Which would you pick?

RedvGreenOLD · 17 Sep 2013 at 23:28

After some dodgy issues with the Asus Deluxe/Dual board, I'm after a stable, solid high-end board with strong features for OCing yet robust quality. I've narrowed my thoughts down to these three, which would you recommend out of these three (or another if not present?)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI FORMULA Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £259.99
1 x Asus Z87 SABERTOOTH Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £199.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £167.99
Total : £627.97 .

nick.lidgett · 17 Sep 2013 at 23:30

Maximus vi formula

beasty6 · 17 Sep 2013 at 23:35

shadow_boxer · 17 Sep 2013 at 23:37

Gigabyte Z87X-OC... and at that price it's a great deal. Solid board with great features backed up by Gigabyte support and UK warranty.

setter · 17 Sep 2013 at 23:43

The gigabyte Z87X-OC is an excellent board, and a bargain at the price. I own the formula myself, great board with a shedload of options for tweaking. It is a bit pricey though. Not that keen on the look of the sabretooth. Tbh the previous Z77 version looked much better.

swiftmetal · 17 Sep 2013 at 23:49

I would go with the gigabyte the warrenty is the key here.

teppic · 18 Sep 2013 at 01:31

The formula's obviously the best board.

I had an OC but returned it due to it being faulty. I got a UD4H instead, which overclocks just as well and looks better.

martos123 · 18 Sep 2013 at 09:27

If using water go for the Formula, if not I would have gone for the OC myself.

8 Pack · 18 Sep 2013 at 09:49

Formula out of those on your list.

RedvGreenOLD · 18 Sep 2013 at 11:26

I'm going for the formula - I've not WC'd my system, but that shouldn't really matter as the shroud/cover appears much like the Sabertooth which isn't WC'd either.

RHS · 20 Sep 2013 at 10:49

Formula for sure, I bought one and i'm really happy with it. Great board

RedvGreenOLD · 20 Sep 2013 at 13:18

It sure is a great board - loving all the features.

setter · 21 Sep 2013 at 01:41

Indeed it is a brilliant board, particularly if you are an obsessive tweaker of settings. Tbh, im no overclocking expert at all. Yes it's a fantastic board to clock a haswell chip on. But there are cheaper boards that will do the job for 99% of the people who buy them. I do like to oc things, and probably a cheaper board would do the same clocks that i require for my gaming needs. But when you buy an rog board, it perks your interest in clocking because of the plethora of options available.

scotsdragon · 21 Sep 2013 at 10:17

8 Pack said:
Formula out of those on your list.

If you would buy the formula why on your own systems for z87 do you use the gigabyte board? NVM i see its the OC force in your system which is buy far the dearest z87 just now

Ripjaw · 21 Sep 2013 at 15:29

gigabyte one for me, 250quid for a mobos a bit over my comfort zone tbh lol