Z77 mobo recommendation please

Dazz0r

Dazz0r

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Hi guys, currently speccing myself a new system but i'm stumped on motherboard choice. Given what's currently available, have narrowed it down to a handful but can't decide which to go for. Will be using a i7 3770k along with a Corsair H100i once released :c)

Gigabyte Z77X-UP7
msi z77 mpower
Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H WiFi
Asus Z77 Maximus V Gene
Asus Z77 Maximus V Formula
ASUS P8Z77-V DELUXE

Now I gather that the UP7 prolly tops but it's almost twice the price of the others, so wondering if it's really worth it for perhaps a higher/stable OC. So any help to make up my mind would be appreciated :D Thanks
 
I would recommend the Maximus v Gene since i have one lol, absolutely stonkingly good board. Overclocks like a beast with plenty of features and as an added bonus it, the board itself actually lights up! It's amazing just to look at.
 
Jay85 said:
what are these powerstages?
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Its part of the Ultra Durable 5 specs - http://uk.gigabyte.com/MicroSite/312/ud5.html

Any Gigabyte boards with "UP" in the name has them. Instead of multiple IC's the powerstage has everything in a single package.

The UP7 for example has 37 of them (32 CPU phases, 3 Intel® HD Graphics, 2 VTT phases)

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It seems they help reduce the Vcore needed,

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=23058391&postcount=6

And I noticed it to,

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18430794
 
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