Which Motherboard ?

iLethargic

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Hi, Im currently stuck between choosing 3 motherboards. The ASUS P8Z77-V PRO ATX Intel Motherboard, ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 ATX Intel Motherboard and the GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 3 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard. Im leaning towards the G1 Sniper since Ill do 3 way sli in the future and might also add a 4 card later. I noticed though from here http://goo.gl/KxWxT
that the G1 sniper does not support Intel Turbo Boost technology 2.0. Is that a big issue? By the way, Ill be using an Intel i7 3770k for with any of these boards. Oh and, is there a significant difference in sound? I noticed that the G1 Sniper has a better audio chip set. The supported memory speeds also are different, Im planning to go with the Crosair Dominator platinum 1600, will there be a significant differnts in memory speeds from a 1866? How well does the Crosair Dominator Plantinum overclock to 2666? Is there a significant differences and is it noticable? Thanks.
 
The asus mentioned don't support 3-way SLI, so if you really plan to add three or four cards, get the g1 sniper 3, it supports Intel Turbo Boost technology 2.0, it has also a good onboard audio.
You won't notice any performance difference with 1600 mhz or 2133 mhz, also make sure that the ram is rated at 1.5v and no more than that, that's what the cpu memory controller supports.
 

MANOFKRYPTONAK

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I like my ASUS MOBO, tablet and Lappy. ASUS is pretty darn good. And I hear over 2-way SLI benefits diminish quickly plus micro stutter too. I would go ASUS SABERTOOTH. But keep asking around and read TOMS reviews on MOBO. ASROCK is great to, MSI keep on asking LOL
 

iLethargic

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If I were to get the G1 Sniper 3, would I still have enough space for the wifi card to fit in the PCIe slot? I realized that with 3 way sli or more, the PCI-e slot maybe blocked by a dual slot video card.