Spec me a Z77 motherboard

ennogs · 17 Nov 2012 at 19:48

I want to change my Asus P8P67 Pro motherboard for a z77. I have an i7 2600k and I will be overclocking. Now the z77 boards have been out a while can somebody please recommend me a good one for overclocking.

RJC · 17 Nov 2012 at 19:51

If you not after SLI or Crossfire have a look at the Gigabyte D3H in the options below:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UP4 TH Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
Total : £382.97 (includes shipping : £10.00).

ennogs · 17 Nov 2012 at 20:19

Not looking to SLI. Just using single GTX 580. Which of those boards is best for overclocking?

Griff7520 · 17 Nov 2012 at 20:26

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-219-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=

awesome board for the money.

the1gooner · 17 Nov 2012 at 21:08

Griff7520 said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-219-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=

awesome board for the money.

Nice looking board but £150 is a lot of money if only running a single graphics card.

Plenty of other boards will do the job running a single gpu for a lot less.

The gigabyte board for £90 would be a great purchase and well worth the money.

Griff7520 · 17 Nov 2012 at 21:54

the1gooner said:
Nice looking board but £150 is a lot of money if only running a single graphics card.

Plenty of other boards will do the job running a single gpu for a lot less.

The gigabyte board for £90 would be a great purchase and well worth the money.

he asked about a good overclocking board...I know this one is good....didnt know about the others so Thats why i recommended this one.

McGraw · 17 Nov 2012 at 22:36

I thought the d3h supports Crossfire?

The spec says it does.

RJC · 17 Nov 2012 at 22:37

It does but the 2nd slot is limited 4x.

McGraw · 17 Nov 2012 at 22:41

Ah right so what does that mean if I stick a 2nd 7850 in?

RJC · 17 Nov 2012 at 22:48

McGraw said:
Ah right so what does that mean if I stick a 2nd 7850 in?

Yes, 2 of the PCI E X 1 SLOTS become unavailable if you want to use this slot.

McGraw · 17 Nov 2012 at 23:18

Thanks.

That's no problem for this pc as it does't have any other expansion cards.

ennogs · 17 Nov 2012 at 23:26

Thanks for the replies. The MSI board does look good.

RetrogamerX · 18 Nov 2012 at 07:10

This is the mobo I'm thinking of getting. The MSI board looks good too, but not a big fan of MSI.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-512-AS

8 Pack · 18 Nov 2012 at 18:46

If your going ASUS for that money go ASUS Maximus V gene. The king of clockers in this price range.

stulid · 18 Nov 2012 at 19:06

ennogs said:
Thanks for the replies. The MSI board does look good.

The D3H will do you well for under £90 for a single GFX card setup.

If you wanted SLI/Crossfire, then the UP4 with its IR3550 powerstages is the boss.

Buckster · 18 Nov 2012 at 21:33

yeah - I'll add a 2nd vote for the Maximus V Gene - its a wonderful board - very happy with mine

ennogs · 19 Nov 2012 at 18:19

Thanks for all the replies. I am going go get the Maximus V Gene.