What motherboard should I get?

Mikeinator3d · Mar 13, 2013

I am going to be running intel i5-3570k core with a EVGA GeForce GTX 660 and I was wondering if there was a cheaper motherboard then the ASUS P8Z77-V LK that could support it without any issues?

bigcyco1 · Mar 13, 2013

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130645#top

bigcyco1 · Mar 13, 2013

Your kind of out of luck these are the cheapest three best choices MOBO:ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293#top

mobo:GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD3H LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128544#top

mobo:ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131837#top

Mikeinator3d · Mar 13, 2013

Oh ok so I wasn't very far off.

Cool thanks guys!

Mikeinator3d · Mar 13, 2013

Also should I get either the ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DirectCU II 980MHZ 2GB 6.0GHZ or just the normal Asus GTX 660 without direct CU?

bigcyco1 · Mar 13, 2013

I would get the DirectCU II http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GeForce_GTX_660_Direct_Cu_II/29.html

genz · Mar 13, 2013

bigcyco1 :

I think you misread it, the non DCU version beats the DCU in performance per dollar on every test. Higher is better.

bigcyco1 · Mar 13, 2013

Well if you already have a EVGA 660 you should get another EVGA 660 but if you do not have any 660 yet i would go for any non reference model

The MSI GeForce GTX 660 HAWK has best performance per dollar among these GTX 660s:

MSI GeForce GTX 660 HAWK: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_660_HAWK/30.html

ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Direct Cu II: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GeForce_GTX_660_Direct_Cu_II/29.html

MSI GeForce GTX 660 Twin Frozr : http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_660_Twin_Frozr_III/29.html

Gigabyte GTX 660 Windforce OC: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Gigabyte/GTX_660_OC/29.html

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 660: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Zotac/GeForce_GTX_660/29.html

genz · Mar 13, 2013

Twin Frozr every time personally, it's actually faster than the Direct CU and has bigger cooling so runs at around the same temps.

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/2006/6/

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