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Please recomend a Z77 motherboard for my i5 3570k

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March 18, 2013 7:43:15 AM

Hi

i'm looking for a Z77 motherboard for around the £100 mark that -

Can moderatly over clock my CPU,
Run crossfire, SLI for the future
pref ATX form
USB3 internal header so i can plug my coolmaster enforcer front panel port into it.

I did like the look of the MSI Mpower but i've read lots of mixed reviews on this product and that was at the top end of my budget £145

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March 18, 2013 8:00:32 AM

these are around your price:
asrock z77 extreme4
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asrock-z77-extreme-4-int...

asus p8z77-v lk
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-p8z77-v-lk-intel-z7...

gigabyte gaz77x d3h
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/gigabyte-ga-z77x-d3h-int...

asrock has the most features, cfx/sli support but it's smaller than atx size, kinda flimsy (heavy air coolers can flex the pcb), a bit warped.
asus v lk is also smaller than atx, only(!) 4phase vrm.
gigabyte z77 d3h seems to have limited oc capability. i dunno if g/b fixed it later.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-computer-how-...

for around £145:
asus p8z77-v
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-p8z77-v-intel-z77-s...(x16)-displayport-dvi-d-hdmi-atx

asrock z77 extreme6
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asrock-z77-extreme-6-int...(x16)-d-sub-dp-dvi-d-hdmi-atx

gigabyte ga z77x ud3h
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/gigabyte-ga-z77x-ud3h-in...

gigabyte ud4h
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/gigabyte-ga-z77x-ud4h-in...(x16)-atx

moar motherboards:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/z77-express-ivy-bri...
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/z77-extreme6-z77a-g...

edit: noticed that scan's links are fudged. i dunno what's happening i copied them right. the links are for reference, you might find better deals on other sites or at your preferred shop. recommendations are based on price.
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a b V Motherboard
March 18, 2013 8:01:59 AM

ASRock Z77 Extreme4 (like mine a lot), ASUS Z77 -LK, or Gigabyte Z77 -UD3H. Depends on what you can find on sale.
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March 18, 2013 8:44:18 AM

thanks folks i will take a look later on tonight, the Extreme 4 has had some good reviews and its currently £103 which is bang on target :) 
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a b V Motherboard
March 18, 2013 8:52:51 AM

For reference, I got my CPU to 4.4GHz stable without playing with the voltage on cheap air during testing with the Extreme4. One word of warning, you'll need to set the CPU fan profile in the BIOS to a 60C target starting at level 1 to keep the CPU fan from running at max all the time. Works like a charm.
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March 18, 2013 2:49:03 PM

Check out the MSI z77a-gd65 its a great board, way underrated.

I'm currently running my 2600k @ 5.2 on air(Tuniq 120 Tower Extreme cooler)
1x GTX 680
8Gb ram Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz
6 HDD total (2 ssd and the rest are 2TB WD Blacks)
ASUS Essence audio card

It works great. Booted up first time and has been running strong since. Good luck on what you choose!
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