	HIS 7950 3 Gb //Sapphire 6670 1 Gb
Hard Disk:	Samsung 840 250 SSD, WD Caviar Blue 500// Corsair M4 64 Gb Solid State, SAMSUNG F4 2 Tb, WD 1 Tb
Optical Drive:	LG DVDR 24X // Lite on DVDR 24X
CRT/LCD Model:	HP 23xi IPS 1080p" // 50" Samsung Plasma 720p
Case:	Corsair Obsidian Series 550D // Silverstone Granada GD05
Sound Card:	ASUS Xonar DS // HDMI Bit Stream to Yamaha RX V571
PSU:	Seagate M12II 750 // Corsair CX 430
Software:	Windows 7 64bit // Windows 7 64bit with XBMC Eden
Benchmarks:	I scored P9327 in 3DMark 11

System Name:	Eyefinity Gamer
Processor:	Intel i5 3570K @ 4.6 GHz
Motherboard:	ASUS Maximmus V Formula
Cooling:	Corsair H100
Memory:	16 GB G.Skill F3-2666C11Q-16GTXD
Video Card:	AMD Radeon HD7950 3GB x2 w/AMD Catalyst 12.10
Hard Disk:	OCZ Nocti 60GB mSATA, Crucial M4 120GB x2
Optical Drive:	LG BluRay/HD-DVD
CRT/LCD Model:	3x Dell U2412M
Case:	LianLi T60
Sound Card:	N/A
PSU:	Silverstone Strider 750W GOLD
Software:	Windows 8 Pro
Benchmarks:	Benchmarking is for suckers. ;)

System Name:	Eyefinity Gamer
Processor:	Intel i5 3570K @ 4.6 GHz
Motherboard:	ASUS Maximmus V Formula
Cooling:	Corsair H100
Memory:	16 GB G.Skill F3-2666C11Q-16GTXD
Video Card:	AMD Radeon HD7950 3GB x2 w/AMD Catalyst 12.10
Hard Disk:	OCZ Nocti 60GB mSATA, Crucial M4 120GB x2
Optical Drive:	LG BluRay/HD-DVD
CRT/LCD Model:	3x Dell U2412M
Case:	LianLi T60
Sound Card:	N/A
PSU:	Silverstone Strider 750W GOLD
Software:	Windows 8 Pro
Benchmarks:	Benchmarking is for suckers. ;)

System Name:	Delta // HTPC
Processor:	Intel i7 3770K // Intel i3 550 3.2Ghz
Motherboard:	ASRock Z77 Extreme6 // Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2H Socket 1156
Cooling:	Corsair H100 // SILVERSTONE NT07-1156 90mm
Memory:	Corsair Vengeance 1866 16gb //Corsair DDR3 1600 4 Gb
Video Card:	HIS 7950 3 Gb //Sapphire 6670 1 Gb
Hard Disk:	Samsung 840 250 SSD, WD Caviar Blue 500// Corsair M4 64 Gb Solid State, SAMSUNG F4 2 Tb, WD 1 Tb
Optical Drive:	LG DVDR 24X // Lite on DVDR 24X
CRT/LCD Model:	HP 23xi IPS 1080p" // 50" Samsung Plasma 720p
Case:	Corsair Obsidian Series 550D // Silverstone Granada GD05
Sound Card:	ASUS Xonar DS // HDMI Bit Stream to Yamaha RX V571
PSU:	Seagate M12II 750 // Corsair CX 430
Software:	Windows 7 64bit // Windows 7 64bit with XBMC Eden
Benchmarks:	I scored P9327 in 3DMark 11

Feb 21, 2013, 02:59 PM	#28
Jetster Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,952 (2.36/day) Thanks: 979 Thanked 898 Times in 656 Posts System Specs	So Dave you recommend the GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD3H over the ASRock Z77 Extreme6?

Feb 21, 2013, 08:09 PM	#32
Jetster Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,952 (2.36/day) Thanks: 979 Thanked 898 Times in 656 Posts System Specs	It has a lot of features. What the hell is Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header?

System Name:	Shut up and take my money! \| Fatal Error
Processor:	Core i7 3820 @ 4.9GHz \| AMD FX-8350
Motherboard:	Asus ROG Rampage IV Extreme \| Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5
Cooling:	Corsair H100i \| Xigmatek Aegir
Memory:	4x 4GB Samsung 30nm LP HYK0 DDR3-1600 @ 2400 1T \| 2x 4GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 1866 Cas 8
Video Card:	2x AMD HD7970 flashed to XFX Black Editions, EVGA GTS250 for Physx \| AMD HD7970
Hard Disk:	Samsung SSD 830 256GB \| Too many, lol.
CRT/LCD Model:	In Limbo \| HP w2207h 1680x1050
Case:	Silverstone Kublai 04 \| Chenming 601ae-BLU
Sound Card:	RM-DAC -> Xiang Sheng 708b -> Sennheiser HD650
PSU:	Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 1200w \| Corsair CX750M
Software:	Win 7 64
Benchmarks:	9001 BungholioMarks, "Bitchin' Fast"

Feb 23, 2013, 02:10 PM	#35
kg4icg Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Herndon,Va Posts: 73 (0.04/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 13 Times in 10 Posts System Specs	I'm using the Gigabyte Z77X-UP5-TH CF myself and haven't had a lick of problems. GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP5 TH ATX Intel Motherboard - Ne...

System Name:	home build
Processor:	Core I7-3770K
Motherboard:	Gigabyte Z77X-UP5 th
Cooling:	Corsair H100i
Memory:	2x8gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600
Video Card:	Zotac 670 GTX 2048mb
Hard Disk:	1tb + 1 64gb ssd
Optical Drive:	LG BRD
CRT/LCD Model:	Asus VH242H
Case:	Corsair Carbide 400R
Sound Card:	on board
PSU:	Cooler Master 750 watt
Software:	Win 8 Pro 64bit

Feb 23, 2013, 09:52 PM	#36
Vlada011 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Belgrade, Serbia Posts: 172 (0.64/day) Thanks: 1 Thanked 19 Times in 14 Posts System Specs	People recommend that MSI Z77 MPower like something fantastic special for price but I would stay with Maximus 5 Formula. People say they are best few years without competition. How much is more than 250$, 20-25$ more??? I mean version without ThunderFX. Cheapest E-ATX ROG in last few years and people say it's excellent.

System Name:	Ivy Bridge
Processor:	Intel® i7-3770K Processor
Motherboard:	EVGA Z77 FTW
Cooling:	CORSAIR H100
Memory:	KHX1600 Grey DDR3 2x2GB
Video Card:	ATI 5870 2GB
Hard Disk:	CORSAIR Force GT 120 - WD500AAKS
Optical Drive:	LG GH22NS50
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung P2450H
Case:	CORSAIR Obsidian 650D
Sound Card:	Sound Blaster Z - Creative Inspire T5900
PSU:	EVGA NEX1500 Classified
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Benchmarks:	http://3dmark.com/3dmv/4213151 http://3dmark.com/3dm11/4057847

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