Is this the cheapest reliable Z77 motherboard?

Cythx · 13 Apr 2012 at 07:19

Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H at £80-90?

Any reason I should NOT buy it? ie. lack of features, bad reviews, cheaper alternative.

Alex h · 13 Apr 2012 at 12:11

it hasnt got sli but does crossfire and second pci is x4 this is slightly better Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H Intel Z77 but its also slightly dearer

cmndr_andi · 13 Apr 2012 at 12:20

As Alex mentions, this board isn't ideal if you want to run a second graphics card one day (if you want to do this I would go with this board) - but if you only plan to ever use a single graphics card then the board is great.

Cythx · 13 Apr 2012 at 12:44

Weird. What makes a board CF capable but not SLI capable?

Alex h · 13 Apr 2012 at 13:06

missed that board good choice

Freddie1980 · 13 Apr 2012 at 13:22

The lack of vrm's will limit it's overclocking potential but it's a perfectly usable board.

Bradmax57 · 13 Apr 2012 at 14:15

Is it still possible to hack drivers to allow sli on crossfire boards? (Z68/Z77 in particular)

///Rage · 14 Apr 2012 at 23:00

Freddie1980 said:
The lack of vrm's will limit it's overclocking potential but it's a perfectly usable board.

By how much?

im also considering this board. Id be happy with 4.5ghz 2500k oc to be honest.

The Halk · 14 Apr 2012 at 23:09

Freddie1980 said:
The lack of vrm's will limit it's overclocking potential but it's a perfectly usable board.

I'm not convinced of that. Early reports suggest that IB struggles with heat if you give it extra voltage. That means all these boards with tons of phases will go unused unless it's under proper water or better. IB isn't a 130W part.

Ironically we're starting to see some real high end voltage control, just as power consumption takes a big dip.