Which £120 motherboard to replace Asus P8Z77-V

martinoheat · 22 Jun 2014 at 06:09

My Asus P8Z77-V failed on me recently. After troubleshooting I eventually had to send it back to the retailer.
Now I have £120ish to spend on a replacement, however Z77 boards don't seem that easy to come by these days.

I don't have many requests - I like the Asus AI suite, so Asus would be preferred, however I don't mind a different manufacturer if it's decent.
- WiFi isn't a must, but it's preferred. As is built-in Bluetooth.

- The motherboard must support crossfire though, and have decent clearance between the two X16 slots - at least 3 slots in between (I want to be able to use Accelero Xtreme coolers on both cards, and they are BIG!

- My CPU is a 3570K. I definitely want to be able to overclock (I guess that limits me to Z77 chipset?)

I'll add any other features I'd like, if/when I think of them.

Please give me your recommendations! - I know the choice isn't huge. If you mention a board, please give reasons too.

Thanks!

EDIT: Also, as I'm getting the board replaced under warranty (I didn't make this very clear in my OP), I'll need to be getting the replacement from the retailer, so buying used isn't an option

Rab · 22 Jun 2014 at 09:28

u have enough post's & been here long enough to get into the members market, always good boards there. for 120 reckon you would get a real good 1.
not used z77 asus. but any z77 gigabyte boards are real good, ud3 ud5 ud7. has many features and are great boards for overclocking.

kefan77 · 22 Jun 2014 at 09:32

is that 3570K a super clocker?

if not, I'd just sell it, spend about 50 quid extra and get a Z97 a and 4690K.

martinoheat · 22 Jun 2014 at 16:09

Rab said:
u have enough post's & been here long enough to get into the members market, always good boards there. for 120 reckon you would get a real good 1.
not used z77 asus. but any z77 gigabyte boards are real good, ud3 ud5 ud7. has many features and are great boards for overclocking.

''Access to the Members Market forum requires two things. Firstly, you will need to have over 1000 posts and have been signed up for at least 180 days''
I think the conditions have changed, so unfortunately I'm still not eligible.

Also, as I'm getting the board replaced under warranty (I didn't make this very clear in my OP), I'll need to be getting the replacement from the retailer, so buying used isn't an option.

Thanks for the gigabyte recommendation though, I'll have a look at them!

martinoheat · 22 Jun 2014 at 16:28

kefan77 said:
is that 3570K a super clocker?

if not, I'd just sell it, spend about 50 quid extra and get a Z97 a and 4690K.

It's not particularly - I haven't pushed it far.

Hmm... That's an idea. Although ideally I wouldn't spend any more money - I'd really like to just find a replacement and be able to use all my current components.

wazza300 · 22 Jun 2014 at 18:12

can recommend the gigabyte z77 up4 th board,idk whether you could pick one up for £120 though? not upto date on prices