Need mobo for build

Joshct

Joshct

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Need a motherboard for my build, about £150 max unless i can save money elsewhere. Also if you could check over my choices it would be helpful, this is my first build.

I want to put a second 570 in later on, also add an SSD as the boot device, maybe also a second hdd.

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Feel free to offer alternatives if applicable.

Thanks for any/all help.
 
What about changing the graphics card to this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-124-EA&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1830

As they are about the same speed.

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 480 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (015-P3-1480-KR) £179.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £175.99
1 x Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Limited Edition White £139.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-GEN3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £122.98
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £109.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £85.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £59.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £31.19
Total : £1,003.79 (includes shipping : £14.75).

 
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stulid said:
Motherboard (12 CPU VRM's and 8X/8X SLI/Crossfire) - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-360-GI

Change PSU to this - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-000-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1497

Spec looks great:)
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Thankyou for both the suggestions, i've put in both to basket for the moment. I'll be paid at the end of the month, its possible i wont have exactly enough for the whole build this month which is a bit of a drag, if that's the case and i have to wait for next months pay packet, will a z77 board be available at similar price range, but as an upgrade? OR are they going to be pretty pricey across the range?

jamesfreddie said:
What about changing the graphics card to this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-124-EA&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1830

As they are about the same speed.
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I'm looking to future proof the build for a few years (Not to the standard of people on these forums, but if it runs games on high for now and medium in 3 years time im happy), in which case will the performance be exactly the same between the two configs? 480 / 480 sli and 570 /570 sli?


I'm an enthusiastic novice, so i can easily distinguish between whats better by means of "580 is better than 560" but i find issue comparing 4xx and 5xx. Thanks again for the help guys.

EDIT: I'll look into some of the other suggestions you've made thanks, as for the cooler i have seen the noctua elsewhere cheaper, so im none to worried about the price on that one item. However it's probably important to note i've not overclocked before, so i will but i will in no means be pushing it, 4GHz as an example, so i'm probably looking for absolute quiet from the cooler.
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x gainward geforce gtx 570 goes like hell 1280mb gddr5 pci-express graphics card £224.99
1 x intel core i5-2500k 3.30ghz (sandybridge) socket lga1155 processor - retail £175.99
1 x corsair graphite 600t midi tower case - limited edition white £139.99
1 x gigabyte z68xp-ud3p intel z68 (socket 1155) ddr3 motherboard £129.98
1 x xfx 850w xxx edition modular '80 plus silver' power supply £109.99
1 x seagate barracuda 7200rpm 1tb sata 6gb/s 64mb cache - oem (st1000dm003) £77.99
1 x alpenföhn k2 mount doom cpu cooler (socket lga1156/1155/1366/am2/am2+/am3/am3+/fm1) £59.99
1 x kingston hyperx genesis grey 8gb (2x4gb) ddr3 pc3-12800c9 1600mhz dual channel kit (khx1600c9d3x2k2/8gx) £35.99
total : £972.61 (includes shipping : £14.75).




if you can get a gtx570 then do it, quieter and faster (especially if its a oc model like this gainward/evga or gigabyte)

better motherboard than suggested above also with better oc abilities.

joshct said:
i'm looking to future proof the build for a few years (not to the standard of people on these forums, but if it runs games on high for now and medium in 3 years time im happy), in which case will the performance be exactly the same between the two configs? 480 / 480 sli and 570 /570 sli?
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gtx570 sli vs gtx480 sli (stock cards) - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/307?vs=310

joshct said:
so i'm probably looking for absolute quiet from the cooler.
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http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/alpenfoehn_k2_cpu_cooler_revisited,1.html
 
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jamesfreddie said:
If you want quietness then definitely dont go with the GTX 480
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It's not so much that im going for quietness, it's just if at a similar pricepoint i can get quieter, and with the fact that heat isnt much of an issue atm, i'll go for it.

I think i'll probably stick to the 570 option, but ive got lots to choose from for some other parts so im really grateful thanks.
 
stulid said:
You could try a Bgrade (90 day warranty) - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BG-207-MS&groupid=595&catid=683&subcat=

Review - http://www.kitguru.net/components/g...-n570-twin-frozr-iii-power-edition-oc-review/
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I'd rather not get B grade, preferring to wait a month if required to get something new.



So my basket as now is pretty much this:

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The k2 will definitely fit in the 600t ok? I'm pretty happy with this spec if it's all compatible / trusted brands.



EDIT: Easy way to post basket? i notice everyone seems to follow the same format, i find it hard to believe each time you guys are getting individual item urls and hyperlinking :D?
 
Joshct said:
So my basket as now is pretty much this:

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The k2 will definitely fit in the 600t ok? I'm pretty happy with this spec if it's all compatible / trusted brands.

EDIT: Easy way to post basket? i notice everyone seems to follow the same format, i find it hard to believe each time you guys are getting individual item urls and hyperlinking :D?
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Dude you are paying too much for the OS......use the OEM that the other guys have been using for £80 ;)

If you use google chrome as a web browser there is a plug in to help link your basket :)

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/empfloiadabicdlgahhamannadefhehj?hl=en-GB

YOUR BASKET
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £31.19
Total : £147.16 (includes shipping : FREE).



Two cheaper options for the RAM (i prefer the look of the kingston over the crucial) both are low profile and i linked the cheaper OS
 
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Whats the difference between ud3 ud5 gen3 etc?

what are the performance gains/differences between them, they seem so similar
 
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