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stulid said:
You dont need any more than the CX430 for your spec.
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okay

3. How does the Asrock Z68 EXTREME4 compare to Asus P8Z68-V PRO Z68? (in short which one's better)
 
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jax_5 said:
Thank you guys so far.

Last few questions (hopefully):

3. How does the Asrock Z68 EXTREME4 compare to Asus P8Z68-V PRO Z68? (in short which one's better)
4. BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W Power Supply, worth £6 more over the Corsair Builder Series CX 430W?
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On paper the Asus is better as it has more VRM power, but that's the only difference, all the connections are the same.

I would say it's worth £6, but that's just my opinion lol

Edit: the Asus also has Bluetooth built in.
 
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jax_5 said:
okay

3. Asus P8Z68-V PRO Z68 compare to Asus P8Z68-V PRO Z68? (in short which one's better)
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They are the same board.

You edited the first question, get the cheaper ASrock, they are owned by ASUS too.

£35 more for the ASUS!!! not worth it.
 
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Right the Asus p8Z68 is on pre-order. Give's me a little time to think sensibly.

Looking at a price point how would you rate the following board:

Asrock Z68 PRO3 (£40 difference). Any difference performance wise? longevity? Compared to the boards already mentioned in this thread.

I'll order the all the other parts.
 
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http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=Z68 Pro3-M

Compare there, against the other Asrock here,

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=Z68 Extreme4


the bigger Asrock has,

3 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (PCIE2/PCIE4: single at x16 or dual at x8/x8 mode; PCIE5: x4 mode)
2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots
2 x PCI slots

VS

1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (blue @ x16 mode)
2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots
1 x PCI slot


2 x Rear USB 3.0 ports by Etron EJ168A, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s
1 x Front USB 3.0 header (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) by Etron EJ168A, supports USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s

VS

2 x USB 3.0 ports by Etron EJ168A, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s


2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, Intel® Rapid Storage and Intel® Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions
2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Marvell SE9120, support NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions (SATA3_M2 connector is shared with eSATA3 port)

VS

2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, Intel® Rapid Storage and Intel® Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions


More importantly the smaller Matx Asrock board only has a simple 4+1 VRM phsae design, not as good for overclocking.


And theres more,

- 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, Intel® Rapid Storage and Intel® Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions
- 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors
- 1 x Floppy connector
- 1 x IR header
- 1 x CIR header
- 1 x COM port header
- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header
- 1 x IEEE 1394 header
- 1 x Power LED header
- CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector
- 24 pin ATX power connector
- 8 pin 12V power connector
- SLI/XFire power connector
- Front panel audio connector
- 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports)
- 1 x USB 3.0 header (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports)
- 1 x Dr. Debug with LED

VS

- 3 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, Intel® Rapid Storage and Intel® Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions
- 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors
- 1 x Floppy connector
- 1 x IR header
- 1 x CIR header
- 1 x Print Port header
- 1 x COM port header
- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header
- 1 x Power LED header
- CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector
- 24 pin ATX power connector
- 8 pin 12V power connector
- Front panel audio connector
- 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports)
 
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Can you recommend one for me please?

If I got the Sony Optiarc drive (OEM) you recommended earlier would I need to order a cable?
 
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