Ok here's the deal.. Im building my first desktop after many years as a laptop user. I've already spent a ton of time both reading and asking around these forums in order to guide me for the other components but to be honest im really really scared when it comes to the mobo. I know sooo little yet there are so many options.
Here are the components i already have or know i will get:
SSD:
Samsung 840 pro series 250gb - $191
HDD:
Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" - $119.99
CASE:
Cooler Master HAF 922 (Usb 3.0 version) - $79.99
RAM:
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 - $101.99
GPU:
MSI N660Ti PE 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - $269.99
What i will be ordering soon:
CPU COOLER:
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO
CPU
Intel core i7 3770k
Now... for the mother boards. I have so many saved tabs its stupid! Yet i cant tell what is good or bad for me. The one thing i'd like to have is wifi but its not a deal-breaker either since i can always get a wifi usb adapter or something. SLI capability is a MUST.
Here is what i think i should go for:
ASUS P8Z77-V LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard (this is what falcon northwest offers for their talon series, i guess its good? btw it has wifi)
MSI Z77 MPOWER LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
ASUS P8Z77-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS P8Z77-V LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
AS Rock LGA1155 DDR3 SATA3 USB3.0 Quad CrossFireX and Quad SLI A GbE ATX Motherboard Z77 EXTREME4
ASUS P8Z77-V LX LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-D3H LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD3H LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Hope this is not overwhelming... Thanks for helping me out!
Alex
Here are the components i already have or know i will get:
SSD:
Samsung 840 pro series 250gb - $191
HDD:
Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" - $119.99
CASE:
Cooler Master HAF 922 (Usb 3.0 version) - $79.99
RAM:
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 - $101.99
GPU:
MSI N660Ti PE 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - $269.99
What i will be ordering soon:
CPU COOLER:
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO
CPU
Intel core i7 3770k
Now... for the mother boards. I have so many saved tabs its stupid! Yet i cant tell what is good or bad for me. The one thing i'd like to have is wifi but its not a deal-breaker either since i can always get a wifi usb adapter or something. SLI capability is a MUST.
Here is what i think i should go for:
ASUS P8Z77-V LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard (this is what falcon northwest offers for their talon series, i guess its good? btw it has wifi)
MSI Z77 MPOWER LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
ASUS P8Z77-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS P8Z77-V LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
AS Rock LGA1155 DDR3 SATA3 USB3.0 Quad CrossFireX and Quad SLI A GbE ATX Motherboard Z77 EXTREME4
ASUS P8Z77-V LX LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-D3H LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD3H LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Hope this is not overwhelming... Thanks for helping me out!
Alex