Which is a better choice?

CuteTurtle · 29 Nov 2012 at 18:36

And if I chose the more expensive one, would I notice a big difference?

stulid · 29 Nov 2012 at 18:39

If you dont want to run more than a single GFX card setup then the Gigabyte board is all you need to buy.

CuteTurtle · 29 Nov 2012 at 18:43

stulid said:
If you dont want to run more than a single GFX card setup then the Gigabyte board is all you need to buy.

Thanks, so I guess 1600 over the 2133 RAM then, right? Since Gigabyte only supports up to 1600, unless I'm getting this wrong.

bremen1874 · 29 Nov 2012 at 18:43

Nothing wrong with the Z77-D3H if it has all the features you need. SLI/CrossFireX support is probably the most important difference.

Spending extra on faster memory probably won't give you anything you'll notice in normal use.

CuteTurtle · 29 Nov 2012 at 18:46

bremen1874 said:
Nothing wrong with the Z77-D3H if it has all the features you need. SLI/CrossFireX support is probably the most important difference.

Spending extra on faster memory probably won't give you anything you'll notice in normal use.

Alright, thanks a lot. I don't really plan on going SLI or CrossFireX anytime soon, as I still need to upgrade my only graphics card but that won't be happening for a while after this purchase.

I'll go with the Z77-D3H and 1600 RAM.

stulid · 29 Nov 2012 at 18:47

CuteTurtle said:
Thanks, so I guess 1600 over the 2133 RAM then, right? Since Gigabyte only supports up to 1600, unless I'm getting this wrong.

It will support faster RAM (either via an XMP profile or manually setting the memory ratio)

But 1600MHz is ok and the extra small % performance increase gained from faster RAM can be ignored.

If you order today, then this 1866MHz kit is on offer - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-116-KS