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Old 2012-07-19, 08:28 AM   [Ignore Me] #16
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Re: Yet another Upgrade advice request :D


Bought myself a Core i5-3570K!

Just looking at motherboards now, any suggestions? Looking at the Asus PZ77 V-Pro.
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Old 2012-07-19, 08:53 AM   [Ignore Me] #17
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I suggest not getting more than you need. Why are you looking at the V Pro?
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Old 2012-07-19, 08:56 AM   [Ignore Me] #18
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No particular reason, I've just seen people raving about it.

What would you suggest? I do want something that does the chip justice though.

Also looking at the 'Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H'
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Old 2012-07-19, 09:58 AM   [Ignore Me] #19
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What's your GPU?
Do you know the cons/benefits of SLi and Crossfire? If so, do you want that capability?
What sort of overclock would you be happy with?
Is there any brands/colour schemes you're looking for or want to avoid?
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Old 2012-07-19, 10:05 AM   [Ignore Me] #20
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PSU = Thermaltake PurePower 560W
MB =
CPU = Intel Core i5-3570K
RAM =
GPU = ATI Radeon HD 6870

- Don't want SLi at the moment, though might be a bonus further down the line.
- Will probably keep it at stock, but you never know.
- I'm a fan of Asus, no colour schemes.

Looking at the specs, I'm probably going to go for the Asus PZ77 V-Pro (Not the Pro version).

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Old 2012-07-19, 10:13 AM   [Ignore Me] #21
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Without breaking the bank I would look into these:

GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD3H
MSI Z77A-GD55
ASUS P8Z77-V LE

From what I read looks like the Gigabyte is a good choice. The other two aren't bad, but seems that UD3H kept up pretty good with its older brother UD5H for the most part (missed 100Mhz in one review). Not bad IMO.
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Old 2012-07-19, 11:42 AM   [Ignore Me] #22
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I agree with leaving SLi out.

I think you can go with the LK or LX versions of the Asus just fine and save some dollars.
I wish they've offer non-sli boards with the larger numbers of SATA 6gb/s and USB 3.0

I've always been a fan of Asus. It's purely anecdotal, of course, but nearly all of the systems I've built have an Asus motherboard and half the laptops I've owned were Asus.
Only ever had to call tech support once and they replaced it with no hassle.

For ram I think I'd try and get some of the 1.35v sticks...I don't really have a good reason other than "why not". It's not like you spend a lot more. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820226184 maybe?
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