How to pick a mother board?.

[skipper847]

Another thing what bothering me are the motherboards. Say if you go into system configurator on OC site theres a list of motherboards. How do you no you choosing a good one and whever it will fit that case etc. Ive not got one in mind but i do no for sure now i do want a I7 3770k. I thought i might as well pay that bit more for that bit extra power just for what ever reason. But there no point in getting that CPU if the motherboard i get is low spec.

 

[badcompany]

most list dimensions?

 

[AMG]

All mobo are at a standardised size like Full Atx, micro Atx etc

Cases themselve are also set in form factors ie full Atx can fit full size ATX mobos as well.as micro Atx

 

[cmndr_andi]

All mobo are at a standardised size like Full Atx, micro Atx etc

Cases themselve are also set in form factors ie full Atx can fit full size ATX mobos as well.as micro Atx

+1

So long as the case you picked supports ATX boards then it will also support microATX boards - so all the Z77 board currently available will fit fine.

As for which motherboard to go for, it is worth identifying what features you need/want and get a board that has all these. If you can list all the things you need/want (ie good CPU overclocking, rear e-SATA port, black PCB) then we'd be happy to recommend some boards that fulfil your needs and are known to be good.

May I ask what you will be using your system for and what other parts have you already picked out?