29 Mar 2012 at 20:27 #61 the_director the_director Associate Joined 16 Apr 2011 Posts 1,069 Location South Wales Gigabyte seem to have a good lead. Any ides on pricing yet? Is it worth picking up a reduced Z68 or getting the Z77?
Gigabyte seem to have a good lead. Any ides on pricing yet? Is it worth picking up a reduced Z68 or getting the Z77?
1 Apr 2012 at 11:07 #62 skyjawa skyjawa Associate Joined 9 Apr 2010 Posts 279 I'll be going for one of the following as I need 2 PCI slots and very few have even 1 lol!! Asus P8Z77-V Pro ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ASRock Fatal1ty Z77 Professional
I'll be going for one of the following as I need 2 PCI slots and very few have even 1 lol!! Asus P8Z77-V Pro ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ASRock Fatal1ty Z77 Professional
1 Apr 2012 at 12:00 #63 liamcrane liamcrane Soldato Joined 23 Mar 2007 Posts 2,553 Location Essex Will the z68 boards actually drop in price do you think though by that much? Im only looking for 1 pci 16x slot and two 6gbps sata ports for my SSD's Must admit i do like the look of the gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H but really dont like the flat mounted sata ports! Last edited: 1 Apr 2012
Will the z68 boards actually drop in price do you think though by that much? Im only looking for 1 pci 16x slot and two 6gbps sata ports for my SSD's Must admit i do like the look of the gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H but really dont like the flat mounted sata ports!
1 Apr 2012 at 12:59 #64 Jerry64 Jerry64 Associate Joined 6 Mar 2012 Posts 1,465 Location South West Gigabyte
1 Apr 2012 at 17:51 #65 Zeed Zeed Permabanned Joined 15 Oct 2011 Posts 6,311 Location Nottingham Carlton Asus ,,,, Always had on never failed
2 Apr 2012 at 19:44 #66 Krono5 Krono5 Associate Joined 16 Dec 2008 Posts 1,091 Probably ASUS as I favour their motherboards, but I'll take a look and see which seems to OC the best out of those with all the features I require.
Probably ASUS as I favour their motherboards, but I'll take a look and see which seems to OC the best out of those with all the features I require.
2 Apr 2012 at 20:48 #67 scoobie scoobie Associate Joined 20 Mar 2007 Posts 48 Location NW England It's got to be Gigabyte.
2 Apr 2012 at 21:17 #68 HighlandeR HighlandeR Soldato Joined 18 Oct 2002 Posts 12,185 Location England Im digging the MSI this time round, but ill have to see how good the gigabyte boards are also Shame none of these manufacturers opted to stick on a Asus Xonar built in soundcard! why dont Asus for that matter do just that ?
Im digging the MSI this time round, but ill have to see how good the gigabyte boards are also Shame none of these manufacturers opted to stick on a Asus Xonar built in soundcard! why dont Asus for that matter do just that ?
3 Apr 2012 at 13:34 #69 varkanoid varkanoid Soldato Joined 31 Dec 2007 Posts 13,698 Location The TARDIS, Wakefield, UK should have had an option for None - its not necessary/why bother. If I did it would be Gigabyte all the way.
should have had an option for None - its not necessary/why bother. If I did it would be Gigabyte all the way.
3 Apr 2012 at 17:27 #70 TheFool TheFool Associate Joined 2 Apr 2011 Posts 130 Location Bristol Probably gigabyte, but i'll wait for reviews with ivy and then decide.
3 Apr 2012 at 17:30 #71 SFFNoob SFFNoob Hitman Associate Joined 29 Sep 2009 Posts 1,070 It'll be Asus, Asrock or EVGA, really nice looking boards in mATX format from Asus and Asrock, can't wait!
It'll be Asus, Asrock or EVGA, really nice looking boards in mATX format from Asus and Asrock, can't wait!
3 Apr 2012 at 20:23 #72 Vir Vir Associate Joined 21 Oct 2002 Posts 1,860 Location Netherlands Think I'm gonna go try EVGA this time although I've absolutely no problems with this P6X58D-E. I've had my share of problems with Asus before though
Think I'm gonna go try EVGA this time although I've absolutely no problems with this P6X58D-E. I've had my share of problems with Asus before though
3 Apr 2012 at 22:33 #73 chilipeppersc chilipeppersc Associate Joined 13 Mar 2012 Posts 681 Location Tampere Finland asus due to having an ITX build
3 Apr 2012 at 22:50 #74 J-FRO J-FRO Soldato Joined 17 Jan 2011 Posts 4,450 Location London Probably MSi. I've had the P67-GD65 and now the Z68-GD65. Why break an old habit?
4 Apr 2012 at 13:19 #75 Michael172 Michael172 Associate Joined 25 Aug 2007 Posts 72 Gigabyte, but ill be waiting to see what results the ivy bride cpus get first.
4 Apr 2012 at 21:11 #76 Nelly Nelly Soldato OP Joined 19 Dec 2003 Posts 7,274 Location Grimsby, UK I think I may have been wrong about 9th of April being the release date, looks like it's going to be the Sunday! 8th April, oh well one day out lol. Source
I think I may have been wrong about 9th of April being the release date, looks like it's going to be the Sunday! 8th April, oh well one day out lol. Source
5 Apr 2012 at 09:35 #77 MORE SPEED MORE SPEED Soldato Joined 15 Nov 2008 Posts 2,535 Location Reading Asus for me http://rog.asus.com/motherboard/gene/maximus-v-gene/
5 Apr 2012 at 09:54 #78 Geeman1979 Geeman1979 Soldato Joined 14 Feb 2011 Posts 7,490 Went for Gigabyte due to build quality and good past experiences with RMA.
5 Apr 2012 at 12:04 #79 Hostile-17 Hostile-17 Associate Joined 13 Mar 2012 Posts 556 Location Poole Im in the same Dilema, Do I stick with ASUS as never had any issues or step into the abyss of Change?!
Im in the same Dilema, Do I stick with ASUS as never had any issues or step into the abyss of Change?!
12 Apr 2012 at 05:16 #80 wangchen1990 wangchen1990 Associate Joined 6 Apr 2011 Posts 132 Location Newcastle-upon-Tyne giga, or asus. Big brands always win ! lol