My first self build, Budget:1800

Uncle Petey said:
It is a good thing, but a Z77 board will have that feature too.

I'd also agree with Idleman and go for the Hyper 612 if you're not overclocking or even going for a chip that can.
Actually, I'd save even more and get a 212 or something in that price range.
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I might overclock later on once I am more tech savy hardware wise.
I know in previous posts I said I wont be , but I will keep an opened mind.
I just want a decent mobo.
I will take a look at what you guys have suggested.

Edit: how about this if i saved longer ?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus P8Z77-V DELUXE Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £199.99
Total : £210.79 (includes shipping : £9.00).



http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/P8Z77V_DELUXE/

I like what they are saying about it.
 
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Right were going backwards here.

Spec revised...

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Sleeping Dogs PC Game £349.99
1 x Benq XL2420T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £269.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £251.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard with FREE BOOGIE BUG XXL GAMING MOUSE MAT £129.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-04649) £119.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX850M High Performance 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020004-UK) £113.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £59.99
Total : £1,310.92 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
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http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-390-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261
Is all you really need.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-515-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261
Has built in wifi and better power management for overclocking (still not strictly necessary, but nice to have)

Just a couple of examples. Plenty more to choose from.

Trusty's spec above will do just fine. With your requirements you aren't really missing anything by spending a shedload more on a fancy motherboard.
 
You don't need to spend £180 to get a decent motherboard.

The Gigabyte Z77-D3H is a decent motherboard and costs about half as much. If you need more features there are several variations to choose from that'll still be a lot cheaper.
 
Uncle Petey said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-390-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261
Is all you really need.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-515-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261
Has built in wifi and better power management for overclocking (still not strictly necessary, but nice to have)

Just a couple of examples. Plenty more to choose from.

Trusty's spec above will do just fine. With your requirements you aren't really missing anything by spending a shedload more on a fancy motherboard.
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I am curious , What do the people who do spend that type of money on a motherboard do with their computers exactualy ?
What sort of cool stuff do they pull off with mobos like that ?
 
99Androidguy777 said:
I am curious , What do the people who do spend that type of money on a motherboard do with their computers exactualy ?
What sort of cool stuff do they pull off with mobos like that ?
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Pimp value, severe overclocks, e-peen extensions, a few extra fps here and there...

I'd go with the Gigabyte Z77X-D3H. Good price, SLI/Crossfire etc..
 
Just read this link you posted http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=536454 and i can`t` see where it faults Nvidia 670/680.
Also this link shows http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2012/04/23/intel-core-i7-3770k-review/7 shows a [email protected] and a [email protected] with only 1 fps between them.
From what i can gather with this game, getting your settings right makes the difference.
Well, up to 1920x1080 with 4xMSAA you get some decent numbers with a single 680 or 7970. But 8xMSAA is really a killer in S2.
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Also since those links all date back till April, Nvidia released a new driver in May.

http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/44967
 
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bremen1874 said:
If they do it won't be enough to worry about.

BTW are you selecting Windows 7 Professional for a reason?
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Yes , I have 16 gigs of ram and someone once told me that each edition of windows only can handle so much ram and that the most expensive edition can handle the most ram.
plus more features of course other than that.
 
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Idleman said:
Just read this link you posted http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=536454 and i can`t` see where it faults Nvidia 670/680.
Also this link shows http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2012/04/23/intel-core-i7-3770k-review/7 shows a [email protected] and a [email protected] with only 1 fps between them.
From what i can gather with this game, getting your settings right makes the difference.


Also since those links all date back till April, Nvidia released a new driver in May.

http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/44967
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Good point actually.. but there is noting posted about how the 670 or 680 does with shogun 2 or fall of the samurai now after the update.. I really want to play it safe with the graphics card I get.
 
bremen1874 said:
Home Premium will handle 16GB.
Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate will handle 192GB.
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0.o holy...
Thanks btw this will save me money..
Do the more expensive editions make computers run anymore efficiently ? make them less prone to a virus ?
I will have to look up the difference between the features, of each one , I am currently on a windows xp PC.
I was previously going with the more expensive one because someone told me I would need it for 16 GB's of ram and also it having more features, which is always a plus.
 
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Idleman said:
Win7 HP will handle 16gb. You need Win7 Pro if you want 32gb+:D
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Yeah as brennen1874 said 192GB. :D
(good to know for when my brother gets into video editing big time..)
he also wants to do CG along with his video editing , I would like to learn to do CG myself.
Not that we will ever need 192 GBs of ram....LOL
 
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